Ravenswood vs Breddan

Breddan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Ravenswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ravenswood, most households are people living alone. In Breddan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ravenswood tends to suit people living alone, while Breddan suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ravenswood carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)
  • Breddan is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ravenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Breddan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (930 min vs 983 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1372.2 km vs 1435.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ravenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Ravenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ravenswood Breddan
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.

Ravenswood Breddan
Walkability 0 / 0
Ravenswood — Walkability: 0/100 Breddan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 42
Ravenswood — Safety: 81/100 Breddan — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ravenswood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Breddan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Breddan rents higher ($360/wk vs $140/wk); Breddan has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $44,720).

Ravenswood Breddan
Population 297 478
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.5% -1.4%
Median age 51 46
Median household income $44,720/yr $95,316/yr
+113% vs other
Median weekly rent $140/wk $360/wk
+157% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood Breddan
0-4 — / 4.0%
Ravenswood — 0-4: not among its largest Breddan — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 8.1% / 13.4%
Ravenswood — 5-14: 8.1% Breddan — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 2.7% / 7.3%
Ravenswood — 15-19: 2.7% Breddan — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 2.4% / 3.3%
Ravenswood — 20-24: 2.4% Breddan — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.1% / 9.2%
Ravenswood — 25-34: 10.1% Breddan — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 15.2% / 10.9%
Ravenswood — 35-44: 15.2% Breddan — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.5% / 15.9%
Ravenswood — 45-54: 16.5% Breddan — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 20.9% / 15.3%
Ravenswood — 55-64: 20.9% Breddan — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 16.2% / 13.2%
Ravenswood — 65-74: 16.2% Breddan — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 4.7% / 5.9%
Ravenswood — 75-84: 4.7% Breddan — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.0% / 1.3%
Ravenswood — 85+: 1.0% Breddan — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 72.7% lone person
Ravenswood — Lone Person: 72.7% Ravenswood — Couple Families: 20.0% Ravenswood — One Parent Families: 7.3% Ravenswood — Other Families: 0.0%
Breddan 35.2% lone person
Breddan — Lone Person: 35.2% Breddan — Couple Families: 50.0% Breddan — One Parent Families: 12.0% Breddan — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 9.9% renting
Ravenswood — Owned Outright: 60.6% Ravenswood — Mortgage: 29.6% Ravenswood — Renting: 9.9%
Breddan 6.2% renting
Breddan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Breddan — Mortgage: 43.8% Breddan — Renting: 6.2%
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.

Ravenswood Breddan
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.0%
Ravenswood — New Zealand: 3.0% Breddan — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy 1.0% / —
Ravenswood — Italy: 1.0% Breddan — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Ravenswood — South Africa: not among its largest Breddan — South Africa: 0.8%
England — / 0.6%
Ravenswood — England: not among its largest Breddan — England: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Ravenswood — Germany: not among its largest Breddan — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Ravenswood Breddan
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 20.9%
Ravenswood — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Breddan — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.3%
Ravenswood — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Breddan — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 4.0%
Ravenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Breddan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.8%
Ravenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Breddan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Ravenswood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Breddan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ravenswood 97.7% houses
Ravenswood — Houses: 97.7% Ravenswood — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% Ravenswood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Breddan 93.7% houses
Breddan — Houses: 93.7% Breddan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Breddan — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ravenswood Breddan
Median house price — $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Ravenswood Breddan
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ravenswood Breddan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Ravenswood Breddan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Breddan carries more crime risk (58 vs 19).

Ravenswood Breddan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
19/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Ravenswood Breddan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ravenswood

  • Ravenswood State School Government · Primary

Schools in Breddan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Ravenswood Breddan
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 130 10

Mobility

Ravenswood sits further from the CBD (1435.9 km vs 1372.2 km).

Ravenswood Breddan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1435.9 km
+4% vs other
 1372.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 983 min 930 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4816
 0.2%
postcode 4820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4816
 49
postcode 4820

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.

Ravenswood Breddan
Car (driver) 50.6% / 76.1%
Ravenswood — Car (driver): 50.6% Breddan — Car (driver): 76.1%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 16.7%
Ravenswood — Worked from Home: 27.1% Breddan — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 17.6% / —
Ravenswood — Walked Only: 17.6% Breddan — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 1.7%
Ravenswood — Car (passenger): 4.7% Breddan — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Bus — / 5.6%
Ravenswood — Bus: not among its largest Breddan — Bus: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Ravenswood Breddan
Elevation 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ravenswood Breddan
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
180 premises

Council rates

Ravenswood Breddan
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Ravenswood Breddan
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ravenswood Breddan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ravenswood

Rural

Breddan

Rural

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