Goodger vs Brooklands

Comparing Goodger and Brooklands, QLD: Brooklands has more residents (324 vs 176); Goodger sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 195.7 km); and Goodger has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $57,824).

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

Goodger

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Goodger has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
  • Brooklands has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brooklands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (195.7 km vs 208.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 167 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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

Investors

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goodger Brooklands
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.

Goodger Brooklands
Walkability 0 / 0
Goodger — Walkability: 0/100 Brooklands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 44
Goodger — Safety: 48/100 Brooklands — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Goodger — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brooklands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brooklands has more residents (324 vs 176); Goodger has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $57,824).

Goodger Brooklands
Population 176 324
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +10.2%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $86,112/yr
+33% vs other
 $57,824/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+25% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goodger Brooklands
0-4 — / 3.7%
Goodger — 0-4: not among its largest Brooklands — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.4% / 13.3%
Goodger — 5-14: 11.4% Brooklands — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.1% / 3.4%
Goodger — 15-19: 9.1% Brooklands — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 5.1% / 3.4%
Goodger — 20-24: 5.1% Brooklands — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 7.4% / 8.3%
Goodger — 25-34: 7.4% Brooklands — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.8% / 11.1%
Goodger — 35-44: 10.8% Brooklands — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 20.5% / 16.4%
Goodger — 45-54: 20.5% Brooklands — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 18.2% / 19.1%
Goodger — 55-64: 18.2% Brooklands — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 11.4% / 17.6%
Goodger — 65-74: 11.4% Brooklands — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 8.0% / 4.6%
Goodger — 75-84: 8.0% Brooklands — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Goodger — 85+: not among its largest Brooklands — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goodger 45.5% couple families
Goodger — Couple Families: 45.5% Goodger — Lone Person: 33.3% Goodger — One Parent Families: 21.2% Goodger — Group Household: 0.0% Goodger — Other Families: 0.0%
Brooklands 52.3% couple families
Brooklands — Couple Families: 52.3% Brooklands — Lone Person: 32.3% Brooklands — One Parent Families: 4.6% Brooklands — Group Household: 6.2% Brooklands — Other Families: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goodger 23.8% renting
Goodger — Owned Outright: 39.7% Goodger — Mortgage: 36.5% Goodger — Renting: 23.8%
Brooklands 9.6% renting
Brooklands — Owned Outright: 51.0% Brooklands — Mortgage: 39.4% Brooklands — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Goodger Brooklands
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 15.7%
Goodger — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Brooklands — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.6%
Goodger — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Brooklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 4.6%
Goodger — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Brooklands — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Goodger — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Brooklands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Goodger Brooklands
England 2.8% / 2.5%
Goodger — England: 2.8% Brooklands — England: 2.5%
Philippines — / 2.5%
Goodger — Philippines: not among its largest Brooklands — Philippines: 2.5%
South Africa 2.3% / —
Goodger — South Africa: 2.3% Brooklands — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.7% / —
Goodger — Netherlands: 1.7% Brooklands — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Goodger — New Zealand: not among its largest Brooklands — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Goodger — Germany: not among its largest Brooklands — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goodger 100.0% houses
Goodger — Houses: 100.0% Goodger — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brooklands 92.7% houses
Brooklands — Houses: 92.7% Brooklands — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goodger Brooklands
Median house price — $527,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Goodger Brooklands
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Goodger Brooklands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Goodger Brooklands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Goodger Brooklands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
same for both

Schools

Goodger Brooklands
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Goodger Brooklands
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Goodger sits further from the CBD (208.6 km vs 195.7 km).

Goodger Brooklands
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 208.6 km
+6% vs other
 195.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
 0.1%
postcode 4615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
 67
postcode 4615

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.

Goodger Brooklands
Car (driver) 68.3% / 69.2%
Goodger — Car (driver): 68.3% Brooklands — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 20.2%
Goodger — Worked from Home: 17.1% Brooklands — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 11.0% / 6.7%
Goodger — Car (passenger): 11.0% Brooklands — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 3.7% / 3.8%
Goodger — Walked Only: 3.7% Brooklands — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Goodger Brooklands
Elevation 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goodger Brooklands
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
141 premises

Council rates

Goodger Brooklands
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Goodger Brooklands
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goodger Brooklands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goodger

Rural

Brooklands

Rural

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