Brooweena vs Teebar
Teebar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Brooweena. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brooweena, most households are people living alone. In Teebar, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brooweena tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Teebar suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Brooweena carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 52/100)
- Teebar is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 43%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brooweena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Brooweena
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $215/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Teebar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (254.4 km vs 265.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 219 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Brooweena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Teebar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.2% vs -12.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brooweena and Teebar 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
Brooweena has more residents (91 vs 59); Teebar rents higher ($215/wk vs $150/wk).
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +35% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.5% | +37.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 51 |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr | $46,800/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $215/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).
Property market
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $437,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
Liveability
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Brooweena carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Teebar carries more crime risk (52 vs 35).
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brooweena
- Brooweena State School Government · Primary
Schools in Teebar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Brooweena sits further from the CBD (265.4 km vs 254.4 km).
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 265.4 km +4% vs other | 254.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 219 min | 210 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4620 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4620 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Climate
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm | 677 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C | 32.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C | 8.2°C |
Council rates
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brooweena | Teebar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.