Park Ridge vs Logan Reserve

Logan Reserve is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 30 in Park Ridge. In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Logan Reserve, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Park Ridge tends to suit people living alone, while Logan Reserve suits 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

Park Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (14 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • But Logan Reserve is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Logan Reserve

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Logan Reserve

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.4 km vs 35.7 km)
  • But Park Ridge has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 39 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

  • Park Ridge has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 6%)
  • Logan Reserve is more walkable (36/100 vs 18/100)

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

Investors

Park Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (237.8% vs 99.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
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.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Walkability 18 / 36
Park Ridge — Walkability: 18/100 Logan Reserve — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 10 / 14
Park Ridge — Safety: 10/100 Logan Reserve — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Park Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Logan Reserve — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Logan Reserve has higher household incomes ($94,536 vs $73,736); Park Ridge skews older (30 vs 27).

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Population 8,455
+17% vs other
 7,016
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +237.8% +99.3%
Median age 30 27
Median household income $73,736/yr $94,536/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $390/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
0-4 9.9% / 10.8%
Park Ridge — 0-4: 9.9% Logan Reserve — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 12.2% / 16.6%
Park Ridge — 5-14: 12.2% Logan Reserve — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 4.7% / 5.7%
Park Ridge — 15-19: 4.7% Logan Reserve — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 10.2% / 9.4%
Park Ridge — 20-24: 10.2% Logan Reserve — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 22.9% / 23.1%
Park Ridge — 25-34: 22.9% Logan Reserve — 25-34: 23.1%
35-44 11.1% / 12.8%
Park Ridge — 35-44: 11.1% Logan Reserve — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 7.7% / 8.7%
Park Ridge — 45-54: 7.7% Logan Reserve — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 6.0% / 7.0%
Park Ridge — 55-64: 6.0% Logan Reserve — 55-64: 7.0%
65-74 7.7% / 3.6%
Park Ridge — 65-74: 7.7% Logan Reserve — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 5.9% / 1.7%
Park Ridge — 75-84: 5.9% Logan Reserve — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 1.5% / 0.5%
Park Ridge — 85+: 1.5% Logan Reserve — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Park Ridge 41.1% couple families
Park Ridge — Couple Families: 41.1% Park Ridge — Lone Person: 33.7% Park Ridge — One Parent Families: 17.9% Park Ridge — Group Household: 5.4% Park Ridge — Other Families: 1.9%
Logan Reserve 51.5% couple families
Logan Reserve — Couple Families: 51.5% Logan Reserve — Lone Person: 18.4% Logan Reserve — One Parent Families: 22.8% Logan Reserve — Group Household: 5.3% Logan Reserve — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Park Ridge 52.1% renting
Park Ridge — Owned Outright: 25.0% Park Ridge — Mortgage: 22.9% Park Ridge — Renting: 52.1%
Logan Reserve 48.8% renting
Logan Reserve — Owned Outright: 12.2% Logan Reserve — Mortgage: 39.0% Logan Reserve — Renting: 48.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 15.8%
Park Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Logan Reserve — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 7.3%
Park Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Logan Reserve — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.2%
Park Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Logan Reserve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.2%
Park Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Logan Reserve — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.8%
Park Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Logan Reserve — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
New Zealand 9.6% / 10.1%
Park Ridge — New Zealand: 9.6% Logan Reserve — New Zealand: 10.1%
India 5.7% / 3.1%
Park Ridge — India: 5.7% Logan Reserve — India: 3.1%
England 3.2% / 1.8%
Park Ridge — England: 3.2% Logan Reserve — England: 1.8%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.3%
Park Ridge — Philippines: 1.6% Logan Reserve — Philippines: 1.3%
Afghanistan — / 2.3%
Park Ridge — Afghanistan: not among its largest Logan Reserve — Afghanistan: 2.3%
Taiwan 0.9% / —
Park Ridge — Taiwan: 0.9% Logan Reserve — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Park Ridge 81.8% houses
Park Ridge — Houses: 81.8% Park Ridge — Townhouses: 16.5% Park Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Logan Reserve 91.2% houses
Logan Reserve — Houses: 91.2% Logan Reserve — Townhouses: 7.9% Logan Reserve — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Median house price $905,750 $865,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $921,000 $842,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 160 sales
 26 days
from 231 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.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
3 bed $773K / $800K
Park Ridge — 3 bed: $773K (12 sales) Logan Reserve — 3 bed: $800K (29 sales)

12 vs 29 sales

4 bed $884K / $850K
Park Ridge — 4 bed: $884K (158 sales) Logan Reserve — 4 bed: $850K (216 sales)

158 vs 216 sales

5 bed $1.1M / $1.05M
Park Ridge — 5 bed: $1.1M (42 sales) Logan Reserve — 5 bed: $1.05M (52 sales)

42 vs 52 sales

Development activity

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $900K
 3.9%
$675/wk on $900K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Schools Higher than 54% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD

Liveability

Logan Reserve is more walkable (36 vs 18).

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 High
86/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 2 1

Schools in Park Ridge

  • St Philomena School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Park Ridge State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Parklands Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Corymbia State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Park Ridge State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Logan Reserve

  • Logan Reserve State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Australian International Islamic College - Logan Reserve Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 14 15
Childcare 14 5
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 5 1
Waterways 16 10

Mobility

Park Ridge sits further from the CBD (35.7 km vs 33.4 km).

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Walkability score 18/100 36/100
Distance to Brisbane 35.7 km
+6% vs other
 33.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 39 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 58/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 46.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4125
 0.8%
postcode 4133
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4125
 77
postcode 4133

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.

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Car (driver) 82.1% / 80.7%
Park Ridge — Car (driver): 82.1% Logan Reserve — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 8.6% / 10.4%
Park Ridge — Worked from Home: 8.6% Logan Reserve — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.8%
Park Ridge — Car (passenger): 6.2% Logan Reserve — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Train 1.0% / 2.1%
Park Ridge — Train: 1.0% Logan Reserve — Train: 2.1%
Bus 1.3% / 0.6%
Park Ridge — Bus: 1.3% Logan Reserve — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.1 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Connectivity score 92/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
5,174 premises
 90%
3,618 premises

Climate

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Park Ridge Logan Reserve
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Park Ridge

Family Outer Young Families

Logan Reserve

Acreage Family Outer Young Families

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