Ferny Glen vs Illinbah

Illinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Ferny Glen. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ferny Glen, about half of households are people living alone. In Illinbah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ferny Glen tends to suit people living alone, while Illinbah 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

Illinbah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ferny Glen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.1 km vs 93.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ferny Glen has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • Illinbah carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Ferny Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ferny Glen Illinbah
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.

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Ferny Glen — Walkability: 0/100 Illinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 89
Ferny Glen — Safety: 76/100 Illinbah — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 28 / 30
Ferny Glen — Low fire risk: 28/100 Illinbah — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Illinbah has more residents (128 vs 91); Ferny Glen skews older (49 vs 41).

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Population 91 128
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% -0.8%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $81,224/yr $86,632/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+1% vs other
 $470/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ferny Glen Illinbah
0-4 5.5% / 6.2%
Ferny Glen — 0-4: 5.5% Illinbah — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.3% / 12.5%
Ferny Glen — 5-14: 14.3% Illinbah — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 7.7% / 7.8%
Ferny Glen — 15-19: 7.7% Illinbah — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Ferny Glen — 20-24: not among its largest Illinbah — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 7.7% / 7.8%
Ferny Glen — 25-34: 7.7% Illinbah — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 9.9% / 18.0%
Ferny Glen — 35-44: 9.9% Illinbah — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 15.4% / 13.3%
Ferny Glen — 45-54: 15.4% Illinbah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 19.8% / 14.8%
Ferny Glen — 55-64: 19.8% Illinbah — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 13.2% / 10.2%
Ferny Glen — 65-74: 13.2% Illinbah — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 8.8% / 4.7%
Ferny Glen — 75-84: 8.8% Illinbah — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Ferny Glen — 85+: not among its largest Illinbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ferny Glen 30.0% couple families
Ferny Glen — Couple Families: 30.0% Ferny Glen — Lone Person: 45.0% Ferny Glen — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Illinbah 63.0% couple families
Illinbah — Couple Families: 63.0% Illinbah — Lone Person: 18.5% Illinbah — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ferny Glen 26.7% renting
Ferny Glen — Owned Outright: 36.7% Ferny Glen — Mortgage: 36.7% Ferny Glen — Renting: 26.7%
Illinbah 30.0% renting
Illinbah — Owned Outright: 25.0% Illinbah — Mortgage: 45.0% Illinbah — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ferny Glen Illinbah
New Zealand 4.4% / 5.5%
Ferny Glen — New Zealand: 4.4% Illinbah — New Zealand: 5.5%
England 5.5% / 2.3%
Ferny Glen — England: 5.5% Illinbah — England: 2.3%
Germany 5.5% / —
Ferny Glen — Germany: 5.5% Illinbah — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 14.8%
Ferny Glen — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Illinbah — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 12.5%
Ferny Glen — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Illinbah — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 10.2%
Ferny Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Illinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.7%
Ferny Glen — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Illinbah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ferny Glen 100.0% houses
Ferny Glen — Houses: 100.0%
Illinbah 100.0% houses
Illinbah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Ferny Glen Illinbah
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ferny Glen Illinbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ferny Glen carries more crime risk (24 vs 11).

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
11/100
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

Ferny Glen Illinbah
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

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Illinbah sits further from the CBD (93.1 km vs 86.1 km).

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 86.1 km 93.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4275
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.

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Car (driver) 69.7% / 64.7%
Ferny Glen — Car (driver): 69.7% Illinbah — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 17.6%
Ferny Glen — Worked from Home: 30.3% Illinbah — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only — / 9.8%
Ferny Glen — Walked Only: not among its largest Illinbah — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.8%
Ferny Glen — Car (passenger): not among its largest Illinbah — Car (passenger): 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).

Setting

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Elevation 158 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.9 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Connectivity score 23/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,556 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 10.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Ferny Glen Illinbah
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ferny Glen Illinbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ferny Glen

Rural

Illinbah

Rural

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