Brightly vs Pinevale
Pinevale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 48 in Brightly. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Brightly, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Pinevale tends to suit families with children and 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
Pinevale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pinevale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 11%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Brightly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($183/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Brightly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (670 min vs 701 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (977.6 km vs 1001.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pinevale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.8% vs -25.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brightly and Pinevale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Brightly skews older (48 vs 29); Pinevale has higher household incomes ($136,448 vs $117,000).
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 +2% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -25.7% | -3.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 29 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr | $136,448/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $183/wk | $200/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 88% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
Liveability
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pinevale carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 60).
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | 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
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 7 |
Mobility
Pinevale sits further from the CBD (1001.6 km vs 977.6 km).
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 977.6 km | 1001.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 670 min | 701 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4741 | 0.1% postcode 4754 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4741 | 78 postcode 4754 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).
Setting
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.3 km | 37.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 17 premises |
Climate
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,517 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brightly | Pinevale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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