Broxburn vs Southbrook

Southbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Broxburn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Broxburn, about half of households are people living alone. In Southbrook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Broxburn tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Broxburn carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 41/100)
  • Southbrook is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Southbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Southbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (165 km vs 169.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Broxburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 41/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Southbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -24.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broxburn Southbrook
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.

Broxburn Southbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Broxburn — Walkability: 0/100 Southbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 59
Broxburn — Safety: 78/100 Southbrook — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Broxburn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Southbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Southbrook has more residents (626 vs 115); Broxburn skews older (46 vs 42).

Broxburn Southbrook
Population 115 626
+444% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.8% +4.5%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $68,900/yr $72,696/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $255/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broxburn Southbrook
0-4 3.5% / 6.4%
Broxburn — 0-4: 3.5% Southbrook — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.8% / 14.7%
Broxburn — 5-14: 14.8% Southbrook — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 7.0% / 6.7%
Broxburn — 15-19: 7.0% Southbrook — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.2% / 5.3%
Broxburn — 20-24: 5.2% Southbrook — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.0% / 8.8%
Broxburn — 25-34: 7.0% Southbrook — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.2% / 9.7%
Broxburn — 35-44: 12.2% Southbrook — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 13.9% / 12.0%
Broxburn — 45-54: 13.9% Southbrook — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.0% / 18.1%
Broxburn — 55-64: 13.0% Southbrook — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 15.7% / 11.0%
Broxburn — 65-74: 15.7% Southbrook — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 8.7% / 5.9%
Broxburn — 75-84: 8.7% Southbrook — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 2.6% / —
Broxburn — 85+: 2.6% Southbrook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broxburn 46.4% couple families
Broxburn — Couple Families: 46.4% Broxburn — Lone Person: 53.6% Broxburn — One Parent Families: 0.0% Broxburn — Group Household: 0.0% Broxburn — Other Families: 0.0%
Southbrook 50.0% couple families
Southbrook — Couple Families: 50.0% Southbrook — Lone Person: 23.6% Southbrook — One Parent Families: 18.1% Southbrook — Group Household: 4.9% Southbrook — Other Families: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broxburn 19.1% renting
Broxburn — Owned Outright: 36.2% Broxburn — Mortgage: 44.7% Broxburn — Renting: 19.1%
Southbrook 22.5% renting
Southbrook — Owned Outright: 35.2% Southbrook — Mortgage: 42.3% Southbrook — Renting: 22.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broxburn 100.0% houses
Broxburn — Houses: 100.0% Broxburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Southbrook 99.5% houses
Southbrook — Houses: 99.5% Southbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Broxburn Southbrook
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 15.2%
Broxburn — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Southbrook — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 5.1%
Broxburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Southbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 5.9%
Broxburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Southbrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Broxburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Southbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Broxburn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Southbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Property market

Broxburn Southbrook
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $590,000

Development activity

Broxburn Southbrook
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Broxburn Southbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Broxburn Southbrook
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Southbrook carries more crime risk (41 vs 22).

Broxburn Southbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
41/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Broxburn Southbrook
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 Broxburn

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

Schools in Southbrook

  • Southbrook Central State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Broxburn Southbrook
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Broxburn sits further from the CBD (169.2 km vs 165 km).

Broxburn Southbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 169.2 km
+2% vs other
 165 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4356
 0.4%
postcode 4363
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4356
 92
postcode 4363

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.

Broxburn Southbrook
Car (driver) 67.3% / 77.4%
Broxburn — Car (driver): 67.3% Southbrook — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 32.7% / 13.2%
Broxburn — Worked from Home: 32.7% Southbrook — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Broxburn — Car (passenger): not among its largest Southbrook — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Broxburn — Walked Only: not among its largest Southbrook — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Broxburn Southbrook
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 518 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broxburn Southbrook
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
243 premises

Climate

Broxburn Southbrook
Annual rainfall 691 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Broxburn Southbrook
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Broxburn Southbrook
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broxburn Southbrook
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broxburn

Retirees Rural

Southbrook

Rural

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