Ellesmere vs Brooklands

Brooklands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Ellesmere. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ellesmere, about half of households are people living alone. In Brooklands, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ellesmere tends to suit people living alone, while Brooklands suits 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

Brooklands

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brooklands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brooklands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 168 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195.7 km vs 206.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ellesmere Brooklands
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.

Ellesmere Brooklands
Walkability 0 / 0
Ellesmere — Walkability: 0/100 Brooklands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 44
Ellesmere — Safety: 25/100 Brooklands — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ellesmere — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brooklands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ellesmere rents higher ($300/wk vs $230/wk); Brooklands has higher household incomes ($57,824 vs $50,544).

Ellesmere Brooklands
Population 334
+3% vs other
 324
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +10.2%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $50,544/yr $57,824/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ellesmere Brooklands
0-4 5.4% / 3.7%
Ellesmere — 0-4: 5.4% Brooklands — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 8.1% / 13.3%
Ellesmere — 5-14: 8.1% Brooklands — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.9% / 3.4%
Ellesmere — 15-19: 6.9% Brooklands — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 3.9% / 3.4%
Ellesmere — 20-24: 3.9% Brooklands — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.1% / 8.3%
Ellesmere — 25-34: 8.1% Brooklands — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 6.9% / 11.1%
Ellesmere — 35-44: 6.9% Brooklands — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.9% / 16.4%
Ellesmere — 45-54: 12.9% Brooklands — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 19.2% / 19.1%
Ellesmere — 55-64: 19.2% Brooklands — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 16.8% / 17.6%
Ellesmere — 65-74: 16.8% Brooklands — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 10.2% / 4.6%
Ellesmere — 75-84: 10.2% Brooklands — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.9% / 1.9%
Ellesmere — 85+: 0.9% Brooklands — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ellesmere 29.0% couple families
Ellesmere — Couple Families: 29.0% Ellesmere — Lone Person: 47.0% Ellesmere — One Parent Families: 18.0% Ellesmere — Group Household: 6.0% Ellesmere — Other Families: 0.0%
Brooklands 52.3% couple families
Brooklands — Couple Families: 52.3% Brooklands — Lone Person: 32.3% Brooklands — One Parent Families: 4.6% Brooklands — Group Household: 6.2% Brooklands — Other Families: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ellesmere 4.9% renting
Ellesmere — Owned Outright: 62.6% Ellesmere — Mortgage: 32.5% Ellesmere — Renting: 4.9%
Brooklands 9.6% renting
Brooklands — Owned Outright: 51.0% Brooklands — Mortgage: 39.4% Brooklands — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ellesmere Brooklands
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 15.7%
Ellesmere — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Brooklands — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.6%
Ellesmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Brooklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 1.8% / 4.6%
Ellesmere — Bachelor Degree: 1.8% Brooklands — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Ellesmere Brooklands
England 3.3% / 2.5%
Ellesmere — England: 3.3% Brooklands — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 3.3% / 0.9%
Ellesmere — New Zealand: 3.3% Brooklands — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines — / 2.5%
Ellesmere — Philippines: not among its largest Brooklands — Philippines: 2.5%
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Ellesmere — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Brooklands — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Ellesmere — Scotland: 0.9% Brooklands — Scotland: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / —
Ellesmere — Canada: 0.9% Brooklands — Canada: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Ellesmere — Germany: not among its largest Brooklands — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ellesmere 97.7% houses
Ellesmere — Houses: 97.7% Ellesmere — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Brooklands 92.7% houses
Brooklands — Houses: 92.7% Brooklands — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ellesmere Brooklands
Median house price $512,500 $527,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $330,000 —

Development activity

Ellesmere Brooklands
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ellesmere Brooklands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Ellesmere Brooklands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Ellesmere carries more crime risk (75 vs 56).

Ellesmere Brooklands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ellesmere Brooklands
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

Ellesmere Brooklands
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Ellesmere sits further from the CBD (206.1 km vs 195.7 km).

Ellesmere Brooklands
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 206.1 km
+5% vs other
 195.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
 0.1%
postcode 4615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
 67
postcode 4615

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.

Ellesmere Brooklands
Car (driver) 80.4% / 69.2%
Ellesmere — Car (driver): 80.4% Brooklands — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 20.2%
Ellesmere — Worked from Home: 13.0% Brooklands — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.7%
Ellesmere — Car (passenger): 6.5% Brooklands — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Ellesmere — Walked Only: not among its largest Brooklands — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Ellesmere Brooklands
Elevation 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ellesmere Brooklands
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 0%
141 premises

Council rates

Ellesmere Brooklands
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Ellesmere Brooklands
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ellesmere Brooklands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ellesmere

Retirees Rural

Brooklands

Rural

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