Bromelton vs Kooralbyn

Bromelton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Kooralbyn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bromelton, most households are couple families. In Kooralbyn, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bromelton tends to suit 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

Bromelton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 77%)
  • But Kooralbyn carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bromelton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bromelton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (80.8 km vs 99.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 91 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kooralbyn

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 89/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Kooralbyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.6% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bromelton and Kooralbyn 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 Kooralbyn
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 Kooralbyn
Walkability 0 / 0
Bromelton — Walkability: 0/100 Kooralbyn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 54
Bromelton — Safety: 11/100 Kooralbyn — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bromelton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kooralbyn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kooralbyn has more residents (1,697 vs 129); Bromelton has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $48,984).

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Population 129 1,697
+1216% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.8% -1.6%
Median age 48 53
Median household income $76,648/yr
+36% vs other
 $48,984/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk $250/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bromelton Kooralbyn
0-4 3.1% / 3.7%
Bromelton — 0-4: 3.1% Kooralbyn — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.1% / 11.1%
Bromelton — 5-14: 10.1% Kooralbyn — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.0% / 4.8%
Bromelton — 15-19: 7.0% Kooralbyn — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.4% / 3.2%
Bromelton — 20-24: 5.4% Kooralbyn — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.5% / 6.0%
Bromelton — 25-34: 8.5% Kooralbyn — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 16.3% / 9.3%
Bromelton — 35-44: 16.3% Kooralbyn — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 17.8% / 15.6%
Bromelton — 45-54: 17.8% Kooralbyn — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 13.2% / 18.0%
Bromelton — 55-64: 13.2% Kooralbyn — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 15.5% / 19.5%
Bromelton — 65-74: 15.5% Kooralbyn — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 8.5% / 8.3%
Bromelton — 75-84: 8.5% Kooralbyn — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Bromelton — 85+: not among its largest Kooralbyn — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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%
Kooralbyn 29.3% couple families
Kooralbyn — Couple Families: 29.3% Kooralbyn — One Parent Families: 14.9% Kooralbyn — Lone Person: 49.4% Kooralbyn — Group Household: 4.7% Kooralbyn — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Kooralbyn 20.2% renting
Kooralbyn — Owned Outright: 41.9% Kooralbyn — Mortgage: 37.9% Kooralbyn — Renting: 20.2%
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 Kooralbyn
England 3.9% / 6.5%
Bromelton — England: 3.9% Kooralbyn — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 4.7% / 5.5%
Bromelton — New Zealand: 4.7% Kooralbyn — New Zealand: 5.5%
Germany — / 0.8%
Bromelton — Germany: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Germany: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Bromelton — Philippines: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bromelton — Scotland: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 19.1%
Bromelton — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Kooralbyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Bromelton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kooralbyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.8%
Bromelton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Bromelton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Bromelton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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%
Kooralbyn 77.1% houses
Kooralbyn — Houses: 77.1% Kooralbyn — Townhouses: 21.2% Kooralbyn — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Median house price — $842,500
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price — $395,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Bromelton Kooralbyn
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 Kooralbyn
Houses — 3.1%
$530/wk on $899K
Units — 4.9%
$375/wk on $399K

Ranking within QLD

Bromelton Kooralbyn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 13% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bromelton carries more crime risk (89 vs 46).

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
46/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bromelton Kooralbyn
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 Kooralbyn

  • The Kooralbyn International School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Supermarkets 0 1
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Kooralbyn sits further from the CBD (99.8 km vs 80.8 km).

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 80.8 km 99.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 91 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 Kooralbyn
Car (driver) 66.7% / 74.3%
Bromelton — Car (driver): 66.7% Kooralbyn — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 16.3%
Bromelton — Worked from Home: 19.6% Kooralbyn — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Walked Only 13.7% / 3.4%
Bromelton — Walked Only: 13.7% Kooralbyn — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Bromelton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kooralbyn — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus — / 0.7%
Bromelton — Bus: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bromelton Kooralbyn
Connectivity score 29/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 6%
1,145 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Bromelton

Rural

Kooralbyn

Retirees Rural Townhouses

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