Shailer Park vs Tanah Merah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shailer Park, most households are couple families. In Tanah Merah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shailer Park: a median of $1.21 million, against $1.01 million in Tanah Merah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Shailer Park tends to suit couples, while Tanah Merah suits 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

Shailer Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 9)
  • But Tanah Merah carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tanah Merah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($808,000 vs $1,125,000)
  • has cheaper units ($650,000 vs $799,999)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,005,500 vs $1,212,000)

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 33/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28 km vs 30 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 0)
  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 33/100)
  • But Tanah Merah carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Tanah Merah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Shailer Park and Tanah Merah 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 Tanah Merah
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 Tanah Merah
Walkability 55 / 33
Shailer Park — Walkability: 55/100 Tanah Merah — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 19 / 64
Shailer Park — Safety: 19/100 Tanah Merah — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Shailer Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tanah Merah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shailer Park has more residents (12,182 vs 4,754); Shailer Park has higher household incomes ($115,804 vs $98,748).

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Population 12,182
+61% vs other
 4,754
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +0.0%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $115,804/yr
+15% vs other
 $98,748/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+7% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
0-4 6.0% / 6.6%
Shailer Park — 0-4: 6.0% Tanah Merah — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.7% / 14.2%
Shailer Park — 5-14: 13.7% Tanah Merah — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.6% / 6.2%
Shailer Park — 15-19: 6.6% Tanah Merah — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.7% / 5.3%
Shailer Park — 20-24: 5.7% Tanah Merah — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 11.7% / 13.9%
Shailer Park — 25-34: 11.7% Tanah Merah — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 15.2% / 15.0%
Shailer Park — 35-44: 15.2% Tanah Merah — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 14.2% / 13.9%
Shailer Park — 45-54: 14.2% Tanah Merah — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 13.0% / 11.1%
Shailer Park — 55-64: 13.0% Tanah Merah — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 9.9% / 8.8%
Shailer Park — 65-74: 9.9% Tanah Merah — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.3% / 4.2%
Shailer Park — 75-84: 3.3% Tanah Merah — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.8% / 0.6%
Shailer Park — 85+: 0.8% Tanah Merah — 85+: 0.6%

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%
Tanah Merah 48.5% couple families
Tanah Merah — Couple Families: 48.5% Tanah Merah — Lone Person: 27.2% Tanah Merah — One Parent Families: 19.2% Tanah Merah — Group Household: 3.2% Tanah Merah — Other Families: 1.9%
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%
Tanah Merah 25.7% renting
Tanah Merah — Owned Outright: 22.8% Tanah Merah — Mortgage: 51.4% Tanah Merah — Renting: 25.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 17.8%
Shailer Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Tanah Merah — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 10.3%
Shailer Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Tanah Merah — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.7%
Shailer Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Tanah Merah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.2%
Shailer Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Tanah Merah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.2%
Shailer Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Tanah Merah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

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 Tanah Merah
New Zealand 6.8% / 8.0%
Shailer Park — New Zealand: 6.8% Tanah Merah — New Zealand: 8.0%
England 5.1% / 3.6%
Shailer Park — England: 5.1% Tanah Merah — England: 3.6%
South Africa 1.6% / 0.9%
Shailer Park — South Africa: 1.6% Tanah Merah — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.0%
Shailer Park — Philippines: 1.0% Tanah Merah — Philippines: 1.0%
China 1.2% / 0.7%
Shailer Park — China: 1.2% Tanah Merah — China: 0.7%
India 1.0% / 0.7%
Shailer Park — India: 1.0% Tanah Merah — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

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%
Tanah Merah 83.2% houses
Tanah Merah — Houses: 83.2% Tanah Merah — Townhouses: 13.9% Tanah Merah — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Median house price $1,212,000 $1,005,500
Median unit price $799,999 $650,000
Median land price $1,125,000 $808,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 105 sales
 25 days
from 52 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 Tanah Merah
3 bed $994K / $890K
Shailer Park — 3 bed: $994K (42 sales) Tanah Merah — 3 bed: $890K (31 sales)

42 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.21M / $1.04M
Shailer Park — 4 bed: $1.21M (93 sales) Tanah Merah — 4 bed: $1.04M (52 sales)

93 vs 52 sales

5 bed $1.3M / $1.13M
Shailer Park — 5 bed: $1.3M (43 sales) Tanah Merah — 5 bed: $1.13M (14 sales)

43 vs 14 sales

Development activity

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
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 Tanah Merah
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.17M
 4.3%
$750/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools Higher than 40% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Shailer Park is more walkable (55 vs 33); Tanah Merah scores higher overall (67 vs 51).

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Grade B A
Score 51/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Shailer Park carries more crime risk (81 vs 36).

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Low
36/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

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 Tanah Merah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 19 0
Parks & reserves 18 9
Childcare 7 1
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Tanah Merah sits further from the CBD (30 km vs 28 km).

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Walkability score 55/100 33/100
Distance to Brisbane 28 km 30 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 198.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4128
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4128
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.

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Car (driver) 72.4% / 76.2%
Shailer Park — Car (driver): 72.4% Tanah Merah — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 15.7%
Shailer Park — Worked from Home: 18.0% Tanah Merah — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.5%
Shailer Park — Car (passenger): 4.6% Tanah Merah — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 3.5% / 2.4%
Shailer Park — Bus: 3.5% Tanah Merah — Bus: 2.4%
Train 0.4% / 0.8%
Shailer Park — Train: 0.4% Tanah Merah — Train: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.3%
Shailer Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Tanah Merah — Walked Only: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
Connectivity score 73/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
5,072 premises
 37%
1,944 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Shailer Park Tanah Merah
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

Tanah Merah

Outer Parks Quiet

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