Brendale vs Strathpine

In Brendale, about half of households rent. In Strathpine, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Strathpine: a median of $904,000, against $740,000 in Brendale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brendale tends to suit renters, 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

Strathpine

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 15%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Brendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $904,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Strathpine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 22/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Strathpine

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 22/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Brendale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (85% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Brendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brendale Strathpine
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.

Brendale Strathpine
Walkability 22 / 92
Brendale — Walkability: 22/100 Strathpine — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 11 / 21
Brendale — Safety: 11/100 Strathpine — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathpine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathpine has more residents (10,647 vs 3,100); Strathpine has higher household incomes ($80,912 vs $63,388).

Brendale Strathpine
Population 3,100 10,647
+243% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +12.0%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $63,388/yr $80,912/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $370/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brendale Strathpine
0-4 7.8% / 6.2%
Brendale — 0-4: 7.8% Strathpine — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 12.6% / 12.7%
Brendale — 5-14: 12.6% Strathpine — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.4% / 6.1%
Brendale — 15-19: 5.4% Strathpine — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.9% / 6.6%
Brendale — 20-24: 6.9% Strathpine — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 17.1% / 15.1%
Brendale — 25-34: 17.1% Strathpine — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 14.5% / 14.7%
Brendale — 35-44: 14.5% Strathpine — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 11.3% / 11.8%
Brendale — 45-54: 11.3% Strathpine — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.1% / 11.0%
Brendale — 55-64: 10.1% Strathpine — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 8.3% / 9.5%
Brendale — 65-74: 8.3% Strathpine — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.9% / 5.1%
Brendale — 75-84: 4.9% Strathpine — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.2% / 1.3%
Brendale — 85+: 1.2% Strathpine — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brendale 43.2% lone person
Brendale — Lone Person: 43.2% Brendale — Couple Families: 25.9% Brendale — One Parent Families: 23.4% Brendale — Group Household: 4.6% Brendale — Other Families: 2.9%
Strathpine 32.0% lone person
Strathpine — Lone Person: 32.0% Strathpine — Couple Families: 41.0% Strathpine — One Parent Families: 19.7% Strathpine — Group Household: 5.4% Strathpine — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brendale 54.8% renting
Brendale — Owned Outright: 20.0% Brendale — Mortgage: 25.3% Brendale — Renting: 54.8%
Strathpine 31.5% renting
Strathpine — Owned Outright: 28.2% Strathpine — Mortgage: 40.3% Strathpine — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brendale Strathpine
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 18.0%
Brendale — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Strathpine — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 9.0%
Brendale — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Strathpine — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.4%
Brendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Strathpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.3%
Brendale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Strathpine — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.5%
Brendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Strathpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Brendale Strathpine
New Zealand 5.9% / 5.6%
Brendale — New Zealand: 5.9% Strathpine — New Zealand: 5.6%
England 2.8% / 3.0%
Brendale — England: 2.8% Strathpine — England: 3.0%
Iraq 4.3% / —
Brendale — Iraq: 4.3% Strathpine — Iraq: not among its largest
Philippines 1.5% / 2.5%
Brendale — Philippines: 1.5% Strathpine — Philippines: 2.5%
India 1.7% / 2.1%
Brendale — India: 1.7% Strathpine — India: 2.1%
Fiji 0.9% / 0.8%
Brendale — Fiji: 0.9% Strathpine — Fiji: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brendale 84.7% townhouses
Brendale — Townhouses: 84.7% Brendale — Houses: 14.8% Brendale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Strathpine 13.3% townhouses
Strathpine — Townhouses: 13.3% Strathpine — Houses: 82.3% Strathpine — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Townhouses Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brendale Strathpine
Median house price $740,000 $904,000
Median unit price $635,000 $592,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 11 sales
 20 days
from 108 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.

Brendale Strathpine
2 bed $685K / $753K
Brendale — 2 bed: $685K (7 sales) Strathpine — 2 bed: $753K (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

3 bed $858K / $885K
Brendale — 3 bed: $858K (11 sales) Strathpine — 3 bed: $885K (150 sales)

11 vs 150 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Brendale Strathpine
2 bed $621K / $592K
Brendale — 2 bed: $621K (8 sales) Strathpine — 2 bed: $592K (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

3 bed $635K / $721K
Brendale — 3 bed: $635K (25 sales) Strathpine — 3 bed: $721K (5 sales)

25 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Brendale Strathpine
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Brendale Strathpine
Houses 4.5%
$660/wk on $762K
 3.9%
$670/wk on $899K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $607K

Ranking within QLD

Brendale Strathpine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 43% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Strathpine is more walkable (92 vs 22); Strathpine scores higher overall (47 vs 34).

Brendale Strathpine
Grade D C
Score 34/100 47/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Brendale carries more crime risk (89 vs 79).

Brendale Strathpine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
79/100
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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Brendale Strathpine
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.5 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 1.4%

Schools in Brendale

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

Schools in Strathpine

  • Pine Rivers State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Strathpine State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Strathpine West State School Government · Primary below peers
  • The BUSY School - Strathpine Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Brendale Strathpine
Supermarkets 2 4
Cafes & restaurants 6 13
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 11
GPs 1 8
Pharmacies 2 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 7 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 9 10

Mobility

Brendale Strathpine
Walkability score 22/100 92/100
Distance to Brisbane 20.7 km 22.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 32 min
Public transport score 78/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 99.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4500
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4500
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.

Brendale Strathpine
Car (driver) 71.3% / 69.8%
Brendale — Car (driver): 71.3% Strathpine — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 14.3%
Brendale — Worked from Home: 13.5% Strathpine — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Train 7.0% / 8.0%
Brendale — Train: 7.0% Strathpine — Train: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.4%
Brendale — Car (passenger): 4.2% Strathpine — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.1%
Brendale — Walked Only: 2.5% Strathpine — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Brendale Strathpine
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brendale Strathpine
Connectivity score 65/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
3,422 premises
 15%
5,058 premises

Climate

Brendale Strathpine
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brendale Strathpine
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brendale Strathpine
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Brendale Strathpine
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brendale Strathpine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brendale

Middle-Ring River Townhouses

Strathpine

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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