Crossroads vs Hopeland

Crossroads is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 44 in Hopeland. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Crossroads tends to suit 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

Crossroads

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Hopeland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 61%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hopeland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hopeland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.5 km vs 309.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Crossroads carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 31/100)
  • Hopeland has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Crossroads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.3% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crossroads Hopeland
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.

Crossroads Hopeland
Walkability 0 / 0
Crossroads — Walkability: 0/100 Hopeland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 69
Crossroads — Safety: 84/100 Hopeland — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Crossroads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hopeland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Crossroads rents higher ($250/wk vs $175/wk); Crossroads has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $75,348).

Crossroads Hopeland
Population 127 128
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% -8.6%
Median age 32 44
Median household income $106,548/yr
+29% vs other
 $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+30% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crossroads Hopeland
0-4 — / 6.2%
Crossroads — 0-4: not among its largest Hopeland — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 25.2% / 15.6%
Crossroads — 5-14: 25.2% Hopeland — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 10.2% / 9.4%
Crossroads — 15-19: 10.2% Hopeland — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 4.7% / 5.5%
Crossroads — 20-24: 4.7% Hopeland — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.4% / 12.5%
Crossroads — 25-34: 13.4% Hopeland — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.4% / 10.2%
Crossroads — 35-44: 9.4% Hopeland — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.0% / 20.3%
Crossroads — 45-54: 15.0% Hopeland — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 6.3% / 10.2%
Crossroads — 55-64: 6.3% Hopeland — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 3.9% / 14.1%
Crossroads — 65-74: 3.9% Hopeland — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 3.9% / 3.1%
Crossroads — 75-84: 3.9% Hopeland — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Crossroads — 85+: not among its largest Hopeland — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

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.

Crossroads Hopeland
Philippines — / 3.1%
Crossroads — Philippines: not among its largest Hopeland — Philippines: 3.1%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Crossroads — South Africa: 2.4% Hopeland — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crossroads 85.0% couple families
Crossroads — Couple Families: 85.0% Crossroads — Lone Person: 0.0% Crossroads — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Hopeland 61.9% couple families
Hopeland — Couple Families: 61.9% Hopeland — Lone Person: 38.1% Hopeland — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crossroads 103.8% houses
Crossroads — Houses: 103.8% Crossroads — Townhouses: 11.5%
Hopeland 100.0% houses
Hopeland — Houses: 100.0% Hopeland — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Crossroads Hopeland
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 16.4%
Crossroads — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Hopeland — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 7.0%
Crossroads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Hopeland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.0%
Crossroads — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Hopeland — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Crossroads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Hopeland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crossroads 33.3% renting
Crossroads — Owned Outright: 54.2% Crossroads — Mortgage: 12.5% Crossroads — Renting: 33.3%
Hopeland 26.8% renting
Hopeland — Owned Outright: 51.2% Hopeland — Mortgage: 22.0% Hopeland — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Crossroads Hopeland
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Crossroads Hopeland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD

Liveability

Crossroads Hopeland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hopeland carries more crime risk (31 vs 16).

Crossroads Hopeland
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
31/100
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

Crossroads Hopeland
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

Crossroads Hopeland
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Crossroads sits further from the CBD (309.4 km vs 289.5 km).

Crossroads Hopeland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 309.4 km
+6% vs other
 289.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 214 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
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.

Crossroads Hopeland
Car (driver) 56.0% / 43.3%
Crossroads — Car (driver): 56.0% Hopeland — Car (driver): 43.3%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 48.3%
Crossroads — Worked from Home: 26.0% Hopeland — Worked from Home: 48.3%
Walked Only 12.0% / 8.3%
Crossroads — Walked Only: 12.0% Hopeland — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Crossroads — Car (passenger): 6.0% Hopeland — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).

Setting

Crossroads Hopeland
Elevation 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 323 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Crossroads Hopeland
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Crossroads Hopeland
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Crossroads Hopeland
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crossroads Hopeland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crossroads

Family Rural

Hopeland

Rural

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