Brigalow vs Chances Plain

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brigalow, about half of households are couple families. In Chances Plain, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brigalow tends to suit people living alone, while Chances Plain suits couples.

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

  • Brigalow has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 88%)
  • Chances Plain carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 66/100)

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

Brigalow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $231/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brigalow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (269.3 km vs 287.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (198 min vs 208 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chances Plain

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 66/100)

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

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

Brigalow Chances Plain
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.

Brigalow Chances Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
Brigalow — Walkability: 0/100 Chances Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 88
Brigalow — Safety: 34/100 Chances Plain — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brigalow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chances Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chances Plain rents higher ($231/wk vs $120/wk); Chances Plain has higher household incomes ($99,112 vs $67,184).

Brigalow Chances Plain
Population 181
+13% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +4.6%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $67,184/yr $99,112/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $231/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brigalow Chances Plain
0-4 3.9% / 6.3%
Brigalow — 0-4: 3.9% Chances Plain — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.4% / 10.1%
Brigalow — 5-14: 14.4% Chances Plain — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.4% / 10.1%
Brigalow — 15-19: 4.4% Chances Plain — 15-19: 10.1%
20-24 5.0% / 5.1%
Brigalow — 20-24: 5.0% Chances Plain — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.0% / 4.4%
Brigalow — 25-34: 11.0% Chances Plain — 25-34: 4.4%
35-44 13.3% / 11.4%
Brigalow — 35-44: 13.3% Chances Plain — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 18.2% / 14.6%
Brigalow — 45-54: 18.2% Chances Plain — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 12.7% / 15.2%
Brigalow — 55-64: 12.7% Chances Plain — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 9.4% / 12.7%
Brigalow — 65-74: 9.4% Chances Plain — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.4% / 3.8%
Brigalow — 75-84: 4.4% Chances Plain — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 3.3% / —
Brigalow — 85+: 3.3% Chances Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brigalow 47.9% couple families
Brigalow — Couple Families: 47.9% Brigalow — Lone Person: 41.7% Brigalow — One Parent Families: 10.4% Brigalow — Group Household: 0.0%
Chances Plain 58.6% couple families
Chances Plain — Couple Families: 58.6% Chances Plain — Lone Person: 31.0% Chances Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0% Chances Plain — Group Household: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brigalow 18.6% renting
Brigalow — Owned Outright: 40.7% Brigalow — Mortgage: 40.7% Brigalow — Renting: 18.6%
Chances Plain 12.2% renting
Chances Plain — Owned Outright: 65.9% Chances Plain — Mortgage: 22.0% Chances Plain — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brigalow 98.4% houses
Brigalow — Houses: 98.4% Brigalow — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Chances Plain 88.2% houses
Chances Plain — Houses: 88.2% Chances Plain — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brigalow Chances Plain
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 20.9%
Brigalow — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Chances Plain — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 8.9%
Brigalow — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Chances Plain — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 3.8%
Brigalow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Chances Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Brigalow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Chances Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Development activity

Brigalow Chances Plain
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brigalow Chances Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Brigalow Chances Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Brigalow carries more crime risk (66 vs 12).

Brigalow Chances Plain
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Low
12/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Brigalow Chances Plain
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Brigalow

  • Brigalow State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Chances Plain

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brigalow Chances Plain
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Chances Plain sits further from the CBD (287.3 km vs 269.3 km).

Brigalow Chances Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 269.3 km 287.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4412
 0.1%
postcode 4413
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 49
postcode 4413

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.

Brigalow Chances Plain
Car (driver) 53.2% / 66.2%
Brigalow — Car (driver): 53.2% Chances Plain — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 43.0% / 25.4%
Brigalow — Worked from Home: 43.0% Chances Plain — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Walked Only 3.8% / 4.2%
Brigalow — Walked Only: 3.8% Chances Plain — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 4.2%
Brigalow — Bus: not among its largest Chances Plain — Bus: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Brigalow Chances Plain
Elevation 310 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brigalow Chances Plain
Connectivity score 17/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
25 premises

Council rates

Brigalow Chances Plain
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Brigalow Chances Plain
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brigalow Chances Plain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brigalow

Rural

Chances Plain

Rural

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