Milton vs Auchenflower

In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Milton, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In Auchenflower, about half of households rent. Milton is closer to the city centre: 2.5 km, against 3.7 km. On these figures, Milton tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Auchenflower

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (40% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 24%)
  • But Milton has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Milton has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 47%)
  • Auchenflower has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $435/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Auchenflower

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Milton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (79% vs 60%)

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

Investors

Milton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.3% vs 3.1%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Milton Auchenflower
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.

Milton Auchenflower
Walkability 99 / 94
Milton — Walkability: 99/100 Auchenflower — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 9 / 48
Milton — Safety: 9/100 Auchenflower — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Milton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Auchenflower — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Auchenflower has more residents (6,053 vs 3,144); Milton rents higher ($435/wk vs $390/wk).

Milton Auchenflower
Population 3,144 6,053
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.3% +3.1%
Median age 30 32
Median household income $108,524/yr $114,816/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $435/wk
+10% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milton Auchenflower
0-4 3.6% / 3.7%
Milton — 0-4: 3.6% Auchenflower — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 4.9% / 8.8%
Milton — 5-14: 4.9% Auchenflower — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 3.7% / 6.5%
Milton — 15-19: 3.7% Auchenflower — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 16.0% / 13.3%
Milton — 20-24: 16.0% Auchenflower — 20-24: 13.3%
25-34 33.4% / 20.7%
Milton — 25-34: 33.4% Auchenflower — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 16.0% / 13.6%
Milton — 35-44: 16.0% Auchenflower — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 9.8% / 12.0%
Milton — 45-54: 9.8% Auchenflower — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 7.1% / 9.0%
Milton — 55-64: 7.1% Auchenflower — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 4.0% / 7.5%
Milton — 65-74: 4.0% Auchenflower — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 1.5% / 3.9%
Milton — 75-84: 1.5% Auchenflower — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.3% / 1.0%
Milton — 85+: 0.3% Auchenflower — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milton 55.6% lone person
Milton — Lone Person: 55.6% Milton — Couple Families: 18.1% Milton — Group Household: 17.6% Milton — One Parent Families: 5.5% Milton — Other Families: 3.2%
Auchenflower 41.6% lone person
Auchenflower — Lone Person: 41.6% Auchenflower — Couple Families: 30.3% Auchenflower — Group Household: 17.2% Auchenflower — One Parent Families: 7.6% Auchenflower — Other Families: 3.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milton 69.9% renting
Milton — Owned Outright: 12.3% Milton — Mortgage: 17.9% Milton — Renting: 69.9%
Auchenflower 47.1% renting
Auchenflower — Owned Outright: 24.4% Auchenflower — Mortgage: 28.5% Auchenflower — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Milton Auchenflower
Bachelor Degree 33.8% / 30.2%
Milton — Bachelor Degree: 33.8% Auchenflower — Bachelor Degree: 30.2%
Postgraduate Degree 12.5% / 12.3%
Milton — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5% Auchenflower — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.5%
Milton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Auchenflower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 6.9%
Milton — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Auchenflower — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 4.0%
Milton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Auchenflower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.8%).

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.

Milton Auchenflower
England 3.7% / 4.0%
Milton — England: 3.7% Auchenflower — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.5%
Milton — New Zealand: 2.5% Auchenflower — New Zealand: 2.5%
China 3.3% / 1.4%
Milton — China: 3.3% Auchenflower — China: 1.4%
India 2.4% / 1.3%
Milton — India: 2.4% Auchenflower — India: 1.3%
Nepal — / 1.6%
Milton — Nepal: not among its largest Auchenflower — Nepal: 1.6%
Brazil 1.1% / —
Milton — Brazil: 1.1% Auchenflower — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milton 76.9% flats / apartments
Milton — Flats / Apartments: 76.9% Milton — Houses: 21.0% Milton — Townhouses: 2.0%
Auchenflower 58.3% flats / apartments
Auchenflower — Flats / Apartments: 58.3% Auchenflower — Houses: 40.4% Auchenflower — Townhouses: 1.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Milton Auchenflower
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,925,000
Median unit price $785,000 $827,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 20 sales
 26 days
from 47 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Milton Auchenflower
1 bed $600K / $612K
Milton — 1 bed: $600K (24 sales) Auchenflower — 1 bed: $612K (12 sales)

24 vs 12 sales

2 bed $818K / $804K
Milton — 2 bed: $818K (56 sales) Auchenflower — 2 bed: $804K (78 sales)

56 vs 78 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.25M
Milton — 3 bed: $1.5M (9 sales) Auchenflower — 3 bed: $1.25M (25 sales)

9 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Milton Auchenflower
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.

Milton Auchenflower
Houses —
same for both
Units 4.7%
$720/wk on $800K
 4.3%
$650/wk on $780K

Ranking within QLD

Milton Auchenflower
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools Higher than 17% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 100% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Auchenflower scores higher overall (89 vs 60).

Milton Auchenflower
Grade B A+
Score 60/100 89/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Milton carries more crime risk (91 vs 52).

Milton Auchenflower
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Milton Auchenflower
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane City, 1.8 km
 3
Brisbane City, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.2% 8.3%

Schools in Milton

  • Milton State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Hubbard's School Independent · Secondary
  • Hubbard's School Independent · Secondary

Schools in Auchenflower

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

Amenities in the suburb

Milton Auchenflower
Cafes & restaurants 28 8
Parks & reserves 8 9
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 7 1

Mobility

Milton Auchenflower
Walkability score 99/100 94/100
Distance to Brisbane 2.5 km 3.7 km
+48% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 6 min 9 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 210.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 123.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4064
 2.9%
postcode 4066
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 4064
 19
postcode 4066

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.

Milton Auchenflower
Car (driver) 38.5% / 42.3%
Milton — Car (driver): 38.5% Auchenflower — Car (driver): 42.3%
Worked from Home 27.2% / 31.8%
Milton — Worked from Home: 27.2% Auchenflower — Worked from Home: 31.8%
Train 13.0% / 9.1%
Milton — Train: 13.0% Auchenflower — Train: 9.1%
Walked Only 11.5% / 4.9%
Milton — Walked Only: 11.5% Auchenflower — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bus 3.6% / 4.8%
Milton — Bus: 3.6% Auchenflower — Bus: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.3%).

Setting

Milton Auchenflower
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

Milton Auchenflower
Connectivity score 80/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
3,194 premises
 1%
3,235 premises

Climate

Milton Auchenflower
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)

Milton Auchenflower
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Milton Auchenflower
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Milton Auchenflower
Division Brisbane Ryan
Member Madonna Jarrett Elizabeth Watson-Brown
Party Australian Labor Party The Greens

First Home Owner Grant

Milton Auchenflower
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milton

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

Auchenflower

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals River Transport Hub Urban

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