Gordon Park vs Grange

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Grange, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gordon Park tends to suit people living alone, while Grange suits families with children and 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

Grange

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 56%)
  • But Gordon Park carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gordon Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gordon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 66/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Gordon Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 44/100)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gordon Park Grange
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.

Gordon Park Grange
Walkability 92 / 66
Gordon Park — Walkability: 92/100 Grange — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 70 / 56
Gordon Park — Safety: 70/100 Grange — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gordon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grange has higher household incomes ($170,456 vs $115,076); Grange rents higher ($460/wk vs $365/wk).

Gordon Park Grange
Population 4,390 4,615
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +6.9%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $115,076/yr $170,456/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk $460/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gordon Park Grange
0-4 5.9% / 6.2%
Gordon Park — 0-4: 5.9% Grange — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.9% / 18.1%
Gordon Park — 5-14: 11.9% Grange — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 5.6% / 7.6%
Gordon Park — 15-19: 5.6% Grange — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.3% / 5.0%
Gordon Park — 20-24: 6.3% Grange — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 17.5% / 9.8%
Gordon Park — 25-34: 17.5% Grange — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 16.5% / 16.5%
Gordon Park — 35-44: 16.5% Grange — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 15.1% / 17.9%
Gordon Park — 45-54: 15.1% Grange — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 11.0% / 9.8%
Gordon Park — 55-64: 11.0% Grange — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 6.1% / 5.5%
Gordon Park — 65-74: 6.1% Grange — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 2.7% / 2.3%
Gordon Park — 75-84: 2.7% Grange — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.2% / 1.5%
Gordon Park — 85+: 1.2% Grange — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gordon Park 39.1% couple families
Gordon Park — Couple Families: 39.1% Gordon Park — Lone Person: 39.0% Gordon Park — One Parent Families: 13.2% Gordon Park — Group Household: 6.0% Gordon Park — Other Families: 2.7%
Grange 61.0% couple families
Grange — Couple Families: 61.0% Grange — Lone Person: 23.2% Grange — One Parent Families: 10.8% Grange — Group Household: 4.3% Grange — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gordon Park 40.3% renting
Gordon Park — Owned Outright: 21.9% Gordon Park — Mortgage: 37.8% Gordon Park — Renting: 40.3%
Grange 24.4% renting
Grange — Owned Outright: 30.7% Grange — Mortgage: 44.9% Grange — Renting: 24.4%
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.

Gordon Park Grange
England 3.1% / 4.1%
Gordon Park — England: 3.1% Grange — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.5%
Gordon Park — New Zealand: 2.7% Grange — New Zealand: 2.5%
India 1.4% / 0.5%
Gordon Park — India: 1.4% Grange — India: 0.5%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.7%
Gordon Park — South Africa: 1.0% Grange — South Africa: 0.7%
Italy 0.9% / 0.6%
Gordon Park — Italy: 0.9% Grange — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gordon Park Grange
Bachelor Degree 24.4% / 24.0%
Gordon Park — Bachelor Degree: 24.4% Grange — Bachelor Degree: 24.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 9.2%
Gordon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 9.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 7.2%
Gordon Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Grange — Certificate III & IV: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.8%
Gordon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 4.5%
Gordon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gordon Park 56.0% houses
Gordon Park — Houses: 56.0% Gordon Park — Flats / Apartments: 32.7% Gordon Park — Townhouses: 11.3%
Grange 82.1% houses
Grange — Houses: 82.1% Grange — Flats / Apartments: 8.5% Grange — Townhouses: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gordon Park Grange
Median house price $1,755,000 $1,847,500
Median unit price $760,000 $764,000
Median land price $1,400,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 31 sales
 24 days
from 41 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.

Gordon Park Grange
3 bed $1.52M / $1.46M
Gordon Park — 3 bed: $1.52M (23 sales) Grange — 3 bed: $1.46M (23 sales)

23 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.94M / $1.8M
Gordon Park — 4 bed: $1.94M (21 sales) Grange — 4 bed: $1.8M (17 sales)

21 vs 17 sales

5 bed $2.15M / $2.83M
Gordon Park — 5 bed: $2.15M (12 sales) Grange — 5 bed: $2.83M (35 sales)

12 vs 35 sales

Development activity

Gordon Park Grange
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.

Gordon Park Grange
Houses 3.4%
$940/wk on $1.43M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gordon Park Grange
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD —

Liveability

Gordon Park is more walkable (92 vs 66); Gordon Park scores higher overall (94 vs 86).

Gordon Park Grange
Grade A+
same for both
Score 94/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Grange carries more crime risk (44 vs 30).

Gordon Park Grange
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gordon Park Grange
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 3.9 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.5%

Schools in Gordon Park

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

Schools in Grange

  • Wilston State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gordon Park Grange
Cafes & restaurants 4 6
Parks & reserves 5 6
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Gordon Park Grange
Walkability score 92/100 66/100
Distance to Brisbane 6.9 km 7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 69.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 76.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 4031
 2.6%
postcode 4051
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4031
 38
postcode 4051

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.

Gordon Park Grange
Car (driver) 52.2% / 50.5%
Gordon Park — Car (driver): 52.2% Grange — Car (driver): 50.5%
Worked from Home 30.1% / 35.4%
Gordon Park — Worked from Home: 30.1% Grange — Worked from Home: 35.4%
Bus 8.3% / 3.5%
Gordon Park — Bus: 8.3% Grange — Bus: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.0%
Gordon Park — Car (passenger): 4.0% Grange — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Train 1.6% / 3.9%
Gordon Park — Train: 1.6% Grange — Train: 3.9%
Bicycle 1.9% / 1.9%
Gordon Park — Bicycle: 1.9% Grange — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Gordon Park Grange
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km
696 m to a named beach
 10.3 km
915 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gordon Park Grange
Connectivity score 76/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,014 premises
 16%
1,892 premises

Climate

Gordon Park Grange
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)

Gordon Park Grange
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gordon Park Grange
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Gordon Park Grange
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gordon Park Grange
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gordon Park

Apartments Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Grange

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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