Gaythorne vs Mitchelton

Gaythorne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Mitchelton. In Gaythorne, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Mitchelton, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gaythorne: a median of $1.56 million, against $1.34 million in Mitchelton, though rent is higher in Mitchelton. Gaythorne is closer to the city centre: 8.4 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Gaythorne tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Mitchelton 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

Mitchelton

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Gaythorne has cheaper land ($1,000,000 vs $1,415,550)
  • Mitchelton has cheaper houses ($1,337,500 vs $1,555,555)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gaythorne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gaythorne has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 22%)
  • Mitchelton has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gaythorne Mitchelton
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.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Walkability 91 / 90
Gaythorne — Walkability: 91/100 Mitchelton — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 28 / 20
Gaythorne — Safety: 28/100 Mitchelton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gaythorne — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mitchelton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mitchelton has more residents (9,244 vs 3,158); Mitchelton has higher household incomes ($115,856 vs $91,468).

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Population 3,158 9,244
+193% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +8.0%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $91,468/yr $115,856/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $400/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
0-4 7.1% / 6.8%
Gaythorne — 0-4: 7.1% Mitchelton — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 9.6% / 13.4%
Gaythorne — 5-14: 9.6% Mitchelton — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.9%
Gaythorne — 15-19: 4.7% Mitchelton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 9.3% / 6.0%
Gaythorne — 20-24: 9.3% Mitchelton — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 21.8% / 14.0%
Gaythorne — 25-34: 21.8% Mitchelton — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 16.4% / 16.0%
Gaythorne — 35-44: 16.4% Mitchelton — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 12.7% / 13.9%
Gaythorne — 45-54: 12.7% Mitchelton — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 8.7% / 9.7%
Gaythorne — 55-64: 8.7% Mitchelton — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 6.0% / 6.7%
Gaythorne — 65-74: 6.0% Mitchelton — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 3.1% / 4.4%
Gaythorne — 75-84: 3.1% Mitchelton — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.7% / 3.3%
Gaythorne — 85+: 0.7% Mitchelton — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gaythorne 48.1% lone person
Gaythorne — Lone Person: 48.1% Gaythorne — Couple Families: 27.7% Gaythorne — One Parent Families: 15.0% Gaythorne — Group Household: 6.8% Gaythorne — Other Families: 2.4%
Mitchelton 32.4% lone person
Mitchelton — Lone Person: 32.4% Mitchelton — Couple Families: 45.8% Mitchelton — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mitchelton — Group Household: 6.0% Mitchelton — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gaythorne 56.7% renting
Gaythorne — Owned Outright: 16.7% Gaythorne — Mortgage: 26.6% Gaythorne — Renting: 56.7%
Mitchelton 38.0% renting
Mitchelton — Owned Outright: 24.6% Mitchelton — Mortgage: 37.3% Mitchelton — Renting: 38.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 18.9%
Gaythorne — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Mitchelton — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 11.2%
Gaythorne — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Mitchelton — Certificate III & IV: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.4%
Gaythorne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Mitchelton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 6.6%
Gaythorne — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Mitchelton — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 3.4%
Gaythorne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Mitchelton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
England 2.9% / 3.4%
Gaythorne — England: 2.9% Mitchelton — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.2%
Gaythorne — New Zealand: 2.1% Mitchelton — New Zealand: 2.2%
India 1.6% / 0.9%
Gaythorne — India: 1.6% Mitchelton — India: 0.9%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Gaythorne — South Africa: 0.9% Mitchelton — South Africa: 1.0%
Nepal 1.3% / —
Gaythorne — Nepal: 1.3% Mitchelton — Nepal: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Gaythorne — Scotland: not among its largest Mitchelton — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gaythorne 38.6% houses
Gaythorne — Houses: 38.6% Gaythorne — Flats / Apartments: 44.4% Gaythorne — Townhouses: 16.9%
Mitchelton 77.8% houses
Mitchelton — Houses: 77.8% Mitchelton — Flats / Apartments: 19.0% Mitchelton — Townhouses: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Median house price $1,555,555 $1,337,500
Median unit price $805,000 $741,000
Median land price $1,000,000 $1,415,550
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 15 sales
 23 days
from 88 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.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
3 bed $1.51M / $1.24M
Gaythorne — 3 bed: $1.51M (15 sales) Mitchelton — 3 bed: $1.24M (59 sales)

15 vs 59 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.5M
Gaythorne — 4 bed: $1.5M (5 sales) Mitchelton — 4 bed: $1.5M (41 sales)

5 vs 41 sales

5 bed $1.97M / $1.75M
Gaythorne — 5 bed: $1.97M (5 sales) Mitchelton — 5 bed: $1.75M (23 sales)

5 vs 23 sales

Development activity

Gaythorne Mitchelton
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.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Houses — 3.5%
$800/wk on $1.2M
Units 4.1%
$585/wk on $745K
 4.2%
$645/wk on $799K

Ranking within QLD

Gaythorne Mitchelton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 50% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Gaythorne scores higher overall (75 vs 67).

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 High
80/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 4.7 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.3%

Schools in Gaythorne

  • Mastery Schools Australia - Gaythorne Primary Temporary Facility Independent · Secondary
  • Mastery Schools Australia - Gaythorne Secondary Temporary Facility Independent · Secondary

Schools in Mitchelton

  • Our Lady of Dolours School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mitchelton State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mitchelton State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mt Maria College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Mitchelton Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 3 12
Parks & reserves 3 12
Childcare 4 10
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Walkability score 91/100 90/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.4 km 9.7 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 19 min
Public transport score 73/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4051
 1.8%
postcode 4053
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4051
 46
postcode 4053

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.

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Car (driver) 55.2% / 54.4%
Gaythorne — Car (driver): 55.2% Mitchelton — Car (driver): 54.4%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 28.8%
Gaythorne — Worked from Home: 23.9% Mitchelton — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Train 13.6% / 8.9%
Gaythorne — Train: 13.6% Mitchelton — Train: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.6%
Gaythorne — Car (passenger): 2.7% Mitchelton — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.2%
Gaythorne — Walked Only: 2.2% Mitchelton — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.2%).

Setting

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 14.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,752 premises
 3%
4,429 premises

Climate

Gaythorne Mitchelton
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)

Gaythorne Mitchelton
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Division Ryan
same for both
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown
same for both
Party The Greens
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gaythorne Mitchelton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gaythorne

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Trains Urban

Mitchelton

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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