Moggill vs Wacol

Wacol is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Moggill. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moggill, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Wacol, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Moggill: a median of $1.2 million, against $848,000 in Wacol, and rent is higher there too. Wacol is closer to the city centre: 21 km, against 23.7 km. On these figures, Moggill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wacol 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 92/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 54%)
  • But Wacol has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Wacol

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($847,500 vs $1,199,000)
  • has cheaper units ($650,000 vs $758,000)

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

Renters

Wacol

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wacol

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 1%)
  • has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 34 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21 km vs 23.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Moggill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 5%)
  • But Wacol has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Moggill and Wacol 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 Wacol
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 Wacol
Walkability 54 / 52
Moggill — Walkability: 54/100 Wacol — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 77 / 8
Moggill — Safety: 77/100 Wacol — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moggill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wacol — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moggill has higher household incomes ($125,580 vs $71,708); Moggill rents higher ($460/wk vs $320/wk).

Moggill Wacol
Population 5,029
+15% vs other
 4,253
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +13.1%
Median age 38 35
Median household income $125,580/yr
+43% vs other
 $71,708/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+30% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moggill Wacol
0-4 6.8% / 0.8%
Moggill — 0-4: 6.8% Wacol — 0-4: 0.8%
5-14 18.2% / 2.0%
Moggill — 5-14: 18.2% Wacol — 5-14: 2.0%
15-19 7.1% / 4.6%
Moggill — 15-19: 7.1% Wacol — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.0% / 9.5%
Moggill — 20-24: 4.0% Wacol — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 9.1% / 31.2%
Moggill — 25-34: 9.1% Wacol — 25-34: 31.2%
35-44 16.6% / 27.1%
Moggill — 35-44: 16.6% Wacol — 35-44: 27.1%
45-54 15.4% / 13.7%
Moggill — 45-54: 15.4% Wacol — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 10.1% / 6.4%
Moggill — 55-64: 10.1% Wacol — 55-64: 6.4%
65-74 6.7% / 3.0%
Moggill — 65-74: 6.7% Wacol — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 4.3% / 1.5%
Moggill — 75-84: 4.3% Wacol — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 1.6% / 0.4%
Moggill — 85+: 1.6% Wacol — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.2%).

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%
Wacol 27.7% couple families
Wacol — Couple Families: 27.7% Wacol — Lone Person: 31.6% Wacol — One Parent Families: 26.8% Wacol — Group Household: 10.8% Wacol — Other Families: 3.0%
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%
Wacol 47.1% renting
Wacol — Owned Outright: 29.3% Wacol — Mortgage: 23.6% Wacol — Renting: 47.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moggill Wacol
Bachelor Degree 17.9% / 7.9%
Moggill — Bachelor Degree: 17.9% Wacol — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 8.2%
Moggill — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Wacol — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 1.0%
Moggill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Wacol — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 0.4%
Moggill — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Wacol — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 0.2%
Moggill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Wacol — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%

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 Wacol
England 7.9% / 1.9%
Moggill — England: 7.9% Wacol — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.8% / 5.1%
Moggill — New Zealand: 2.8% Wacol — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 4.9% / 0.4%
Moggill — South Africa: 4.9% Wacol — South Africa: 0.4%
India 3.1% / 0.4%
Moggill — India: 3.1% Wacol — India: 0.4%
China 1.4% / 0.3%
Moggill — China: 1.4% Wacol — China: 0.3%
Vietnam — / 0.9%
Moggill — Vietnam: not among its largest Wacol — Vietnam: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Moggill — Philippines: not among its largest Wacol — Philippines: 0.8%
Fiji — / 0.4%
Moggill — Fiji: not among its largest Wacol — Fiji: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

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%
Wacol 82.4% houses
Wacol — Houses: 82.4% Wacol — Townhouses: 17.0% Wacol — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moggill Wacol
Median house price $1,199,000 $847,500
Median unit price $758,000 $650,000
Median land price $1,430,000 $1,615,625
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 51 sales
 32 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Moggill Wacol
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.

Moggill Wacol
Houses 2.9%
$822/wk on $1.48M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moggill Wacol
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 44% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of QLD —

Liveability

Moggill scores higher overall (87 vs 32).

Moggill Wacol
Grade A+ D
Score 87/100 32/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wacol carries more crime risk (92 vs 23).

Moggill Wacol
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 High
92/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Moggill Wacol
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Moggill

  • Moggill State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wacol

  • Carole Park State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre Government · Combined · Special school
  • Wacol Youth Remand Education Support Hub Government · Combined · Special school
  • West Moreton Education and Training Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Moggill Wacol
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 7
Childcare 1 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Moggill sits further from the CBD (23.7 km vs 21 km).

Moggill Wacol
Walkability score 54/100 52/100
Distance to Brisbane 23.7 km
+11% vs other
 21 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 25 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 81/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 44.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4070
 1.2%
postcode 4076
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 95
postcode 4070
 68
postcode 4076

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 Wacol
Car (driver) 61.3% / 65.7%
Moggill — Car (driver): 61.3% Wacol — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 12.6%
Moggill — Worked from Home: 28.7% Wacol — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Train 1.1% / 10.1%
Moggill — Train: 1.1% Wacol — Train: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 7.2%
Moggill — Car (passenger): 2.7% Wacol — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.2%
Moggill — Walked Only: 1.6% Wacol — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 4.3% / —
Moggill — Bus: 4.3% Wacol — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Moggill Wacol
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.2 km 26.3 km

NBN connectivity

Moggill Wacol
Connectivity score 82/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
1,886 premises
 85%
993 premises

Climate

Moggill Wacol
Annual rainfall — 1,032 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Moggill Wacol
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 6.5 µg/m³
PM10 20.4 µg/m³ 17.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm 0.99 pphm

Council rates

Moggill Wacol
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Moggill Wacol
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

Wacol

Middle-Ring Multicultural Trains Transport Hub

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