Keperra vs Ferny Hills

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ferny Hills, most households are couple families. Keperra is closer to the city centre: 11.8 km, against 16.1 km. On these figures, Keperra tends to suit people living alone, while Ferny Hills suits couples.

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

Ferny Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 84%)
  • But Keperra 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

Ferny Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Keperra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $448/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Keperra

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 30/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (21 min vs 29 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.8 km vs 16.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Keperra

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 30/100)
  • But Ferny Hills carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Keperra Ferny Hills
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.

Keperra Ferny Hills
Walkability 82 / 30
Keperra — Walkability: 82/100 Ferny Hills — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 38 / 79
Keperra — Safety: 38/100 Ferny Hills — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Keperra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ferny Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ferny Hills has higher household incomes ($118,092 vs $85,904); Ferny Hills rents higher ($448/wk vs $400/wk).

Keperra Ferny Hills
Population 7,014 8,726
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% -0.1%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $85,904/yr $118,092/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $448/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keperra Ferny Hills
0-4 6.3% / 5.5%
Keperra — 0-4: 6.3% Ferny Hills — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.6% / 15.3%
Keperra — 5-14: 12.6% Ferny Hills — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.1% / 6.5%
Keperra — 15-19: 6.1% Ferny Hills — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.0% / 4.6%
Keperra — 20-24: 5.0% Ferny Hills — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.8% / 10.7%
Keperra — 25-34: 13.8% Ferny Hills — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 14.4% / 15.4%
Keperra — 35-44: 14.4% Ferny Hills — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 12.9% / 15.3%
Keperra — 45-54: 12.9% Ferny Hills — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 9.1% / 10.0%
Keperra — 55-64: 9.1% Ferny Hills — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.8% / 9.2%
Keperra — 65-74: 8.8% Ferny Hills — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.1% / 5.8%
Keperra — 75-84: 7.1% Ferny Hills — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 3.8% / 1.6%
Keperra — 85+: 3.8% Ferny Hills — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Keperra 37.9% couple families
Keperra — Couple Families: 37.9% Keperra — Lone Person: 36.7% Keperra — One Parent Families: 19.8% Keperra — Group Household: 3.8% Keperra — Other Families: 1.8%
Ferny Hills 57.1% couple families
Ferny Hills — Couple Families: 57.1% Ferny Hills — Lone Person: 23.0% Ferny Hills — One Parent Families: 16.0% Ferny Hills — Group Household: 2.8% Ferny Hills — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Keperra 36.2% renting
Keperra — Owned Outright: 27.9% Keperra — Mortgage: 35.9% Keperra — Renting: 36.2%
Ferny Hills 13.8% renting
Ferny Hills — Owned Outright: 33.8% Ferny Hills — Mortgage: 52.4% Ferny Hills — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keperra Ferny Hills
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 17.0%
Keperra — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Ferny Hills — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 14.0%
Keperra — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Ferny Hills — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.7%
Keperra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Ferny Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 5.0%
Keperra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Ferny Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.2%
Keperra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Ferny Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Keperra Ferny Hills
England 3.3% / 4.2%
Keperra — England: 3.3% Ferny Hills — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.8%
Keperra — New Zealand: 2.3% Ferny Hills — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.2%
Keperra — South Africa: 0.7% Ferny Hills — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Keperra — Scotland: 0.7% Ferny Hills — Scotland: 0.6%
India 0.7% / 0.4%
Keperra — India: 0.7% Ferny Hills — India: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Keperra — Philippines: 0.7% Ferny Hills — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.6%
Keperra — Germany: not among its largest Ferny Hills — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Keperra 84.3% houses
Keperra — Houses: 84.3% Keperra — Townhouses: 10.4% Keperra — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Ferny Hills 95.0% houses
Ferny Hills — Houses: 95.0% Ferny Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Ferny Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keperra Ferny Hills
Median house price $1,161,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price $696,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 76 sales
 22 days
from 54 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.

Keperra Ferny Hills
3 bed $1.13M / $1.07M
Keperra — 3 bed: $1.13M (76 sales) Ferny Hills — 3 bed: $1.07M (127 sales)

76 vs 127 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.14M
Keperra — 4 bed: $1.22M (37 sales) Ferny Hills — 4 bed: $1.14M (44 sales)

37 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.55M
Keperra — 5 bed: $1.32M (11 sales) Ferny Hills — 5 bed: $1.55M (11 sales)

11 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Keperra Ferny Hills
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 6,996
across Moreton Bay
Approvals change year on year +9% +49%

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.

Keperra Ferny Hills
Houses 3.3%
$755/wk on $1.2M
 3.2%
$780/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Keperra Ferny Hills
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD

Liveability

Keperra is more walkable (82 vs 30); Ferny Hills scores higher overall (81 vs 70).

Keperra Ferny Hills
Grade A A+
Score 70/100 81/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Keperra carries more crime risk (62 vs 21).

Keperra Ferny Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
21/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Keperra Ferny Hills
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 7.2 km
 None

Schools in Keperra

  • St William's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Grovely State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Ferny Hills

  • Patricks Road State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ferny Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Keperra Ferny Hills
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 8 7
Parks & reserves 19 17
Childcare 4 5
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Ferny Hills sits further from the CBD (16.1 km vs 11.8 km).

Keperra Ferny Hills
Walkability score 82/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 11.8 km 16.1 km
+36% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 29 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 64/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 53.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4054
 2.1%
postcode 4055
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4054
 78
postcode 4055

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.

Keperra Ferny Hills
Car (driver) 58.8% / 59.7%
Keperra — Car (driver): 58.8% Ferny Hills — Car (driver): 59.7%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 27.9%
Keperra — Worked from Home: 24.6% Ferny Hills — Worked from Home: 27.9%
Train 8.8% / 6.7%
Keperra — Train: 8.8% Ferny Hills — Train: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.2%
Keperra — Car (passenger): 4.6% Ferny Hills — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.6%
Keperra — Walked Only: 1.3% Ferny Hills — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Keperra Ferny Hills
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Keperra Ferny Hills
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
3,228 premises
 7%
3,456 premises

Climate

Keperra Ferny Hills
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)

Keperra Ferny Hills
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.6 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 13.4 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.74 pphm

Council rates

Keperra Ferny Hills
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,577/yr
Council Brisbane Moreton Bay

Federal electorate

Keperra Ferny Hills
Division Ryan Dickson
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ali France
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Keperra Ferny Hills
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Keperra

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Trains Transport Hub

Ferny Hills

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

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