Durack vs Inala

Inala is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Durack. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Durack, most households own their home. In Inala, most households rent. Houses cost more in Durack: a median of $935,000, against $860,000 in Inala, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Durack tends to suit people living alone, while Inala suits renters 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

Inala

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (14 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 8)
  • But Durack has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Inala

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Inala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Durack

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 11%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Inala has more GPs (7 vs 0)

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

Investors

Durack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Durack Inala
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.

Durack Inala
Walkability 63 / 90
Durack — Walkability: 63/100 Inala — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 43 / 14
Durack — Safety: 43/100 Inala — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Durack — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inala — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Inala has more residents (15,273 vs 7,788); Durack rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Durack Inala
Population 7,788 15,273
+96% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +2.9%
Median age 39 33
Median household income $65,728/yr
+21% vs other
 $51,896/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+29% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durack Inala
0-4 6.4% / 7.5%
Durack — 0-4: 6.4% Inala — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 12.0% / 16.3%
Durack — 5-14: 12.0% Inala — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 5.7% / 7.4%
Durack — 15-19: 5.7% Inala — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.3% / 6.8%
Durack — 20-24: 6.3% Inala — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 13.3% / 13.4%
Durack — 25-34: 13.3% Inala — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 12.9% / 11.3%
Durack — 35-44: 12.9% Inala — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.3% / 11.8%
Durack — 45-54: 11.3% Inala — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.9% / 11.8%
Durack — 55-64: 10.9% Inala — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.1% / 7.8%
Durack — 65-74: 9.1% Inala — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 7.5% / 4.3%
Durack — 75-84: 7.5% Inala — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 4.5% / 1.5%
Durack — 85+: 4.5% Inala — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durack 38.3% couple families
Durack — Couple Families: 38.3% Durack — Lone Person: 39.4% Durack — One Parent Families: 16.7% Durack — Group Household: 4.0% Durack — Other Families: 1.7%
Inala 33.9% couple families
Inala — Couple Families: 33.9% Inala — Lone Person: 28.6% Inala — One Parent Families: 30.1% Inala — Group Household: 4.5% Inala — Other Families: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Durack 38.4% renting
Durack — Owned Outright: 30.4% Durack — Mortgage: 31.2% Durack — Renting: 38.4%
Inala 57.5% renting
Inala — Owned Outright: 20.8% Inala — Mortgage: 21.7% Inala — Renting: 57.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Durack Inala
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 9.0%
Durack — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Inala — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 4.6%
Durack — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Inala — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.2%
Durack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Inala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.0%
Durack — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Inala — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.5%
Durack — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Inala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

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.

Durack Inala
Vietnam 14.5% / 21.4%
Durack — Vietnam: 14.5% Inala — Vietnam: 21.4%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.0%
Durack — New Zealand: 3.2% Inala — New Zealand: 3.0%
England 2.5% / 1.4%
Durack — England: 2.5% Inala — England: 1.4%
Philippines 2.6% / 0.9%
Durack — Philippines: 2.6% Inala — Philippines: 0.9%
India 3.0% / 0.4%
Durack — India: 3.0% Inala — India: 0.4%
Bangladesh — / 0.6%
Durack — Bangladesh: not among its largest Inala — Bangladesh: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Durack 67.8% houses
Durack — Houses: 67.8% Durack — Townhouses: 29.0% Durack — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Inala 89.1% houses
Inala — Houses: 89.1% Inala — Townhouses: 6.0% Inala — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Durack Inala
Median house price $935,000 $860,000
Median unit price $647,000 —
Median land price — $580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 62 sales
 23 days
from 96 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.

Durack Inala
3 bed $910K / $860K
Durack — 3 bed: $910K (37 sales) Inala — 3 bed: $860K (148 sales)

37 vs 148 sales

4 bed $945K / $855K
Durack — 4 bed: $945K (48 sales) Inala — 4 bed: $855K (20 sales)

48 vs 20 sales

5 bed $1.21M / $1.09M
Durack — 5 bed: $1.21M (7 sales) Inala — 5 bed: $1.09M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Durack Inala
Houses 3.9%
$705/wk on $950K
 3.3%
$610/wk on $965K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Durack Inala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Durack scores higher overall (66 vs 36); Inala is more walkable (90 vs 63).

Durack Inala
Grade B C
Score 66/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Inala carries more crime risk (86 vs 57).

Durack Inala
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
86/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 20
within 5 km
 30
within 5 km

Schools

Durack Inala
Inside the suburb 3 6
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.0 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 9.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 2.0%

Schools in Durack

  • Australian International Islamic College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Glenala State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Durack State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Inala

  • Richlands East State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mark's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Inala State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Serviceton South State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Inala Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school
  • Western Suburbs State Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Durack Inala
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 8 15
Childcare 3 14
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 6 13

Mobility

Durack Inala
Walkability score 63/100 90/100
Distance to Brisbane 17.9 km 19.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 101.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 183.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4077
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4077
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.

Durack Inala
Car (driver) 72.8% / 73.0%
Durack — Car (driver): 72.8% Inala — Car (driver): 73.0%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 13.3%
Durack — Car (passenger): 8.9% Inala — Car (passenger): 13.3%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 6.3%
Durack — Worked from Home: 10.3% Inala — Worked from Home: 6.3%
Bus 4.8% / 2.5%
Durack — Bus: 4.8% Inala — Bus: 2.5%
Train 2.4% / 2.9%
Durack — Train: 2.4% Inala — Train: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Durack Inala
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 23.4 km

NBN connectivity

Durack Inala
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
3,194 premises
 3%
5,762 premises

Climate

Durack Inala
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)

Durack Inala
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Durack Inala
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Durack Inala
Division Oxley
same for both
Member Milton Dick
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Durack Inala
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Durack

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Townhouses

Inala

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

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