Ferny Hills vs Samford Valley

Ferny Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Samford Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Samford Valley: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.1 million in Ferny Hills, and rent is higher there too. Ferny Hills is closer to the city centre: 16.1 km, against 25.7 km. On these figures, Ferny Hills tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Samford Valley 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

Ferny Hills

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Samford Valley is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Ferny Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ferny Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($448/wk vs $660/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ferny Hills

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.1 km vs 25.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 38 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Ferny Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ferny Hills and Samford Valley 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 Hills Samford Valley
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 Hills Samford Valley
Walkability 30 / 18
Ferny Hills — Walkability: 30/100 Samford Valley — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 79 / 83
Ferny Hills — Safety: 79/100 Samford Valley — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ferny Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Samford Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ferny Hills has more residents (8,726 vs 3,208); Samford Valley rents higher ($660/wk vs $448/wk).

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Population 8,726
+63% vs other
 3,208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.1% +4.6%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $118,092/yr $169,000/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $448/wk $660/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
0-4 5.5% / 4.6%
Ferny Hills — 0-4: 5.5% Samford Valley — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.3% / 15.8%
Ferny Hills — 5-14: 15.3% Samford Valley — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.5% / 7.5%
Ferny Hills — 15-19: 6.5% Samford Valley — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 4.6% / 4.9%
Ferny Hills — 20-24: 4.6% Samford Valley — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 10.7% / 5.1%
Ferny Hills — 25-34: 10.7% Samford Valley — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 15.4% / 11.1%
Ferny Hills — 35-44: 15.4% Samford Valley — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.3% / 18.0%
Ferny Hills — 45-54: 15.3% Samford Valley — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 10.0% / 15.9%
Ferny Hills — 55-64: 10.0% Samford Valley — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 9.2% / 11.9%
Ferny Hills — 65-74: 9.2% Samford Valley — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.8% / 4.3%
Ferny Hills — 75-84: 5.8% Samford Valley — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.6% / 0.9%
Ferny Hills — 85+: 1.6% Samford Valley — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ferny Hills 57.1% couple families
Ferny Hills — Couple Families: 57.1% Ferny Hills — Lone Person: 23.0% Ferny Hills — One Parent Families: 16.0% Ferny Hills — Group Household: 2.8% Ferny Hills — Other Families: 1.2%
Samford Valley 76.3% couple families
Samford Valley — Couple Families: 76.3% Samford Valley — Lone Person: 11.2% Samford Valley — One Parent Families: 10.0% Samford Valley — Group Household: 2.1% Samford Valley — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ferny Hills 13.8% renting
Ferny Hills — Owned Outright: 33.8% Ferny Hills — Mortgage: 52.4% Ferny Hills — Renting: 13.8%
Samford Valley 4.5% renting
Samford Valley — Owned Outright: 48.3% Samford Valley — Mortgage: 47.2% Samford Valley — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 20.2%
Ferny Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Samford Valley — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 10.8%
Ferny Hills — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Samford Valley — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.7%
Ferny Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Samford Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 7.9%
Ferny Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Samford Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.0%
Ferny Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Samford Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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 Hills Samford Valley
England 4.2% / 7.5%
Ferny Hills — England: 4.2% Samford Valley — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.2%
Ferny Hills — New Zealand: 2.8% Samford Valley — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 2.3%
Ferny Hills — South Africa: 1.2% Samford Valley — South Africa: 2.3%
Germany 0.6% / 0.8%
Ferny Hills — Germany: 0.6% Samford Valley — Germany: 0.8%
India 0.4% / 0.8%
Ferny Hills — India: 0.4% Samford Valley — India: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Ferny Hills — Scotland: 0.6% Samford Valley — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ferny Hills 95.0% houses
Ferny Hills — Houses: 95.0% Ferny Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Ferny Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Samford Valley 98.7% houses
Samford Valley — Houses: 98.7% Samford Valley — Townhouses: 0.0% Samford Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 54 sales
 31 days
from 39 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.

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
3 bed $1.07M / $1.5M
Ferny Hills — 3 bed: $1.07M (127 sales) Samford Valley — 3 bed: $1.5M (5 sales)

127 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.14M / $1.82M
Ferny Hills — 4 bed: $1.14M (44 sales) Samford Valley — 4 bed: $1.82M (38 sales)

44 vs 38 sales

5 bed $1.55M / $2.32M
Ferny Hills — 5 bed: $1.55M (11 sales) Samford Valley — 5 bed: $2.32M (23 sales)

11 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
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.

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Houses 3.2%
$780/wk on $1.27M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of QLD —

Liveability

Ferny Hills is more walkable (30 vs 18).

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Grade A+
same for both
Score 81/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
17/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Ferny Hills

  • Patricks Road State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ferny Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Samford Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 17 16
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Samford Valley sits further from the CBD (25.7 km vs 16.1 km).

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Walkability score 30/100 18/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.1 km 25.7 km
+60% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 38 min
Public transport score 64/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4055
 2.4%
postcode 4520
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4055
 —
postcode 4520

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 Hills Samford Valley
Car (driver) 59.7% / 57.7%
Ferny Hills — Car (driver): 59.7% Samford Valley — Car (driver): 57.7%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 33.7%
Ferny Hills — Worked from Home: 27.9% Samford Valley — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Train 6.7% / 3.1%
Ferny Hills — Train: 6.7% Samford Valley — Train: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.6%
Ferny Hills — Car (passenger): 4.2% Samford Valley — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.6%
Ferny Hills — Walked Only: 0.6% Samford Valley — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.5 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Connectivity score 74/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
3,456 premises
 50%
1,117 premises

Climate

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
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)

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
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

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ferny Hills Samford Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ferny Hills

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

Samford Valley

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals Quiet

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