Buaraba vs Mount Hallen

Comparing Buaraba and Mount Hallen, QLD: Mount Hallen has more residents (457 vs 170); Buaraba carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 28); and Buaraba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 96.6 km).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Mount Hallen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Hallen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($333/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Buaraba has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Hallen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (96.6 km vs 111.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Mount Hallen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.2% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buaraba Mount Hallen
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.

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Walkability 0 / 0
Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Hallen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 74
Buaraba — Safety: 77/100 Mount Hallen — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 31 / 72
Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100 Mount Hallen — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Mount Hallen has more residents (457 vs 170); Mount Hallen has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $63,336).

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Population 170 457
+169% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -0.2%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $63,336/yr $83,200/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+8% vs other
 $333/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buaraba Mount Hallen
0-4 5.9% / 1.5%
Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9% Mount Hallen — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 10.0% / 13.8%
Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0% Mount Hallen — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.3% / 7.2%
Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3% Mount Hallen — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 2.4% / 4.4%
Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4% Mount Hallen — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.4% / 4.2%
Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4% Mount Hallen — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 10.6% / 10.3%
Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6% Mount Hallen — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.1% / 21.2%
Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1% Mount Hallen — 45-54: 21.2%
55-64 13.5% / 18.2%
Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5% Mount Hallen — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 17.1% / 15.5%
Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1% Mount Hallen — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 6.5% / 5.0%
Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Hallen — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.4% / —
Buaraba — 85+: 2.4% Mount Hallen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 48.1% couple families
Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1%
Mount Hallen 53.1% couple families
Mount Hallen — Couple Families: 53.1% Mount Hallen — Lone Person: 35.8% Mount Hallen — One Parent Families: 11.1% Mount Hallen — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
Mount Hallen 5.8% renting
Mount Hallen — Owned Outright: 44.2% Mount Hallen — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Hallen — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 24.3%
Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Mount Hallen — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.8%
Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Mount Hallen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 5.5%
Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Mount Hallen — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.2%
Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Mount Hallen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Buaraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Hallen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Buaraba Mount Hallen
New Zealand 5.9% / 4.8%
Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9% Mount Hallen — New Zealand: 4.8%
England 2.9% / 5.5%
Buaraba — England: 2.9% Mount Hallen — England: 5.5%
South Africa 1.8% / 0.7%
Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8% Mount Hallen — South Africa: 0.7%
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8% Mount Hallen — Vietnam: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.1%
Buaraba — Germany: not among its largest Mount Hallen — Germany: 1.1%
Taiwan — / 0.7%
Buaraba — Taiwan: not among its largest Mount Hallen — Taiwan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Hallen 101.9% houses
Mount Hallen — Houses: 101.9%
Houses

Property market

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Median house price — $972,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $525,000

Development activity

Buaraba Mount Hallen
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Buaraba Mount Hallen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Buaraba carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 28).

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
26/100
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

Buaraba Mount Hallen
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

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 21 4

Mobility

Buaraba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 96.6 km).

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km
+14% vs other
 96.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 82 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.4%
postcode 4312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 91
postcode 4312

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.

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Car (driver) 56.1% / 77.6%
Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1% Mount Hallen — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 15.4%
Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6% Mount Hallen — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.5%
Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Mount Hallen — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Buaraba — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Hallen — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
225 premises

Climate

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buaraba Mount Hallen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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