Breddan vs Queenton

Queenton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Breddan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Breddan, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Breddan: a median of $785,000, against $320,000 in Queenton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Breddan tends to suit couples, while Queenton suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Breddan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Queenton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($320,000 vs $785,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queenton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($209/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Queenton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (918 min vs 930 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1357.8 km vs 1372.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Breddan carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)
  • Queenton is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Breddan Queenton
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.

Breddan Queenton
Walkability 0 / 26
Breddan — Walkability: 0/100 Queenton — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 42 / 20
Breddan — Safety: 42/100 Queenton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Breddan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queenton has more residents (1,236 vs 478); Breddan rents higher ($360/wk vs $209/wk).

Breddan Queenton
Population 478 1,236
+159% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% -3.8%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $95,316/yr
+33% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+42% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breddan Queenton
0-4 4.0% / 4.8%
Breddan — 0-4: 4.0% Queenton — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.4% / 14.2%
Breddan — 5-14: 13.4% Queenton — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.3% / 8.8%
Breddan — 15-19: 7.3% Queenton — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 3.3% / 6.2%
Breddan — 20-24: 3.3% Queenton — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.2% / 11.2%
Breddan — 25-34: 9.2% Queenton — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 10.9% / 11.1%
Breddan — 35-44: 10.9% Queenton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.9% / 12.0%
Breddan — 45-54: 15.9% Queenton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 15.3% / 13.3%
Breddan — 55-64: 15.3% Queenton — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 13.2% / 11.4%
Breddan — 65-74: 13.2% Queenton — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.9% / 6.2%
Breddan — 75-84: 5.9% Queenton — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.3%
Breddan — 85+: 1.3% Queenton — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breddan 35.2% lone person
Breddan — Lone Person: 35.2% Breddan — Couple Families: 50.0% Breddan — One Parent Families: 12.0% Breddan — Group Household: 0.0% Breddan — Other Families: 2.8%
Queenton 44.1% lone person
Queenton — Lone Person: 44.1% Queenton — Couple Families: 26.1% Queenton — One Parent Families: 21.6% Queenton — Group Household: 7.3% Queenton — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Breddan 6.2% renting
Breddan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Breddan — Mortgage: 43.8% Breddan — Renting: 6.2%
Queenton 40.5% renting
Queenton — Owned Outright: 32.6% Queenton — Mortgage: 26.9% Queenton — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Breddan Queenton
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 14.3%
Breddan — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Queenton — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 3.8%
Breddan — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Queenton — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 3.1%
Breddan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Queenton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.5%
Breddan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Queenton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Breddan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Queenton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Breddan Queenton
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.3%
Breddan — New Zealand: 1.0% Queenton — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 0.6% / 0.9%
Breddan — England: 0.6% Queenton — England: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Breddan — South Africa: 0.8% Queenton — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / 0.2%
Breddan — Germany: 0.6% Queenton — Germany: 0.2%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Breddan — Philippines: not among its largest Queenton — Philippines: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.4%
Breddan — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Queenton — Sri Lanka: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Breddan — Scotland: not among its largest Queenton — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breddan 93.7% houses
Breddan — Houses: 93.7% Breddan — Townhouses: 3.8% Breddan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Queenton 90.8% houses
Queenton — Houses: 90.8% Queenton — Townhouses: 7.6% Queenton — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Breddan Queenton
Median house price $785,000 $320,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 134 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Breddan Queenton
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
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.

Breddan Queenton
Houses — 7.0%
$470/wk on $350K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Breddan Queenton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Queenton is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Breddan Queenton
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Queenton carries more crime risk (80 vs 58).

Breddan Queenton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
80/100
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

Breddan Queenton
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

Breddan Queenton
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Breddan sits further from the CBD (1372.2 km vs 1357.8 km).

Breddan Queenton
Walkability score 0/100 26/100
Distance to Brisbane 1372.2 km
+1% vs other
 1357.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 930 min 918 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Breddan Queenton
Car (driver) 76.1% / 80.2%
Breddan — Car (driver): 76.1% Queenton — Car (driver): 80.2%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 3.2%
Breddan — Worked from Home: 16.7% Queenton — Worked from Home: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 8.5%
Breddan — Car (passenger): 1.7% Queenton — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Bus 5.6% / 4.4%
Breddan — Bus: 5.6% Queenton — Bus: 4.4%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Breddan — Walked Only: not among its largest Queenton — Walked Only: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.2%).

Setting

Breddan Queenton
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Breddan Queenton
Connectivity score 26/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 60%
658 premises

Climate

Breddan Queenton
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Breddan Queenton
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Breddan Queenton
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Breddan Queenton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Breddan

Rural

Queenton

Acreage Affordable

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