Canningvale vs Murrays Bridge
Murrays Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Canningvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murrays Bridge, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Canningvale tends to suit families with children, while Murrays Bridge suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Canningvale carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 77/100)
- Murrays Bridge is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Canningvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Murrays Bridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $226/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Canningvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (163.8 km vs 172.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Canningvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Murrays Bridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.9% vs -13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canningvale and Murrays Bridge drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Canningvale rents higher ($226/wk vs $150/wk); Canningvale skews older (52 vs 46).
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 +10% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.2% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 52 | 46 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $226/wk +34% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of QLD same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
Liveability
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Murrays Bridge carries more crime risk (77 vs 30).
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Canningvale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Murrays Bridge
- Murray's Bridge State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 5 | 6 |
Mobility
Murrays Bridge sits further from the CBD (172.2 km vs 163.8 km).
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 163.8 km | 172.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).
Setting
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 466 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 464 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canningvale | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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