Bridges vs Yandina

Yandina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Bridges. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bridges: a median of $1.4 million, against $950,000 in Yandina, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yandina tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bridges carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 74/100)
  • Yandina has more parks and reserves (28 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bridges leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Yandina has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yandina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($369/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yandina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 90 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.6 km vs 113.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yandina

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Bridges carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Yandina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bridges Yandina
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.

Bridges Yandina
Walkability 0 / 69
Bridges — Walkability: 0/100 Yandina — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 51 / 26
Bridges — Safety: 51/100 Yandina — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 35 / 80
Bridges — Low fire risk: 35/100 Yandina — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Yandina has more residents (3,073 vs 295); Bridges has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $84,032).

Bridges Yandina
Population 295 3,073
+942% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +29.6%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $97,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $84,032/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+8% vs other
 $369/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bridges Yandina
0-4 4.7% / 7.5%
Bridges — 0-4: 4.7% Yandina — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.2% / 13.2%
Bridges — 5-14: 13.2% Yandina — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.1% / 4.1%
Bridges — 15-19: 5.1% Yandina — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.8% / 5.0%
Bridges — 20-24: 7.8% Yandina — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.8% / 16.5%
Bridges — 25-34: 8.8% Yandina — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 12.2% / 12.7%
Bridges — 35-44: 12.2% Yandina — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.9% / 12.6%
Bridges — 45-54: 13.9% Yandina — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 18.3% / 12.5%
Bridges — 55-64: 18.3% Yandina — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 9.8% / 9.7%
Bridges — 65-74: 9.8% Yandina — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 5.1% / 4.6%
Bridges — 75-84: 5.1% Yandina — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.0% / 1.2%
Bridges — 85+: 1.0% Yandina — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bridges 53.2% couple families
Bridges — Couple Families: 53.2% Bridges — Lone Person: 16.1% Bridges — One Parent Families: 24.2% Bridges — Other Families: 6.5% Bridges — Group Household: 0.0%
Yandina 46.5% couple families
Yandina — Couple Families: 46.5% Yandina — Lone Person: 29.2% Yandina — One Parent Families: 16.8% Yandina — Other Families: 1.5% Yandina — Group Household: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bridges 20.0% renting
Bridges — Owned Outright: 37.6% Bridges — Mortgage: 42.4% Bridges — Renting: 20.0%
Yandina 26.3% renting
Yandina — Owned Outright: 25.6% Yandina — Mortgage: 48.1% Yandina — Renting: 26.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bridges Yandina
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.9%
Bridges — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Yandina — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 8.7%
Bridges — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Yandina — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.4%
Bridges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yandina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.0%
Bridges — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Yandina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Bridges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Yandina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Bridges Yandina
England 4.4% / 4.5%
Bridges — England: 4.4% Yandina — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.4%
Bridges — New Zealand: 1.7% Yandina — New Zealand: 3.4%
Germany 1.7% / 0.7%
Bridges — Germany: 1.7% Yandina — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands 1.7% / —
Bridges — Netherlands: 1.7% Yandina — Netherlands: not among its largest
Thailand 1.0% / 0.6%
Bridges — Thailand: 1.0% Yandina — Thailand: 0.6%
Scotland 1.4% / —
Bridges — Scotland: 1.4% Yandina — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.5%
Bridges — South Africa: not among its largest Yandina — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bridges 102.2% houses
Bridges — Houses: 102.2% Bridges — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bridges — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yandina 83.1% houses
Yandina — Houses: 83.1% Yandina — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Yandina — Townhouses: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bridges Yandina
Median house price $1,400,000 $950,000
Median unit price — $625,000
Median land price — $563,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 39 sales

Development activity

Bridges Yandina
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Bridges Yandina
Houses — 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.18M
Units — 4.0%
$520/wk on $678K

Ranking within QLD

Bridges Yandina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 37% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Yandina is more walkable (69 vs 0).

Bridges Yandina
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bridges carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 20); Yandina carries more crime risk (74 vs 49).

Bridges Yandina
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
74/100
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

Bridges Yandina
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bridges

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

Schools in Yandina

  • Yandina State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bridges Yandina
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 28
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Bridges sits further from the CBD (113.8 km vs 108.6 km).

Bridges Yandina
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Brisbane 113.8 km
+5% vs other
 108.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4561
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 4561
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.

Bridges Yandina
Car (driver) 74.1% / 81.4%
Bridges — Car (driver): 74.1% Yandina — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 20.5% / 11.7%
Bridges — Worked from Home: 20.5% Yandina — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 4.4%
Bridges — Car (passenger): 2.7% Yandina — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.1%
Bridges — Walked Only: 2.7% Yandina — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus — / 0.4%
Bridges — Bus: not among its largest Yandina — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Bridges Yandina
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 14.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bridges Yandina
Connectivity score 30/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
120 premises
 55%
1,798 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bridges Yandina
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bridges Yandina
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bridges Yandina
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bridges Yandina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bridges

Rural

Yandina

Parks River

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