Bromelton vs Gleneagle

Gleneagle is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Bromelton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bromelton, most households are couple families. In Gleneagle, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bromelton tends to suit couples and older residents, while Gleneagle suits families with children.

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

  • Bromelton is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)
  • Gleneagle carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gleneagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bromelton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $335/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
  • But Gleneagle has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gleneagle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (67.2 km vs 80.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bromelton has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • Gleneagle carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Gleneagle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.2% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bromelton Gleneagle
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.

Bromelton Gleneagle
Walkability 0 / 0
Bromelton — Walkability: 0/100 Gleneagle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 48
Bromelton — Safety: 11/100 Gleneagle — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bromelton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gleneagle — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gleneagle has more residents (2,106 vs 129); Bromelton skews older (48 vs 35).

Bromelton Gleneagle
Population 129 2,106
+1533% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.8% +12.2%
Median age 48 35
Median household income $76,648/yr $77,480/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk $335/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bromelton Gleneagle
0-4 3.1% / 7.5%
Bromelton — 0-4: 3.1% Gleneagle — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 10.1% / 16.5%
Bromelton — 5-14: 10.1% Gleneagle — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.0%
Bromelton — 15-19: 7.0% Gleneagle — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.4% / 6.3%
Bromelton — 20-24: 5.4% Gleneagle — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.5% / 12.8%
Bromelton — 25-34: 8.5% Gleneagle — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 16.3% / 11.9%
Bromelton — 35-44: 16.3% Gleneagle — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 17.8% / 12.1%
Bromelton — 45-54: 17.8% Gleneagle — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.2% / 11.9%
Bromelton — 55-64: 13.2% Gleneagle — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 15.5% / 8.8%
Bromelton — 65-74: 15.5% Gleneagle — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 8.5% / 4.6%
Bromelton — 75-84: 8.5% Gleneagle — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.4%
Bromelton — 85+: not among its largest Gleneagle — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 57.1% couple families
Bromelton — Couple Families: 57.1% Bromelton — One Parent Families: 42.9% Bromelton — Lone Person: 0.0% Bromelton — Group Household: 0.0% Bromelton — Other Families: 0.0%
Gleneagle 45.0% couple families
Gleneagle — Couple Families: 45.0% Gleneagle — One Parent Families: 25.1% Gleneagle — Lone Person: 24.6% Gleneagle — Group Household: 4.7% Gleneagle — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 18.2% renting
Bromelton — Owned Outright: 51.5% Bromelton — Mortgage: 30.3% Bromelton — Renting: 18.2%
Gleneagle 35.6% renting
Gleneagle — Owned Outright: 27.1% Gleneagle — Mortgage: 37.3% Gleneagle — Renting: 35.6%
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.

Bromelton Gleneagle
New Zealand 4.7% / 3.4%
Bromelton — New Zealand: 4.7% Gleneagle — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 3.9% / 2.8%
Bromelton — England: 3.9% Gleneagle — England: 2.8%
Germany — / 0.6%
Bromelton — Germany: not among its largest Gleneagle — Germany: 0.6%
India — / 0.5%
Bromelton — India: not among its largest Gleneagle — India: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Bromelton — Philippines: not among its largest Gleneagle — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bromelton Gleneagle
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 19.8%
Bromelton — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Gleneagle — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.6%
Bromelton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Gleneagle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.7%
Bromelton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Gleneagle — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Bromelton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gleneagle — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Bromelton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gleneagle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 92.9% houses
Bromelton — Houses: 92.9% Bromelton — Townhouses: 0.0% Bromelton — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Gleneagle 89.8% houses
Gleneagle — Houses: 89.8% Gleneagle — Townhouses: 9.5% Gleneagle — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bromelton Gleneagle
Median house price — $860,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $843,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 50 sales

Development activity

Bromelton Gleneagle
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
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.

Bromelton Gleneagle
Houses — 3.7%
$618/wk on $870K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bromelton Gleneagle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Bromelton Gleneagle
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bromelton carries more crime risk (89 vs 52).

Bromelton Gleneagle
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Bromelton Gleneagle
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bromelton

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

Schools in Gleneagle

  • Gleneagle State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bromelton Gleneagle
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Bromelton sits further from the CBD (80.8 km vs 67.2 km).

Bromelton Gleneagle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 80.8 km
+17% vs other
 67.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Bromelton Gleneagle
Car (driver) 66.7% / 81.2%
Bromelton — Car (driver): 66.7% Gleneagle — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 12.0%
Bromelton — Worked from Home: 19.6% Gleneagle — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Walked Only 13.7% / 1.6%
Bromelton — Walked Only: 13.7% Gleneagle — Walked Only: 1.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Bromelton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gleneagle — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train — / 0.7%
Bromelton — Train: not among its largest Gleneagle — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Bromelton Gleneagle
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bromelton Gleneagle
Connectivity score 29/100 84/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 72%
1,133 premises

Climate

Bromelton Gleneagle
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bromelton Gleneagle
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bromelton Gleneagle
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Bromelton Gleneagle
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bromelton Gleneagle
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bromelton

Rural

Gleneagle

Acreage Family

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