Narangba vs Burpengary

Narangba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Burpengary. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narangba, most households are couple families. In Burpengary, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Narangba tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Narangba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (37 vs 16)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 67%)
  • But Burpengary has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Burpengary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($642,500 vs $727,000)

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

Renters

Burpengary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burpengary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 30/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Burpengary

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 3)
  • But Narangba carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Burpengary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs 12.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Narangba Burpengary
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.

Narangba Burpengary
Walkability 30 / 75
Narangba — Walkability: 30/100 Burpengary — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 49 / 33
Narangba — Safety: 49/100 Burpengary — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Narangba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burpengary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Narangba has higher household incomes ($114,764 vs $89,440); Narangba has more residents (20,910 vs 16,488).

Narangba Burpengary
Population 20,910
+21% vs other
 16,488
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.6% +17.6%
Median age 33 36
Median household income $114,764/yr
+22% vs other
 $89,440/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+16% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narangba Burpengary
0-4 6.9% / 6.0%
Narangba — 0-4: 6.9% Burpengary — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 18.0% / 13.7%
Narangba — 5-14: 18.0% Burpengary — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 8.2% / 6.6%
Narangba — 15-19: 8.2% Burpengary — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.1% / 7.3%
Narangba — 20-24: 6.1% Burpengary — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 12.8% / 13.8%
Narangba — 25-34: 12.8% Burpengary — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 14.9% / 12.3%
Narangba — 35-44: 14.9% Burpengary — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.5% / 12.8%
Narangba — 45-54: 14.5% Burpengary — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 9.0% / 12.3%
Narangba — 55-64: 9.0% Burpengary — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 6.1% / 9.6%
Narangba — 65-74: 6.1% Burpengary — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 2.7% / 4.3%
Narangba — 75-84: 2.7% Burpengary — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.8% / 1.1%
Narangba — 85+: 0.8% Burpengary — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narangba 63.3% couple families
Narangba — Couple Families: 63.3% Narangba — Lone Person: 14.6% Narangba — One Parent Families: 18.6% Narangba — Group Household: 2.4% Narangba — Other Families: 1.1%
Burpengary 46.5% couple families
Burpengary — Couple Families: 46.5% Burpengary — Lone Person: 27.4% Burpengary — One Parent Families: 20.9% Burpengary — Group Household: 4.1% Burpengary — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 24.1% renting
Narangba — Owned Outright: 19.9% Narangba — Mortgage: 56.1% Narangba — Renting: 24.1%
Burpengary 31.2% renting
Burpengary — Owned Outright: 26.9% Burpengary — Mortgage: 41.9% Burpengary — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Narangba Burpengary
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 20.3%
Narangba — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Burpengary — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.0%
Narangba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Burpengary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.3%
Narangba — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Burpengary — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.3%
Narangba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Burpengary — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.2%
Narangba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Burpengary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Narangba Burpengary
New Zealand 5.0% / 4.4%
Narangba — New Zealand: 5.0% Burpengary — New Zealand: 4.4%
England 5.2% / 4.0%
Narangba — England: 5.2% Burpengary — England: 4.0%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.8%
Narangba — South Africa: 1.4% Burpengary — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.8%
Narangba — Philippines: 0.6% Burpengary — Philippines: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.4%
Narangba — Scotland: 0.5% Burpengary — Scotland: 0.4%
India 0.4% / 0.5%
Narangba — India: 0.4% Burpengary — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 96.0% houses
Narangba — Houses: 96.0% Narangba — Townhouses: 3.7% Narangba — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Burpengary 83.5% houses
Burpengary — Houses: 83.5% Burpengary — Townhouses: 15.2% Burpengary — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narangba Burpengary
Median house price $988,250 $950,000
Median unit price $727,000 $642,500
Median land price $887,500 $1,002,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 319 sales
 32 days
from 176 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.

Narangba Burpengary
3 bed $850K / $865K
Narangba — 3 bed: $850K (71 sales) Burpengary — 3 bed: $865K (89 sales)

71 vs 89 sales

4 bed $985K / $969K
Narangba — 4 bed: $985K (369 sales) Burpengary — 4 bed: $969K (130 sales)

369 vs 130 sales

5 bed $1.13M / $1.21M
Narangba — 5 bed: $1.13M (60 sales) Burpengary — 5 bed: $1.21M (28 sales)

60 vs 28 sales

Development activity

Narangba Burpengary
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.

Narangba Burpengary
Houses 3.7%
$720/wk on $999K
 3.7%
$660/wk on $939K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Narangba Burpengary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Burpengary is more walkable (75 vs 30); Narangba scores higher overall (54 vs 49).

Narangba Burpengary
Grade B C
Score 54/100 49/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Burpengary carries more crime risk (67 vs 51).

Narangba Burpengary
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Narangba Burpengary
Inside the suburb 4 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0 5
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Narangba

  • Jinibara State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Burpengary

  • Burpengary Meadows State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Burpengary State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Burpengary State Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Eugene College Catholic · Combined below peers
  • The Younity School Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Redwood College Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Narangba Burpengary
Supermarkets 2 5
Cafes & restaurants 11 16
Parks & reserves 37 16
Childcare 10 12
GPs 3 5
Pharmacies 2 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2
same for both
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 26 16

Mobility

Narangba Burpengary
Walkability score 30/100 75/100
Distance to Brisbane 41.4 km
+2% vs other
 40.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 45 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 88.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4504
 0.8%
postcode 4505
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 4504
 90
postcode 4505

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.

Narangba Burpengary
Car (driver) 71.3% / 75.1%
Narangba — Car (driver): 71.3% Burpengary — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 13.3%
Narangba — Worked from Home: 17.7% Burpengary — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.1%
Narangba — Car (passenger): 5.0% Burpengary — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Train 4.8% / 4.5%
Narangba — Train: 4.8% Burpengary — Train: 4.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.2%
Narangba — Walked Only: 0.8% Burpengary — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Narangba Burpengary
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Narangba Burpengary
Connectivity score 82/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
7,745 premises
 57%
7,123 premises

Climate

Narangba Burpengary
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Narangba Burpengary
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

Narangba Burpengary
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Narangba Burpengary
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narangba Burpengary
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narangba

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Burpengary

Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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