Keperra vs Upper Kedron

Upper Kedron is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Keperra. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Kedron, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Upper Kedron: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.16 million in Keperra, and rent is higher there too. Keperra is closer to the city centre: 11.8 km, against 16.4 km. On these figures, Keperra tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Upper Kedron suits families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Keperra has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • Upper Kedron carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Keperra has cheaper houses ($1,161,000 vs $1,380,000)
  • Upper Kedron leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Keperra has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $455/wk)
  • Upper Kedron leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)

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 52/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.8 km vs 16.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (21 min vs 28 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Keperra

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)
  • But Upper Kedron carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Upper Kedron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.8% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Keperra and Upper Kedron 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 Upper Kedron
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 Upper Kedron
Walkability 82 / 52
Keperra — Walkability: 82/100 Upper Kedron — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 38 / 81
Keperra — Safety: 38/100 Upper Kedron — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 18
Keperra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Kedron — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Upper Kedron has higher household incomes ($154,960 vs $85,904); Upper Kedron rents higher ($455/wk vs $400/wk).

Keperra Upper Kedron
Population 7,014
+17% vs other
 5,800
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +38.8%
Median age 38 34
Median household income $85,904/yr $154,960/yr
+80% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $455/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Keperra Upper Kedron
0-4 6.3% / 8.3%
Keperra — 0-4: 6.3% Upper Kedron — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 12.6% / 19.3%
Keperra — 5-14: 12.6% Upper Kedron — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 6.1% / 7.4%
Keperra — 15-19: 6.1% Upper Kedron — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.0% / 4.2%
Keperra — 20-24: 5.0% Upper Kedron — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 13.8% / 12.4%
Keperra — 25-34: 13.8% Upper Kedron — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 14.4% / 19.0%
Keperra — 35-44: 14.4% Upper Kedron — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 12.9% / 15.5%
Keperra — 45-54: 12.9% Upper Kedron — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 9.1% / 7.2%
Keperra — 55-64: 9.1% Upper Kedron — 55-64: 7.2%
65-74 8.8% / 4.4%
Keperra — 65-74: 8.8% Upper Kedron — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 7.1% / 1.9%
Keperra — 75-84: 7.1% Upper Kedron — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 3.8% / 0.4%
Keperra — 85+: 3.8% Upper Kedron — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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%
Upper Kedron 77.6% couple families
Upper Kedron — Couple Families: 77.6% Upper Kedron — Lone Person: 9.4% Upper Kedron — One Parent Families: 11.2% Upper Kedron — Group Household: 0.7% Upper Kedron — 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%
Upper Kedron 26.8% renting
Upper Kedron — Owned Outright: 19.4% Upper Kedron — Mortgage: 53.8% Upper Kedron — Renting: 26.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Keperra Upper Kedron
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 16.5%
Keperra — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Upper Kedron — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 13.0%
Keperra — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Upper Kedron — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.2%
Keperra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Upper Kedron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 6.0%
Keperra — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Upper Kedron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.9%
Keperra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Upper Kedron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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 Upper Kedron
England 3.3% / 4.1%
Keperra — England: 3.3% Upper Kedron — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.6%
Keperra — New Zealand: 2.3% Upper Kedron — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 0.7% / 2.1%
Keperra — South Africa: 0.7% Upper Kedron — South Africa: 2.1%
India 0.7% / 2.0%
Keperra — India: 0.7% Upper Kedron — India: 2.0%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.8%
Keperra — Scotland: 0.7% Upper Kedron — Scotland: 0.8%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.6%
Keperra — Philippines: 0.7% Upper Kedron — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

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%
Upper Kedron 99.7% houses
Upper Kedron — Houses: 99.7% Upper Kedron — Townhouses: 0.0% Upper Kedron — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Keperra Upper Kedron
Median house price $1,161,000 $1,380,000
Median unit price $696,000 —
Median land price — $708,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 76 sales
 29 days
from 88 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 Upper Kedron
3 bed $1.13M / $1.05M
Keperra — 3 bed: $1.13M (76 sales) Upper Kedron — 3 bed: $1.05M (7 sales)

76 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.32M
Keperra — 4 bed: $1.22M (37 sales) Upper Kedron — 4 bed: $1.32M (102 sales)

37 vs 102 sales

5 bed $1.32M / $1.51M
Keperra — 5 bed: $1.32M (11 sales) Upper Kedron — 5 bed: $1.51M (37 sales)

11 vs 37 sales

Development activity

Keperra Upper Kedron
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.

Keperra Upper Kedron
Houses 3.3%
$755/wk on $1.2M
 3.6%
$900/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Keperra Upper Kedron
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 87% 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 94% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Keperra is more walkable (82 vs 52); Keperra scores higher overall (70 vs 61).

Keperra Upper Kedron
Grade A B
Score 70/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Upper Kedron carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 0); Keperra carries more crime risk (62 vs 19).

Keperra Upper Kedron
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
19/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Keperra Upper Kedron
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
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 Upper Kedron

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

Amenities in the suburb

Keperra Upper Kedron
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 8 1
Parks & reserves 19 14
Childcare 4 1
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Upper Kedron sits further from the CBD (16.4 km vs 11.8 km).

Keperra Upper Kedron
Walkability score 82/100 52/100
Distance to Brisbane 11.8 km 16.4 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 28 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 54/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 53.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.5
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 Upper Kedron
Car (driver) 58.8% / 60.0%
Keperra — Car (driver): 58.8% Upper Kedron — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 28.2%
Keperra — Worked from Home: 24.6% Upper Kedron — Worked from Home: 28.2%
Train 8.8% / 5.9%
Keperra — Train: 8.8% Upper Kedron — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.3%
Keperra — Car (passenger): 4.6% Upper Kedron — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.6%
Keperra — Walked Only: 1.3% Upper Kedron — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.8% / 0.6%
Keperra — Bus: 0.8% Upper Kedron — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Keperra Upper Kedron
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 18.3 km

NBN connectivity

Keperra Upper Kedron
Connectivity score 75/100 86/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
3,228 premises
 68%
2,090 premises

Climate

Keperra Upper Kedron
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 Upper Kedron
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Keperra Upper Kedron
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Keperra Upper Kedron
Division Ryan
same for both
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown
same for both
Party The Greens
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Keperra Upper Kedron
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

Upper Kedron

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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