Braemore vs Cressbrook
Cressbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 57 in Braemore. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Braemore tends to suit older residents, while Cressbrook suits families with children.
Braemore and Cressbrook are both small, quiet communities about 123 km from Brisbane's CBD. Cressbrook has a notably higher median household income at $66,612 compared to Braemore's $49,712, and scores better on socio-economic measures. Braemore skews older with a median age of 57 years versus Cressbrook's 45 years, and has a lower crime risk score of 19 compared to Cressbrook's 39. Weekly rent is similar in both suburbs, around $230–250 per week.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Braemore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 39/100)
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
Braemore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Braemore
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 39/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cressbrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.4% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Braemore and Cressbrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Cressbrook has higher household incomes ($66,612 vs $49,712); Braemore skews older (57 vs 45).
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 +8% vs other | 121 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.1% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 57 | 45 |
| Median household income | $49,712/yr | $66,612/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $250/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,030,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $440,000 | — |
Development activity
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
Liveability
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Cressbrook carries more crime risk (39 vs 19).
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 123 km | 123.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 99 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4313 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4313 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Braemore | Cressbrook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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