Joyner vs Whiteside

Joyner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Whiteside. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Whiteside: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.08 million in Joyner, though rent is higher in Joyner. Joyner is closer to the city centre: 26.7 km, against 33.7 km. On these figures, Joyner tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Whiteside suits older residents.

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

Joyner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,080,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Joyner has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 5%)
  • Whiteside has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Joyner

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.7 km vs 33.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 49 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Joyner is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • Whiteside has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Joyner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs 7.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Joyner Whiteside
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.

Joyner Whiteside
Walkability 20 / 0
Joyner — Walkability: 20/100 Whiteside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 48
Joyner — Safety: 51/100 Whiteside — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Joyner — Low fire risk: 100/100 Whiteside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Joyner has more residents (3,600 vs 810); Whiteside skews older (44 vs 35).

Joyner Whiteside
Population 3,600
+78% vs other
 810
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.1% +7.6%
Median age 35 44
Median household income $119,548/yr $120,224/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+9% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Joyner Whiteside
0-4 6.4% / 4.8%
Joyner — 0-4: 6.4% Whiteside — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 15.6% / 16.2%
Joyner — 5-14: 15.6% Whiteside — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 7.5% / 5.9%
Joyner — 15-19: 7.5% Whiteside — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.9% / 3.3%
Joyner — 20-24: 5.9% Whiteside — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 13.2% / 7.8%
Joyner — 25-34: 13.2% Whiteside — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 14.1% / 11.4%
Joyner — 35-44: 14.1% Whiteside — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.6% / 14.2%
Joyner — 45-54: 13.6% Whiteside — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.6% / 11.2%
Joyner — 55-64: 11.6% Whiteside — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 7.6% / 15.3%
Joyner — 65-74: 7.6% Whiteside — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 3.6% / 7.7%
Joyner — 75-84: 3.6% Whiteside — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 0.6% / 1.6%
Joyner — 85+: 0.6% Whiteside — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Joyner 63.9% couple families
Joyner — Couple Families: 63.9% Joyner — Lone Person: 17.2% Joyner — One Parent Families: 15.6% Joyner — Group Household: 2.4% Joyner — Other Families: 0.9%
Whiteside 67.3% couple families
Whiteside — Couple Families: 67.3% Whiteside — Lone Person: 16.3% Whiteside — One Parent Families: 11.1% Whiteside — Group Household: 3.3% Whiteside — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Joyner 22.4% renting
Joyner — Owned Outright: 27.0% Joyner — Mortgage: 50.5% Joyner — Renting: 22.4%
Whiteside 5.1% renting
Whiteside — Owned Outright: 48.2% Whiteside — Mortgage: 46.6% Whiteside — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Joyner Whiteside
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 13.7%
Joyner — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Whiteside — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 14.1%
Joyner — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Whiteside — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 10.9%
Joyner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Whiteside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 3.5%
Joyner — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Whiteside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
Joyner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Whiteside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Joyner Whiteside
England 3.5% / 5.1%
Joyner — England: 3.5% Whiteside — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 3.9% / 2.7%
Joyner — New Zealand: 3.9% Whiteside — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.9% / 1.6%
Joyner — South Africa: 1.9% Whiteside — South Africa: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.1%
Joyner — Germany: not among its largest Whiteside — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Joyner — Netherlands: not among its largest Whiteside — Netherlands: 1.1%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Joyner — Philippines: 0.9% Whiteside — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Joyner — India: 0.8% Whiteside — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Joyner 94.7% houses
Joyner — Houses: 94.7% Joyner — Townhouses: 4.8% Joyner — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Whiteside 98.8% houses
Whiteside — Houses: 98.8% Whiteside — Townhouses: 0.0% Whiteside — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Joyner Whiteside
Median house price $1,080,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 25 sales
 16 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Joyner Whiteside
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Joyner Whiteside
Houses 4.0%
$730/wk on $950K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Joyner Whiteside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of QLD —

Liveability

Joyner is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Joyner Whiteside
Grade A B
Score 69/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Joyner Whiteside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Joyner Whiteside
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 3.6 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 2.3%

Amenities in the suburb

Joyner Whiteside
Parks & reserves 5 3
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Whiteside sits further from the CBD (33.7 km vs 26.7 km).

Joyner Whiteside
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 26.7 km 33.7 km
+26% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4500
 1.0%
postcode 4503
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4500
 56
postcode 4503

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.

Joyner Whiteside
Car (driver) 70.4% / 69.7%
Joyner — Car (driver): 70.4% Whiteside — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 20.1% / 25.5%
Joyner — Worked from Home: 20.1% Whiteside — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 2.6%
Joyner — Car (passenger): 4.3% Whiteside — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train 3.6% / 2.2%
Joyner — Train: 3.6% Whiteside — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Joyner — Walked Only: 0.9% Whiteside — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Joyner Whiteside
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.7 km 12.0 km

NBN connectivity

Joyner Whiteside
Connectivity score 83/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
1,508 premises
 58%
276 premises

Climate

Joyner Whiteside
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)

Joyner Whiteside
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 13.4 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.74 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

Joyner Whiteside
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Joyner Whiteside
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Joyner Whiteside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Joyner

Acreage Family Outer Parks

Whiteside

Acreage Outer

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