Crystal Brook vs Foxdale
Crystal Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Foxdale. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Crystal Brook tends to suit people living alone 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
Foxdale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 69%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Foxdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Foxdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Foxdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (750 min vs 759 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1100.3 km vs 1105.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Foxdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crystal Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.5% vs -22.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crystal Brook and Foxdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Crystal Brook has more residents (237 vs 99); Foxdale has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $74,048).
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 237 +58% vs other | 99 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +29.5% | -22.0% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 |
| Median household income | $74,048/yr | $108,316/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $283/wk +1% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 190 across Whitsunday same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 60% of QLD |
Liveability
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Crystal Brook carries more crime risk (45 vs 25).
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Crystal Brook sits further from the CBD (1105.3 km vs 1100.3 km).
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1105.3 km | 1100.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 759 min | 750 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 4800 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).
Setting
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.6 km | 17.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,412/yr same for both | |
| Council | Whitsunday same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crystal Brook | Foxdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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