Bracalba vs Wamuran

Bracalba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Wamuran. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bracalba tends to suit young adults.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Wamuran

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Bracalba is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 78%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wamuran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $550/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wamuran

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 68 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (60.3 km vs 65.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wamuran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 94/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Wamuran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bracalba and Wamuran drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bracalba Wamuran
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bracalba Wamuran
Walkability 10 / 14
Bracalba — Walkability: 10/100 Wamuran — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 6 / 62
Bracalba — Safety: 6/100 Wamuran — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 66 / 80
Bracalba — Low fire risk: 66/100 Wamuran — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Wamuran has more residents (3,374 vs 97); Bracalba rents higher ($550/wk vs $345/wk).

Bracalba Wamuran
Population 97 3,374
+3378% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.6% +5.6%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $117,000/yr
+6% vs other
 $109,460/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+37% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracalba Wamuran
0-4 6.2% / 5.4%
Bracalba — 0-4: 6.2% Wamuran — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.3% / 12.5%
Bracalba — 5-14: 10.3% Wamuran — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.2% / 6.3%
Bracalba — 15-19: 5.2% Wamuran — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 10.3% / 5.3%
Bracalba — 20-24: 10.3% Wamuran — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 16.5% / 10.0%
Bracalba — 25-34: 16.5% Wamuran — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 12.4% / 12.3%
Bracalba — 35-44: 12.4% Wamuran — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.5% / 14.7%
Bracalba — 45-54: 15.5% Wamuran — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.5% / 15.6%
Bracalba — 55-64: 15.5% Wamuran — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 7.2% / 11.5%
Bracalba — 65-74: 7.2% Wamuran — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 4.1% / 4.7%
Bracalba — 75-84: 4.1% Wamuran — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 3.1% / 1.4%
Bracalba — 85+: 3.1% Wamuran — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 70.8% couple families
Bracalba — Couple Families: 70.8% Bracalba — One Parent Families: 29.2% Bracalba — Lone Person: 0.0% Bracalba — Group Household: 0.0% Bracalba — Other Families: 0.0%
Wamuran 64.1% couple families
Wamuran — Couple Families: 64.1% Wamuran — One Parent Families: 13.4% Wamuran — Lone Person: 17.5% Wamuran — Group Household: 4.0% Wamuran — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 19.4% renting
Bracalba — Owned Outright: 38.9% Bracalba — Mortgage: 41.7% Bracalba — Renting: 19.4%
Wamuran 12.0% renting
Wamuran — Owned Outright: 38.0% Wamuran — Mortgage: 50.0% Wamuran — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 100.0% houses
Bracalba — Houses: 100.0% Bracalba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wamuran 99.3% houses
Wamuran — Houses: 99.3% Wamuran — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bracalba Wamuran
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 20.1%
Bracalba — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Wamuran — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.1%
Bracalba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Wamuran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.3%
Bracalba — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Wamuran — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Bracalba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wamuran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bracalba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wamuran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Bracalba Wamuran
Median house price — $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 16 sales

Development activity

Bracalba Wamuran
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bracalba Wamuran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Bracalba Wamuran
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bracalba carries more crime risk (94 vs 38); Bracalba carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 20).

Bracalba Wamuran
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
20/100
Crime High
94/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bracalba Wamuran
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bracalba

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wamuran

  • Wamuran State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bracalba Wamuran
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 22

Mobility

Bracalba sits further from the CBD (65.1 km vs 60.3 km).

Bracalba Wamuran
Walkability score 10/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.1 km
+7% vs other
 60.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4512
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bracalba Wamuran
Car (driver) 60.5% / 70.2%
Bracalba — Car (driver): 60.5% Wamuran — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 18.4%
Bracalba — Worked from Home: 39.5% Wamuran — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Bracalba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wamuran — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Bracalba — Walked Only: not among its largest Wamuran — Walked Only: 4.7%
Train — / 1.3%
Bracalba — Train: not among its largest Wamuran — Train: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Bracalba Wamuran
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 19.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bracalba Wamuran
Connectivity score 29/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 25%
1,234 premises

Climate

Bracalba Wamuran
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bracalba Wamuran
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bracalba Wamuran
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bracalba Wamuran
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bracalba Wamuran
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Bracalba

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Wamuran

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