Homebush vs Sandiford

In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Homebush, about half of households are couple families. In Sandiford, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Sandiford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $365/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Homebush

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Homebush

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Homebush and Sandiford 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 Sandiford
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 Sandiford
Walkability 20 / 0
Homebush — Walkability: 20/100 Sandiford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 70
Homebush — Safety: 65/100 Sandiford — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Homebush — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandiford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Homebush rents higher ($365/wk vs $150/wk); Homebush has more residents (262 vs 168).

Homebush Sandiford
Population 262
+36% vs other
 168
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% -4.0%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $109,876/yr
+16% vs other
 $92,248/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+59% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Homebush Sandiford
0-4 10.3% / 11.9%
Homebush — 0-4: 10.3% Sandiford — 0-4: 11.9%
5-14 13.4% / 12.5%
Homebush — 5-14: 13.4% Sandiford — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 8.8% / 6.5%
Homebush — 15-19: 8.8% Sandiford — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.0% / 4.2%
Homebush — 20-24: 5.0% Sandiford — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.8% / 13.1%
Homebush — 25-34: 8.8% Sandiford — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 16.4% / 13.7%
Homebush — 35-44: 16.4% Sandiford — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.0% / 11.9%
Homebush — 45-54: 13.0% Sandiford — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 14.5% / 13.1%
Homebush — 55-64: 14.5% Sandiford — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 9.9% / 12.5%
Homebush — 65-74: 9.9% Sandiford — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.8% / 3.6%
Homebush — 75-84: 3.8% Sandiford — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.9% / 1.8%
Homebush — 85+: 1.9% Sandiford — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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%
Sandiford 56.7% couple families
Sandiford — Couple Families: 56.7% Sandiford — Lone Person: 30.0% Sandiford — One Parent Families: 13.3% Sandiford — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Sandiford 16.0% renting
Sandiford — Owned Outright: 54.0% Sandiford — Mortgage: 30.0% Sandiford — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Homebush 52.6% townhouses
Homebush — Townhouses: 52.6% Homebush — Houses: 53.9%
Sandiford 56.9% townhouses
Sandiford — Townhouses: 56.9% Sandiford — Houses: 48.3%
Townhouses Houses

Qualifications

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

Homebush Sandiford
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 19.0%
Homebush — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Sandiford — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 9.5%
Homebush — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Sandiford — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.4%
Homebush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Sandiford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Homebush — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Sandiford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Homebush Sandiford
Median house price — $848,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Homebush Sandiford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Homebush is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Homebush Sandiford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Homebush Sandiford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Homebush

  • Homebush State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Sandiford

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

Amenities in the suburb

Homebush Sandiford
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Homebush Sandiford
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 959.6 km 958.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 654 min 653 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
same for both

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 Sandiford
Car (driver) 70.8% / 75.0%
Homebush — Car (driver): 70.8% Sandiford — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 13.8%
Homebush — Worked from Home: 16.2% Sandiford — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only 7.7% / 6.2%
Homebush — Walked Only: 7.7% Sandiford — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.0%
Homebush — Car (passenger): 5.4% Sandiford — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Homebush Sandiford
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Homebush Sandiford
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 Sandiford
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

Sandiford

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

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