Moggill vs Barellan Point
Moggill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Barellan Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Moggill: a median of $1.2 million, against $922,000 in Barellan Point, and rent is higher there too. Moggill is closer to the city centre: 23.7 km, against 42.7 km. On these figures, Moggill tends to suit families with children, while Barellan Point suits 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
Moggill
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barellan Point
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($637,000 vs $1,430,000)
- has cheaper houses ($922,500 vs $1,199,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Barellan Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($398/wk vs $460/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moggill
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (23.7 km vs 42.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (34 min vs 43 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Moggill is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
- Barellan Point has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moggill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.4% vs 1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moggill and Barellan Point drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Moggill has more residents (5,029 vs 1,173); Moggill rents higher ($460/wk vs $398/wk).
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,029 +77% vs other | 1,173 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.4% | +1.2% |
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Median household income | $125,580/yr +8% vs other | $115,024/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk +13% vs other | $398/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,199,000 | $922,500 |
| Median unit price | $758,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,430,000 | $637,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 51 sales | 40 days from 10 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.
12 vs 11 sales
83 vs 9 sales
21 vs 5 sales
Development activity
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9,382 across Brisbane | 3,476 across Ipswich |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% | -7% |
Gross rental yield
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.9% $822/wk on $1.48M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 88% of QLD | Higher than 9% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 86% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 9% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Moggill is more walkable (54 vs 0); Moggill scores higher overall (87 vs 71).
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A+ | A |
| Score | 87/100 | 71/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Moggill
- Moggill State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Barellan Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 10 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Barellan Point sits further from the CBD (42.7 km vs 23.7 km).
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 54/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 23.7 km | 42.7 km +80% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 34 min | 43 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.9% postcode 4070 | 1.2% postcode 4306 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 95 postcode 4070 | — postcode 4306 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).
Setting
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.2 km | 31.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 82/100 | 71/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 67% 1,886 premises | 47% 460 premises |
Climate
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,519/yr | $1,713/yr |
| Council | Brisbane | Ipswich |
Federal electorate
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ryan | Blair |
| Member | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | Shayne Neumann |
| Party | The Greens | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moggill | Barellan Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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