Breddan vs Southern Cross

Southern Cross is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Breddan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Breddan, about half of households are couple families. In Southern Cross, most households are couple families. On these figures, Southern Cross tends to suit families with children.

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

Southern Cross

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 62%)

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

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Breddan has a shorter drive in (930 min vs 935 min)
  • Southern Cross sits closer to the CBD (1367.1 km vs 1372.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Breddan and Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross
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 Southern Cross
Walkability 0 / 0
Breddan — Walkability: 0/100 Southern Cross — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 62
Breddan — Safety: 42/100 Southern Cross — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Breddan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southern Cross — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Breddan rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk); Breddan skews older (46 vs 43).

Breddan Southern Cross
Population 478 575
+20% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +6.1%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $95,316/yr
+3% vs other
 $92,300/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breddan Southern Cross
0-4 4.0% / 4.7%
Breddan — 0-4: 4.0% Southern Cross — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.4% / 17.0%
Breddan — 5-14: 13.4% Southern Cross — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 7.3% / 8.2%
Breddan — 15-19: 7.3% Southern Cross — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 3.3% / 3.1%
Breddan — 20-24: 3.3% Southern Cross — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.2% / 6.4%
Breddan — 25-34: 9.2% Southern Cross — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 10.9% / 14.1%
Breddan — 35-44: 10.9% Southern Cross — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.9% / 15.0%
Breddan — 45-54: 15.9% Southern Cross — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 15.3% / 13.0%
Breddan — 55-64: 15.3% Southern Cross — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 13.2% / 12.0%
Breddan — 65-74: 13.2% Southern Cross — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 5.9% / 5.9%
Breddan — 75-84: 5.9% Southern Cross — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.3% / 1.9%
Breddan — 85+: 1.3% Southern Cross — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breddan 50.0% couple families
Breddan — Couple Families: 50.0% Breddan — Lone Person: 35.2% Breddan — One Parent Families: 12.0% Breddan — Other Families: 2.8% Breddan — Group Household: 0.0%
Southern Cross 55.5% couple families
Southern Cross — Couple Families: 55.5% Southern Cross — Lone Person: 27.3% Southern Cross — One Parent Families: 14.8% Southern Cross — Other Families: 0.0% Southern Cross — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Southern Cross 12.0% renting
Southern Cross — Owned Outright: 41.7% Southern Cross — Mortgage: 46.4% Southern Cross — Renting: 12.0%
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.

Breddan Southern Cross
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.4%
Breddan — New Zealand: 1.0% Southern Cross — New Zealand: 1.4%
England 0.6% / 0.9%
Breddan — England: 0.6% Southern Cross — England: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Breddan — South Africa: 0.8% Southern Cross — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Breddan — Germany: 0.6% Southern Cross — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Breddan — Scotland: not among its largest Southern Cross — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Qualifications

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

Breddan Southern Cross
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.2%
Breddan — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Southern Cross — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 3.7%
Breddan — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Southern Cross — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 5.0%
Breddan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Southern Cross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.2%
Breddan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Southern Cross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Breddan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Southern Cross — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breddan 93.7% houses
Breddan — Houses: 93.7% Breddan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Breddan — Townhouses: 3.8%
Southern Cross 97.0% houses
Southern Cross — Houses: 97.0% Southern Cross — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Southern Cross — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Breddan Southern Cross
Median house price $785,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Breddan Southern Cross
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Breddan Southern Cross
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Breddan carries more crime risk (58 vs 38).

Breddan Southern Cross
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Breddan Southern Cross
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 Southern Cross
Waterways 10 7

Mobility

Breddan sits further from the CBD (1372.2 km vs 1367.1 km).

Breddan Southern Cross
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1372.2 km 1367.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 930 min 935 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 Southern Cross
Car (driver) 76.1% / 73.3%
Breddan — Car (driver): 76.1% Southern Cross — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 10.0%
Breddan — Worked from Home: 16.7% Southern Cross — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Bus 5.6% / 8.3%
Breddan — Bus: 5.6% Southern Cross — Bus: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 1.7% / 6.7%
Breddan — Car (passenger): 1.7% Southern Cross — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Breddan — Walked Only: not among its largest Southern Cross — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Breddan Southern Cross
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 299 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Breddan Southern Cross
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Breddan

Rural

Southern Cross

Rural

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