Fredericksfield vs Home Hill

Fredericksfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Home Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fredericksfield, most households are couple families. On these figures, Fredericksfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Home Hill suits people living alone and 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

Home Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Fredericksfield carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)

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

Fredericksfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Home Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Home Hill

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)
  • But Fredericksfield carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Fredericksfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fredericksfield Home Hill
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.

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Walkability 0 / 85
Fredericksfield — Walkability: 0/100 Home Hill — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 72 / 26
Fredericksfield — Safety: 72/100 Home Hill — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fredericksfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Home Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Home Hill has more residents (2,876 vs 259); Fredericksfield has higher household incomes ($96,200 vs $62,920).

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Population 259 2,876
+1010% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.3% -2.6%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $96,200/yr
+35% vs other
 $62,920/yr
Median weekly rent $163/wk $220/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fredericksfield Home Hill
0-4 7.7% / 4.5%
Fredericksfield — 0-4: 7.7% Home Hill — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 12.0% / 11.2%
Fredericksfield — 5-14: 12.0% Home Hill — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.6% / 6.5%
Fredericksfield — 15-19: 6.6% Home Hill — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 7.3% / 4.2%
Fredericksfield — 20-24: 7.3% Home Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.9% / 9.2%
Fredericksfield — 25-34: 6.9% Home Hill — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 9.7% / 9.3%
Fredericksfield — 35-44: 9.7% Home Hill — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 18.5% / 12.5%
Fredericksfield — 45-54: 18.5% Home Hill — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.5% / 14.5%
Fredericksfield — 55-64: 13.5% Home Hill — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 6.6% / 14.7%
Fredericksfield — 65-74: 6.6% Home Hill — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 8.9% / 8.8%
Fredericksfield — 75-84: 8.9% Home Hill — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 2.7% / 4.5%
Fredericksfield — 85+: 2.7% Home Hill — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fredericksfield 66.7% couple families
Fredericksfield — Couple Families: 66.7% Fredericksfield — Lone Person: 27.1% Fredericksfield — One Parent Families: 6.2% Fredericksfield — Group Household: 0.0% Fredericksfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Home Hill 34.5% couple families
Home Hill — Couple Families: 34.5% Home Hill — Lone Person: 43.3% Home Hill — One Parent Families: 18.6% Home Hill — Group Household: 3.0% Home Hill — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fredericksfield 15.9% renting
Fredericksfield — Owned Outright: 56.1% Fredericksfield — Mortgage: 28.0% Fredericksfield — Renting: 15.9%
Home Hill 24.6% renting
Home Hill — Owned Outright: 47.9% Home Hill — Mortgage: 27.5% Home Hill — Renting: 24.6%
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.

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Philippines 3.9% / 1.0%
Fredericksfield — Philippines: 3.9% Home Hill — Philippines: 1.0%
Italy 2.3% / 1.7%
Fredericksfield — Italy: 2.3% Home Hill — Italy: 1.7%
England 1.5% / 1.7%
Fredericksfield — England: 1.5% Home Hill — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Fredericksfield — New Zealand: not among its largest Home Hill — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 0.2%
Fredericksfield — India: not among its largest Home Hill — India: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 18.3%
Fredericksfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Home Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 4.9%
Fredericksfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Home Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 4.3%
Fredericksfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Home Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Fredericksfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Home Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Fredericksfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Home Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fredericksfield 100.0% houses
Fredericksfield — Houses: 100.0% Fredericksfield — Townhouses: 0.0% Fredericksfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Home Hill 92.1% houses
Home Hill — Houses: 92.1% Home Hill — Townhouses: 4.5% Home Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Median house price — $312,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $130,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 67 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Fredericksfield Home Hill
New dwellings approved 22
across Burdekin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fredericksfield Home Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 96% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Home Hill is more walkable (85 vs 0).

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Home Hill carries more crime risk (74 vs 28).

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 High
74/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Fredericksfield

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

Schools in Home Hill

  • Home Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Colman's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Home Hill State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Walkability score 0/100 85/100
Distance to Brisbane 1252.4 km 1252.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 852 min 849 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4806
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4806
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.

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Car (driver) 62.7% / 82.4%
Fredericksfield — Car (driver): 62.7% Home Hill — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 5.9%
Fredericksfield — Worked from Home: 27.1% Home Hill — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Walked Only 7.6% / 4.0%
Fredericksfield — Walked Only: 7.6% Home Hill — Walked Only: 4.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Fredericksfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Home Hill — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus 2.5% / 0.6%
Fredericksfield — Bus: 2.5% Home Hill — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 14.9 km 11.5 km

NBN connectivity

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
118 premises
 38%
1,545 premises

Climate

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fredericksfield Home Hill
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Average residential rate $1,502/yr
same for both
Council Burdekin
same for both

Federal electorate

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fredericksfield Home Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fredericksfield

Rural

Home Hill

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

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