Clontarf vs Griffin

Griffin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 46 in Clontarf. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Clontarf, most households own their home. In Griffin, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. Griffin is closer to the city centre: 27.1 km, against 36.4 km. On these figures, Clontarf tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Griffin suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

Clontarf

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 38/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 5)
  • But Griffin is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Griffin

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($877,500 vs $1,302,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper units ($687,500 vs $807,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Griffin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 35%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
  • But Clontarf has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Clontarf is more walkable (42/100 vs 14/100)
  • Griffin sits closer to the CBD (27.1 km vs 36.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clontarf

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 38/100)
  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Griffin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (79.8% vs 2.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clontarf Griffin
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.

Clontarf Griffin
Walkability 42 / 14
Clontarf — Walkability: 42/100 Griffin — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 90 / 62
Clontarf — Safety: 90/100 Griffin — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 49 / 100
Clontarf — Low fire risk: 49/100 Griffin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clontarf skews older (46 vs 29); Griffin has more residents (12,295 vs 8,446).

Clontarf Griffin
Population 8,446 12,295
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +79.8%
Median age 46 29
Median household income $71,916/yr $104,676/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $385/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clontarf Griffin
0-4 4.8% / 12.2%
Clontarf — 0-4: 4.8% Griffin — 0-4: 12.2%
5-14 11.3% / 16.2%
Clontarf — 5-14: 11.3% Griffin — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.3% / 4.1%
Clontarf — 15-19: 5.3% Griffin — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.6% / 7.9%
Clontarf — 20-24: 4.6% Griffin — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 10.4% / 24.7%
Clontarf — 25-34: 10.4% Griffin — 25-34: 24.7%
35-44 12.3% / 17.6%
Clontarf — 35-44: 12.3% Griffin — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 15.1% / 8.1%
Clontarf — 45-54: 15.1% Griffin — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 14.2% / 5.2%
Clontarf — 55-64: 14.2% Griffin — 55-64: 5.2%
65-74 12.6% / 2.8%
Clontarf — 65-74: 12.6% Griffin — 65-74: 2.8%
75-84 7.0% / 1.1%
Clontarf — 75-84: 7.0% Griffin — 75-84: 1.1%
85+ 2.6% / 0.1%
Clontarf — 85+: 2.6% Griffin — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clontarf 32.3% couple families
Clontarf — Couple Families: 32.3% Clontarf — Lone Person: 42.6% Clontarf — One Parent Families: 19.3% Clontarf — Group Household: 4.8% Clontarf — Other Families: 1.0%
Griffin 54.7% couple families
Griffin — Couple Families: 54.7% Griffin — Lone Person: 20.1% Griffin — One Parent Families: 19.5% Griffin — Group Household: 4.5% Griffin — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clontarf 34.7% renting
Clontarf — Owned Outright: 31.0% Clontarf — Mortgage: 34.4% Clontarf — Renting: 34.7%
Griffin 54.2% renting
Griffin — Owned Outright: 5.9% Griffin — Mortgage: 39.9% Griffin — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clontarf Griffin
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 16.6%
Clontarf — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Griffin — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 11.5%
Clontarf — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Griffin — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.2%
Clontarf — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Griffin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 3.1%
Clontarf — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Griffin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Clontarf — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Griffin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Clontarf Griffin
New Zealand 5.4% / 6.5%
Clontarf — New Zealand: 5.4% Griffin — New Zealand: 6.5%
England 5.2% / 2.7%
Clontarf — England: 5.2% Griffin — England: 2.7%
India 0.4% / 6.9%
Clontarf — India: 0.4% Griffin — India: 6.9%
Philippines 0.9% / 2.3%
Clontarf — Philippines: 0.9% Griffin — Philippines: 2.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.4%
Clontarf — South Africa: 0.4% Griffin — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Clontarf — Scotland: 0.8% Griffin — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clontarf 78.5% houses
Clontarf — Houses: 78.5% Clontarf — Townhouses: 7.4% Clontarf — Flats / Apartments: 14.1%
Griffin 72.2% houses
Griffin — Houses: 72.2% Griffin — Townhouses: 26.7% Griffin — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clontarf Griffin
Median house price $960,000
same for both
Median unit price $807,500 $687,500
Median land price $1,302,500 $877,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 95 sales
 26 days
from 181 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Clontarf Griffin
3 bed $937K / $850K
Clontarf — 3 bed: $937K (131 sales) Griffin — 3 bed: $850K (41 sales)

131 vs 41 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $970K
Clontarf — 4 bed: $1.06M (51 sales) Griffin — 4 bed: $970K (214 sales)

51 vs 214 sales

5 bed $1.29M / $1.11M
Clontarf — 5 bed: $1.29M (12 sales) Griffin — 5 bed: $1.11M (14 sales)

12 vs 14 sales

Development activity

Clontarf Griffin
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Clontarf Griffin
Houses 4.0%
$750/wk on $969K
 3.6%
$660/wk on $959K
Units 3.0%
$470/wk on $815K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Clontarf Griffin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 5% of QLD —

Liveability

Clontarf is more walkable (42 vs 14); Griffin scores higher overall (67 vs 54).

Clontarf Griffin
Grade B A
Score 54/100 67/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Clontarf carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Griffin carries more crime risk (38 vs 10).

Clontarf Griffin
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
85/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Clontarf Griffin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.5 km

Schools in Clontarf

  • Clontarf Beach State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Clontarf Beach State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Grace Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Griffin

  • Griffin State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clontarf Griffin
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 14 5
Childcare 9 7
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Clontarf sits further from the CBD (36.4 km vs 27.1 km).

Clontarf Griffin
Walkability score 42/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 36.4 km
+26% vs other
 27.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 38 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 108.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4019
 1.0%
postcode 4503
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4019
 56
postcode 4503

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.

Clontarf Griffin
Car (driver) 73.6% / 75.9%
Clontarf — Car (driver): 73.6% Griffin — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 15.1%
Clontarf — Worked from Home: 15.2% Griffin — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.2%
Clontarf — Car (passenger): 5.1% Griffin — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Train 2.9% / 4.0%
Clontarf — Train: 2.9% Griffin — Train: 4.0%
Walked Only 1.8% / 0.3%
Clontarf — Walked Only: 1.8% Griffin — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus 1.0% / 0.5%
Clontarf — Bus: 1.0% Griffin — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Clontarf Griffin
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 923 m
1.8 km to a named beach
 747 m
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Clontarf Griffin
Connectivity score 75/100 96/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
4,607 premises
 91%
5,339 premises

Climate

Clontarf Griffin
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)

Clontarf Griffin
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.6 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 13.4 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.43 pphm 0.74 pphm

Council rates

Clontarf Griffin
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Clontarf Griffin
Division Petrie
same for both
Member Emma Comer
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clontarf Griffin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clontarf

Coastal Outer Parks

Griffin

Coastal Family Outer Quiet Townhouses Young Families

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