Brightview vs Coolana

Brightview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Coolana. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Brightview tends to suit families with children, while Coolana suits people living alone.

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

Brightview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Brightview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Coolana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (66.3 km vs 77.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 65 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Brightview carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 43/100)
  • Coolana has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Brightview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brightview Coolana
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.

Brightview Coolana
Walkability 0 / 0
Brightview — Walkability: 0/100 Coolana — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 57
Brightview — Safety: 74/100 Coolana — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brightview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coolana — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brightview has more residents (911 vs 175); Coolana skews older (43 vs 40).

Brightview Coolana
Population 911
+81% vs other
 175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -1.7%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $79,820/yr $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brightview Coolana
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Brightview — 0-4: 5.5% Coolana — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.8% / 10.3%
Brightview — 5-14: 14.8% Coolana — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.8% / 5.1%
Brightview — 15-19: 5.8% Coolana — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.3% / 3.4%
Brightview — 20-24: 4.3% Coolana — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 10.6% / 14.3%
Brightview — 25-34: 10.6% Coolana — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 12.3% / 11.4%
Brightview — 35-44: 12.3% Coolana — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.1% / 10.9%
Brightview — 45-54: 14.1% Coolana — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 14.7% / 15.4%
Brightview — 55-64: 14.7% Coolana — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 11.6% / 13.1%
Brightview — 65-74: 11.6% Coolana — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 5.0% / 6.3%
Brightview — 75-84: 5.0% Coolana — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 0.3% / 2.9%
Brightview — 85+: 0.3% Coolana — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brightview 48.2% couple families
Brightview — Couple Families: 48.2% Brightview — Lone Person: 22.7% Brightview — One Parent Families: 20.0% Brightview — Group Household: 6.8% Brightview — Other Families: 2.3%
Coolana 52.6% couple families
Coolana — Couple Families: 52.6% Coolana — Lone Person: 31.6% Coolana — One Parent Families: 15.8% Coolana — Group Household: 0.0% Coolana — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brightview 11.2% renting
Brightview — Owned Outright: 32.6% Brightview — Mortgage: 56.2% Brightview — Renting: 11.2%
Coolana 15.1% renting
Coolana — Owned Outright: 37.7% Coolana — Mortgage: 47.2% Coolana — Renting: 15.1%
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.

Brightview Coolana
England 4.2% / 2.9%
Brightview — England: 4.2% Coolana — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.7%
Brightview — New Zealand: 3.7% Coolana — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 0.7% / —
Brightview — Germany: 0.7% Coolana — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Brightview Coolana
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 24.0%
Brightview — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Coolana — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.7%
Brightview — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Coolana — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 3.4%
Brightview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Coolana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.3%
Brightview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Coolana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / —
Brightview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Coolana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brightview 100.3% houses
Brightview — Houses: 100.3%
Coolana 100.0% houses
Coolana — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Brightview Coolana
Median house price $770,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Brightview Coolana
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brightview Coolana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Brightview Coolana
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Coolana carries more crime risk (43 vs 26).

Brightview Coolana
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Brightview Coolana
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

Brightview Coolana
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Brightview sits further from the CBD (77.1 km vs 66.3 km).

Brightview Coolana
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 77.1 km
+14% vs other
 66.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Brightview Coolana
Car (driver) 79.6% / 68.5%
Brightview — Car (driver): 79.6% Coolana — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 24.7%
Brightview — Worked from Home: 12.3% Coolana — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Walked Only 1.5% / 6.8%
Brightview — Walked Only: 1.5% Coolana — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Brightview — Car (passenger): 3.9% Coolana — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.7% / —
Brightview — Bus: 2.7% Coolana — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Brightview Coolana
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brightview Coolana
Connectivity score 52/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
347 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Brightview Coolana
Annual rainfall 697 mm 897 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C 6.1°C

Council rates

Brightview Coolana
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Brightview Coolana
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brightview Coolana
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brightview

Acreage

Coolana

Outer River

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