Kuraby vs Karawatha

Karawatha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 34 in Kuraby. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kuraby: a median of $1.52 million, against $1.31 million in Karawatha, though rent is higher in Karawatha. Kuraby is closer to the city centre: 19.9 km, against 26.7 km. On these figures, Karawatha 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

Kuraby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

Karawatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,315,000 vs $1,516,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kuraby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $585/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kuraby

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 34 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (19.9 km vs 26.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kuraby

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Karawatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1673.7% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kuraby Karawatha
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.

Kuraby Karawatha
Walkability 55 / 0
Kuraby — Walkability: 55/100 Karawatha — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 2
Kuraby — Safety: 50/100 Karawatha — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kuraby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Karawatha — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kuraby has more residents (8,737 vs 337); Karawatha rents higher ($585/wk vs $400/wk).

Kuraby Karawatha
Population 8,737
+96% vs other
 337
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +1673.7%
Median age 34 31
Median household income $111,072/yr $131,612/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $585/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kuraby Karawatha
0-4 6.9% / 11.6%
Kuraby — 0-4: 6.9% Karawatha — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 16.8% / 19.3%
Kuraby — 5-14: 16.8% Karawatha — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 7.6% / 5.0%
Kuraby — 15-19: 7.6% Karawatha — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.7% / 4.2%
Kuraby — 20-24: 6.7% Karawatha — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 13.4% / 13.6%
Kuraby — 25-34: 13.4% Karawatha — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 14.7% / 25.5%
Kuraby — 35-44: 14.7% Karawatha — 35-44: 25.5%
45-54 12.7% / 9.2%
Kuraby — 45-54: 12.7% Karawatha — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 10.2% / 3.0%
Kuraby — 55-64: 10.2% Karawatha — 55-64: 3.0%
65-74 6.9% / 4.7%
Kuraby — 65-74: 6.9% Karawatha — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 3.4% / 3.3%
Kuraby — 75-84: 3.4% Karawatha — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.8% / —
Kuraby — 85+: 0.8% Karawatha — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kuraby 68.4% couple families
Kuraby — Couple Families: 68.4% Kuraby — Lone Person: 13.4% Kuraby — One Parent Families: 13.5% Kuraby — Group Household: 3.4% Kuraby — Other Families: 1.3%
Karawatha 75.6% couple families
Karawatha — Couple Families: 75.6% Karawatha — Lone Person: 11.5% Karawatha — One Parent Families: 5.1% Karawatha — Group Household: 7.7% Karawatha — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kuraby 25.2% renting
Kuraby — Owned Outright: 34.2% Kuraby — Mortgage: 40.6% Kuraby — Renting: 25.2%
Karawatha 5.3% renting
Karawatha — Owned Outright: 17.1% Karawatha — Mortgage: 77.6% Karawatha — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kuraby Karawatha
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 22.0%
Kuraby — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Karawatha — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 5.3%
Kuraby — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Karawatha — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 5.0%
Kuraby — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Karawatha — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 4.7%
Kuraby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Karawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.4%
Kuraby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Karawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Kuraby Karawatha
India 6.2% / 6.8%
Kuraby — India: 6.2% Karawatha — India: 6.8%
China 5.2% / 6.2%
Kuraby — China: 5.2% Karawatha — China: 6.2%
Pakistan 4.7% / 4.2%
Kuraby — Pakistan: 4.7% Karawatha — Pakistan: 4.2%
Afghanistan — / 4.2%
Kuraby — Afghanistan: not among its largest Karawatha — Afghanistan: 4.2%
Fiji — / 4.2%
Kuraby — Fiji: not among its largest Karawatha — Fiji: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 1.5%
Kuraby — New Zealand: 2.6% Karawatha — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 3.3% / —
Kuraby — South Africa: 3.3% Karawatha — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kuraby 86.4% houses
Kuraby — Houses: 86.4% Kuraby — Townhouses: 13.6%
Karawatha 77.2% houses
Karawatha — Houses: 77.2% Karawatha — Townhouses: 22.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kuraby Karawatha
Median house price $1,516,000 $1,315,000
Median unit price $780,000 —
Median land price $804,444 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 44 sales
 20 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Kuraby Karawatha
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.

Kuraby Karawatha
Houses 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kuraby Karawatha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of QLD —

Liveability

Kuraby is more walkable (55 vs 0).

Kuraby Karawatha
Grade A —
Score 75/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Karawatha carries more crime risk (98 vs 50).

Kuraby Karawatha
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
98/100
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
same for both

Schools

Kuraby Karawatha
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 7.6 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 10.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 1.5%

Schools in Kuraby

  • Kuraby State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kuraby Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Karawatha

  • Islamic College of Brisbane Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kuraby Karawatha
Parks & reserves 16 1
Childcare 2 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Karawatha sits further from the CBD (26.7 km vs 19.9 km).

Kuraby Karawatha
Walkability score 55/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 19.9 km 26.7 km
+34% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 3.0%
postcode 4112
 1.8%
postcode 4117
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4112
 69
postcode 4117

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.

Kuraby Karawatha
Car (driver) 68.1% / 66.7%
Kuraby — Car (driver): 68.1% Karawatha — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 25.4%
Kuraby — Worked from Home: 19.1% Karawatha — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.4%
Kuraby — Car (passenger): 4.8% Karawatha — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus 4.0% / 3.5%
Kuraby — Bus: 4.0% Karawatha — Bus: 3.5%
Train 3.4% / —
Kuraby — Train: 3.4% Karawatha — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.1%).

Setting

Kuraby Karawatha
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.7 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kuraby Karawatha
Connectivity score 80/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,806 premises
 88%
196 premises

Climate

Kuraby Karawatha
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)

Kuraby Karawatha
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kuraby Karawatha
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Kuraby Karawatha
Division Moreton Rankin
Member Julie-Ann Campbell Jim Chalmers
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kuraby Karawatha
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kuraby

Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

Karawatha

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Townhouses Young Families

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