Clagiraba vs Lower Beechmont

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clagiraba, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Clagiraba: a median of $1.73 million, against $972,000 in Lower Beechmont, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clagiraba tends to suit couples, while Lower Beechmont suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Clagiraba and Lower Beechmont are both quiet hinterland communities, but they differ notably in price and income profile. Clagiraba has a significantly higher median household income of $120,588 compared to Lower Beechmont's $81,640, and median house prices reflect this gap at $1,700,000 versus $920,000. Clagiraba also scores higher on liveability (63 versus 55) and sits closer to the CBD at 74.8 km. Lower Beechmont suits buyers seeking more affordable entry into a similar demographic area, though Clagiraba may appeal to those prioritising stronger household wealth and a higher socio-economic decile of 9.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Clagiraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Beechmont

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($690,000 vs $2,400,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($971,500 vs $1,725,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Clagiraba leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Lower Beechmont has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $475/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clagiraba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (74.8 km vs 85.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 71 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Clagiraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs 2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
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.

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Walkability 10 / 17
Clagiraba — Walkability: 10/100 Lower Beechmont — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 48 / 46
Clagiraba — Safety: 48/100 Lower Beechmont — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 66 / 34
Clagiraba — Low fire risk: 66/100 Lower Beechmont — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Lower Beechmont has more residents (1,067 vs 651); Clagiraba has higher household incomes ($120,588 vs $81,640).

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Population 651 1,067
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +2.0%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $120,588/yr
+32% vs other
 $81,640/yr
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+14% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
0-4 5.7% / 6.6%
Clagiraba — 0-4: 5.7% Lower Beechmont — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.3% / 12.0%
Clagiraba — 5-14: 14.3% Lower Beechmont — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 8.1% / 4.7%
Clagiraba — 15-19: 8.1% Lower Beechmont — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 2.2% / 3.1%
Clagiraba — 20-24: 2.2% Lower Beechmont — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.3% / 10.9%
Clagiraba — 25-34: 10.3% Lower Beechmont — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.5% / 15.6%
Clagiraba — 35-44: 11.5% Lower Beechmont — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 15.2% / 14.3%
Clagiraba — 45-54: 15.2% Lower Beechmont — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 16.6% / 16.0%
Clagiraba — 55-64: 16.6% Lower Beechmont — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 9.8% / 11.4%
Clagiraba — 65-74: 9.8% Lower Beechmont — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.2% / 4.3%
Clagiraba — 75-84: 5.2% Lower Beechmont — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.1%
Clagiraba — 85+: not among its largest Lower Beechmont — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clagiraba 65.4% couple families
Clagiraba — Couple Families: 65.4% Clagiraba — Lone Person: 17.6% Clagiraba — One Parent Families: 11.8% Clagiraba — Group Household: 5.1% Clagiraba — Other Families: 0.0%
Lower Beechmont 43.5% couple families
Lower Beechmont — Couple Families: 43.5% Lower Beechmont — Lone Person: 34.4% Lower Beechmont — One Parent Families: 16.8% Lower Beechmont — Group Household: 3.9% Lower Beechmont — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clagiraba 11.4% renting
Clagiraba — Owned Outright: 31.8% Clagiraba — Mortgage: 56.7% Clagiraba — Renting: 11.4%
Lower Beechmont 13.4% renting
Lower Beechmont — Owned Outright: 31.4% Lower Beechmont — Mortgage: 55.2% Lower Beechmont — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 19.8%
Clagiraba — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Lower Beechmont — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 12.3%
Clagiraba — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Lower Beechmont — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.2%
Clagiraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Lower Beechmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 4.5%
Clagiraba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Lower Beechmont — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.2%
Clagiraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Lower Beechmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
England 6.3% / 6.5%
Clagiraba — England: 6.3% Lower Beechmont — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 6.5% / 5.6%
Clagiraba — New Zealand: 6.5% Lower Beechmont — New Zealand: 5.6%
Germany 1.4% / 1.0%
Clagiraba — Germany: 1.4% Lower Beechmont — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.8% / 1.2%
Clagiraba — Netherlands: 0.8% Lower Beechmont — Netherlands: 1.2%
Canada 0.9% / 1.0%
Clagiraba — Canada: 0.9% Lower Beechmont — Canada: 1.0%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.7%
Clagiraba — South Africa: 0.8% Lower Beechmont — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Clagiraba — Scotland: not among its largest Lower Beechmont — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clagiraba 95.2% houses
Clagiraba — Houses: 95.2% Clagiraba — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Lower Beechmont 98.5% houses
Lower Beechmont — Houses: 98.5% Lower Beechmont — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Median house price $1,725,000 $971,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,400,000 $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 235 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Houses — 3.8%
$750/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Clagiraba scores higher overall (52 vs 37).

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Grade B C
Score 52/100 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lower Beechmont carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 34).

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood —
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

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
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

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Parks & reserves 6 8
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Lower Beechmont sits further from the CBD (85.2 km vs 74.8 km).

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Walkability score 10/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 74.8 km 85.2 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
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.

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Car (driver) 73.6% / 70.7%
Clagiraba — Car (driver): 73.6% Lower Beechmont — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 23.5%
Clagiraba — Worked from Home: 17.6% Lower Beechmont — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.1%
Clagiraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Lower Beechmont — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 3.5% / 1.1%
Clagiraba — Walked Only: 3.5% Lower Beechmont — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 0.7%
Clagiraba — Train: not among its largest Lower Beechmont — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Connectivity score 42/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
223 premises
 0%
370 premises

Climate

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,556 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clagiraba Lower Beechmont
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clagiraba

Acreage

Lower Beechmont

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