Brightview vs Rifle Range

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. Houses cost more in Rifle Range: a median of $1.23 million, against $770,000 in Brightview. On these figures, Brightview 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Brightview

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($770,000 vs $1,232,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brightview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rifle Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.8 km vs 77.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brightview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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 5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brightview and Rifle Range 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 Rifle Range
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 Rifle Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Brightview — Walkability: 0/100 Rifle Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 72
Brightview — Safety: 74/100 Rifle Range — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brightview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rifle Range — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brightview has more residents (911 vs 197); Brightview has higher household incomes ($79,820 vs $61,724).

Brightview Rifle Range
Population 911
+78% vs other
 197
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% +5.9%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $79,820/yr
+23% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $330/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brightview Rifle Range
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Brightview — 0-4: 5.5% Rifle Range — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.8% / 17.3%
Brightview — 5-14: 14.8% Rifle Range — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 5.8% / 10.7%
Brightview — 15-19: 5.8% Rifle Range — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 4.3% / 3.6%
Brightview — 20-24: 4.3% Rifle Range — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 10.6% / 6.6%
Brightview — 25-34: 10.6% Rifle Range — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.3% / 17.3%
Brightview — 35-44: 12.3% Rifle Range — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 14.1% / 17.8%
Brightview — 45-54: 14.1% Rifle Range — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 14.7% / 11.2%
Brightview — 55-64: 14.7% Rifle Range — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 11.6% / 9.1%
Brightview — 65-74: 11.6% Rifle Range — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 5.0% / 2.0%
Brightview — 75-84: 5.0% Rifle Range — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 0.3% / —
Brightview — 85+: 0.3% Rifle Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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%
Rifle Range 52.1% couple families
Rifle Range — Couple Families: 52.1% Rifle Range — Lone Person: 29.2% Rifle Range — One Parent Families: 18.8% Rifle Range — Group Household: 0.0% Rifle Range — 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%
Rifle Range 6.5% renting
Rifle Range — Owned Outright: 32.3% Rifle Range — Mortgage: 61.3% Rifle Range — Renting: 6.5%
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 Rifle Range
England 4.2% / 6.6%
Brightview — England: 4.2% Rifle Range — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.5%
Brightview — New Zealand: 3.7% Rifle Range — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 0.7% / —
Brightview — Germany: 0.7% Rifle Range — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Brightview Rifle Range
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 18.3%
Brightview — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Rifle Range — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 9.6%
Brightview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Rifle Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 5.1%
Brightview — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Rifle Range — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.5%
Brightview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Rifle Range — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / —
Brightview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Rifle Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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%
Rifle Range 100.0% houses
Rifle Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Brightview Rifle Range
Median house price $770,000 $1,232,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $420,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 5 sales
 14 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Brightview Rifle Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 15% 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 87% of QLD

Liveability

Brightview Rifle Range
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brightview Rifle Range
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
28/100
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 Rifle Range
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 Rifle Range
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Brightview sits further from the CBD (77.1 km vs 74.8 km).

Brightview Rifle Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 77.1 km
+3% vs other
 74.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 64 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 Rifle Range
Car (driver) 79.6% / 77.3%
Brightview — Car (driver): 79.6% Rifle Range — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 18.2%
Brightview — Worked from Home: 12.3% Rifle Range — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.5%
Brightview — Car (passenger): 3.9% Rifle Range — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 2.7% / —
Brightview — Bus: 2.7% Rifle Range — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Brightview — Walked Only: 1.5% Rifle Range — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Brightview Rifle Range
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brightview Rifle Range
Connectivity score 52/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
347 premises
 65%
216 premises

Climate

Brightview Rifle Range
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Brightview

Acreage

Rifle Range

Family Outer

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