Draper vs Yugar

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Draper 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

Draper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Draper

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yugar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yugar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Yugar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Draper Yugar
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.

Draper Yugar
Walkability 0 / 10
Draper — Walkability: 0/100 Yugar — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 79 / 79
Draper — Safety: 79/100 Yugar — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Draper — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yugar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Draper has more residents (695 vs 406); Draper rents higher ($500/wk vs $428/wk).

Draper Yugar
Population 695
+42% vs other
 406
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +5.5%
Median age 42 44
Median household income $159,796/yr
+13% vs other
 $138,632/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+14% vs other
 $428/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Draper Yugar
0-4 5.3% / 4.2%
Draper — 0-4: 5.3% Yugar — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 15.4% / 16.0%
Draper — 5-14: 15.4% Yugar — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.5% / 8.1%
Draper — 15-19: 7.5% Yugar — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 6.5% / 5.4%
Draper — 20-24: 6.5% Yugar — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.3% / 7.4%
Draper — 25-34: 7.3% Yugar — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 11.9% / 11.1%
Draper — 35-44: 11.9% Yugar — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 19.3% / 19.5%
Draper — 45-54: 19.3% Yugar — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 14.5% / 13.8%
Draper — 55-64: 14.5% Yugar — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 7.5% / 9.6%
Draper — 65-74: 7.5% Yugar — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.9% / 6.2%
Draper — 75-84: 4.9% Yugar — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.9% / —
Draper — 85+: 0.9% Yugar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Draper 78.9% couple families
Draper — Couple Families: 78.9% Draper — Lone Person: 9.9% Draper — One Parent Families: 11.3% Draper — Group Household: 0.0%
Yugar 65.6% couple families
Yugar — Couple Families: 65.6% Yugar — Lone Person: 17.8% Yugar — One Parent Families: 12.2% Yugar — Group Household: 4.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Draper 8.4% renting
Draper — Owned Outright: 36.3% Draper — Mortgage: 55.3% Draper — Renting: 8.4%
Yugar 11.9% renting
Yugar — Owned Outright: 37.0% Yugar — Mortgage: 51.1% Yugar — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Draper Yugar
England 6.0% / 2.7%
Draper — England: 6.0% Yugar — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.9%
Draper — New Zealand: 2.2% Yugar — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 3.6% / 2.0%
Draper — South Africa: 3.6% Yugar — South Africa: 2.0%
Germany 1.0% / —
Draper — Germany: 1.0% Yugar — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Draper — Philippines: 0.6% Yugar — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Draper Yugar
Bachelor Degree 20.0% / 15.8%
Draper — Bachelor Degree: 20.0% Yugar — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 15.5%
Draper — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Yugar — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.9%
Draper — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Yugar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 6.9%
Draper — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Yugar — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.0%
Draper — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Yugar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Draper 98.6% houses
Draper — Houses: 98.6% Draper — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Yugar 97.1% houses
Yugar — Houses: 97.1% Yugar — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Draper Yugar
Median house price $1,824,000 $1,850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Draper Yugar
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Draper Yugar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Yugar is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Draper Yugar
Grade A —
Score 77/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Draper Yugar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
same for both
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Draper Yugar
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

Draper Yugar
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Draper Yugar
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 24.8 km 25.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
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.

Draper Yugar
Car (driver) 56.5% / 62.0%
Draper — Car (driver): 56.5% Yugar — Car (driver): 62.0%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 29.8%
Draper — Worked from Home: 34.4% Yugar — Worked from Home: 29.8%
Train 4.8% / 4.7%
Draper — Train: 4.8% Yugar — Train: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.5%
Draper — Car (passenger): 2.8% Yugar — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Draper — Walked Only: 1.4% Yugar — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.0%).

Setting

Draper Yugar
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Draper Yugar
Connectivity score 40/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
241 premises
 0%
152 premises

Climate

Draper Yugar
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)

Draper Yugar
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

Draper Yugar
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Draper Yugar
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Draper Yugar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Draper

Acreage Middle-Ring River

Yugar

Acreage Outer

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