Brassall vs Wulkuraka

Wulkuraka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 34 in Brassall. In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Brassall tends to suit people living alone.

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 childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Brassall has cheaper land ($715,000 vs $4,325,000)
  • Wulkuraka leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brassall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brassall

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 35/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 51 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.7 km vs 48 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brassall

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Brassall and Wulkuraka 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 Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka
Walkability 59 / 35
Brassall — Walkability: 59/100 Wulkuraka — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 33 / 23
Brassall — Safety: 33/100 Wulkuraka — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brassall — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wulkuraka — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brassall has more residents (12,115 vs 1,325); Brassall skews older (34 vs 28).

Brassall Wulkuraka
Population 12,115
+89% vs other
 1,325
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +7.4%
Median age 34 28
Median household income $73,216/yr $80,080/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $335/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brassall Wulkuraka
0-4 6.6% / 7.7%
Brassall — 0-4: 6.6% Wulkuraka — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 15.0% / 17.8%
Brassall — 5-14: 15.0% Wulkuraka — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 6.9% / 8.9%
Brassall — 15-19: 6.9% Wulkuraka — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 7.3% / 8.2%
Brassall — 20-24: 7.3% Wulkuraka — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 14.9% / 17.0%
Brassall — 25-34: 14.9% Wulkuraka — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 12.0% / 13.7%
Brassall — 35-44: 12.0% Wulkuraka — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 11.7% / 9.6%
Brassall — 45-54: 11.7% Wulkuraka — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 10.1% / 8.8%
Brassall — 55-64: 10.1% Wulkuraka — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 8.0% / 5.3%
Brassall — 65-74: 8.0% Wulkuraka — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 5.6% / 1.9%
Brassall — 75-84: 5.6% Wulkuraka — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 1.9% / 0.2%
Brassall — 85+: 1.9% Wulkuraka — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brassall 33.9% couple families
Brassall — Couple Families: 33.9% Brassall — Lone Person: 36.7% Brassall — One Parent Families: 24.0% Brassall — Group Household: 3.7% Brassall — Other Families: 1.7%
Wulkuraka 34.8% couple families
Wulkuraka — Couple Families: 34.8% Wulkuraka — Lone Person: 28.3% Wulkuraka — One Parent Families: 31.0% Wulkuraka — Group Household: 3.2% Wulkuraka — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Wulkuraka 54.2% renting
Wulkuraka — Owned Outright: 14.9% Wulkuraka — Mortgage: 30.9% Wulkuraka — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brassall Wulkuraka
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 17.6%
Brassall — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Wulkuraka — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.3%
Brassall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Wulkuraka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 5.8%
Brassall — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Wulkuraka — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.8%
Brassall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wulkuraka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.8%
Brassall — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Wulkuraka — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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 Wulkuraka
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.7%
Brassall — New Zealand: 3.0% Wulkuraka — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 2.4% / 1.7%
Brassall — England: 2.4% Wulkuraka — England: 1.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.7%
Brassall — Philippines: 0.8% Wulkuraka — Philippines: 1.7%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.8%
Brassall — South Africa: 0.4% Wulkuraka — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Brassall — Scotland: 0.4% Wulkuraka — Scotland: 0.4%
Afghanistan — / 0.5%
Brassall — Afghanistan: not among its largest Wulkuraka — Afghanistan: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

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%
Wulkuraka 76.4% houses
Wulkuraka — Houses: 76.4% Wulkuraka — Townhouses: 19.6% Wulkuraka — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brassall Wulkuraka
Median house price $805,000 $835,000
Median unit price $577,500 —
Median land price $715,000 $4,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 136 sales
 20 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brassall Wulkuraka
3 bed $750K / $780K
Brassall — 3 bed: $750K (104 sales) Wulkuraka — 3 bed: $780K (14 sales)

104 vs 14 sales

4 bed $840K / $850K
Brassall — 4 bed: $840K (162 sales) Wulkuraka — 4 bed: $850K (13 sales)

162 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Brassall Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka
Houses 3.7%
$600/wk on $849K
 3.6%
$622/wk on $907K
Units 3.6%
$450/wk on $650K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Brassall Wulkuraka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools Higher than 5% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of QLD —

Liveability

Brassall is more walkable (59 vs 35).

Brassall Wulkuraka
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wulkuraka carries more crime risk (77 vs 67).

Brassall Wulkuraka
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brassall Wulkuraka
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 Wulkuraka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brassall Wulkuraka
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 6
Childcare 9 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Wulkuraka sits further from the CBD (48 km vs 43.7 km).

Brassall Wulkuraka
Walkability score 59/100 35/100
Distance to Brisbane 43.7 km 48 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 51 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 37/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 87.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 19 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
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.

Brassall Wulkuraka
Car (driver) 79.9% / 82.5%
Brassall — Car (driver): 79.9% Wulkuraka — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 9.2%
Brassall — Worked from Home: 10.3% Wulkuraka — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.4%
Brassall — Car (passenger): 6.0% Wulkuraka — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 1.9% / 1.3%
Brassall — Train: 1.9% Wulkuraka — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.6%
Brassall — Walked Only: 1.1% Wulkuraka — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Brassall Wulkuraka
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.9 km 43.8 km

NBN connectivity

Brassall Wulkuraka
Connectivity score 83/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
5,453 premises
 51%
542 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Brassall

Outer Parks

Wulkuraka

Family Outer Parks Trains

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