Eight Mile Plains vs Upper Mount Gravatt

Upper Mount Gravatt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Eight Mile Plains. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Eight Mile Plains, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Upper Mount Gravatt, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Eight Mile Plains: a median of $1.57 million, against $1.31 million in Upper Mount Gravatt. Upper Mount Gravatt is closer to the city centre: 12.7 km, against 16.3 km. On these figures, Eight Mile Plains tends to suit couples, while Upper Mount Gravatt suits renters, people living alone, 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

Eight Mile Plains

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (31 vs 12)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 46%)
  • But Upper Mount Gravatt has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Eight Mile Plains leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
  • Upper Mount Gravatt has cheaper houses ($1,310,000 vs $1,569,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Upper Mount Gravatt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Mount Gravatt

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.7 km vs 16.3 km)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Mount Gravatt

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 5)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Eight Mile Plains carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Eight Mile Plains returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.4%)
  • Upper Mount Gravatt is growing faster (16.9% vs 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Eight Mile Plains and Upper Mount Gravatt drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Walkability 71 / 91
Eight Mile Plains — Walkability: 71/100 Upper Mount Gravatt — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 37 / 7
Eight Mile Plains — Safety: 37/100 Upper Mount Gravatt — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Eight Mile Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Mount Gravatt — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eight Mile Plains has more residents (15,326 vs 10,800); Eight Mile Plains has higher household incomes ($99,684 vs $86,164).

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Population 15,326
+30% vs other
 10,800
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +16.9%
Median age 36 33
Median household income $99,684/yr
+14% vs other
 $86,164/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+1% vs other
 $415/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
0-4 5.8% / 5.0%
Eight Mile Plains — 0-4: 5.8% Upper Mount Gravatt — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 11.7% / 9.7%
Eight Mile Plains — 5-14: 11.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.0% / 6.0%
Eight Mile Plains — 15-19: 5.0% Upper Mount Gravatt — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.5% / 10.9%
Eight Mile Plains — 20-24: 7.5% Upper Mount Gravatt — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 17.3% / 20.4%
Eight Mile Plains — 25-34: 17.3% Upper Mount Gravatt — 25-34: 20.4%
35-44 15.4% / 14.9%
Eight Mile Plains — 35-44: 15.4% Upper Mount Gravatt — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 11.4% / 9.9%
Eight Mile Plains — 45-54: 11.4% Upper Mount Gravatt — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 10.3% / 7.9%
Eight Mile Plains — 55-64: 10.3% Upper Mount Gravatt — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 8.7% / 5.7%
Eight Mile Plains — 65-74: 8.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 4.6% / 5.8%
Eight Mile Plains — 75-84: 4.6% Upper Mount Gravatt — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.4% / 3.8%
Eight Mile Plains — 85+: 2.4% Upper Mount Gravatt — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eight Mile Plains 52.1% couple families
Eight Mile Plains — Couple Families: 52.1% Eight Mile Plains — Lone Person: 24.7% Eight Mile Plains — One Parent Families: 14.0% Eight Mile Plains — Group Household: 7.1% Eight Mile Plains — Other Families: 2.1%
Upper Mount Gravatt 32.7% couple families
Upper Mount Gravatt — Couple Families: 32.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — Lone Person: 37.0% Upper Mount Gravatt — One Parent Families: 13.6% Upper Mount Gravatt — Group Household: 13.3% Upper Mount Gravatt — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eight Mile Plains 35.0% renting
Eight Mile Plains — Owned Outright: 32.8% Eight Mile Plains — Mortgage: 32.3% Eight Mile Plains — Renting: 35.0%
Upper Mount Gravatt 46.3% renting
Upper Mount Gravatt — Owned Outright: 25.6% Upper Mount Gravatt — Mortgage: 28.1% Upper Mount Gravatt — Renting: 46.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 19.3%
Eight Mile Plains — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Upper Mount Gravatt — Bachelor Degree: 19.3%
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 10.0%
Eight Mile Plains — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Upper Mount Gravatt — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 8.1%
Eight Mile Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.0%
Eight Mile Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Upper Mount Gravatt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Eight Mile Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Upper Mount Gravatt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
China 11.7% / 7.0%
Eight Mile Plains — China: 11.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — China: 7.0%
India 6.7% / 3.7%
Eight Mile Plains — India: 6.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — India: 3.7%
Taiwan 4.7% / 1.8%
Eight Mile Plains — Taiwan: 4.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — Taiwan: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.1%
Eight Mile Plains — New Zealand: 2.8% Upper Mount Gravatt — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 1.4% / 2.1%
Eight Mile Plains — England: 1.4% Upper Mount Gravatt — England: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.2%
Eight Mile Plains — Malaysia: 1.8% Upper Mount Gravatt — Malaysia: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eight Mile Plains 64.4% houses
Eight Mile Plains — Houses: 64.4% Eight Mile Plains — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Eight Mile Plains — Townhouses: 26.1%
Upper Mount Gravatt 57.7% houses
Upper Mount Gravatt — Houses: 57.7% Upper Mount Gravatt — Flats / Apartments: 34.2% Upper Mount Gravatt — Townhouses: 8.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Median house price $1,569,000 $1,310,000
Median unit price $775,000 $774,250
Median land price $1,021,888 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 83 sales
 20 days
from 93 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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
2 bed $775K / $775K
Eight Mile Plains — 2 bed: $775K (7 sales) Upper Mount Gravatt — 2 bed: $775K (63 sales)

7 vs 63 sales

3 bed $808K / $815K
Eight Mile Plains — 3 bed: $808K (8 sales) Upper Mount Gravatt — 3 bed: $815K (26 sales)

8 vs 26 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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
3 bed $1.3M / $1.25M
Eight Mile Plains — 3 bed: $1.3M (16 sales) Upper Mount Gravatt — 3 bed: $1.25M (74 sales)

16 vs 74 sales

4 bed $1.52M / $1.46M
Eight Mile Plains — 4 bed: $1.52M (37 sales) Upper Mount Gravatt — 4 bed: $1.46M (28 sales)

37 vs 28 sales

5 bed $1.92M / $1.85M
Eight Mile Plains — 5 bed: $1.92M (35 sales) Upper Mount Gravatt — 5 bed: $1.85M (12 sales)

35 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Houses 4.4%
$780/wk on $924K
 3.4%
$765/wk on $1.16M
Units — 4.0%
$650/wk on $840K

Ranking within QLD

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 83% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Upper Mount Gravatt is more walkable (91 vs 71); Eight Mile Plains scores higher overall (74 vs 66).

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Grade A B
Score 74/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Upper Mount Gravatt carries more crime risk (93 vs 63).

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
63/100
 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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.2 km
 2
Brisbane South (Nathan), 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 5.9%

Schools in Eight Mile Plains

  • Warrigal Road State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Eight Mile Plains State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Upper Mount Gravatt

  • St Bernard's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Clairvaux MacKillop College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Upper Mount Gravatt State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John of Kronstadt Academy Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Supermarkets 2 9
Cafes & restaurants 10 19
Parks & reserves 31 12
Childcare 13 10
GPs 5 7
Pharmacies 2 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 8
Fuel stations 6 2
Waterways 11 6

Mobility

Eight Mile Plains sits further from the CBD (16.3 km vs 12.7 km).

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Walkability score 71/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.3 km
+22% vs other
 12.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 190.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 767.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 4113
 2.1%
postcode 4122
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4113
 47
postcode 4122

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.

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Car (driver) 63.6% / 61.1%
Eight Mile Plains — Car (driver): 63.6% Upper Mount Gravatt — Car (driver): 61.1%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 19.0%
Eight Mile Plains — Worked from Home: 19.2% Upper Mount Gravatt — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Bus 9.2% / 10.2%
Eight Mile Plains — Bus: 9.2% Upper Mount Gravatt — Bus: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.5%
Eight Mile Plains — Car (passenger): 5.3% Upper Mount Gravatt — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.3% / 3.8%
Eight Mile Plains — Walked Only: 1.3% Upper Mount Gravatt — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Connectivity score 72/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
6,642 premises
 12%
6,138 premises

Climate

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
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)

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 14.6 µg/m³ 17.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.48 pphm 0.99 pphm

Council rates

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Division Moreton Bonner
Member Julie-Ann Campbell Kara Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eight Mile Plains Upper Mount Gravatt
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eight Mile Plains

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Transport Hub

Upper Mount Gravatt

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks River Transport Hub

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