Homebush vs Eton

In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Homebush, about half of households are couple families. In Eton, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families.

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

Eton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 54%)

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

Eton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Homebush

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (654 min vs 666 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (959.6 km vs 974.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Homebush

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Eton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Homebush Eton
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.

Homebush Eton
Walkability 20 / 0
Homebush — Walkability: 20/100 Eton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 60
Homebush — Safety: 65/100 Eton — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 42
Homebush — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eton — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Eton has more residents (728 vs 262); Homebush rents higher ($365/wk vs $295/wk).

Homebush Eton
Population 262 728
+178% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +7.2%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $109,876/yr
+4% vs other
 $105,248/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+19% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Homebush Eton
0-4 10.3% / 5.9%
Homebush — 0-4: 10.3% Eton — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.4% / 17.2%
Homebush — 5-14: 13.4% Eton — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.8% / 6.0%
Homebush — 15-19: 8.8% Eton — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.0% / 4.4%
Homebush — 20-24: 5.0% Eton — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.8% / 12.0%
Homebush — 25-34: 8.8% Eton — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 16.4% / 14.0%
Homebush — 35-44: 16.4% Eton — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 13.0% / 14.4%
Homebush — 45-54: 13.0% Eton — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 14.5% / 13.3%
Homebush — 55-64: 14.5% Eton — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.9% / 8.7%
Homebush — 65-74: 9.9% Eton — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.8% / 3.0%
Homebush — 75-84: 3.8% Eton — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.9% / 1.0%
Homebush — 85+: 1.9% Eton — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Homebush 53.2% couple families
Homebush — Couple Families: 53.2% Homebush — Lone Person: 29.0% Homebush — One Parent Families: 12.9% Homebush — Group Household: 4.8%
Eton 57.2% couple families
Eton — Couple Families: 57.2% Eton — Lone Person: 21.7% Eton — One Parent Families: 16.4% Eton — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Homebush 12.2% renting
Homebush — Owned Outright: 52.4% Homebush — Mortgage: 35.4% Homebush — Renting: 12.2%
Eton 9.8% renting
Eton — Owned Outright: 36.6% Eton — Mortgage: 53.7% Eton — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Homebush Eton
Philippines 2.7% / 0.7%
Homebush — Philippines: 2.7% Eton — Philippines: 0.7%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Homebush — New Zealand: 2.3% Eton — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.4%
Homebush — England: not among its largest Eton — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Homebush Eton
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 18.3%
Homebush — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Eton — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 3.3%
Homebush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Eton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 1.8%
Homebush — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Eton — Bachelor Degree: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.7%
Homebush — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Eton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Homebush — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Eton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Homebush 53.9% houses
Homebush — Houses: 53.9% Homebush — Townhouses: 52.6%
Eton 93.4% houses
Eton — Houses: 93.4% Eton — Townhouses: 6.6%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Homebush Eton
Median house price — $625,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $705,000

Development activity

Homebush Eton
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Homebush Eton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Homebush is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Homebush Eton
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Eton carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).

Homebush Eton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Homebush Eton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Homebush

  • Homebush State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Eton

  • Eton State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Homebush Eton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 7 13

Mobility

Eton sits further from the CBD (974.6 km vs 959.6 km).

Homebush Eton
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 959.6 km 974.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 654 min 666 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.1%
postcode 4741
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 70
postcode 4741

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.

Homebush Eton
Car (driver) 70.8% / 82.9%
Homebush — Car (driver): 70.8% Eton — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 9.1%
Homebush — Worked from Home: 16.2% Eton — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.8%
Homebush — Car (passenger): 5.4% Eton — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 7.7% / 1.1%
Homebush — Walked Only: 7.7% Eton — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 3.0%
Homebush — Bus: not among its largest Eton — Bus: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Homebush Eton
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Homebush Eton
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
260 premises

Climate

Homebush Eton
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Homebush Eton
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Homebush Eton
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Homebush Eton
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Homebush Eton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Homebush

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

Eton

Family Rural

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