Queanbeyan East vs Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Queanbeyan. In both, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Queanbeyan: a median of $870,000, against $718,000 in Queanbeyan East, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Queanbeyan East tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Queanbeyan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (39% vs 28%)
  • But Queanbeyan East carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 93/100)

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

First-home buyers

Queanbeyan East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($717,500 vs $870,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queanbeyan East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Queanbeyan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Queanbeyan

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Queanbeyan East carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Queanbeyan East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 5.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
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.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Walkability 69 / 94
Queanbeyan East — Walkability: 69/100 Queanbeyan — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 27 / 7
Queanbeyan East — Safety: 27/100 Queanbeyan — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 9 / 100
Queanbeyan East — Low fire risk: 9/100 Queanbeyan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queanbeyan has more residents (6,409 vs 4,240); Queanbeyan skews older (38 vs 34).

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Population 4,240 6,409
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +2.8%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $87,724/yr $88,036/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $340/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
0-4 6.9% / 5.6%
Queanbeyan East — 0-4: 6.9% Queanbeyan — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.2% / 8.8%
Queanbeyan East — 5-14: 9.2% Queanbeyan — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 3.1% / 3.8%
Queanbeyan East — 15-19: 3.1% Queanbeyan — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.1% / 5.8%
Queanbeyan East — 20-24: 7.1% Queanbeyan — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 23.9% / 19.7%
Queanbeyan East — 25-34: 23.9% Queanbeyan — 25-34: 19.7%
35-44 16.0% / 14.4%
Queanbeyan East — 35-44: 16.0% Queanbeyan — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 12.5% / 12.1%
Queanbeyan East — 45-54: 12.5% Queanbeyan — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 10.7% / 12.0%
Queanbeyan East — 55-64: 10.7% Queanbeyan — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 6.3% / 8.3%
Queanbeyan East — 65-74: 6.3% Queanbeyan — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 3.2% / 5.6%
Queanbeyan East — 75-84: 3.2% Queanbeyan — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.2% / 4.0%
Queanbeyan East — 85+: 1.2% Queanbeyan — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Queanbeyan East 55.5% lone person
Queanbeyan East — Lone Person: 55.5% Queanbeyan East — Couple Families: 24.9% Queanbeyan East — One Parent Families: 12.3% Queanbeyan East — Group Household: 5.4% Queanbeyan East — Other Families: 1.9%
Queanbeyan 56.0% lone person
Queanbeyan — Lone Person: 56.0% Queanbeyan — Couple Families: 25.1% Queanbeyan — One Parent Families: 12.7% Queanbeyan — Group Household: 4.2% Queanbeyan — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Queanbeyan East 50.2% renting
Queanbeyan East — Owned Outright: 18.9% Queanbeyan East — Mortgage: 30.9% Queanbeyan East — Renting: 50.2%
Queanbeyan 45.6% renting
Queanbeyan — Owned Outright: 23.1% Queanbeyan — Mortgage: 31.3% Queanbeyan — Renting: 45.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
India 5.2% / 3.9%
Queanbeyan East — India: 5.2% Queanbeyan — India: 3.9%
England 2.5% / 2.0%
Queanbeyan East — England: 2.5% Queanbeyan — England: 2.0%
Nepal 1.6% / 2.7%
Queanbeyan East — Nepal: 1.6% Queanbeyan — Nepal: 2.7%
Philippines 2.1% / 2.0%
Queanbeyan East — Philippines: 2.1% Queanbeyan — Philippines: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.6%
Queanbeyan East — New Zealand: 1.6% Queanbeyan — New Zealand: 1.6%

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

Qualifications

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

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 13.4%
Queanbeyan East — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Queanbeyan — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 13.8%
Queanbeyan East — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Queanbeyan — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.5%
Queanbeyan East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Queanbeyan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 7.8%
Queanbeyan East — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Queanbeyan — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.4%
Queanbeyan East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Queanbeyan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Queanbeyan East 37.8% flats / apartments
Queanbeyan East — Flats / Apartments: 37.8% Queanbeyan East — Houses: 28.1% Queanbeyan East — Townhouses: 34.1%
Queanbeyan 36.2% flats / apartments
Queanbeyan — Flats / Apartments: 36.2% Queanbeyan — Houses: 38.7% Queanbeyan — Townhouses: 25.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Median house price $717,500 $870,000
Median unit price $368,000 $389,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 3 sales
 30 days
from 56 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
1 bed $278K / $320K
Queanbeyan East — 1 bed: $278K (6 sales) Queanbeyan — 1 bed: $320K (23 sales)

6 vs 23 sales

2 bed $371K / $388K
Queanbeyan East — 2 bed: $371K (21 sales) Queanbeyan — 2 bed: $388K (47 sales)

21 vs 47 sales

Zoning mix

Queanbeyan East has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 0%); Queanbeyan East has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 2%).

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Residential 26% 63%
Industrial 28% 0%
Environmental 21% 2%
Commercial 0% 17%
Parks and recreation 16% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Houses 4.4%
$655/wk on $775K
 4.3%
$635/wk on $764K
Units 6.0%
$460/wk on $402K
 5.4%
$450/wk on $435K

Ranking within NSW

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW

Liveability

Queanbeyan scores higher overall (52 vs 33); Queanbeyan is more walkable (94 vs 69).

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Grade C B
Score 33/100 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Queanbeyan East carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); Queanbeyan carries more crime risk (93 vs 73).

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Bushfire High
91/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
93/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
UNSW Canberra, 9.8 km

Schools in Queanbeyan East

  • St Gregory's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Queanbeyan East Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Queanbeyan

  • Queanbeyan Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street Campus Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 8
Parks & reserves 12 11
Childcare 4 8
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 1 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Walkability score 69/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 286.5 km 288.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 187 min 190 min
Public transport score 60/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 124.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2620
same for both

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.

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Car (driver) 80.4% / 77.2%
Queanbeyan East — Car (driver): 80.4% Queanbeyan — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 8.6%
Queanbeyan East — Worked from Home: 7.8% Queanbeyan — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.7%
Queanbeyan East — Car (passenger): 5.3% Queanbeyan — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 3.5% / 5.1%
Queanbeyan East — Walked Only: 3.5% Queanbeyan — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus 2.0% / 2.9%
Queanbeyan East — Bus: 2.0% Queanbeyan — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Elevation 588 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 583 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Connectivity score 100/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
3,035 premises
 87%
4,084 premises

Climate

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Queanbeyan East

Affordable Apartments Parks Quiet Townhouses

Queanbeyan

Affordable Apartments Parks Townhouses Village Feel

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