Morayfield vs Beachmere

Morayfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 57 in Beachmere. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morayfield, about half of households rent. In Beachmere, the large majority of households own their home. Morayfield is closer to the city centre: 45.6 km, against 54.1 km. On these figures, Morayfield tends to suit renters and families with children, while Beachmere suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Morayfield

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (19 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 7)
  • But Beachmere carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Morayfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper land ($489,500 vs $590,000)
  • But Beachmere has cheaper units ($248,250 vs $652,500)

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

Renters

Morayfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 25%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

Morayfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (45.6 km vs 54.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 57 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Beachmere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morayfield Beachmere
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.

Morayfield Beachmere
Walkability 9 / 13
Morayfield — Walkability: 9/100 Beachmere — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 14 / 60
Morayfield — Safety: 14/100 Beachmere — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Morayfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Beachmere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morayfield has more residents (24,898 vs 4,782); Beachmere skews older (57 vs 34).

Morayfield Beachmere
Population 24,898
+81% vs other
 4,782
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +16.3%
Median age 34 57
Median household income $74,984/yr
+24% vs other
 $57,356/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk $350/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morayfield Beachmere
0-4 7.0% / 3.6%
Morayfield — 0-4: 7.0% Beachmere — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.5% / 9.2%
Morayfield — 5-14: 14.5% Beachmere — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 6.4% / 4.2%
Morayfield — 15-19: 6.4% Beachmere — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 7.6% / 3.1%
Morayfield — 20-24: 7.6% Beachmere — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 15.5% / 6.5%
Morayfield — 25-34: 15.5% Beachmere — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 12.0% / 9.1%
Morayfield — 35-44: 12.0% Beachmere — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.1% / 11.1%
Morayfield — 45-54: 12.1% Beachmere — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 11.1% / 14.9%
Morayfield — 55-64: 11.1% Beachmere — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 8.3% / 20.9%
Morayfield — 65-74: 8.3% Beachmere — 65-74: 20.9%
75-84 4.3% / 13.7%
Morayfield — 75-84: 4.3% Beachmere — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ 1.2% / 3.5%
Morayfield — 85+: 1.2% Beachmere — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morayfield 27.6% lone person
Morayfield — Lone Person: 27.6% Morayfield — Couple Families: 40.1% Morayfield — One Parent Families: 25.1% Morayfield — Group Household: 5.5% Morayfield — Other Families: 1.6%
Beachmere 44.3% lone person
Beachmere — Lone Person: 44.3% Beachmere — Couple Families: 30.0% Beachmere — One Parent Families: 17.9% Beachmere — Group Household: 6.4% Beachmere — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morayfield 45.2% renting
Morayfield — Owned Outright: 20.3% Morayfield — Mortgage: 34.5% Morayfield — Renting: 45.2%
Beachmere 25.0% renting
Beachmere — Owned Outright: 46.3% Beachmere — Mortgage: 28.7% Beachmere — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Morayfield Beachmere
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 18.9%
Morayfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Beachmere — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.4%
Morayfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Beachmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 7.3%
Morayfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Beachmere — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.7%
Morayfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Beachmere — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Morayfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Beachmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Morayfield Beachmere
England 3.6% / 7.2%
Morayfield — England: 3.6% Beachmere — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 4.8% / 3.9%
Morayfield — New Zealand: 4.8% Beachmere — New Zealand: 3.9%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.8%
Morayfield — Philippines: 1.0% Beachmere — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
Morayfield — South Africa: 0.7% Beachmere — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.7%
Morayfield — Scotland: 0.4% Beachmere — Scotland: 0.7%
Taiwan 0.6% / —
Morayfield — Taiwan: 0.6% Beachmere — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morayfield 81.7% houses
Morayfield — Houses: 81.7% Morayfield — Townhouses: 16.8% Morayfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Beachmere 84.0% houses
Beachmere — Houses: 84.0% Beachmere — Townhouses: 2.1% Beachmere — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Morayfield Beachmere
Median house price $876,500 $865,000
Median unit price $652,500 $248,250
Median land price $489,500 $590,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 267 sales
 34 days
from 65 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.

Morayfield Beachmere
2 bed $655K / $770K
Morayfield — 2 bed: $655K (17 sales) Beachmere — 2 bed: $770K (13 sales)

17 vs 13 sales

3 bed $818K / $820K
Morayfield — 3 bed: $818K (167 sales) Beachmere — 3 bed: $820K (77 sales)

167 vs 77 sales

4 bed $894K / $945K
Morayfield — 4 bed: $894K (376 sales) Beachmere — 4 bed: $945K (55 sales)

376 vs 55 sales

5 bed $1.1M / $1.18M
Morayfield — 5 bed: $1.1M (50 sales) Beachmere — 5 bed: $1.18M (12 sales)

50 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Morayfield Beachmere
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Morayfield Beachmere
Houses 3.9%
$680/wk on $899K
 3.9%
$700/wk on $945K
Units 3.7%
$470/wk on $656K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Morayfield Beachmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools Higher than 2% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 21% of QLD —

Liveability

Beachmere scores higher overall (51 vs 29).

Morayfield Beachmere
Grade D B
Score 29/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Morayfield carries more crime risk (86 vs 40).

Morayfield Beachmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Morayfield Beachmere
Inside the suburb 7 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 5 0

Schools in Morayfield

  • Carmichael College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Minimbah State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield East State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Morayfield State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Morayfield Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Beachmere

  • Beachmere State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Birali Steiner School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Morayfield Beachmere
Supermarkets 7 1
Cafes & restaurants 30 3
Parks & reserves 24 7
Childcare 19 3
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 6 1
Banks & Bank@Post 8 1
Fuel stations 6 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 41 1

Mobility

Beachmere sits further from the CBD (54.1 km vs 45.6 km).

Morayfield Beachmere
Walkability score 9/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 45.6 km 54.1 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 57 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
 53/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 120.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 16.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4506
 0.5%
postcode 4510
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4506
 74
postcode 4510

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.

Morayfield Beachmere
Car (driver) 76.9% / 74.8%
Morayfield — Car (driver): 76.9% Beachmere — Car (driver): 74.8%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 15.2%
Morayfield — Worked from Home: 10.6% Beachmere — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 5.0%
Morayfield — Car (passenger): 7.1% Beachmere — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 3.4% / 1.5%
Morayfield — Train: 3.4% Beachmere — Train: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.6%
Morayfield — Walked Only: 1.3% Beachmere — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Morayfield Beachmere
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Morayfield Beachmere
Connectivity score 83/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
12,039 premises
 45%
1,962 premises

Climate

Morayfield Beachmere
Annual rainfall 950 mm 1,052 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 14.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Morayfield Beachmere
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Morayfield Beachmere
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Morayfield Beachmere
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morayfield Beachmere
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morayfield

Outer River Transport Hub

Beachmere

Coastal Outer Retirees

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