Swanfels vs Yangan
Yangan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Swanfels. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Swanfels, most households are people living alone. In Yangan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Swanfels tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Yangan 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
Yangan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 40%)
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
Yangan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $315/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yangan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 146 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157.2 km vs 172.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Swanfels has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
- Yangan is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yangan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.7% vs -0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Swanfels and Yangan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Yangan has more residents (404 vs 131); Swanfels rents higher ($315/wk vs $213/wk).
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 404 +208% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.8% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 47 |
| Median household income | $67,184/yr | $73,788/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +32% vs other | $213/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $560,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $622,500 |
Development activity
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
Yangan is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Swanfels carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 0).
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Swanfels
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Yangan
- Yangan State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Swanfels sits further from the CBD (172.2 km vs 157.2 km).
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 172.2 km +9% vs other | 157.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 129 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4371 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4371 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.5%).
Setting
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 598 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 533 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 70 premises | 0% 201 premises |
Climate
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Swanfels | Yangan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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