Sadliers Crossing vs Wulkuraka

Wulkuraka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 40 in Sadliers Crossing. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sadliers Crossing, most households own their home. In Wulkuraka, about half of households rent. Sadliers Crossing is closer to the city centre: 41 km, against 48 km. On these figures, Wulkuraka tends to suit renters and families with children.

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

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 76%)
  • But Wulkuraka has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sadliers Crossing has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $335/wk)
  • Wulkuraka has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 35/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41 km vs 48 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Sadliers Crossing

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 35/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)
  • But Wulkuraka has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Wulkuraka

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs -0.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
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.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Walkability 77 / 35
Sadliers Crossing — Walkability: 77/100 Wulkuraka — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 65 / 23
Sadliers Crossing — Safety: 65/100 Wulkuraka — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sadliers Crossing — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wulkuraka — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sadliers Crossing skews older (40 vs 28); Wulkuraka rents higher ($335/wk vs $300/wk).

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Population 1,358
+2% vs other
 1,325
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +7.4%
Median age 40 28
Median household income $77,532/yr $80,080/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $335/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
0-4 4.6% / 7.7%
Sadliers Crossing — 0-4: 4.6% Wulkuraka — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 14.2% / 17.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 5-14: 14.2% Wulkuraka — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 7.1% / 8.9%
Sadliers Crossing — 15-19: 7.1% Wulkuraka — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 5.4% / 8.2%
Sadliers Crossing — 20-24: 5.4% Wulkuraka — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 13.3% / 17.0%
Sadliers Crossing — 25-34: 13.3% Wulkuraka — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 11.8% / 13.7%
Sadliers Crossing — 35-44: 11.8% Wulkuraka — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 16.6% / 9.6%
Sadliers Crossing — 45-54: 16.6% Wulkuraka — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 13.1% / 8.8%
Sadliers Crossing — 55-64: 13.1% Wulkuraka — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 8.4% / 5.3%
Sadliers Crossing — 65-74: 8.4% Wulkuraka — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 3.8% / 1.9%
Sadliers Crossing — 75-84: 3.8% Wulkuraka — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ 1.5% / 0.2%
Sadliers Crossing — 85+: 1.5% Wulkuraka — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing 36.1% couple families
Sadliers Crossing — Couple Families: 36.1% Sadliers Crossing — Lone Person: 36.1% Sadliers Crossing — One Parent Families: 21.6% Sadliers Crossing — Group Household: 5.0% Sadliers Crossing — Other Families: 1.2%
Wulkuraka 34.8% couple families
Wulkuraka — Couple Families: 34.8% Wulkuraka — Lone Person: 28.3% Wulkuraka — One Parent Families: 31.0% Wulkuraka — Group Household: 3.2% Wulkuraka — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing 30.9% renting
Sadliers Crossing — Owned Outright: 32.8% Sadliers Crossing — Mortgage: 36.4% Sadliers Crossing — Renting: 30.9%
Wulkuraka 54.2% renting
Wulkuraka — Owned Outright: 14.9% Wulkuraka — Mortgage: 30.9% Wulkuraka — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 17.6%
Sadliers Crossing — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Wulkuraka — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 5.8%
Sadliers Crossing — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Wulkuraka — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.3%
Sadliers Crossing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Wulkuraka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 0.8%
Sadliers Crossing — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Wulkuraka — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 0.8%
Sadliers Crossing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Wulkuraka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.7%
Sadliers Crossing — New Zealand: 3.1% Wulkuraka — New Zealand: 3.7%
England 2.0% / 1.7%
Sadliers Crossing — England: 2.0% Wulkuraka — England: 1.7%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.7%
Sadliers Crossing — Philippines: 0.5% Wulkuraka — Philippines: 1.7%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.8%
Sadliers Crossing — South Africa: 0.7% Wulkuraka — South Africa: 0.8%
China 0.6% / 0.3%
Sadliers Crossing — China: 0.6% Wulkuraka — China: 0.3%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Sadliers Crossing — Ireland: 0.7% Wulkuraka — Ireland: not among its largest
Afghanistan — / 0.5%
Sadliers Crossing — Afghanistan: not among its largest Wulkuraka — Afghanistan: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sadliers Crossing 88.5% houses
Sadliers Crossing — Houses: 88.5% Sadliers Crossing — Townhouses: 9.8% Sadliers Crossing — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Wulkuraka 76.4% houses
Wulkuraka — Houses: 76.4% Wulkuraka — Townhouses: 19.6% Wulkuraka — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Median house price $818,500 $835,000
Median unit price $720,000 —
Median land price — $4,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 13 sales
 20 days
from 5 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.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
3 bed $808K / $780K
Sadliers Crossing — 3 bed: $808K (34 sales) Wulkuraka — 3 bed: $780K (14 sales)

34 vs 14 sales

4 bed $898K / $850K
Sadliers Crossing — 4 bed: $898K (14 sales) Wulkuraka — 4 bed: $850K (13 sales)

14 vs 13 sales

Development activity

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Houses 2.8%
$488/wk on $899K
 3.6%
$622/wk on $907K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Sadliers Crossing is more walkable (77 vs 35); Sadliers Crossing scores higher overall (69 vs 40).

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Grade A C
Score 69/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wulkuraka carries more crime risk (77 vs 35).

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Low
14/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Sadliers Crossing

  • Blair State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wulkuraka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 5 0

Mobility

Wulkuraka sits further from the CBD (48 km vs 41 km).

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Walkability score 77/100 35/100
Distance to Brisbane 41 km 48 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 51 min
Public transport score 37/100
Rail
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 15 min
scheduled, not actual
 19 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
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.

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Car (driver) 73.0% / 82.5%
Sadliers Crossing — Car (driver): 73.0% Wulkuraka — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 9.2%
Sadliers Crossing — Worked from Home: 15.2% Wulkuraka — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 6.4%
Sadliers Crossing — Car (passenger): 3.8% Wulkuraka — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Train 4.4% / 1.3%
Sadliers Crossing — Train: 4.4% Wulkuraka — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 2.9% / 0.6%
Sadliers Crossing — Walked Only: 2.9% Wulkuraka — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 42.3 km 43.8 km

NBN connectivity

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Connectivity score 100/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
636 premises
 51%
542 premises

Climate

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Annual rainfall — 897 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sadliers Crossing Wulkuraka
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sadliers Crossing

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Wulkuraka

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