Burketown vs Gregory

Burketown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Gregory. In both, most households are people living alone. In Burketown, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Gregory, most households own their home and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Burketown tends to suit renters and young adults.

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

  • Burketown has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 50%)
  • Gregory carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gregory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 13%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burketown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (62% vs 30%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gregory

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1401 min vs 1437 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2057.3 km vs 2094.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gregory

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Gregory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (69.4% vs -14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burketown Gregory
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.

Burketown Gregory
Walkability 0 / 0
Burketown — Walkability: 0/100 Gregory — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 47
Burketown — Safety: 16/100 Gregory — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Burketown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gregory — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Burketown has more residents (204 vs 122); Burketown has higher household incomes ($68,900 vs $46,800).

Burketown Gregory
Population 204
+40% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.3% +69.4%
Median age 33 39
Median household income $68,900/yr
+32% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $148/wk $150/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burketown Gregory
0-4 5.9% / 4.9%
Burketown — 0-4: 5.9% Gregory — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.8% / 12.3%
Burketown — 5-14: 8.8% Gregory — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.9% / 5.7%
Burketown — 15-19: 5.9% Gregory — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 13.7% / 7.4%
Burketown — 20-24: 13.7% Gregory — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 18.6% / 9.8%
Burketown — 25-34: 18.6% Gregory — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 8.3% / 14.8%
Burketown — 35-44: 8.3% Gregory — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 10.3% / 5.7%
Burketown — 45-54: 10.3% Gregory — 45-54: 5.7%
55-64 11.3% / 18.0%
Burketown — 55-64: 11.3% Gregory — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 12.3% / 13.9%
Burketown — 65-74: 12.3% Gregory — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 3.9% / —
Burketown — 75-84: 3.9% Gregory — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.5% / —
Burketown — 85+: 1.5% Gregory — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burketown 61.4% lone person
Burketown — Lone Person: 61.4% Burketown — Couple Families: 29.5% Burketown — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Gregory 68.0% lone person
Gregory — Lone Person: 68.0% Gregory — Couple Families: 20.0% Gregory — One Parent Families: 12.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burketown 62.3% renting
Burketown — Owned Outright: 28.3% Burketown — Mortgage: 9.4% Burketown — Renting: 62.3%
Gregory 30.0% renting
Gregory — Owned Outright: 70.0% Gregory — Mortgage: 0.0% Gregory — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burketown 69.6% houses
Burketown — Houses: 69.6% Burketown — Flats / Apartments: 30.4%
Gregory 50.0% houses
Gregory — Houses: 50.0% Gregory — Flats / Apartments: 50.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burketown Gregory
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 15.6%
Burketown — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Gregory — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 4.1%
Burketown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Gregory — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / —
Burketown — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Gregory — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / —
Burketown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Gregory — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Burketown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Gregory — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Ranking within QLD

Burketown Gregory
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Burketown Gregory
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gregory carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Burketown carries more crime risk (84 vs 53).

Burketown Gregory
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
72/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Burketown Gregory
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 Burketown

  • Burketown State School Government · Primary

Schools in Gregory

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

Amenities in the suburb

Burketown Gregory
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 2 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 4 18

Mobility

Burketown sits further from the CBD (2094.9 km vs 2057.3 km).

Burketown Gregory
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 2094.9 km
+2% vs other
 2057.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1437 min 1401 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4830
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 4830
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.

Burketown Gregory
Worked from Home 17.9% / 41.7%
Burketown — Worked from Home: 17.9% Gregory — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Car (driver) 32.6% / 22.2%
Burketown — Car (driver): 32.6% Gregory — Car (driver): 22.2%
Walked Only 38.9% / 13.9%
Burketown — Walked Only: 38.9% Gregory — Walked Only: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / 8.3%
Burketown — Car (passenger): 10.5% Gregory — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Bus — / 13.9%
Burketown — Bus: not among its largest Gregory — Bus: 13.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.7%).

Setting

Burketown Gregory
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burketown Gregory
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Burketown Gregory
Average residential rate $1,510/yr
same for both
Council Burke
same for both

Federal electorate

Burketown Gregory
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burketown Gregory
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burketown

Rural

Gregory

Rural
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