Brooloo vs Moy Pocket
Moy Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Brooloo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moy Pocket tends to suit 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
Moy Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brooloo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Moy Pocket
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moy Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (152.1 km vs 163.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moy Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brooloo and Moy Pocket drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Brooloo has more residents (369 vs 120); Brooloo skews older (52 vs 46).
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 369 +67% vs other | 120 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.0% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 52 | 46 |
| Median household income | $59,332/yr | $66,612/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +8% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $695,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,110,000 | — |
Development activity
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brooloo carries more crime risk (42 vs 20).
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Brooloo sits further from the CBD (163.8 km vs 152.1 km).
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 163.8 km +7% vs other | 152.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 | 0.5% postcode 4574 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 | 76 postcode 4574 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 133 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.4 km | 34.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 184 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brooloo | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.