Dutton Park vs Woolloongabba

Woolloongabba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 33 in Dutton Park. In both, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Woolloongabba tends to suit young adults and share households.

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

Dutton Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 26%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (42% vs 30%)
  • But Woolloongabba has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Woolloongabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dutton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woolloongabba

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 58%)

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

Investors

Woolloongabba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.3% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
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.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Walkability 92 / 94
Dutton Park — Walkability: 92/100 Woolloongabba — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 14 / 7
Dutton Park — Safety: 14/100 Woolloongabba — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dutton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolloongabba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Woolloongabba has more residents (8,687 vs 2,134); Dutton Park skews older (33 vs 29).

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Population 2,134 8,687
+307% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +54.3%
Median age 33 29
Median household income $90,428/yr $96,876/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $440/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
0-4 3.3% / 2.9%
Dutton Park — 0-4: 3.3% Woolloongabba — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 9.5% / 4.9%
Dutton Park — 5-14: 9.5% Woolloongabba — 5-14: 4.9%
15-19 6.4% / 5.2%
Dutton Park — 15-19: 6.4% Woolloongabba — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 11.8% / 20.1%
Dutton Park — 20-24: 11.8% Woolloongabba — 20-24: 20.1%
25-34 22.7% / 32.2%
Dutton Park — 25-34: 22.7% Woolloongabba — 25-34: 32.2%
35-44 13.1% / 12.7%
Dutton Park — 35-44: 13.1% Woolloongabba — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 12.5% / 8.1%
Dutton Park — 45-54: 12.5% Woolloongabba — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 8.8% / 6.2%
Dutton Park — 55-64: 8.8% Woolloongabba — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 6.7% / 3.6%
Dutton Park — 65-74: 6.7% Woolloongabba — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 4.1% / 2.5%
Dutton Park — 75-84: 4.1% Woolloongabba — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.0% / 1.6%
Dutton Park — 85+: 1.0% Woolloongabba — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 43.3% lone person
Dutton Park — Lone Person: 43.3% Dutton Park — Couple Families: 27.0% Dutton Park — Group Household: 15.4% Dutton Park — One Parent Families: 10.8% Dutton Park — Other Families: 3.5%
Woolloongabba 44.0% lone person
Woolloongabba — Lone Person: 44.0% Woolloongabba — Couple Families: 18.2% Woolloongabba — Group Household: 26.6% Woolloongabba — One Parent Families: 7.9% Woolloongabba — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 64.1% renting
Dutton Park — Owned Outright: 16.1% Dutton Park — Mortgage: 19.8% Dutton Park — Renting: 64.1%
Woolloongabba 72.5% renting
Woolloongabba — Owned Outright: 10.3% Woolloongabba — Mortgage: 17.2% Woolloongabba — Renting: 72.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 28.4%
Dutton Park — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Woolloongabba — Bachelor Degree: 28.4%
Postgraduate Degree 12.7% / 10.6%
Dutton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7% Woolloongabba — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.9% / 9.2%
Dutton Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.9% Woolloongabba — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.7%
Dutton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Woolloongabba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.9%
Dutton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Woolloongabba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

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.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
China 1.8% / 6.9%
Dutton Park — China: 1.8% Woolloongabba — China: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / 3.1%
Dutton Park — New Zealand: 2.6% Woolloongabba — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 3.0% / 2.4%
Dutton Park — England: 3.0% Woolloongabba — England: 2.4%
India 1.8% / 2.7%
Dutton Park — India: 1.8% Woolloongabba — India: 2.7%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.5%
Dutton Park — Vietnam: 1.8% Woolloongabba — Vietnam: 1.5%
Greece 2.2% / —
Dutton Park — Greece: 2.2% Woolloongabba — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dutton Park 57.4% flats / apartments
Dutton Park — Flats / Apartments: 57.4% Dutton Park — Houses: 41.9% Dutton Park — Townhouses: 0.7%
Woolloongabba 69.5% flats / apartments
Woolloongabba — Flats / Apartments: 69.5% Woolloongabba — Houses: 29.8% Woolloongabba — Townhouses: 0.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,525,000
Median unit price $718,500 $759,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 9 sales
 21 days
from 44 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
1 bed $542K / $640K
Dutton Park — 1 bed: $542K (18 sales) Woolloongabba — 1 bed: $640K (57 sales)

18 vs 57 sales

2 bed $855K / $790K
Dutton Park — 2 bed: $855K (15 sales) Woolloongabba — 2 bed: $790K (127 sales)

15 vs 127 sales

Development activity

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
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.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Houses — 3.8%
$885/wk on $1.22M
Units — 4.5%
$700/wk on $802K

Ranking within QLD

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Schools Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Dutton Park scores higher overall (75 vs 57).

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Grade A B
Score 75/100 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
93/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane City, 2.0 km
 3
Brisbane City, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.0% 11.5%

Schools in Dutton Park

  • Brisbane South State Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Dutton Park State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Ita's Regional Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Woolloongabba

  • Buranda State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Australian International Islamic College - Buranda Campus Independent · Combined
  • Narbethong State Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 8 48
Parks & reserves 3 13
Childcare 3 5
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Walkability score 92/100 94/100
Distance to Brisbane 4 km 4.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 276.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 668.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4102
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 4102
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.

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Car (driver) 38.1% / 43.6%
Dutton Park — Car (driver): 38.1% Woolloongabba — Car (driver): 43.6%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 21.2%
Dutton Park — Worked from Home: 27.4% Woolloongabba — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Bus 8.3% / 13.9%
Dutton Park — Bus: 8.3% Woolloongabba — Bus: 13.9%
Walked Only 9.1% / 9.7%
Dutton Park — Walked Only: 9.1% Woolloongabba — Walked Only: 9.7%
Bicycle 6.8% / 3.5%
Dutton Park — Bicycle: 6.8% Woolloongabba — Bicycle: 3.5%
Train 5.3% / 4.2%
Dutton Park — Train: 5.3% Woolloongabba — Train: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.6%).

Setting

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Connectivity score 100/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
238 premises
 43%
5,237 premises

Climate

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
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)

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dutton Park Woolloongabba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dutton Park

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals

Woolloongabba

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Students Transport Hub Urban

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