Shailer Park vs Cornubia

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Shailer Park is closer to the city centre: 28 km, against 33.2 km.

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

  • Shailer Park has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • Cornubia carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Shailer Park has cheaper units ($799,999 vs $1,310,000)
  • Cornubia has cheaper land ($780,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Shailer Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 29/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28 km vs 33.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Shailer Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 29/100)
  • But Cornubia carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Shailer Park Cornubia
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.

Shailer Park Cornubia
Walkability 55 / 29
Shailer Park — Walkability: 55/100 Cornubia — Walkability: 29/100
Safety 19 / 41
Shailer Park — Safety: 19/100 Cornubia — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Shailer Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cornubia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shailer Park has more residents (12,182 vs 7,810).

Shailer Park Cornubia
Population 12,182
+36% vs other
 7,810
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +6.7%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $115,804/yr $122,096/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $440/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shailer Park Cornubia
0-4 6.0% / 5.5%
Shailer Park — 0-4: 6.0% Cornubia — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.7% / 14.3%
Shailer Park — 5-14: 13.7% Cornubia — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.6% / 7.3%
Shailer Park — 15-19: 6.6% Cornubia — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.7% / 5.1%
Shailer Park — 20-24: 5.7% Cornubia — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.7% / 10.3%
Shailer Park — 25-34: 11.7% Cornubia — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 15.2% / 13.7%
Shailer Park — 35-44: 15.2% Cornubia — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.2% / 15.0%
Shailer Park — 45-54: 14.2% Cornubia — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 13.0% / 12.6%
Shailer Park — 55-64: 13.0% Cornubia — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 9.9% / 10.8%
Shailer Park — 65-74: 9.9% Cornubia — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.3% / 3.9%
Shailer Park — 75-84: 3.3% Cornubia — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.8% / 1.4%
Shailer Park — 85+: 0.8% Cornubia — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shailer Park 59.8% couple families
Shailer Park — Couple Families: 59.8% Shailer Park — Lone Person: 20.6% Shailer Park — One Parent Families: 16.0% Shailer Park — Group Household: 2.8% Shailer Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Cornubia 61.4% couple families
Cornubia — Couple Families: 61.4% Cornubia — Lone Person: 18.7% Cornubia — One Parent Families: 16.2% Cornubia — Group Household: 2.9% Cornubia — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shailer Park 19.6% renting
Shailer Park — Owned Outright: 28.1% Shailer Park — Mortgage: 52.2% Shailer Park — Renting: 19.6%
Cornubia 13.2% renting
Cornubia — Owned Outright: 31.1% Cornubia — Mortgage: 55.6% Cornubia — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shailer Park Cornubia
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 17.2%
Shailer Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Cornubia — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 13.4%
Shailer Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Cornubia — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.2%
Shailer Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Cornubia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 3.2%
Shailer Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Cornubia — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Shailer Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cornubia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Shailer Park Cornubia
New Zealand 6.8% / 5.1%
Shailer Park — New Zealand: 6.8% Cornubia — New Zealand: 5.1%
England 5.1% / 6.3%
Shailer Park — England: 5.1% Cornubia — England: 6.3%
South Africa 1.6% / 1.5%
Shailer Park — South Africa: 1.6% Cornubia — South Africa: 1.5%
India 1.0% / 0.8%
Shailer Park — India: 1.0% Cornubia — India: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / 1.0%
Shailer Park — Scotland: 0.6% Cornubia — Scotland: 1.0%
China 1.2% / —
Shailer Park — China: 1.2% Cornubia — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shailer Park 89.8% houses
Shailer Park — Houses: 89.8% Shailer Park — Townhouses: 3.0% Shailer Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Cornubia 93.6% houses
Cornubia — Houses: 93.6% Cornubia — Townhouses: 5.9% Cornubia — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shailer Park Cornubia
Median house price $1,212,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $799,999 $1,310,000
Median land price $1,125,000 $780,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 105 sales
 28 days
from 73 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.

Shailer Park Cornubia
3 bed $994K / $871K
Shailer Park — 3 bed: $994K (42 sales) Cornubia — 3 bed: $871K (49 sales)

42 vs 49 sales

4 bed $1.21M / $1.2M
Shailer Park — 4 bed: $1.21M (93 sales) Cornubia — 4 bed: $1.2M (56 sales)

93 vs 56 sales

5 bed $1.3M / $1.54M
Shailer Park — 5 bed: $1.3M (43 sales) Cornubia — 5 bed: $1.54M (39 sales)

43 vs 39 sales

6 bed $1.35M / $1.58M
Shailer Park — 6 bed: $1.35M (6 sales) Cornubia — 6 bed: $1.58M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Shailer Park Cornubia
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.

Shailer Park Cornubia
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.17M
 3.6%
$800/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Shailer Park Cornubia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools Higher than 40% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Shailer Park is more walkable (55 vs 29); Cornubia scores higher overall (69 vs 51).

Shailer Park Cornubia
Grade B A
Score 51/100 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Shailer Park carries more crime risk (81 vs 59).

Shailer Park Cornubia
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Shailer Park Cornubia
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Shailer Park

  • Kimberley Park State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Shailer Park State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Shailer Park State School Government · Primary at peers
  • The BUSY School - Shailer Park Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Cornubia

  • Chisholm Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Matthew's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Shailer Park Cornubia
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 19 1
Parks & reserves 18 21
Childcare 7 3
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 3
same for both
Waterways 8 13

Mobility

Cornubia sits further from the CBD (33.2 km vs 28 km).

Shailer Park Cornubia
Walkability score 55/100 29/100
Distance to Brisbane 28 km 33.2 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 198.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4128
 1.5%
postcode 4130
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4128
 98
postcode 4130

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.

Shailer Park Cornubia
Car (driver) 72.4% / 71.7%
Shailer Park — Car (driver): 72.4% Cornubia — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 21.0%
Shailer Park — Worked from Home: 18.0% Cornubia — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.8%
Shailer Park — Car (passenger): 4.6% Cornubia — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus 3.5% / 2.0%
Shailer Park — Bus: 3.5% Cornubia — Bus: 2.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.9%
Shailer Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Cornubia — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Shailer Park Cornubia
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 9.5 km

NBN connectivity

Shailer Park Cornubia
Connectivity score 73/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
5,072 premises
 29%
2,825 premises

Climate

Shailer Park Cornubia
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)

Shailer Park Cornubia
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Shailer Park Cornubia
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Shailer Park Cornubia
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Shailer Park Cornubia
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shailer Park

Large Blocks Outer Parks River

Cornubia

Large Blocks Outer Parks River

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