Moggill vs Redbank

Redbank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 38 in Moggill. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Moggill, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Redbank, most households rent. Houses cost more in Moggill: a median of $1.2 million, against $855,000 in Redbank, and rent is higher there too. Moggill is closer to the city centre: 23.7 km, against 28 km. On these figures, Moggill tends to suit couples, while Redbank suits 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

Moggill

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Redbank

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($866,500 vs $1,430,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($855,000 vs $1,199,000)
  • But Moggill leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Redbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $460/wk)
  • But Moggill leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Moggill sits closer to the CBD (23.7 km vs 28 km)
  • Redbank is more walkable (73/100 vs 54/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Redbank

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 54/100)
  • But Moggill carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Redbank

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (59.8% vs 8.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moggill Redbank
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.

Moggill Redbank
Walkability 54 / 73
Moggill — Walkability: 54/100 Redbank — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 77 / 4
Moggill — Safety: 77/100 Redbank — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moggill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redbank — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moggill has higher household incomes ($125,580 vs $68,692); Moggill has more residents (5,029 vs 2,931).

Moggill Redbank
Population 5,029
+42% vs other
 2,931
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +59.8%
Median age 38 30
Median household income $125,580/yr
+45% vs other
 $68,692/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+24% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moggill Redbank
0-4 6.8% / 9.0%
Moggill — 0-4: 6.8% Redbank — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 18.2% / 15.5%
Moggill — 5-14: 18.2% Redbank — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 7.1% / 5.9%
Moggill — 15-19: 7.1% Redbank — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.0% / 9.3%
Moggill — 20-24: 4.0% Redbank — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 9.1% / 17.9%
Moggill — 25-34: 9.1% Redbank — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 16.6% / 12.6%
Moggill — 35-44: 16.6% Redbank — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.4% / 9.0%
Moggill — 45-54: 15.4% Redbank — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 10.1% / 7.9%
Moggill — 55-64: 10.1% Redbank — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 6.7% / 6.8%
Moggill — 65-74: 6.7% Redbank — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 4.3% / 4.4%
Moggill — 75-84: 4.3% Redbank — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.6% / 1.8%
Moggill — 85+: 1.6% Redbank — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moggill 64.2% couple families
Moggill — Couple Families: 64.2% Moggill — Lone Person: 18.5% Moggill — One Parent Families: 15.5% Moggill — Group Household: 1.5% Moggill — Other Families: 0.2%
Redbank 36.1% couple families
Redbank — Couple Families: 36.1% Redbank — Lone Person: 35.4% Redbank — One Parent Families: 20.3% Redbank — Group Household: 5.9% Redbank — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moggill 15.9% renting
Moggill — Owned Outright: 25.2% Moggill — Mortgage: 58.9% Moggill — Renting: 15.9%
Redbank 57.6% renting
Redbank — Owned Outright: 23.4% Redbank — Mortgage: 19.0% Redbank — Renting: 57.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moggill Redbank
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 14.1%
Moggill — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Redbank — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 5.1%
Moggill — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Redbank — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 6.3%
Moggill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Redbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 1.5%
Moggill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Redbank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.0%
Moggill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Redbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Moggill Redbank
New Zealand 2.8% / 11.4%
Moggill — New Zealand: 2.8% Redbank — New Zealand: 11.4%
England 7.9% / 3.0%
Moggill — England: 7.9% Redbank — England: 3.0%
South Africa 4.9% / —
Moggill — South Africa: 4.9% Redbank — South Africa: not among its largest
India 3.1% / 1.2%
Moggill — India: 3.1% Redbank — India: 1.2%
Philippines — / 3.0%
Moggill — Philippines: not among its largest Redbank — Philippines: 3.0%
China 1.4% / 0.5%
Moggill — China: 1.4% Redbank — China: 0.5%
Fiji — / 1.7%
Moggill — Fiji: not among its largest Redbank — Fiji: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moggill 94.2% houses
Moggill — Houses: 94.2% Moggill — Townhouses: 5.8% Moggill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Redbank 67.5% houses
Redbank — Houses: 67.5% Redbank — Townhouses: 28.4% Redbank — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moggill Redbank
Median house price $1,199,000 $855,000
Median unit price $758,000 $713,500
Median land price $1,430,000 $866,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 51 sales
 20 days
from 16 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.

Moggill Redbank
3 bed $1.1M / $740K
Moggill — 3 bed: $1.1M (12 sales) Redbank — 3 bed: $740K (12 sales)

12 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $856K
Moggill — 4 bed: $1.15M (83 sales) Redbank — 4 bed: $856K (25 sales)

83 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Moggill Redbank
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +9% -7%

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.

Moggill Redbank
Houses 2.9%
$822/wk on $1.48M
 3.6%
$595/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moggill Redbank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 35% 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 98% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Moggill scores higher overall (87 vs 37); Redbank is more walkable (73 vs 54).

Moggill Redbank
Grade A+ C
Score 87/100 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Redbank carries more crime risk (96 vs 23).

Moggill Redbank
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 High
96/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Moggill Redbank
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Moggill

  • Moggill State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Redbank

  • Redbank State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moggill Redbank
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 1 3
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Redbank sits further from the CBD (28 km vs 23.7 km).

Moggill Redbank
Walkability score 54/100 73/100
Distance to Brisbane 23.7 km 28 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 30 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4070
 0.8%
postcode 4301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 95
postcode 4070
 61
postcode 4301

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.

Moggill Redbank
Car (driver) 61.3% / 74.0%
Moggill — Car (driver): 61.3% Redbank — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 9.7%
Moggill — Worked from Home: 28.7% Redbank — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 8.3%
Moggill — Car (passenger): 2.7% Redbank — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Train 1.1% / 5.6%
Moggill — Train: 1.1% Redbank — Train: 5.6%
Bus 4.3% / 0.8%
Moggill — Bus: 4.3% Redbank — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.5%
Moggill — Walked Only: 1.6% Redbank — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Moggill Redbank
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.2 km 31.0 km

NBN connectivity

Moggill Redbank
Connectivity score 82/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
1,886 premises
 80%
1,615 premises

Climate

Moggill Redbank
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moggill Redbank
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 Redbank
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,713/yr
Council Brisbane Ipswich

Federal electorate

Moggill Redbank
Division Ryan Oxley
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Milton Dick
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Moggill Redbank
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moggill

Acreage Family Middle-Ring Professionals

Redbank

Easy Commute Family Outer River Townhouses Trains Transport Hub Young Families

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