Kholo vs Muirlea

Kholo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Muirlea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kholo, most households are couple families. In Muirlea, about half of households are couple families. Muirlea is closer to the city centre: 43.1 km, against 50 km. On these figures, Kholo tends to suit couples, while Muirlea suits people living alone and 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

Kholo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Kholo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kholo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $408/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Muirlea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.1 km vs 50 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Muirlea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 21%)
  • But Kholo carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 92/100)

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

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

Kholo Muirlea
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.

Kholo Muirlea
Walkability 0 / 10
Kholo — Walkability: 0/100 Muirlea — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 30 / 8
Kholo — Safety: 30/100 Muirlea — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 33 / 100
Kholo — Low fire risk: 33/100 Muirlea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kholo has more residents (374 vs 174); Kholo has higher household incomes ($118,716 vs $76,648).

Kholo Muirlea
Population 374
+53% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% -8.4%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $118,716/yr
+35% vs other
 $76,648/yr
Median weekly rent $323/wk $408/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kholo Muirlea
0-4 4.3% / 4.0%
Kholo — 0-4: 4.3% Muirlea — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.8% / 11.5%
Kholo — 5-14: 12.8% Muirlea — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.8% / 4.0%
Kholo — 15-19: 4.8% Muirlea — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.4% / 5.2%
Kholo — 20-24: 2.4% Muirlea — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.8% / 10.3%
Kholo — 25-34: 8.8% Muirlea — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 12.6% / 6.9%
Kholo — 35-44: 12.6% Muirlea — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 15.5% / 12.1%
Kholo — 45-54: 15.5% Muirlea — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.8% / 20.1%
Kholo — 55-64: 15.8% Muirlea — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 13.1% / 19.0%
Kholo — 65-74: 13.1% Muirlea — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 7.2% / 12.1%
Kholo — 75-84: 7.2% Muirlea — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ 1.1% / 2.3%
Kholo — 85+: 1.1% Muirlea — 85+: 2.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kholo 64.0% couple families
Kholo — Couple Families: 64.0% Kholo — Lone Person: 24.4% Kholo — One Parent Families: 8.1% Kholo — Group Household: 3.5%
Muirlea 45.2% couple families
Muirlea — Couple Families: 45.2% Muirlea — Lone Person: 40.5% Muirlea — One Parent Families: 14.3% Muirlea — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kholo 10.0% renting
Kholo — Owned Outright: 52.3% Kholo — Mortgage: 37.7% Kholo — Renting: 10.0%
Muirlea 9.2% renting
Muirlea — Owned Outright: 60.0% Muirlea — Mortgage: 30.8% Muirlea — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kholo Muirlea
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 24.1%
Kholo — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Muirlea — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 10.9%
Kholo — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Muirlea — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 4.6%
Kholo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Muirlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 2.3%
Kholo — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Muirlea — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 1.7%
Kholo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Muirlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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.

Kholo Muirlea
England 3.7% / 3.4%
Kholo — England: 3.7% Muirlea — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Kholo — New Zealand: 2.4% Muirlea — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 2.3%
Kholo — Germany: not among its largest Muirlea — Germany: 2.3%
South Africa 2.1% / —
Kholo — South Africa: 2.1% Muirlea — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.1% / —
Kholo — Zimbabwe: 1.1% Muirlea — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Kholo — Vietnam: 0.8% Muirlea — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kholo 98.5% houses
Kholo — Houses: 98.5% Kholo — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Muirlea 97.0% houses
Muirlea — Houses: 97.0% Muirlea — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kholo Muirlea
Median house price $1,350,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kholo Muirlea
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +9% -7%

Ranking within QLD

Kholo Muirlea
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Muirlea is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kholo Muirlea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Kholo carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Muirlea carries more crime risk (92 vs 70).

Kholo Muirlea
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
92/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kholo Muirlea
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

Amenities in the suburb

Kholo Muirlea
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 14 11

Mobility

Kholo sits further from the CBD (50 km vs 43.1 km).

Kholo Muirlea
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 50 km
+14% vs other
 43.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Kholo Muirlea
Car (driver) 69.1% / 65.5%
Kholo — Car (driver): 69.1% Muirlea — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 19.0%
Kholo — Worked from Home: 30.9% Muirlea — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Kholo — Walked Only: not among its largest Muirlea — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Kholo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Muirlea — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Kholo Muirlea
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.7 km 41.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kholo Muirlea
Connectivity score 30/100 42/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
129 premises
 14%
85 premises

Climate

Kholo Muirlea
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kholo Muirlea
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kholo Muirlea
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,713/yr
Council Brisbane Ipswich

Federal electorate

Kholo Muirlea
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kholo Muirlea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kholo

Outer

Muirlea

Outer Retirees

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