Crawford vs Gordonbrook

Crawford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Gordonbrook. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Crawford tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Crawford has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Gordonbrook carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)

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

Crawford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Crawford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 203 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (219.9 km vs 237 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gordonbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Crawford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.2% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crawford Gordonbrook
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.

Crawford Gordonbrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Crawford — Walkability: 0/100 Gordonbrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 83
Crawford — Safety: 66/100 Gordonbrook — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Crawford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gordonbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gordonbrook has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $76,648); Gordonbrook skews older (46 vs 40).

Crawford Gordonbrook
Population 182 184
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.2% +5.1%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $76,648/yr $93,184/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crawford Gordonbrook
0-4 4.4% / 6.0%
Crawford — 0-4: 4.4% Gordonbrook — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 18.1% / 10.9%
Crawford — 5-14: 18.1% Gordonbrook — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.9% / 3.8%
Crawford — 15-19: 4.9% Gordonbrook — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 1.6% / 9.2%
Crawford — 20-24: 1.6% Gordonbrook — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 15.9% / 12.0%
Crawford — 25-34: 15.9% Gordonbrook — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 12.6% / 5.4%
Crawford — 35-44: 12.6% Gordonbrook — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 11.5% / 19.0%
Crawford — 45-54: 11.5% Gordonbrook — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 16.5% / 15.8%
Crawford — 55-64: 16.5% Gordonbrook — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 12.1% / 12.0%
Crawford — 65-74: 12.1% Gordonbrook — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.0% / 4.9%
Crawford — 75-84: 6.0% Gordonbrook — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Crawford — 85+: not among its largest Gordonbrook — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crawford 56.4% couple families
Crawford — Couple Families: 56.4% Crawford — Lone Person: 25.6% Crawford — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Gordonbrook 56.8% couple families
Gordonbrook — Couple Families: 56.8% Gordonbrook — Lone Person: 32.4% Gordonbrook — One Parent Families: 10.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crawford 30.0% renting
Crawford — Owned Outright: 36.7% Crawford — Mortgage: 33.3% Crawford — Renting: 30.0%
Gordonbrook 8.3% renting
Gordonbrook — Owned Outright: 51.7% Gordonbrook — Mortgage: 40.0% Gordonbrook — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crawford Gordonbrook
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 20.1%
Crawford — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Gordonbrook — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 4.9%
Crawford — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Gordonbrook — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.4%
Crawford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Gordonbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%

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.

Crawford Gordonbrook
South Africa 2.2% / —
Crawford — South Africa: 2.2% Gordonbrook — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada — / 2.2%
Crawford — Canada: not among its largest Gordonbrook — Canada: 2.2%
England 1.6% / —
Crawford — England: 1.6% Gordonbrook — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Crawford — New Zealand: not among its largest Gordonbrook — New Zealand: 1.6%
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Crawford — Netherlands: not among its largest Gordonbrook — Netherlands: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crawford 100.0% houses
Crawford — Houses: 100.0%
Gordonbrook 100.0% houses
Gordonbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Crawford Gordonbrook
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Crawford Gordonbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Crawford Gordonbrook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Crawford carries more crime risk (34 vs 17).

Crawford Gordonbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
17/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Crawford Gordonbrook
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Crawford

  • Crawford State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Gordonbrook

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

Amenities in the suburb

Crawford Gordonbrook
Waterways 4 14

Mobility

Gordonbrook sits further from the CBD (237 km vs 219.9 km).

Crawford Gordonbrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 219.9 km 237 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 203 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
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.

Crawford Gordonbrook
Car (driver) 73.2% / 80.3%
Crawford — Car (driver): 73.2% Gordonbrook — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 9.2%
Crawford — Worked from Home: 8.5% Gordonbrook — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 12.2% / 5.3%
Crawford — Car (passenger): 12.2% Gordonbrook — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 6.1% / 5.3%
Crawford — Walked Only: 6.1% Gordonbrook — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Crawford Gordonbrook
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Crawford Gordonbrook
Connectivity score 58/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
80 premises
 0%
71 premises

Council rates

Crawford Gordonbrook
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Crawford Gordonbrook
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crawford Gordonbrook
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crawford

Family Rural

Gordonbrook

River Rural

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