Brassall vs Blacksoil

Brassall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 56 in Blacksoil. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brassall, about half of households rent. In Blacksoil, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Brassall tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children, while Blacksoil suits share households.

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

Brassall

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Brassall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brassall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Brassall

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 20/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.7 km vs 46.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brassall

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 20/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Brassall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brassall Blacksoil
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.

Brassall Blacksoil
Walkability 59 / 20
Brassall — Walkability: 59/100 Blacksoil — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 33 / 3
Brassall — Safety: 33/100 Blacksoil — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brassall — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blacksoil — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brassall has more residents (12,115 vs 106); Blacksoil skews older (56 vs 34).

Brassall Blacksoil
Population 12,115
+99% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +1.9%
Median age 34 56
Median household income $73,216/yr
+2% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+3% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brassall Blacksoil
0-4 6.6% / 5.7%
Brassall — 0-4: 6.6% Blacksoil — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 15.0% / 5.7%
Brassall — 5-14: 15.0% Blacksoil — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 6.9% / —
Brassall — 15-19: 6.9% Blacksoil — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.3% / 3.8%
Brassall — 20-24: 7.3% Blacksoil — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 14.9% / 12.3%
Brassall — 25-34: 14.9% Blacksoil — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 12.0% / 9.4%
Brassall — 35-44: 12.0% Blacksoil — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 11.7% / 4.7%
Brassall — 45-54: 11.7% Blacksoil — 45-54: 4.7%
55-64 10.1% / 29.2%
Brassall — 55-64: 10.1% Blacksoil — 55-64: 29.2%
65-74 8.0% / 16.0%
Brassall — 65-74: 8.0% Blacksoil — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 5.6% / 3.8%
Brassall — 75-84: 5.6% Blacksoil — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.9% / —
Brassall — 85+: 1.9% Blacksoil — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brassall 24.0% one parent families
Brassall — One Parent Families: 24.0% Brassall — Lone Person: 36.7% Brassall — Couple Families: 33.9% Brassall — Group Household: 3.7% Brassall — Other Families: 1.7%
Blacksoil 42.1% one parent families
Blacksoil — One Parent Families: 42.1% Blacksoil — Lone Person: 21.1% Blacksoil — Couple Families: 15.8% Blacksoil — Group Household: 21.1% Blacksoil — Other Families: 0.0%
One Parent Families Lone Person Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brassall 47.7% renting
Brassall — Owned Outright: 24.0% Brassall — Mortgage: 28.3% Brassall — Renting: 47.7%
Blacksoil 10.3% renting
Blacksoil — Owned Outright: 48.3% Blacksoil — Mortgage: 41.4% Blacksoil — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brassall Blacksoil
England 2.4% / 2.8%
Brassall — England: 2.4% Blacksoil — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / —
Brassall — New Zealand: 3.0% Blacksoil — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Brassall — Philippines: 0.8% Blacksoil — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Brassall — Scotland: 0.4% Blacksoil — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Brassall — South Africa: 0.4% Blacksoil — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Brassall Blacksoil
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 19.8%
Brassall — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Blacksoil — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.5%
Brassall — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Blacksoil — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 3.8%
Brassall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Blacksoil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.8%
Brassall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Blacksoil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Brassall — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Blacksoil — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brassall 80.1% houses
Brassall — Houses: 80.1% Brassall — Townhouses: 19.1% Brassall — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Blacksoil 89.7% houses
Blacksoil — Houses: 89.7% Blacksoil — Townhouses: 0.0% Blacksoil — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brassall Blacksoil
Median house price $805,000 —
Median unit price $577,500 —
Median land price $715,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 136 sales
 —

Development activity

Brassall Blacksoil
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brassall Blacksoil
Houses 3.7%
$600/wk on $849K
 —
Units 3.6%
$450/wk on $650K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Brassall Blacksoil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools Higher than 5% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of QLD —

Liveability

Brassall is more walkable (59 vs 20).

Brassall Blacksoil
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Blacksoil carries more crime risk (97 vs 67).

Brassall Blacksoil
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
97/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brassall Blacksoil
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Brassall

  • Brassall State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Ipswich Adventist School Independent · Primary below peers
  • Ipswich State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Blacksoil

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brassall Blacksoil
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 0
Childcare 9 1
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Blacksoil sits further from the CBD (46.8 km vs 43.7 km).

Brassall Blacksoil
Walkability score 59/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 43.7 km 46.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
 1.2%
postcode 4306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
 —
postcode 4306

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.

Brassall Blacksoil
Car (driver) 79.9% / 82.6%
Brassall — Car (driver): 79.9% Blacksoil — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 17.4%
Brassall — Worked from Home: 10.3% Blacksoil — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Brassall — Car (passenger): 6.0% Blacksoil — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Train 1.9% / —
Brassall — Train: 1.9% Blacksoil — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Brassall — Walked Only: 1.1% Blacksoil — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Brassall Blacksoil
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.9 km 44.0 km

NBN connectivity

Brassall Blacksoil
Connectivity score 83/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
5,453 premises
 45%
60 premises

Climate

Brassall Blacksoil
Annual rainfall — 897 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Brassall Blacksoil
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brassall Blacksoil
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Brassall Blacksoil
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brassall Blacksoil
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brassall

Outer Parks

Blacksoil

Outer River

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