Bunya vs Ferny Hills

Ferny Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Bunya. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bunya: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.1 million in Ferny Hills, and rent is higher there too. Ferny Hills is closer to the city centre: 16.1 km, against 18.6 km. On these figures, Bunya tends to suit couples, while Ferny Hills suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Ferny Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 10)
  • But Bunya is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Ferny Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ferny Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (14% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($448/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ferny Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.1 km vs 18.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ferny Hills

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Bunya and Ferny 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.

Bunya Ferny 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.

Bunya Ferny Hills
Walkability 10 / 30
Bunya — Walkability: 10/100 Ferny Hills — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 80 / 79
Bunya — Safety: 80/100 Ferny Hills — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Bunya — Low fire risk: 65/100 Ferny Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ferny Hills has more residents (8,726 vs 1,968); Bunya has higher household incomes ($176,904 vs $118,092).

Bunya Ferny Hills
Population 1,968 8,726
+343% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -0.1%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $176,904/yr
+33% vs other
 $118,092/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+31% vs other
 $448/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Ferny Hills
0-4 4.0% / 5.5%
Bunya — 0-4: 4.0% Ferny Hills — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.9% / 15.3%
Bunya — 5-14: 14.9% Ferny Hills — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 9.7% / 6.5%
Bunya — 15-19: 9.7% Ferny Hills — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.2% / 4.6%
Bunya — 20-24: 6.2% Ferny Hills — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 5.6% / 10.7%
Bunya — 25-34: 5.6% Ferny Hills — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 10.5% / 15.4%
Bunya — 35-44: 10.5% Ferny Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 20.3% / 15.3%
Bunya — 45-54: 20.3% Ferny Hills — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.0% / 10.0%
Bunya — 55-64: 17.0% Ferny Hills — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.4% / 9.2%
Bunya — 65-74: 8.4% Ferny Hills — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 2.6% / 5.8%
Bunya — 75-84: 2.6% Ferny Hills — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.6% / 1.6%
Bunya — 85+: 0.6% Ferny Hills — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunya 81.9% couple families
Bunya — Couple Families: 81.9% Bunya — Lone Person: 8.2% Bunya — One Parent Families: 8.2% Bunya — Group Household: 1.7% Bunya — Other Families: 0.0%
Ferny Hills 57.1% couple families
Ferny Hills — Couple Families: 57.1% Ferny Hills — Lone Person: 23.0% Ferny Hills — One Parent Families: 16.0% Ferny Hills — Group Household: 2.8% Ferny Hills — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunya 3.2% renting
Bunya — Owned Outright: 40.4% Bunya — Mortgage: 56.4% Bunya — Renting: 3.2%
Ferny Hills 13.8% renting
Ferny Hills — Owned Outright: 33.8% Ferny Hills — Mortgage: 52.4% Ferny Hills — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bunya Ferny Hills
Bachelor Degree 19.3% / 17.0%
Bunya — Bachelor Degree: 19.3% Ferny Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 14.0%
Bunya — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Ferny Hills — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.7%
Bunya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Ferny Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 5.0%
Bunya — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Ferny Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.2%
Bunya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Ferny Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Bunya Ferny Hills
England 4.4% / 4.2%
Bunya — England: 4.4% Ferny Hills — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.8%
Bunya — New Zealand: 2.4% Ferny Hills — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.2%
Bunya — South Africa: 1.2% Ferny Hills — South Africa: 1.2%
India 0.8% / 0.4%
Bunya — India: 0.8% Ferny Hills — India: 0.4%
Germany 0.3% / 0.6%
Bunya — Germany: 0.3% Ferny Hills — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bunya — Scotland: not among its largest Ferny Hills — Scotland: 0.6%
Canada 0.5% / —
Bunya — Canada: 0.5% Ferny Hills — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunya 99.0% houses
Bunya — Houses: 99.0% Bunya — Townhouses: 0.0% Bunya — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Ferny Hills 95.0% houses
Ferny Hills — Houses: 95.0% Ferny Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Ferny Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bunya Ferny Hills
Median house price $1,900,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,237,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 12 sales
 22 days
from 54 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bunya Ferny Hills
4 bed $1.88M / $1.14M
Bunya — 4 bed: $1.88M (16 sales) Ferny Hills — 4 bed: $1.14M (44 sales)

16 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.93M / $1.55M
Bunya — 5 bed: $1.93M (12 sales) Ferny Hills — 5 bed: $1.55M (11 sales)

12 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Bunya Ferny Hills
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bunya Ferny Hills
Houses — 3.2%
$780/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Ferny Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of QLD

Liveability

Ferny Hills is more walkable (30 vs 10); Ferny Hills scores higher overall (81 vs 73).

Bunya Ferny Hills
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bunya carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Bunya Ferny Hills
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
21/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Bunya Ferny Hills
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bunya

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

Schools in Ferny Hills

  • Patricks Road State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ferny Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bunya Ferny Hills
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 10 17
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Bunya sits further from the CBD (18.6 km vs 16.1 km).

Bunya Ferny Hills
Walkability score 10/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 18.6 km
+13% vs other
 16.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min
same for both
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
 64/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4055
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4055
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.

Bunya Ferny Hills
Car (driver) 62.3% / 59.7%
Bunya — Car (driver): 62.3% Ferny Hills — Car (driver): 59.7%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 27.9%
Bunya — Worked from Home: 29.4% Ferny Hills — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Train 3.4% / 6.7%
Bunya — Train: 3.4% Ferny Hills — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.2%
Bunya — Car (passenger): 3.7% Ferny Hills — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.6%
Bunya — Walked Only: 0.9% Ferny Hills — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Bunya Ferny Hills
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bunya Ferny Hills
Connectivity score 72/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
551 premises
 7%
3,456 premises

Climate

Bunya Ferny 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)

Bunya Ferny Hills
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bunya Ferny Hills
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bunya Ferny Hills
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bunya

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals

Ferny Hills

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

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