Fitzgibbon vs Carseldine

Fitzgibbon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Carseldine. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Carseldine, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carseldine: a median of $1.34 million, against $955,000 in Fitzgibbon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fitzgibbon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Carseldine suits older residents.

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

Fitzgibbon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 71%)
  • But Carseldine has more parks and reserves (17 vs 12)

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

First-home buyers

Fitzgibbon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($955,000 vs $1,340,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fitzgibbon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($385/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carseldine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 57/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Carseldine

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Fitzgibbon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (11.3% vs 5.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
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.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Walkability 57 / 72
Fitzgibbon — Walkability: 57/100 Carseldine — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 61 / 63
Fitzgibbon — Safety: 61/100 Carseldine — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fitzgibbon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carseldine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carseldine has more residents (10,093 vs 6,296); Carseldine has higher household incomes ($106,496 vs $90,220).

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Population 6,296 10,093
+60% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +5.8%
Median age 35 41
Median household income $90,220/yr $106,496/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $385/wk $435/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
0-4 8.1% / 5.7%
Fitzgibbon — 0-4: 8.1% Carseldine — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.8% / 11.8%
Fitzgibbon — 5-14: 12.8% Carseldine — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.3% / 5.6%
Fitzgibbon — 15-19: 4.3% Carseldine — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.3% / 5.7%
Fitzgibbon — 20-24: 5.3% Carseldine — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 18.3% / 11.5%
Fitzgibbon — 25-34: 18.3% Carseldine — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 19.1% / 14.5%
Fitzgibbon — 35-44: 19.1% Carseldine — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.2% / 12.0%
Fitzgibbon — 45-54: 11.2% Carseldine — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 8.6% / 10.3%
Fitzgibbon — 55-64: 8.6% Carseldine — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 6.7% / 9.6%
Fitzgibbon — 65-74: 6.7% Carseldine — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.0% / 8.1%
Fitzgibbon — 75-84: 4.0% Carseldine — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 1.6% / 5.0%
Fitzgibbon — 85+: 1.6% Carseldine — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 40.6% couple families
Fitzgibbon — Couple Families: 40.6% Fitzgibbon — Lone Person: 36.7% Fitzgibbon — One Parent Families: 16.9% Fitzgibbon — Group Household: 3.9% Fitzgibbon — Other Families: 1.8%
Carseldine 49.8% couple families
Carseldine — Couple Families: 49.8% Carseldine — Lone Person: 29.5% Carseldine — One Parent Families: 14.7% Carseldine — Group Household: 4.1% Carseldine — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 37.6% renting
Fitzgibbon — Owned Outright: 21.3% Fitzgibbon — Mortgage: 41.1% Fitzgibbon — Renting: 37.6%
Carseldine 28.5% renting
Carseldine — Owned Outright: 35.8% Carseldine — Mortgage: 35.7% Carseldine — Renting: 28.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 17.1%
Fitzgibbon — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Carseldine — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 11.1%
Fitzgibbon — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Carseldine — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.6%
Fitzgibbon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Carseldine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 5.8%
Fitzgibbon — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Carseldine — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.5%
Fitzgibbon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Carseldine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
India 12.3% / 6.3%
Fitzgibbon — India: 12.3% Carseldine — India: 6.3%
New Zealand 4.0% / 4.1%
Fitzgibbon — New Zealand: 4.0% Carseldine — New Zealand: 4.1%
Philippines 4.9% / 1.7%
Fitzgibbon — Philippines: 4.9% Carseldine — Philippines: 1.7%
England 2.5% / 2.9%
Fitzgibbon — England: 2.5% Carseldine — England: 2.9%
Nepal 2.0% / 1.0%
Fitzgibbon — Nepal: 2.0% Carseldine — Nepal: 1.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.5%
Fitzgibbon — South Africa: 0.7% Carseldine — South Africa: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fitzgibbon 81.9% houses
Fitzgibbon — Houses: 81.9% Fitzgibbon — Townhouses: 15.4% Fitzgibbon — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Carseldine 71.3% houses
Carseldine — Houses: 71.3% Carseldine — Townhouses: 27.5% Carseldine — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Median house price $955,000 $1,340,000
Median unit price $757,500 $710,000
Median land price — $870,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 45 sales
 20 days
from 74 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.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
3 bed $934K / $1.03M
Fitzgibbon — 3 bed: $934K (60 sales) Carseldine — 3 bed: $1.03M (29 sales)

60 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.37M
Fitzgibbon — 4 bed: $1.08M (28 sales) Carseldine — 4 bed: $1.37M (51 sales)

28 vs 51 sales

Development activity

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
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.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Houses 4.3%
$700/wk on $850K
 3.4%
$780/wk on $1.2M
Units — 4.7%
$550/wk on $612K

Ranking within QLD

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Carseldine is more walkable (72 vs 57); Carseldine scores higher overall (84 vs 73).

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 84/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 6.7 km
 2
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 2.3%

Schools in Fitzgibbon

  • Holy Spirit College Catholic · Secondary above peers

Schools in Carseldine

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

Amenities in the suburb

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 4
Parks & reserves 12 17
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Walkability score 57/100 72/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.3 km
+6% vs other
 15.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 24 min
Public transport score 86/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 25.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 137.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 4018
 1.6%
postcode 4034
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4018
 50
postcode 4034

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.

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Car (driver) 64.3% / 64.6%
Fitzgibbon — Car (driver): 64.3% Carseldine — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 21.6%
Fitzgibbon — Worked from Home: 18.5% Carseldine — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Train 9.5% / 6.0%
Fitzgibbon — Train: 9.5% Carseldine — Train: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.3%
Fitzgibbon — Car (passenger): 4.0% Carseldine — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 2.6% / 2.6%
Fitzgibbon — Bus: 2.6% Carseldine — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Connectivity score 100/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,259 premises
 68%
4,481 premises

Climate

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
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)

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
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

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Division Petrie
same for both
Member Emma Comer
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fitzgibbon Carseldine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fitzgibbon

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub

Carseldine

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Townhouses

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