Burncluith vs Red Hill

Red Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Burncluith. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Red Hill tends to suit families with children and 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

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burncluith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (301.8 km vs 310.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (224 min vs 230 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (166.7% vs -8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burncluith Red Hill
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.

Burncluith Red Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Burncluith — Walkability: 0/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 89
Burncluith — Safety: 39/100 Red Hill — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 22 / 100
Burncluith — Low fire risk: 22/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Red Hill rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Burncluith skews older (43 vs 36).

Burncluith Red Hill
Population 137 160
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.7% +166.7%
Median age 43 36
Median household income $94,224/yr $110,500/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burncluith Red Hill
0-4 4.4% / 13.1%
Burncluith — 0-4: 4.4% Red Hill — 0-4: 13.1%
5-14 16.8% / 18.1%
Burncluith — 5-14: 16.8% Red Hill — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 5.8% / 6.2%
Burncluith — 15-19: 5.8% Red Hill — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.1% / 4.4%
Burncluith — 20-24: 5.1% Red Hill — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.9% / 13.1%
Burncluith — 25-34: 10.9% Red Hill — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 8.0% / 12.5%
Burncluith — 35-44: 8.0% Red Hill — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.7% / 16.9%
Burncluith — 45-54: 11.7% Red Hill — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 21.9% / 10.0%
Burncluith — 55-64: 21.9% Red Hill — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.8% / 6.9%
Burncluith — 65-74: 8.8% Red Hill — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 — / 3.8%
Burncluith — 75-84: not among its largest Red Hill — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.9% / 4.4%
Burncluith — 85+: 2.9% Red Hill — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burncluith 70.8% couple families
Burncluith — Couple Families: 70.8% Burncluith — Lone Person: 29.2%
Red Hill 83.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 83.3% Red Hill — Lone Person: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burncluith 24.4% renting
Burncluith — Owned Outright: 43.9% Burncluith — Mortgage: 31.7% Burncluith — Renting: 24.4%
Red Hill 18.4% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 28.6% Red Hill — Mortgage: 53.1% Red Hill — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burncluith 100.0% houses
Burncluith — Houses: 100.0%
Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Burncluith Red Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 14.4%
Burncluith — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 8.8%
Burncluith — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.0%
Burncluith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Development activity

Burncluith Red Hill
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Burncluith Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD

Liveability

Burncluith Red Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burncluith carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 0); Burncluith carries more crime risk (61 vs 11).

Burncluith Red Hill
Bushfire High
78/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
11/100
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

Burncluith Red Hill
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

Burncluith Red Hill
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Burncluith sits further from the CBD (310.2 km vs 301.8 km).

Burncluith Red Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 310.2 km
+3% vs other
 301.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
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.

Burncluith Red Hill
Car (driver) 52.5% / 81.8%
Burncluith — Car (driver): 52.5% Red Hill — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 42.4% / 13.6%
Burncluith — Worked from Home: 42.4% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 5.1% / 4.5%
Burncluith — Walked Only: 5.1% Red Hill — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Burncluith Red Hill
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burncluith Red Hill
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Burncluith Red Hill
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Burncluith Red Hill
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burncluith Red Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burncluith

Rural

Red Hill

Family Rural Young Families

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