Kuraby vs Underwood

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 $1.24 million in Underwood. On these figures, Underwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Kuraby carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 91/100)
  • Underwood has more childcare (10 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Underwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,240,000 vs $1,516,000)
  • has cheaper units ($684,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Underwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 55/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Underwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 55/100)
  • But Kuraby carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

Underwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Kuraby and Underwood 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 Underwood
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 Underwood
Walkability 55 / 72
Kuraby — Walkability: 55/100 Underwood — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 50 / 9
Kuraby — Safety: 50/100 Underwood — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kuraby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Underwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kuraby has more residents (8,737 vs 6,809).

Kuraby Underwood
Population 8,737
+22% vs other
 6,809
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +7.4%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $111,072/yr
+7% vs other
 $103,584/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kuraby Underwood
0-4 6.9% / 7.1%
Kuraby — 0-4: 6.9% Underwood — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 16.8% / 15.7%
Kuraby — 5-14: 16.8% Underwood — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 7.6% / 6.4%
Kuraby — 15-19: 7.6% Underwood — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.7% / 6.5%
Kuraby — 20-24: 6.7% Underwood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 13.4% / 15.5%
Kuraby — 25-34: 13.4% Underwood — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 14.7% / 16.6%
Kuraby — 35-44: 14.7% Underwood — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 12.7% / 12.8%
Kuraby — 45-54: 12.7% Underwood — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 10.2% / 9.2%
Kuraby — 55-64: 10.2% Underwood — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 6.9% / 6.7%
Kuraby — 65-74: 6.9% Underwood — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 3.4% / 2.8%
Kuraby — 75-84: 3.4% Underwood — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 0.8% / 0.5%
Kuraby — 85+: 0.8% Underwood — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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%
Underwood 60.2% couple families
Underwood — Couple Families: 60.2% Underwood — Lone Person: 19.2% Underwood — One Parent Families: 15.2% Underwood — Group Household: 3.3% Underwood — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Underwood 27.8% renting
Underwood — Owned Outright: 23.8% Underwood — Mortgage: 48.4% Underwood — Renting: 27.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kuraby Underwood
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 16.1%
Kuraby — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Underwood — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 10.7%
Kuraby — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Underwood — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Kuraby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Underwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 6.1%
Kuraby — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Underwood — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.1%
Kuraby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Underwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Kuraby Underwood
India 6.2% / 6.6%
Kuraby — India: 6.2% Underwood — India: 6.6%
China 5.2% / 4.1%
Kuraby — China: 5.2% Underwood — China: 4.1%
Pakistan 4.7% / 1.5%
Kuraby — Pakistan: 4.7% Underwood — Pakistan: 1.5%
New Zealand 2.6% / 3.6%
Kuraby — New Zealand: 2.6% Underwood — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa 3.3% / 2.0%
Kuraby — South Africa: 3.3% Underwood — South Africa: 2.0%
Taiwan 2.5% / 2.1%
Kuraby — Taiwan: 2.5% Underwood — Taiwan: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kuraby 86.4% houses
Kuraby — Houses: 86.4% Kuraby — Townhouses: 13.6% Kuraby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Underwood 84.3% houses
Underwood — Houses: 84.3% Underwood — Townhouses: 13.9% Underwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kuraby Underwood
Median house price $1,516,000 $1,240,000
Median unit price $780,000 $684,000
Median land price $804,444 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 44 sales
 21 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.

Kuraby Underwood
3 bed $825K / $975K
Kuraby — 3 bed: $825K (10 sales) Underwood — 3 bed: $975K (45 sales)

10 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.4M / $1.27M
Kuraby — 4 bed: $1.4M (35 sales) Underwood — 4 bed: $1.27M (61 sales)

35 vs 61 sales

5 bed $1.64M / $1.54M
Kuraby — 5 bed: $1.64M (26 sales) Underwood — 5 bed: $1.54M (26 sales)

26 vs 26 sales

6 bed $1.8M / $1.5M
Kuraby — 6 bed: $1.8M (6 sales) Underwood — 6 bed: $1.5M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Kuraby Underwood
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 4,950
across Logan
Approvals change year on year +9% -8%

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 Underwood
Houses 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.2M
 5.5%
$850/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kuraby Underwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD

Liveability

Underwood is more walkable (72 vs 55); Kuraby scores higher overall (75 vs 58).

Kuraby Underwood
Grade A B
Score 75/100 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Underwood carries more crime risk (91 vs 50).

Kuraby Underwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
91/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Kuraby Underwood
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 7.6 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 2.8%

Schools in Kuraby

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

Schools in Underwood

  • Faith Christian School of Distance Education Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kuraby Underwood
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 16
Parks & reserves 16 10
Childcare 2 10
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Kuraby Underwood
Walkability score 55/100 72/100
Distance to Brisbane 19.9 km
+3% vs other
 19.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 22 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 90/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.0%
postcode 4112
 2.7%
postcode 4119
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4112
 83
postcode 4119

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 Underwood
Car (driver) 68.1% / 73.3%
Kuraby — Car (driver): 68.1% Underwood — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 14.6%
Kuraby — Worked from Home: 19.1% Underwood — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.4%
Kuraby — Car (passenger): 4.8% Underwood — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 4.0% / 4.1%
Kuraby — Bus: 4.0% Underwood — Bus: 4.1%
Train 3.4% / 0.9%
Kuraby — Train: 3.4% Underwood — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.4%
Kuraby — Walked Only: 0.4% Underwood — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Kuraby Underwood
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.7 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kuraby Underwood
Connectivity score 80/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,806 premises
 32%
3,855 premises

Climate

Kuraby Underwood
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 Underwood
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 Underwood
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,681/yr
Council Brisbane Logan

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Kuraby Underwood
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

Underwood

Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

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