Cressbrook vs Fulham

Fulham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Cressbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cressbrook, about half of households are people living alone. In Fulham, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cressbrook tends to suit people living alone, while Fulham suits couples.

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

  • Cressbrook carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 60/100)
  • Fulham is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 46%)

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

Cressbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 122 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (123.3 km vs 130.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cressbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Fulham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.4% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cressbrook Fulham
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.

Cressbrook Fulham
Walkability 0 / 0
Cressbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Fulham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 40
Cressbrook — Safety: 61/100 Fulham — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Cressbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fulham — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Cressbrook has more residents (121 vs 53); Cressbrook skews older (45 vs 37).

Cressbrook Fulham
Population 121
+56% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +51.4%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $66,612/yr
+6% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook Fulham
0-4 9.9% / 7.5%
Cressbrook — 0-4: 9.9% Fulham — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 15.7% / 20.8%
Cressbrook — 5-14: 15.7% Fulham — 5-14: 20.8%
15-19 3.3% / —
Cressbrook — 15-19: 3.3% Fulham — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 8.3% / —
Cressbrook — 20-24: 8.3% Fulham — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.7% / 5.7%
Cressbrook — 25-34: 10.7% Fulham — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 7.4% / 22.6%
Cressbrook — 35-44: 7.4% Fulham — 35-44: 22.6%
45-54 9.1% / —
Cressbrook — 45-54: 9.1% Fulham — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 20.7% / 11.3%
Cressbrook — 55-64: 20.7% Fulham — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 10.7% / 9.4%
Cressbrook — 65-74: 10.7% Fulham — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 8.3% / 9.4%
Cressbrook — 75-84: 8.3% Fulham — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / —
Cressbrook — 85+: not among its largest Fulham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 37.1% couple families
Cressbrook — Couple Families: 37.1% Cressbrook — Lone Person: 45.7% Cressbrook — One Parent Families: 8.6% Cressbrook — Group Household: 8.6%
Fulham 63.6% couple families
Fulham — Couple Families: 63.6% Fulham — Lone Person: 36.4% Fulham — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fulham — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 25.6% renting
Cressbrook — Owned Outright: 44.2% Cressbrook — Mortgage: 30.2% Cressbrook — Renting: 25.6%
Fulham 17.6% renting
Fulham — Owned Outright: 52.9% Fulham — Mortgage: 29.4% Fulham — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 100.0% houses
Cressbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Fulham 100.0% houses
Fulham — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Cressbrook Fulham
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 26.4%
Cressbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Fulham — Certificate III & IV: 26.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 18.9%
Cressbrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Fulham — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / —
Cressbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Fulham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Cressbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Fulham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Development activity

Cressbrook Fulham
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cressbrook Fulham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Cressbrook Fulham
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Fulham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Fulham carries more crime risk (60 vs 39).

Cressbrook Fulham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Cressbrook Fulham
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

Cressbrook Fulham
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Fulham sits further from the CBD (130.7 km vs 123.3 km).

Cressbrook Fulham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 123.3 km 130.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
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.

Cressbrook Fulham
Car (driver) 68.9% / 100.0%
Cressbrook — Car (driver): 68.9% Fulham — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 31.1% / —
Cressbrook — Worked from Home: 31.1% Fulham — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cressbrook Fulham
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressbrook Fulham
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Cressbrook Fulham
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cressbrook Fulham
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Cressbrook Fulham
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cressbrook Fulham
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressbrook

Family Rural Young Families

Fulham

Family Rural

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