Logan Reserve vs Buccan

Logan Reserve is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 39 in Buccan. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Logan Reserve, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Buccan, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Buccan: a median of $1.55 million, against $865,000 in Logan Reserve, and rent is higher there too. Logan Reserve is closer to the city centre: 33.4 km, against 39.1 km. On these figures, Logan Reserve tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children, while Buccan 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

Logan Reserve

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 6)
  • But Buccan carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Logan Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($865,000 vs $1,550,000)
  • has cheaper land ($842,500 vs $1,480,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Logan Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Logan Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.4 km vs 39.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Buccan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 6%)
  • But Logan Reserve is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Logan Reserve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (99.3% vs 17.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Logan Reserve Buccan
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.

Logan Reserve Buccan
Walkability 36 / 0
Logan Reserve — Walkability: 36/100 Buccan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 64
Logan Reserve — Safety: 14/100 Buccan — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Logan Reserve — Low fire risk: 100/100 Buccan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Logan Reserve has more residents (7,016 vs 2,134); Buccan skews older (39 vs 27).

Logan Reserve Buccan
Population 7,016
+70% vs other
 2,134
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +99.3% +17.4%
Median age 27 39
Median household income $94,536/yr $126,516/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $520/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Logan Reserve Buccan
0-4 10.8% / 5.5%
Logan Reserve — 0-4: 10.8% Buccan — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 16.6% / 14.1%
Logan Reserve — 5-14: 16.6% Buccan — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.7% / 7.9%
Logan Reserve — 15-19: 5.7% Buccan — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 9.4% / 5.4%
Logan Reserve — 20-24: 9.4% Buccan — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 23.1% / 11.3%
Logan Reserve — 25-34: 23.1% Buccan — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 12.8% / 13.4%
Logan Reserve — 35-44: 12.8% Buccan — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 8.7% / 15.6%
Logan Reserve — 45-54: 8.7% Buccan — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 7.0% / 13.9%
Logan Reserve — 55-64: 7.0% Buccan — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 3.6% / 8.8%
Logan Reserve — 65-74: 3.6% Buccan — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 1.7% / 3.4%
Logan Reserve — 75-84: 1.7% Buccan — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.5% / 0.6%
Logan Reserve — 85+: 0.5% Buccan — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Logan Reserve 51.5% couple families
Logan Reserve — Couple Families: 51.5% Logan Reserve — One Parent Families: 22.8% Logan Reserve — Lone Person: 18.4% Logan Reserve — Group Household: 5.3% Logan Reserve — Other Families: 2.0%
Buccan 65.2% couple families
Buccan — Couple Families: 65.2% Buccan — One Parent Families: 15.2% Buccan — Lone Person: 16.3% Buccan — Group Household: 2.4% Buccan — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Logan Reserve 48.8% renting
Logan Reserve — Owned Outright: 12.2% Logan Reserve — Mortgage: 39.0% Logan Reserve — Renting: 48.8%
Buccan 9.5% renting
Buccan — Owned Outright: 33.5% Buccan — Mortgage: 57.0% Buccan — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Logan Reserve Buccan
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 21.8%
Logan Reserve — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Buccan — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.7%
Logan Reserve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Buccan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.5%
Logan Reserve — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Buccan — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.1%
Logan Reserve — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Buccan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.1%
Logan Reserve — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Buccan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Logan Reserve Buccan
New Zealand 10.1% / 4.5%
Logan Reserve — New Zealand: 10.1% Buccan — New Zealand: 4.5%
England 1.8% / 4.4%
Logan Reserve — England: 1.8% Buccan — England: 4.4%
India 3.1% / —
Logan Reserve — India: 3.1% Buccan — India: not among its largest
Afghanistan 2.3% / —
Logan Reserve — Afghanistan: 2.3% Buccan — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Philippines 1.3% / —
Logan Reserve — Philippines: 1.3% Buccan — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Logan Reserve — South Africa: 0.6% Buccan — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Logan Reserve — Scotland: not among its largest Buccan — Scotland: 0.4%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Logan Reserve — Ireland: not among its largest Buccan — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Logan Reserve 91.2% houses
Logan Reserve — Houses: 91.2% Logan Reserve — Townhouses: 7.9% Logan Reserve — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Buccan 98.5% houses
Buccan — Houses: 98.5% Buccan — Townhouses: 0.0% Buccan — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Logan Reserve Buccan
Median house price $865,000 $1,550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $842,500 $1,480,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 231 sales
 55 days
from 11 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.

Logan Reserve Buccan
3 bed $800K / $1.5M
Logan Reserve — 3 bed: $800K (29 sales) Buccan — 3 bed: $1.5M (5 sales)

29 vs 5 sales

4 bed $850K / $1.55M
Logan Reserve — 4 bed: $850K (216 sales) Buccan — 4 bed: $1.55M (14 sales)

216 vs 14 sales

5 bed $1.05M / $1.33M
Logan Reserve — 5 bed: $1.05M (52 sales) Buccan — 5 bed: $1.33M (7 sales)

52 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Logan Reserve Buccan
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Logan Reserve Buccan
Houses 3.9%
$675/wk on $900K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Logan Reserve Buccan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of QLD —

Liveability

Logan Reserve is more walkable (36 vs 0); Buccan scores higher overall (63 vs 42).

Logan Reserve Buccan
Grade C B
Score 42/100 63/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Logan Reserve carries more crime risk (86 vs 36).

Logan Reserve Buccan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Logan Reserve Buccan
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Logan Reserve

  • Logan Reserve State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Australian International Islamic College - Logan Reserve Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Buccan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Logan Reserve Buccan
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 15 6
Childcare 5 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 17

Mobility

Buccan sits further from the CBD (39.1 km vs 33.4 km).

Logan Reserve Buccan
Walkability score 36/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 33.4 km 39.1 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4133
 0.8%
postcode 4207
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4133
 70
postcode 4207

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.

Logan Reserve Buccan
Car (driver) 80.7% / 76.0%
Logan Reserve — Car (driver): 80.7% Buccan — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 16.3%
Logan Reserve — Worked from Home: 10.4% Buccan — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.6%
Logan Reserve — Car (passenger): 5.8% Buccan — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Train 2.1% / 1.0%
Logan Reserve — Train: 2.1% Buccan — Train: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.2%
Logan Reserve — Walked Only: 0.4% Buccan — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 0.6% / 0.3%
Logan Reserve — Bus: 0.6% Buccan — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Logan Reserve Buccan
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.7 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Logan Reserve Buccan
Connectivity score 94/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
3,618 premises
 13%
667 premises

Climate

Logan Reserve Buccan
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)

Logan Reserve Buccan
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Logan Reserve Buccan
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Logan Reserve Buccan
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Logan Reserve Buccan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Logan Reserve

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

Buccan

Acreage Outer Premium

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