Brightview vs Lowood

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brightview, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Brightview tends to suit couples, while Lowood 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

Lowood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Brightview carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 72/100)

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 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lowood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lowood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.1 km vs 77.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lowood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Brightview carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 72/100)

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 -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brightview and Lowood 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 Lowood
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 Lowood
Walkability 0 / 17
Brightview — Walkability: 0/100 Lowood — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 74 / 28
Brightview — Safety: 74/100 Lowood — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brightview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lowood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lowood has more residents (4,082 vs 911); Brightview has higher household incomes ($79,820 vs $60,476).

Brightview Lowood
Population 911 4,082
+348% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -1.9%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $79,820/yr
+24% vs other
 $60,476/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+8% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brightview Lowood
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Brightview — 0-4: 5.5% Lowood — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.8% / 15.4%
Brightview — 5-14: 14.8% Lowood — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.8% / 6.6%
Brightview — 15-19: 5.8% Lowood — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 5.4%
Brightview — 20-24: 4.3% Lowood — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 10.6% / 10.8%
Brightview — 25-34: 10.6% Lowood — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.3% / 10.8%
Brightview — 35-44: 12.3% Lowood — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.1% / 12.0%
Brightview — 45-54: 14.1% Lowood — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.7% / 13.8%
Brightview — 55-64: 14.7% Lowood — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.6% / 11.7%
Brightview — 65-74: 11.6% Lowood — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 5.0% / 6.3%
Brightview — 75-84: 5.0% Lowood — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 0.3% / 1.4%
Brightview — 85+: 0.3% Lowood — 85+: 1.4%

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%
Lowood 35.8% couple families
Lowood — Couple Families: 35.8% Lowood — Lone Person: 34.2% Lowood — One Parent Families: 24.8% Lowood — Group Household: 3.8% Lowood — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Lowood 36.6% renting
Lowood — Owned Outright: 31.6% Lowood — Mortgage: 31.8% Lowood — Renting: 36.6%
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 Lowood
England 4.2% / 2.9%
Brightview — England: 4.2% Lowood — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.8%
Brightview — New Zealand: 3.7% Lowood — New Zealand: 2.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.5%
Brightview — Germany: 0.7% Lowood — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Brightview — Netherlands: not among its largest Lowood — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Brightview — Scotland: not among its largest Lowood — Scotland: 0.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Brightview Lowood
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 18.3%
Brightview — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Lowood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.1%
Brightview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Lowood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 3.6%
Brightview — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Lowood — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.7%
Brightview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Lowood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 0.8%
Brightview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Lowood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brightview 100.3% houses
Brightview — Houses: 100.3% Brightview — Townhouses: 0.0% Brightview — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lowood 94.3% houses
Lowood — Houses: 94.3% Lowood — Townhouses: 5.2% Lowood — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brightview Lowood
Median house price $770,000 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,075,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 5 sales
 26 days
from 48 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.

Brightview Lowood
3 bed $770K / $696K
Brightview — 3 bed: $770K (7 sales) Lowood — 3 bed: $696K (40 sales)

7 vs 40 sales

4 bed $772K / $750K
Brightview — 4 bed: $772K (5 sales) Lowood — 4 bed: $750K (68 sales)

5 vs 68 sales

Development activity

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

Brightview Lowood
Houses — 4.0%
$600/wk on $785K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brightview Lowood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 77% 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 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Lowood is more walkable (17 vs 0); Brightview scores higher overall (47 vs 34).

Brightview Lowood
Grade C
same for both
Score 47/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lowood carries more crime risk (72 vs 26).

Brightview Lowood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 High
72/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Brightview Lowood
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Brightview

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

Schools in Lowood

  • Lowood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Lowood State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brightview Lowood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Brightview sits further from the CBD (77.1 km vs 66.1 km).

Brightview Lowood
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 77.1 km
+14% vs other
 66.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 63 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 Lowood
Car (driver) 79.6% / 83.3%
Brightview — Car (driver): 79.6% Lowood — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 8.4%
Brightview — Worked from Home: 12.3% Lowood — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.8%
Brightview — Car (passenger): 3.9% Lowood — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.5% / 2.2%
Brightview — Walked Only: 1.5% Lowood — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 2.7% / 0.3%
Brightview — Bus: 2.7% Lowood — Bus: 0.3%
Train — / 0.8%
Brightview — Train: not among its largest Lowood — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Brightview Lowood
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brightview Lowood
Connectivity score 52/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
347 premises
 41%
1,823 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Brightview

Acreage

Lowood

Acreage Outer

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