Indooroopilly vs Yeronga

Indooroopilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Yeronga. In Indooroopilly, about half of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Yeronga, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Indooroopilly: a median of $1.91 million, against $1.7 million in Yeronga, and rent is higher there too. Yeronga is closer to the city centre: 7.3 km, against 8.2 km. On these figures, Yeronga 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

Indooroopilly

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (22 vs 15)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 7)
  • But Yeronga carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yeronga

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,580,000 vs $2,650,000)
  • has cheaper units ($751,500 vs $850,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,700,000 vs $1,910,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yeronga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Indooroopilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Indooroopilly has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • Yeronga has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Yeronga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.0% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Indooroopilly Yeronga
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.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Walkability 89 / 77
Indooroopilly — Walkability: 89/100 Yeronga — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 17 / 30
Indooroopilly — Safety: 17/100 Yeronga — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Indooroopilly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeronga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Indooroopilly has more residents (13,622 vs 7,062); Yeronga skews older (39 vs 33).

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Population 13,622
+48% vs other
 7,062
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +8.1%
Median age 33 39
Median household income $108,056/yr
+7% vs other
 $100,464/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+14% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
0-4 4.2% / 5.0%
Indooroopilly — 0-4: 4.2% Yeronga — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.6% / 8.5%
Indooroopilly — 5-14: 13.6% Yeronga — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 7.2% / 5.2%
Indooroopilly — 15-19: 7.2% Yeronga — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 11.7% / 9.5%
Indooroopilly — 20-24: 11.7% Yeronga — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 14.9% / 15.2%
Indooroopilly — 25-34: 14.9% Yeronga — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 15.3% / 14.0%
Indooroopilly — 35-44: 15.3% Yeronga — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 12.5% / 12.7%
Indooroopilly — 45-54: 12.5% Yeronga — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 8.4% / 11.3%
Indooroopilly — 55-64: 8.4% Yeronga — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 7.2% / 8.5%
Indooroopilly — 65-74: 7.2% Yeronga — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 3.8% / 6.6%
Indooroopilly — 75-84: 3.8% Yeronga — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.2% / 3.5%
Indooroopilly — 85+: 1.2% Yeronga — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 30.0% lone person
Indooroopilly — Lone Person: 30.0% Indooroopilly — Couple Families: 41.1% Indooroopilly — Group Household: 13.5% Indooroopilly — One Parent Families: 12.5% Indooroopilly — Other Families: 2.9%
Yeronga 46.3% lone person
Yeronga — Lone Person: 46.3% Yeronga — Couple Families: 33.1% Yeronga — Group Household: 8.7% Yeronga — One Parent Families: 9.4% Yeronga — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 45.2% renting
Indooroopilly — Owned Outright: 28.9% Indooroopilly — Mortgage: 25.9% Indooroopilly — Renting: 45.2%
Yeronga 42.9% renting
Yeronga — Owned Outright: 25.3% Yeronga — Mortgage: 31.8% Yeronga — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Bachelor Degree 26.2% / 25.6%
Indooroopilly — Bachelor Degree: 26.2% Yeronga — Bachelor Degree: 25.6%
Postgraduate Degree 15.1% / 10.3%
Indooroopilly — Postgraduate Degree: 15.1% Yeronga — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.5%
Indooroopilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Yeronga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 8.0%
Indooroopilly — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Yeronga — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 4.2%
Indooroopilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Yeronga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
China 7.0% / 0.7%
Indooroopilly — China: 7.0% Yeronga — China: 0.7%
England 3.2% / 3.6%
Indooroopilly — England: 3.2% Yeronga — England: 3.6%
India 5.3% / 1.0%
Indooroopilly — India: 5.3% Yeronga — India: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.8%
Indooroopilly — New Zealand: 2.2% Yeronga — New Zealand: 2.8%
Malaysia 1.4% / —
Indooroopilly — Malaysia: 1.4% Yeronga — Malaysia: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.9%
Indooroopilly — Vietnam: not among its largest Yeronga — Vietnam: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Indooroopilly — Philippines: not among its largest Yeronga — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 46.7% houses
Indooroopilly — Houses: 46.7% Indooroopilly — Flats / Apartments: 45.4% Indooroopilly — Townhouses: 7.9%
Yeronga 46.8% houses
Yeronga — Houses: 46.8% Yeronga — Flats / Apartments: 34.8% Yeronga — Townhouses: 18.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Median house price $1,910,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $850,000 $751,500
Median land price $2,650,000 $1,580,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 115 sales
 30 days
from 66 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
1 bed $692K / $511K
Indooroopilly — 1 bed: $692K (11 sales) Yeronga — 1 bed: $511K (12 sales)

11 vs 12 sales

2 bed $830K / $752K
Indooroopilly — 2 bed: $830K (134 sales) Yeronga — 2 bed: $752K (35 sales)

134 vs 35 sales

3 bed $1.1M / $1.04M
Indooroopilly — 3 bed: $1.1M (45 sales) Yeronga — 3 bed: $1.04M (10 sales)

45 vs 10 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.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
3 bed $1.39M / $1.43M
Indooroopilly — 3 bed: $1.39M (52 sales) Yeronga — 3 bed: $1.43M (35 sales)

52 vs 35 sales

4 bed $2.04M / $1.9M
Indooroopilly — 4 bed: $2.04M (48 sales) Yeronga — 4 bed: $1.9M (30 sales)

48 vs 30 sales

5 bed $2.75M / $2.37M
Indooroopilly — 5 bed: $2.75M (33 sales) Yeronga — 5 bed: $2.37M (25 sales)

33 vs 25 sales

6 bed $2.83M / $2.96M
Indooroopilly — 6 bed: $2.83M (12 sales) Yeronga — 6 bed: $2.96M (7 sales)

12 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Indooroopilly Yeronga
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.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Houses 1.9%
$875/wk on $2.42M
 3.0%
$800/wk on $1.4M
Units 3.9%
$650/wk on $872K
 3.7%
$600/wk on $849K

Ranking within QLD

Indooroopilly Yeronga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Indooroopilly is more walkable (89 vs 77).

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Indooroopilly carries more crime risk (83 vs 70).

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 High
70/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Inside the suburb 6 3
Rated above peers 4 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 2.6 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.5% 5.2%

Schools in Indooroopilly

  • Brigidine College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Indooroopilly State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Indooroopilly State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Peters Lutheran College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ambrose Treacy College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Yeronga

  • St Sebastian's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yeronga State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Yeronga State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 36 11
Parks & reserves 22 15
Childcare 10 7
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 3 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 1
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Walkability score 89/100 77/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.2 km
+11% vs other
 7.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 15 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 328.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 129.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.4%
postcode 4068
 2.5%
postcode 4104
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 4068
 31
postcode 4104

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.

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Car (driver) 43.4% / 53.1%
Indooroopilly — Car (driver): 43.4% Yeronga — Car (driver): 53.1%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 29.1%
Indooroopilly — Worked from Home: 34.4% Yeronga — Worked from Home: 29.1%
Train 8.7% / 5.5%
Indooroopilly — Train: 8.7% Yeronga — Train: 5.5%
Bus 4.9% / 4.0%
Indooroopilly — Bus: 4.9% Yeronga — Bus: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.8%
Indooroopilly — Car (passenger): 3.0% Yeronga — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / 1.4%
Indooroopilly — Walked Only: 3.9% Yeronga — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.1%).

Setting

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.4 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Connectivity score 78/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
6,905 premises
 8%
3,365 premises

Climate

Indooroopilly Yeronga
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)

Indooroopilly Yeronga
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Division Ryan Moreton
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Julie-Ann Campbell
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Indooroopilly Yeronga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Indooroopilly

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Yeronga

Apartments Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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