Gindie vs Emerald

Emerald is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 40 in Gindie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gindie, most households are couple families. In Emerald, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Emerald tends to suit people living alone.

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

Emerald

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 3)
  • But Gindie carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gindie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 17%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gindie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($132/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Emerald has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gindie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (854 km vs 882.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (585 min vs 604 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Gindie has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)
  • Emerald has more GPs (5 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gindie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.0% vs 3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gindie Emerald
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.

Gindie Emerald
Walkability 0 / 4
Gindie — Walkability: 0/100 Emerald — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 51 / 26
Gindie — Safety: 51/100 Emerald — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Gindie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emerald — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Emerald has more residents (14,904 vs 232); Emerald rents higher ($300/wk vs $132/wk).

Gindie Emerald
Population 232 14,904
+6324% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +3.8%
Median age 40 32
Median household income $118,612/yr
+3% vs other
 $114,504/yr
Median weekly rent $132/wk $300/wk
+127% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gindie Emerald
0-4 5.6% / 7.7%
Gindie — 0-4: 5.6% Emerald — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 17.2% / 17.6%
Gindie — 5-14: 17.2% Emerald — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 6.9% / 6.6%
Gindie — 15-19: 6.9% Emerald — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.3% / 6.7%
Gindie — 20-24: 4.3% Emerald — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 9.9% / 15.7%
Gindie — 25-34: 9.9% Emerald — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 11.6% / 15.8%
Gindie — 35-44: 11.6% Emerald — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 14.2% / 12.6%
Gindie — 45-54: 14.2% Emerald — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 13.8% / 10.3%
Gindie — 55-64: 13.8% Emerald — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 8.2% / 4.7%
Gindie — 65-74: 8.2% Emerald — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 4.3% / 1.8%
Gindie — 75-84: 4.3% Emerald — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ — / 0.5%
Gindie — 85+: not among its largest Emerald — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gindie 59.1% couple families
Gindie — Couple Families: 59.1% Gindie — Lone Person: 15.9% Gindie — One Parent Families: 11.4% Gindie — Other Families: 13.6% Gindie — Group Household: 0.0%
Emerald 50.0% couple families
Emerald — Couple Families: 50.0% Emerald — Lone Person: 30.5% Emerald — One Parent Families: 13.8% Emerald — Other Families: 1.2% Emerald — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gindie 25.0% renting
Gindie — Owned Outright: 51.9% Gindie — Mortgage: 23.1% Gindie — Renting: 25.0%
Emerald 44.7% renting
Emerald — Owned Outright: 16.9% Emerald — Mortgage: 38.4% Emerald — Renting: 44.7%
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.

Gindie Emerald
South Africa 2.6% / 1.4%
Gindie — South Africa: 2.6% Emerald — South Africa: 1.4%
New Zealand — / 4.0%
Gindie — New Zealand: not among its largest Emerald — New Zealand: 4.0%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.7%
Gindie — Philippines: 1.7% Emerald — Philippines: 1.7%
England — / 1.1%
Gindie — England: not among its largest Emerald — England: 1.1%
India — / 0.7%
Gindie — India: not among its largest Emerald — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Gindie Emerald
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 18.4%
Gindie — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Emerald — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 7.7%
Gindie — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Emerald — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.2%
Gindie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Emerald — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Gindie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Emerald — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Gindie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Emerald — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gindie 91.9% houses
Gindie — Houses: 91.9% Gindie — Flats / Apartments: 8.1% Gindie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Emerald 80.5% houses
Emerald — Houses: 80.5% Emerald — Flats / Apartments: 9.4% Emerald — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gindie Emerald
Median house price — $510,000
Median unit price — $279,000
Median land price — $400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 316 sales

Development activity

Gindie Emerald
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Gindie Emerald
Houses — 5.2%
$600/wk on $599K
Units — 7.7%
$445/wk on $300K

Ranking within QLD

Gindie Emerald
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 46% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 98% of QLD

Liveability

Gindie Emerald
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Emerald carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Emerald carries more crime risk (74 vs 49).

Gindie Emerald
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Gindie Emerald
Inside the suburb 1 10
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Gindie

  • Gindie State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Emerald

  • Marist College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Denison State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Emerald State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Emerald Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gindie Emerald
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 14
Parks & reserves 3 27
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 1 6
Waterways 33 72

Mobility

Emerald sits further from the CBD (882.6 km vs 854 km).

Gindie Emerald
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 854 km 882.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 585 min 604 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.1%
postcode 4720
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 50
postcode 4720

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.

Gindie Emerald
Car (driver) 52.3% / 76.9%
Gindie — Car (driver): 52.3% Emerald — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 5.2%
Gindie — Worked from Home: 27.0% Emerald — Worked from Home: 5.2%
Walked Only 18.0% / 3.5%
Gindie — Walked Only: 18.0% Emerald — Walked Only: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 7.5%
Gindie — Car (passenger): 2.7% Emerald — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Bus — / 6.1%
Gindie — Bus: not among its largest Emerald — Bus: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Gindie Emerald
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gindie Emerald
Connectivity score 27/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 39%
7,363 premises

Climate

Gindie Emerald
Annual rainfall 597 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gindie Emerald
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gindie Emerald
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Gindie Emerald
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gindie Emerald
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gindie

Family Rural

Emerald

Affordable Family Rural

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