Carbrook vs Cornubia

Cornubia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Carbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carbrook, about half of households are couple families. In Cornubia, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carbrook: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.2 million in Cornubia, though rent is higher in Cornubia. Cornubia is closer to the city centre: 33.2 km, against 37.2 km. On these figures, Carbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Cornubia suits families with children, couples, and 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

Cornubia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 76%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 65%)
  • But Carbrook has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Cornubia

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,670,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cornubia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.2 km vs 37.2 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 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 59/100)
  • But Cornubia is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

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

Carbrook and Cornubia 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 Cornubia
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 Cornubia
Walkability 0 / 29
Carbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Cornubia — Walkability: 29/100
Safety 56 / 41
Carbrook — Safety: 56/100 Cornubia — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Carbrook — Low fire risk: 47/100 Cornubia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cornubia has more residents (7,810 vs 1,330); Cornubia has higher household incomes ($122,096 vs $103,428).

Carbrook Cornubia
Population 1,330 7,810
+487% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +6.7%
Median age 46 40
Median household income $103,428/yr $122,096/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk $440/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carbrook Cornubia
0-4 3.5% / 5.5%
Carbrook — 0-4: 3.5% Cornubia — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.3% / 14.3%
Carbrook — 5-14: 12.3% Cornubia — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.8% / 7.3%
Carbrook — 15-19: 6.8% Cornubia — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.7% / 5.1%
Carbrook — 20-24: 5.7% Cornubia — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.2% / 10.3%
Carbrook — 25-34: 10.2% Cornubia — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 9.8% / 13.7%
Carbrook — 35-44: 9.8% Cornubia — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.7% / 15.0%
Carbrook — 45-54: 13.7% Cornubia — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 14.8% / 12.6%
Carbrook — 55-64: 14.8% Cornubia — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 14.7% / 10.8%
Carbrook — 65-74: 14.7% Cornubia — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 6.5% / 3.9%
Carbrook — 75-84: 6.5% Cornubia — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.5% / 1.4%
Carbrook — 85+: 2.5% Cornubia — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

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%
Cornubia 61.4% couple families
Cornubia — Couple Families: 61.4% Cornubia — Lone Person: 18.7% Cornubia — One Parent Families: 16.2% Cornubia — Group Household: 2.9% Cornubia — Other Families: 0.8%
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%
Cornubia 13.2% renting
Cornubia — Owned Outright: 31.1% Cornubia — Mortgage: 55.6% Cornubia — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carbrook Cornubia
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 17.2%
Carbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Cornubia — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 13.4%
Carbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Cornubia — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Carbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Cornubia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 3.2%
Carbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Cornubia — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Carbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Cornubia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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 Cornubia
England 5.3% / 6.3%
Carbrook — England: 5.3% Cornubia — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 4.4% / 5.1%
Carbrook — New Zealand: 4.4% Cornubia — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.5%
Carbrook — South Africa: 0.8% Cornubia — South Africa: 1.5%
India 0.8% / 0.8%
Carbrook — India: 0.8% Cornubia — India: 0.8%
Germany 0.9% / 0.4%
Carbrook — Germany: 0.9% Cornubia — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Carbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Cornubia — Scotland: 1.0%
Ireland 0.8% / —
Carbrook — Ireland: 0.8% Cornubia — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

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%
Cornubia 93.6% houses
Cornubia — Houses: 93.6% Cornubia — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Cornubia — Townhouses: 5.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carbrook Cornubia
Median house price $1,670,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $1,310,000
Median land price — $780,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 5 sales
 28 days
from 73 sales

Development activity

Carbrook Cornubia
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Carbrook Cornubia
Houses — 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carbrook Cornubia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools Higher than 11% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Cornubia is more walkable (29 vs 0); Cornubia scores higher overall (69 vs 35).

Carbrook Cornubia
Grade C A
Score 35/100 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Carbrook carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Cornubia carries more crime risk (59 vs 44).

Carbrook Cornubia
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Carbrook Cornubia
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 1

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 Cornubia

  • Chisholm Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Matthew's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carbrook Cornubia
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 21
Childcare 4 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 12 13

Mobility

Carbrook sits further from the CBD (37.2 km vs 33.2 km).

Carbrook Cornubia
Walkability score 0/100 29/100
Distance to Brisbane 37.2 km
+11% vs other
 33.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 32 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 4130
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 4130
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.

Carbrook Cornubia
Car (driver) 71.2% / 71.7%
Carbrook — Car (driver): 71.2% Cornubia — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 21.0%
Carbrook — Worked from Home: 21.1% Cornubia — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.8%
Carbrook — Car (passenger): 4.6% Cornubia — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus 1.6% / 2.0%
Carbrook — Bus: 1.6% Cornubia — Bus: 2.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.9%
Carbrook — Walked Only: 1.4% Cornubia — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Carbrook Cornubia
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 9.5 km

NBN connectivity

Carbrook Cornubia
Connectivity score 53/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
548 premises
 29%
2,825 premises

Climate

Carbrook Cornubia
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 Cornubia
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 Cornubia
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Carbrook Cornubia
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carbrook Cornubia
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

Cornubia

Large Blocks Outer Parks River

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