Red Hill vs Bardon

Red Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Bardon. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Red Hill, about half of households rent. In Bardon, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bardon: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.8 million in Red Hill, and rent is higher there too. Red Hill is closer to the city centre: 3.6 km, against 6.2 km. On these figures, Red Hill tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Bardon 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

Bardon

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Red Hill carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($780,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $2,015,000)
  • But Bardon leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (3.6 km vs 6.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (9 min vs 14 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Red Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 37/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 19%)
  • But Bardon has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Red Hill Bardon
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.

Red Hill Bardon
Walkability 85 / 82
Red Hill — Walkability: 85/100 Bardon — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 90 / 63
Red Hill — Safety: 90/100 Bardon — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Red Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bardon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bardon has more residents (10,153 vs 5,834); Bardon has higher household incomes ($176,748 vs $123,084).

Red Hill Bardon
Population 5,834 10,153
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +6.9%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $123,084/yr $176,748/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk $500/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Hill Bardon
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Red Hill — 0-4: 4.9% Bardon — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.8% / 16.6%
Red Hill — 5-14: 9.8% Bardon — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 5.8% / 6.7%
Red Hill — 15-19: 5.8% Bardon — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 12.0% / 6.7%
Red Hill — 20-24: 12.0% Bardon — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 20.8% / 9.7%
Red Hill — 25-34: 20.8% Bardon — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 14.9% / 15.0%
Red Hill — 35-44: 14.9% Bardon — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 14.5% / 16.7%
Red Hill — 45-54: 14.5% Bardon — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 9.0% / 10.8%
Red Hill — 55-64: 9.0% Bardon — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 5.4% / 7.1%
Red Hill — 65-74: 5.4% Bardon — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 2.5% / 3.4%
Red Hill — 75-84: 2.5% Bardon — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.6% / 1.8%
Red Hill — 85+: 0.6% Bardon — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 35.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 35.3% Red Hill — Lone Person: 37.6% Red Hill — Group Household: 15.7% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 8.5% Red Hill — Other Families: 2.9%
Bardon 57.1% couple families
Bardon — Couple Families: 57.1% Bardon — Lone Person: 24.5% Bardon — Group Household: 5.4% Bardon — One Parent Families: 11.5% Bardon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 46.8% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 20.3% Red Hill — Mortgage: 32.9% Red Hill — Renting: 46.8%
Bardon 21.5% renting
Bardon — Owned Outright: 34.1% Bardon — Mortgage: 44.4% Bardon — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Hill Bardon
Bachelor Degree 28.5% / 26.7%
Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 28.5% Bardon — Bachelor Degree: 26.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.0% / 12.1%
Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 11.0% Bardon — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 5.5%
Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Bardon — Certificate III & IV: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.0%
Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Bardon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 4.5%
Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Bardon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.5%).

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.

Red Hill Bardon
England 3.8% / 4.9%
Red Hill — England: 3.8% Bardon — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.3%
Red Hill — New Zealand: 2.9% Bardon — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.4%
Red Hill — South Africa: 0.8% Bardon — South Africa: 1.4%
China 0.8% / 0.6%
Red Hill — China: 0.8% Bardon — China: 0.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Red Hill — Scotland: 0.5% Bardon — Scotland: 0.6%
India 0.8% / —
Red Hill — India: 0.8% Bardon — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 64.9% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 64.9% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 27.5% Red Hill — Townhouses: 7.7%
Bardon 81.2% houses
Bardon — Houses: 81.2% Bardon — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Bardon — Townhouses: 9.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Red Hill Bardon
Median house price $1,800,000 $2,015,000
Median unit price $780,000 $1,100,000
Median land price — $1,618,888
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 73 sales
 30 days
from 142 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.

Red Hill Bardon
2 bed $1.5M / $1.39M
Red Hill — 2 bed: $1.5M (11 sales) Bardon — 2 bed: $1.39M (22 sales)

11 vs 22 sales

3 bed $1.63M / $1.69M
Red Hill — 3 bed: $1.63M (45 sales) Bardon — 3 bed: $1.69M (61 sales)

45 vs 61 sales

4 bed $2.08M / $2.27M
Red Hill — 4 bed: $2.08M (40 sales) Bardon — 4 bed: $2.27M (66 sales)

40 vs 66 sales

5 bed $2.64M / $2.86M
Red Hill — 5 bed: $2.64M (15 sales) Bardon — 5 bed: $2.86M (36 sales)

15 vs 36 sales

Development activity

Red Hill Bardon
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Red Hill Bardon
Houses 4.5%
$950/wk on $1.1M
 2.5%
$1,000/wk on $2.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Red Hill Bardon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 58% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD

Liveability

Red Hill scores higher overall (97 vs 84).

Red Hill Bardon
Grade A+
same for both
Score 97/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bardon carries more crime risk (37 vs 10).

Red Hill Bardon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Red Hill Bardon
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.0 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 6.0% 4.5%

Schools in Red Hill

  • Red Hill Special School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Red Hill Special School - Ithaca Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Bardon

  • Rainworth State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ithaca Creek State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Bardon State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Red Hill Bardon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 8 7
Parks & reserves 4 16
Childcare 3 9
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Bardon sits further from the CBD (6.2 km vs 3.6 km).

Red Hill Bardon
Walkability score 85/100 82/100
Distance to Brisbane 3.6 km 6.2 km
+72% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 14 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 138.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 197.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4059
 4.3%
postcode 4065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 4059
 53
postcode 4065

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.

Red Hill Bardon
Car (driver) 45.7% / 47.7%
Red Hill — Car (driver): 45.7% Bardon — Car (driver): 47.7%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 37.9%
Red Hill — Worked from Home: 32.4% Bardon — Worked from Home: 37.9%
Bus 8.4% / 6.1%
Red Hill — Bus: 8.4% Bardon — Bus: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.8%
Red Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8% Bardon — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 5.4% / 1.7%
Red Hill — Walked Only: 5.4% Bardon — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bicycle 2.3% / 2.1%
Red Hill — Bicycle: 2.3% Bardon — Bicycle: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.7%).

Setting

Red Hill Bardon
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 14.4 km

NBN connectivity

Red Hill Bardon
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
2,741 premises
 4%
4,098 premises

Climate

Red Hill Bardon
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)

Red Hill Bardon
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Red Hill Bardon
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Red Hill Bardon
Division Brisbane Ryan
Member Madonna Jarrett Elizabeth Watson-Brown
Party Australian Labor Party The Greens

First Home Owner Grant

Red Hill Bardon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Red Hill

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Bardon

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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