Carbrook vs Alberton

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Carbrook is closer to the city centre: 37.2 km, against 44.4 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

Carbrook

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Alberton has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Carbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (37.2 km vs 44.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carbrook

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Carbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.4% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carbrook Alberton
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.

Carbrook Alberton
Walkability 0 / 0
Carbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Alberton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 31
Carbrook — Safety: 56/100 Alberton — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Carbrook — Low fire risk: 47/100 Alberton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carbrook has more residents (1,330 vs 547); Carbrook has higher household incomes ($103,428 vs $89,544).

Carbrook Alberton
Population 1,330
+59% vs other
 547
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% -7.3%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $103,428/yr
+13% vs other
 $89,544/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+3% vs other
 $363/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carbrook Alberton
0-4 3.5% / 3.8%
Carbrook — 0-4: 3.5% Alberton — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.3% / 12.2%
Carbrook — 5-14: 12.3% Alberton — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.8% / 7.3%
Carbrook — 15-19: 6.8% Alberton — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.7% / 5.9%
Carbrook — 20-24: 5.7% Alberton — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 10.2% / 10.2%
Carbrook — 25-34: 10.2% Alberton — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 9.8% / 9.0%
Carbrook — 35-44: 9.8% Alberton — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 13.7% / 17.9%
Carbrook — 45-54: 13.7% Alberton — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 14.8% / 16.5%
Carbrook — 55-64: 14.8% Alberton — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 14.7% / 11.7%
Carbrook — 65-74: 14.7% Alberton — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 6.5% / 5.7%
Carbrook — 75-84: 6.5% Alberton — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.5% / 0.9%
Carbrook — 85+: 2.5% Alberton — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 50.5% couple families
Carbrook — Couple Families: 50.5% Carbrook — Lone Person: 31.4% Carbrook — One Parent Families: 14.2% Carbrook — Group Household: 3.1% Carbrook — Other Families: 0.9%
Alberton 53.8% couple families
Alberton — Couple Families: 53.8% Alberton — Lone Person: 24.2% Alberton — One Parent Families: 19.7% Alberton — Group Household: 2.3% Alberton — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 16.4% renting
Carbrook — Owned Outright: 48.0% Carbrook — Mortgage: 35.7% Carbrook — Renting: 16.4%
Alberton 23.4% renting
Alberton — Owned Outright: 43.1% Alberton — Mortgage: 33.5% Alberton — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carbrook Alberton
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 19.9%
Carbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Alberton — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 6.2%
Carbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Alberton — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.0%
Carbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Alberton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.5%
Carbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Alberton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.7%
Carbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Alberton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Carbrook Alberton
New Zealand 4.4% / 5.3%
Carbrook — New Zealand: 4.4% Alberton — New Zealand: 5.3%
England 5.3% / 2.2%
Carbrook — England: 5.3% Alberton — England: 2.2%
Germany 0.9% / 1.5%
Carbrook — Germany: 0.9% Alberton — Germany: 1.5%
India 0.8% / 0.9%
Carbrook — India: 0.8% Alberton — India: 0.9%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Carbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Alberton — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Carbrook — South Africa: 0.8% Alberton — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.8% / —
Carbrook — Ireland: 0.8% Alberton — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 75.6% houses
Carbrook — Houses: 75.6% Carbrook — Flats / Apartments: 21.9% Carbrook — Townhouses: 2.5%
Alberton 98.3% houses
Alberton — Houses: 98.3% Alberton — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% Alberton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carbrook Alberton
Median house price $1,670,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Carbrook Alberton
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
 7,196
across Gold Coast
Approvals change year on year -8% -35%

Ranking within QLD

Carbrook Alberton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools Higher than 11% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Alberton scores higher overall (44 vs 35).

Carbrook Alberton
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Carbrook carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Alberton carries more crime risk (69 vs 44).

Carbrook Alberton
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Carbrook Alberton
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Carbrook

  • Carbrook State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kimberley College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Calvary Christian College - Carbrook Campus Independent · Combined
  • Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre Independent · Secondary
  • Kimberley College - Carbrook Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Alberton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Carbrook Alberton
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 4 0
Waterways 12 0

Mobility

Alberton sits further from the CBD (44.4 km vs 37.2 km).

Carbrook Alberton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 37.2 km 44.4 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 4130
 0.8%
postcode 4207
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 4130
 70
postcode 4207

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.

Carbrook Alberton
Car (driver) 71.2% / 71.6%
Carbrook — Car (driver): 71.2% Alberton — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 17.2%
Carbrook — Worked from Home: 21.1% Alberton — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.3%
Carbrook — Car (passenger): 4.6% Alberton — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 6.9%
Carbrook — Walked Only: 1.4% Alberton — Walked Only: 6.9%
Bus 1.6% / —
Carbrook — Bus: 1.6% Alberton — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Carbrook Alberton
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Carbrook Alberton
Connectivity score 53/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
548 premises
 0%
227 premises

Climate

Carbrook Alberton
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)

Carbrook Alberton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carbrook Alberton
Average residential rate $1,681/yr $1,298/yr
Council Logan Gold Coast

Federal electorate

Carbrook Alberton
Division Forde Fadden
Member Rowan Holzberger Cameron Caldwell
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Carbrook Alberton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carbrook

Outer Premium River

Alberton

Acreage Coastal Outer

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