Donnybrook vs Beerburrum
Beerburrum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 58 in Donnybrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Donnybrook, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Beerburrum: a median of $1.15 million, against $758,000 in Donnybrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Donnybrook tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- Donnybrook carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 64/100)
- Beerburrum is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Donnybrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($757,500 vs $1,150,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Donnybrook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Donnybrook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (60.8 km vs 63.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Donnybrook
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 64/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Beerburrum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.3% vs 7.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Donnybrook and Beerburrum 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
Beerburrum has more residents (941 vs 664); Donnybrook skews older (58 vs 43).
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 664 | 941 +42% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.6% | +23.3% |
| Median age | 58 | 43 |
| Median household income | $58,760/yr | $74,984/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $303/wk | $325/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $757,500 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,151,500 | $1,200,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 45 days from 7 sales | 26 days from 8 sales |
Development activity
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% | -41% |
Ranking within QLD
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
Liveability
Donnybrook is more walkable (14 vs 0); Donnybrook scores higher overall (41 vs 31).
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | D |
| Score | 41/100 | 31/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Beerburrum carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 29); Beerburrum carries more crime risk (64 vs 40).
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 28/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Donnybrook
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Beerburrum
- Beerburrum State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 14 |
Mobility
Beerburrum sits further from the CBD (63.4 km vs 60.8 km).
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 60.8 km | 63.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 57 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 4510 | 0.5% postcode 4517 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 4510 | 75 postcode 4517 |
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 (74.1%).
Setting
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 894 m | 6.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 340 premises | 0% 380 premises |
Climate
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,052 mm | 950 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.7°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.43 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr | $1,690/yr |
| Council | Moreton Bay | Sunshine Coast |
Federal electorate
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Longman | Fisher |
| Member | Terry Young | Andrew Wallace |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Donnybrook | Beerburrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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