Teneriffe vs Hawthorne

In Teneriffe, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Hawthorne, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Teneriffe: a median of $4.2 million, against $2.55 million in Hawthorne, and rent is higher there too. Teneriffe is closer to the city centre: 3.6 km, against 7.1 km. On these figures, Teneriffe tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Hawthorne suits families with children, couples, and 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

Hawthorne

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (62% vs 10%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 27%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hawthorne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,550,000 vs $4,200,000)
  • has cheaper units ($848,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hawthorne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $510/wk)
  • But Teneriffe has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 37%)

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

Commuting to the city

Teneriffe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (3.6 km vs 7.1 km)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Teneriffe

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (90% vs 38%)
  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Teneriffe Hawthorne
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.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Walkability 93 / 71
Teneriffe — Walkability: 93/100 Hawthorne — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 35 / 38
Teneriffe — Safety: 35/100 Hawthorne — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Teneriffe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hawthorne — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Teneriffe rents higher ($510/wk vs $430/wk); Hawthorne has higher household incomes ($157,508 vs $137,540).

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Population 5,520
+8% vs other
 5,090
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +2.0%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $137,540/yr $157,508/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+16% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
0-4 3.7% / 5.2%
Teneriffe — 0-4: 3.7% Hawthorne — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 4.7% / 14.5%
Teneriffe — 5-14: 4.7% Hawthorne — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 2.0% / 7.2%
Teneriffe — 15-19: 2.0% Hawthorne — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Teneriffe — 20-24: 5.5% Hawthorne — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 28.3% / 12.8%
Teneriffe — 25-34: 28.3% Hawthorne — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 20.0% / 16.2%
Teneriffe — 35-44: 20.0% Hawthorne — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 14.1% / 17.3%
Teneriffe — 45-54: 14.1% Hawthorne — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 12.2% / 11.7%
Teneriffe — 55-64: 12.2% Hawthorne — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 6.8% / 5.7%
Teneriffe — 65-74: 6.8% Hawthorne — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 2.2% / 2.1%
Teneriffe — 75-84: 2.2% Hawthorne — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.3% / 0.6%
Teneriffe — 85+: 0.3% Hawthorne — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 58.8% lone person
Teneriffe — Lone Person: 58.8% Teneriffe — Couple Families: 20.3% Teneriffe — One Parent Families: 7.1% Teneriffe — Group Household: 12.3% Teneriffe — Other Families: 1.6%
Hawthorne 31.3% lone person
Hawthorne — Lone Person: 31.3% Hawthorne — Couple Families: 48.4% Hawthorne — One Parent Families: 12.1% Hawthorne — Group Household: 6.8% Hawthorne — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 52.9% renting
Teneriffe — Owned Outright: 18.1% Teneriffe — Mortgage: 29.0% Teneriffe — Renting: 52.9%
Hawthorne 37.1% renting
Hawthorne — Owned Outright: 24.8% Hawthorne — Mortgage: 38.1% Hawthorne — Renting: 37.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Bachelor Degree 34.4% / 25.6%
Teneriffe — Bachelor Degree: 34.4% Hawthorne — Bachelor Degree: 25.6%
Postgraduate Degree 12.9% / 8.9%
Teneriffe — Postgraduate Degree: 12.9% Hawthorne — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.4%
Teneriffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Hawthorne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 7.6%
Teneriffe — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Hawthorne — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 3.8%
Teneriffe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Hawthorne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).

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.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
England 5.2% / 5.2%
Teneriffe — England: 5.2% Hawthorne — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.2%
Teneriffe — New Zealand: 3.6% Hawthorne — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.3%
Teneriffe — South Africa: 1.2% Hawthorne — South Africa: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.8%
Teneriffe — Scotland: 0.7% Hawthorne — Scotland: 0.8%
Canada 0.9% / 0.4%
Teneriffe — Canada: 0.9% Hawthorne — Canada: 0.4%
India — / 0.7%
Teneriffe — India: not among its largest Hawthorne — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Teneriffe 88.5% flats / apartments
Teneriffe — Flats / Apartments: 88.5% Teneriffe — Houses: 10.0% Teneriffe — Townhouses: 1.5%
Hawthorne 26.5% flats / apartments
Hawthorne — Flats / Apartments: 26.5% Hawthorne — Houses: 61.7% Hawthorne — Townhouses: 11.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Median house price $4,200,000 $2,550,000
Median unit price $1,150,000 $848,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 19 sales
 25 days
from 58 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
2 bed $1.15M / $830K
Teneriffe — 2 bed: $1.15M (126 sales) Hawthorne — 2 bed: $830K (35 sales)

126 vs 35 sales

3 bed $2.02M / $1.2M
Teneriffe — 3 bed: $2.02M (50 sales) Hawthorne — 3 bed: $1.2M (12 sales)

50 vs 12 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.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
3 bed $3.86M / $1.94M
Teneriffe — 3 bed: $3.86M (8 sales) Hawthorne — 3 bed: $1.94M (23 sales)

8 vs 23 sales

4 bed $3.9M / $2.19M
Teneriffe — 4 bed: $3.9M (7 sales) Hawthorne — 4 bed: $2.19M (32 sales)

7 vs 32 sales

5 bed $4.83M / $3.07M
Teneriffe — 5 bed: $4.83M (7 sales) Hawthorne — 5 bed: $3.07M (33 sales)

7 vs 33 sales

Development activity

Teneriffe Hawthorne
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.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Houses — 3.0%
$1,100/wk on $1.9M
Units 3.4%
$868/wk on $1.32M
 —

Ranking within QLD

Teneriffe Hawthorne
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of QLD —

Liveability

Teneriffe is more walkable (93 vs 71).

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Grade A+
same for both
Score 85/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 1.3 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 4.0%

Schools in Teneriffe

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

Schools in Hawthorne

  • Lourdes Hill College Catholic · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 7
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 2 0
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Hawthorne sits further from the CBD (7.1 km vs 3.6 km).

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Walkability score 93/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 3.6 km 7.1 km
+97% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 14 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 112.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 4005
 3.3%
postcode 4171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 10
postcode 4005
 40
postcode 4171

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.

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Car (driver) 38.0% / 55.0%
Teneriffe — Car (driver): 38.0% Hawthorne — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 33.3%
Teneriffe — Worked from Home: 35.3% Hawthorne — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 10.9% / 1.9%
Teneriffe — Walked Only: 10.9% Hawthorne — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus 8.5% / 3.1%
Teneriffe — Bus: 8.5% Hawthorne — Bus: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.8%
Teneriffe — Car (passenger): 3.8% Hawthorne — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 7.2 km

NBN connectivity

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Connectivity score 69/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
3,800 premises
 26%
2,328 premises

Climate

Teneriffe Hawthorne
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)

Teneriffe Hawthorne
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ 15.0 µg/m³
NO₂ — 0.68 pphm

Council rates

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Division Brisbane Griffith
Member Madonna Jarrett Renee Coffey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Teneriffe Hawthorne
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Teneriffe

Apartments Cafe Culture Inner Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Hawthorne

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Urban

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