Everton Hills vs Bunya

Everton Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Bunya. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Everton Hills, about half of households are couple families. In Bunya, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bunya: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.27 million in Everton Hills, and rent is higher there too. Everton Hills is closer to the city centre: 12.3 km, against 18.6 km. On these figures, Everton Hills tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Bunya 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

Bunya

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 81%)
  • But Everton Hills has more childcare (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Everton Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,270,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Everton Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($480/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Everton Hills

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (12.3 km vs 18.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 29 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Everton Hills

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Everton Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Everton Hills Bunya
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.

Everton Hills Bunya
Walkability 80 / 10
Everton Hills — Walkability: 80/100 Bunya — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 75 / 80
Everton Hills — Safety: 75/100 Bunya — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Everton Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bunya — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Everton Hills has more residents (6,673 vs 1,968); Bunya has higher household incomes ($176,904 vs $121,420).

Everton Hills Bunya
Population 6,673
+71% vs other
 1,968
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +2.7%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $121,420/yr $176,904/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk $650/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Everton Hills Bunya
0-4 6.9% / 4.0%
Everton Hills — 0-4: 6.9% Bunya — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 13.1% / 14.9%
Everton Hills — 5-14: 13.1% Bunya — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.9% / 9.7%
Everton Hills — 15-19: 5.9% Bunya — 15-19: 9.7%
20-24 6.5% / 6.2%
Everton Hills — 20-24: 6.5% Bunya — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 15.5% / 5.6%
Everton Hills — 25-34: 15.5% Bunya — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 16.6% / 10.5%
Everton Hills — 35-44: 16.6% Bunya — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.8% / 20.3%
Everton Hills — 45-54: 13.8% Bunya — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 8.8% / 17.0%
Everton Hills — 55-64: 8.8% Bunya — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 8.0% / 8.4%
Everton Hills — 65-74: 8.0% Bunya — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 4.2% / 2.6%
Everton Hills — 75-84: 4.2% Bunya — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Everton Hills — 85+: 0.6% Bunya — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Everton Hills 51.5% couple families
Everton Hills — Couple Families: 51.5% Everton Hills — Lone Person: 24.5% Everton Hills — One Parent Families: 16.8% Everton Hills — Group Household: 5.3% Everton Hills — Other Families: 1.9%
Bunya 81.9% couple families
Bunya — Couple Families: 81.9% Bunya — Lone Person: 8.2% Bunya — One Parent Families: 8.2% Bunya — Group Household: 1.7% Bunya — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Everton Hills 28.5% renting
Everton Hills — Owned Outright: 25.2% Everton Hills — Mortgage: 46.2% Everton Hills — Renting: 28.5%
Bunya 3.2% renting
Bunya — Owned Outright: 40.4% Bunya — Mortgage: 56.4% Bunya — Renting: 3.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Everton Hills Bunya
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 19.3%
Everton Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Bunya — Bachelor Degree: 19.3%
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 13.6%
Everton Hills — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Bunya — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.1%
Everton Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Bunya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 5.7%
Everton Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Bunya — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.4%
Everton Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Bunya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Everton Hills Bunya
England 3.3% / 4.4%
Everton Hills — England: 3.3% Bunya — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.4%
Everton Hills — New Zealand: 3.0% Bunya — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.2%
Everton Hills — South Africa: 0.9% Bunya — South Africa: 1.2%
India 0.7% / 0.8%
Everton Hills — India: 0.7% Bunya — India: 0.8%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Everton Hills — Philippines: 0.8% Bunya — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Everton Hills — Canada: not among its largest Bunya — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Everton Hills 81.2% houses
Everton Hills — Houses: 81.2% Everton Hills — Townhouses: 18.6% Everton Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Bunya 99.0% houses
Bunya — Houses: 99.0% Bunya — Townhouses: 0.0% Bunya — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Everton Hills Bunya
Median house price $1,270,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price $820,000 —
Median land price — $1,237,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 42 sales
 16 days
from 12 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.

Everton Hills Bunya
4 bed $1.34M / $1.88M
Everton Hills — 4 bed: $1.34M (29 sales) Bunya — 4 bed: $1.88M (16 sales)

29 vs 16 sales

5 bed $1.8M / $1.93M
Everton Hills — 5 bed: $1.8M (7 sales) Bunya — 5 bed: $1.93M (12 sales)

7 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Everton Hills Bunya
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Everton Hills Bunya
Houses 3.2%
$800/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Everton Hills Bunya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of QLD —

Liveability

Everton Hills is more walkable (80 vs 10); Everton Hills scores higher overall (89 vs 73).

Everton Hills Bunya
Grade A+ A
Score 89/100 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Bunya carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Everton Hills Bunya
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
20/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Everton Hills Bunya
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Kelvin Grove, 7.8 km
 None

Schools in Everton Hills

  • Prince of Peace Lutheran College - Henderson Road Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Bunya

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Everton Hills Bunya
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 11 10
Childcare 6 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 21

Mobility

Bunya sits further from the CBD (18.6 km vs 12.3 km).

Everton Hills Bunya
Walkability score 80/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 12.3 km 18.6 km
+51% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 29 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 37/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 47.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 4053
 2.1%
postcode 4055
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4053
 78
postcode 4055

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.

Everton Hills Bunya
Car (driver) 64.7% / 62.3%
Everton Hills — Car (driver): 64.7% Bunya — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 29.4%
Everton Hills — Worked from Home: 24.4% Bunya — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Train 5.0% / 3.4%
Everton Hills — Train: 5.0% Bunya — Train: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.7%
Everton Hills — Car (passenger): 3.1% Bunya — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.9%
Everton Hills — Walked Only: 0.9% Bunya — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus 1.2% / 0.3%
Everton Hills — Bus: 1.2% Bunya — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Everton Hills Bunya
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.6 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Everton Hills Bunya
Connectivity score 78/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
2,920 premises
 23%
551 premises

Climate

Everton Hills Bunya
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)

Everton Hills Bunya
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

Everton Hills Bunya
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Everton Hills Bunya
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Everton Hills Bunya
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Everton Hills

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Bunya

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals

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