Brookfield vs Pinjarra Hills

Brookfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 70 in Pinjarra Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Brookfield, most households are couple families. In Pinjarra Hills, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Brookfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Pinjarra Hills suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Brookfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 47%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Brookfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $490/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pinjarra Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (33/100 vs 12/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pinjarra Hills

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (33/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Pinjarra Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.2% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
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.

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Walkability 12 / 33
Brookfield — Walkability: 12/100 Pinjarra Hills — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 81 / 72
Brookfield — Safety: 81/100 Pinjarra Hills — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 25 / 100
Brookfield — Low fire risk: 25/100 Pinjarra Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brookfield has more residents (3,640 vs 771); Brookfield has higher household incomes ($196,456 vs $81,224).

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Population 3,640
+79% vs other
 771
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +27.2%
Median age 47 70
Median household income $196,456/yr
+59% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $490/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
0-4 3.4% / 1.6%
Brookfield — 0-4: 3.4% Pinjarra Hills — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 15.5% / 7.5%
Brookfield — 5-14: 15.5% Pinjarra Hills — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 8.2% / 3.8%
Brookfield — 15-19: 8.2% Pinjarra Hills — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.0% / 2.9%
Brookfield — 20-24: 5.0% Pinjarra Hills — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 4.5% / 4.0%
Brookfield — 25-34: 4.5% Pinjarra Hills — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 10.1% / 6.4%
Brookfield — 35-44: 10.1% Pinjarra Hills — 35-44: 6.4%
45-54 15.9% / 8.6%
Brookfield — 45-54: 15.9% Pinjarra Hills — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 14.6% / 9.6%
Brookfield — 55-64: 14.6% Pinjarra Hills — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 11.7% / 10.9%
Brookfield — 65-74: 11.7% Pinjarra Hills — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 6.9% / 16.0%
Brookfield — 75-84: 6.9% Pinjarra Hills — 75-84: 16.0%
85+ 4.1% / 28.0%
Brookfield — 85+: 4.1% Pinjarra Hills — 85+: 28.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 72.4% couple families
Brookfield — Couple Families: 72.4% Brookfield — Lone Person: 17.7% Brookfield — One Parent Families: 8.4% Brookfield — Group Household: 1.1% Brookfield — Other Families: 0.4%
Pinjarra Hills 41.4% couple families
Pinjarra Hills — Couple Families: 41.4% Pinjarra Hills — Lone Person: 46.1% Pinjarra Hills — One Parent Families: 5.3% Pinjarra Hills — Group Household: 3.3% Pinjarra Hills — Other Families: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 8.6% renting
Brookfield — Owned Outright: 48.7% Brookfield — Mortgage: 42.8% Brookfield — Renting: 8.6%
Pinjarra Hills 9.8% renting
Pinjarra Hills — Owned Outright: 48.8% Pinjarra Hills — Mortgage: 41.5% Pinjarra Hills — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Bachelor Degree 23.9% / 14.8%
Brookfield — Bachelor Degree: 23.9% Pinjarra Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 7.3%
Brookfield — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Pinjarra Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.2%
Brookfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Pinjarra Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 6.6%
Brookfield — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Pinjarra Hills — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 1.9%
Brookfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Pinjarra Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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.

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
England 7.1% / 6.6%
Brookfield — England: 7.1% Pinjarra Hills — England: 6.6%
South Africa 5.2% / 1.0%
Brookfield — South Africa: 5.2% Pinjarra Hills — South Africa: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.7%
Brookfield — New Zealand: 2.5% Pinjarra Hills — New Zealand: 1.7%
India 1.2% / 0.6%
Brookfield — India: 1.2% Pinjarra Hills — India: 0.6%
China 1.1% / 0.6%
Brookfield — China: 1.1% Pinjarra Hills — China: 0.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.8%
Brookfield — Scotland: 0.8% Pinjarra Hills — Scotland: 0.8%
Ireland — / 1.0%
Brookfield — Ireland: not among its largest Pinjarra Hills — Ireland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 95.2% houses
Brookfield — Houses: 95.2% Brookfield — Townhouses: 3.6% Brookfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Pinjarra Hills 69.6% houses
Pinjarra Hills — Houses: 69.6% Pinjarra Hills — Townhouses: 30.0% Pinjarra Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Median house price $1,850,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,620,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 26 sales
 —

Development activity

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Pinjarra Hills is more walkable (33 vs 12); Pinjarra Hills scores higher overall (82 vs 57).

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Grade B A+
Score 57/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brookfield carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0).

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Bushfire High
75/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
28/100
Flood —
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brookfield

  • Brookfield State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Pinjarra Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 9 8

Mobility

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Walkability score 12/100 33/100
Distance to Brisbane 17.1 km 17.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.0%
postcode 4069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4069
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.

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Car (driver) 55.1% / 50.0%
Brookfield — Car (driver): 55.1% Pinjarra Hills — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 47.1%
Brookfield — Worked from Home: 36.2% Pinjarra Hills — Worked from Home: 47.1%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.9%
Brookfield — Car (passenger): 2.8% Pinjarra Hills — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Bus 2.2% / —
Brookfield — Bus: 2.2% Pinjarra Hills — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Brookfield — Walked Only: 1.8% Pinjarra Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.1%).

Setting

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 24.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Connectivity score 83/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
1,350 premises
 24%
322 premises

Climate

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Division Ryan
same for both
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown
same for both
Party The Greens
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookfield Pinjarra Hills
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals

Pinjarra Hills

Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet Retirees River Townhouses

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