Deagon vs Sandgate

Deagon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Sandgate. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Sandgate: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.12 million in Deagon, though rent is higher in Deagon. Deagon is closer to the city centre: 18.3 km, against 20.8 km.

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

Deagon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 72%)
  • But Sandgate has more childcare (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Deagon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($335,500 vs $1,023,750)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,125,000 vs $1,300,000)
  • But Sandgate has cheaper land ($675,000 vs $795,000)

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

Renters

Sandgate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($294/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Deagon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (18.3 km vs 20.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sandgate

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deagon Sandgate
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.

Deagon Sandgate
Walkability 79 / 80
Deagon — Walkability: 79/100 Sandgate — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 23 / 25
Deagon — Safety: 23/100 Sandgate — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Deagon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandgate — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sandgate has more residents (4,926 vs 3,773); Deagon rents higher ($350/wk vs $294/wk).

Deagon Sandgate
Population 3,773 4,926
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +0.3%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $83,460/yr $93,808/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+16% vs other
 $294/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deagon Sandgate
0-4 4.8% / 4.1%
Deagon — 0-4: 4.8% Sandgate — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.7% / 11.7%
Deagon — 5-14: 11.7% Sandgate — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.1% / 6.4%
Deagon — 15-19: 6.1% Sandgate — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.5% / 4.0%
Deagon — 20-24: 4.5% Sandgate — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 11.6% / 6.1%
Deagon — 25-34: 11.6% Sandgate — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 14.0% / 10.9%
Deagon — 35-44: 14.0% Sandgate — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.9% / 17.7%
Deagon — 45-54: 16.9% Sandgate — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 12.0% / 13.6%
Deagon — 55-64: 12.0% Sandgate — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 10.6% / 10.8%
Deagon — 65-74: 10.6% Sandgate — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.5% / 8.7%
Deagon — 75-84: 5.5% Sandgate — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 2.3% / 5.9%
Deagon — 85+: 2.3% Sandgate — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deagon 41.1% lone person
Deagon — Lone Person: 41.1% Deagon — Couple Families: 35.5% Deagon — One Parent Families: 16.0% Deagon — Group Household: 4.9% Deagon — Other Families: 2.4%
Sandgate 43.8% lone person
Sandgate — Lone Person: 43.8% Sandgate — Couple Families: 39.9% Sandgate — One Parent Families: 11.8% Sandgate — Group Household: 3.6% Sandgate — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deagon 30.3% renting
Deagon — Owned Outright: 28.4% Deagon — Mortgage: 41.3% Deagon — Renting: 30.3%
Sandgate 32.7% renting
Sandgate — Owned Outright: 32.1% Sandgate — Mortgage: 35.1% Sandgate — Renting: 32.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Deagon Sandgate
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 16.3%
Deagon — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Sandgate — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 12.4%
Deagon — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Sandgate — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.2%
Deagon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Sandgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 5.5%
Deagon — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Sandgate — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.3%
Deagon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Sandgate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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

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.

Deagon Sandgate
England 4.8% / 5.5%
Deagon — England: 4.8% Sandgate — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.7%
Deagon — New Zealand: 4.2% Sandgate — New Zealand: 3.7%
Philippines 1.5% / 0.6%
Deagon — Philippines: 1.5% Sandgate — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.5%
Deagon — South Africa: 0.5% Sandgate — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Deagon — Scotland: not among its largest Sandgate — Scotland: 0.8%
India 0.7% / —
Deagon — India: 0.7% Sandgate — India: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.6%
Deagon — Germany: not among its largest Sandgate — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deagon 87.5% houses
Deagon — Houses: 87.5% Deagon — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Deagon — Townhouses: 4.6%
Sandgate 72.1% houses
Sandgate — Houses: 72.1% Sandgate — Flats / Apartments: 25.7% Sandgate — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Deagon Sandgate
Median house price $1,125,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price $335,500 $1,023,750
Median land price $795,000 $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 36 sales
 32 days
from 34 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.

Deagon Sandgate
2 bed $900K / $1.23M
Deagon — 2 bed: $900K (11 sales) Sandgate — 2 bed: $1.23M (10 sales)

11 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.05M / $1.25M
Deagon — 3 bed: $1.05M (44 sales) Sandgate — 3 bed: $1.25M (27 sales)

44 vs 27 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.62M
Deagon — 4 bed: $1.28M (31 sales) Sandgate — 4 bed: $1.62M (14 sales)

31 vs 14 sales

5 bed $1.63M / $1.85M
Deagon — 5 bed: $1.63M (5 sales) Sandgate — 5 bed: $1.85M (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Deagon Sandgate
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Deagon Sandgate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD

Liveability

Sandgate scores higher overall (70 vs 63).

Deagon Sandgate
Grade B A
Score 63/100 70/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Deagon Sandgate
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
75/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Deagon Sandgate
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 6.2 km
 1
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 7.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 2.3%

Schools in Deagon

  • Sandgate District State High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Sandgate

  • Sandgate State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Deagon Sandgate
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 8 5
Childcare 3 8
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 4 3
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Sandgate sits further from the CBD (20.8 km vs 18.3 km).

Deagon Sandgate
Walkability score 79/100 80/100
Distance to Brisbane 18.3 km 20.8 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 30 min
Public transport score 88/100
Rail · Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 37.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 104.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4017
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4017
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.

Deagon Sandgate
Car (driver) 63.0% / 57.2%
Deagon — Car (driver): 63.0% Sandgate — Car (driver): 57.2%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 26.9%
Deagon — Worked from Home: 21.9% Sandgate — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Train 7.5% / 7.5%
Deagon — Train: 7.5% Sandgate — Train: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.9%
Deagon — Car (passenger): 3.9% Sandgate — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.7%
Deagon — Walked Only: 1.9% Sandgate — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.0%).

Setting

Deagon Sandgate
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km 654 m

NBN connectivity

Deagon Sandgate
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,921 premises
 3%
2,754 premises

Climate

Deagon Sandgate
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)

Deagon Sandgate
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.74 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Deagon Sandgate
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Deagon Sandgate
Division Lilley
same for both
Member Anika Wells
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deagon Sandgate
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deagon

Coastal Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Trains Transport Hub

Sandgate

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Retirees River Village Feel

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