Jamboree Heights vs Sumner

Sumner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Jamboree Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jamboree Heights, about half of households are couple families. In Sumner, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jamboree Heights: a median of $1.02 million, against $900,000 in Sumner, though rent is higher in Sumner. On these figures, Sumner tends to suit families with children.

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

Jamboree Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 93/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Sumner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,022,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Jamboree Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 49/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Jamboree Heights

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 93/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 49/100)

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

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

Jamboree Heights Sumner
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.

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Walkability 81 / 49
Jamboree Heights — Walkability: 81/100 Sumner — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 74 / 7
Jamboree Heights — Safety: 74/100 Sumner — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Jamboree Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sumner — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jamboree Heights has more residents (3,141 vs 603); Jamboree Heights skews older (37 vs 32).

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Population 3,141
+81% vs other
 603
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +1.3%
Median age 37 32
Median household income $106,548/yr $117,832/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $445/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jamboree Heights Sumner
0-4 6.5% / 11.6%
Jamboree Heights — 0-4: 6.5% Sumner — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 14.1% / 14.1%
Jamboree Heights — 5-14: 14.1% Sumner — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.0% / 2.8%
Jamboree Heights — 15-19: 5.0% Sumner — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 5.3% / 7.0%
Jamboree Heights — 20-24: 5.3% Sumner — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 14.5% / 19.6%
Jamboree Heights — 25-34: 14.5% Sumner — 25-34: 19.6%
35-44 16.3% / 20.1%
Jamboree Heights — 35-44: 16.3% Sumner — 35-44: 20.1%
45-54 13.3% / 8.8%
Jamboree Heights — 45-54: 13.3% Sumner — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 9.9% / 8.5%
Jamboree Heights — 55-64: 9.9% Sumner — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 9.8% / 4.0%
Jamboree Heights — 65-74: 9.8% Sumner — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 4.0% / 2.3%
Jamboree Heights — 75-84: 4.0% Sumner — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.5%
Jamboree Heights — 85+: 1.3% Sumner — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jamboree Heights 53.7% couple families
Jamboree Heights — Couple Families: 53.7% Jamboree Heights — Lone Person: 24.1% Jamboree Heights — One Parent Families: 16.2% Jamboree Heights — Group Household: 4.2% Jamboree Heights — Other Families: 1.8%
Sumner 62.3% couple families
Sumner — Couple Families: 62.3% Sumner — Lone Person: 17.2% Sumner — One Parent Families: 11.3% Sumner — Group Household: 6.6% Sumner — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jamboree Heights 23.4% renting
Jamboree Heights — Owned Outright: 31.8% Jamboree Heights — Mortgage: 44.9% Jamboree Heights — Renting: 23.4%
Sumner 30.1% renting
Sumner — Owned Outright: 14.3% Sumner — Mortgage: 55.6% Sumner — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 16.9%
Jamboree Heights — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Sumner — Bachelor Degree: 16.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 11.1%
Jamboree Heights — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Sumner — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 10.1%
Jamboree Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Sumner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 4.1%
Jamboree Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Sumner — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.5%
Jamboree Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Sumner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Jamboree Heights Sumner
New Zealand 4.3% / 4.1%
Jamboree Heights — New Zealand: 4.3% Sumner — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 3.4% / 3.6%
Jamboree Heights — England: 3.4% Sumner — England: 3.6%
India 1.1% / 4.6%
Jamboree Heights — India: 1.1% Sumner — India: 4.6%
South Africa 1.7% / 3.3%
Jamboree Heights — South Africa: 1.7% Sumner — South Africa: 3.3%
Vietnam 2.8% / 1.8%
Jamboree Heights — Vietnam: 2.8% Sumner — Vietnam: 1.8%
China 2.3% / 1.5%
Jamboree Heights — China: 2.3% Sumner — China: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jamboree Heights 99.7% houses
Jamboree Heights — Houses: 99.7% Jamboree Heights — Townhouses: 0.0% Jamboree Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Sumner 91.9% houses
Sumner — Houses: 91.9% Sumner — Townhouses: 7.6% Sumner — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Median house price $1,022,500 $900,000
Median unit price — $825,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 23 sales
 33 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Jamboree Heights Sumner
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.

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Houses 3.6%
$755/wk on $1.08M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Jamboree Heights Sumner
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of QLD —

Liveability

Jamboree Heights is more walkable (81 vs 49); Jamboree Heights scores higher overall (86 vs 58).

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Grade A+ B
Score 86/100 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Sumner carries more crime risk (93 vs 26).

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 High
93/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
St Lucia Campus, 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Jamboree Heights

  • Jamboree Heights State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Sumner

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

Amenities in the suburb

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Walkability score 81/100 49/100
Distance to Brisbane 17 km 17.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 23 min
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4074
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4074
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.

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Car (driver) 64.9% / 66.0%
Jamboree Heights — Car (driver): 64.9% Sumner — Car (driver): 66.0%
Worked from Home 21.6% / 23.1%
Jamboree Heights — Worked from Home: 21.6% Sumner — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.9%
Jamboree Heights — Car (passenger): 4.5% Sumner — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 3.1% / 6.0%
Jamboree Heights — Train: 3.1% Sumner — Train: 6.0%
Bus 3.7% / —
Jamboree Heights — Bus: 3.7% Sumner — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.0%).

Setting

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.2 km 23.8 km

NBN connectivity

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,222 premises
 21%
842 premises

Climate

Jamboree Heights Sumner
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)

Jamboree Heights Sumner
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

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Division Oxley
same for both
Member Milton Dick
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jamboree Heights Sumner
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jamboree Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Sumner

Acreage Family Middle-Ring Quiet Young Families

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