Upper Brookfield vs Kholo

Upper Brookfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Kholo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Upper Brookfield: a median of $1.73 million, against $1.35 million in Kholo, and rent is higher there too. Upper Brookfield is closer to the city centre: 22.7 km, against 50 km. On these figures, Kholo tends to suit 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

Upper Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 70/100)
  • 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

Kholo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,350,000 vs $1,725,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kholo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $463/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (22.7 km vs 50 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 49 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Upper Brookfield carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 70/100)
  • Kholo has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Upper Brookfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Upper Brookfield Kholo
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.

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Walkability 0 / 0
Upper Brookfield — Walkability: 0/100 Kholo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 30
Upper Brookfield — Safety: 82/100 Kholo — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 30 / 33
Upper Brookfield — Low fire risk: 30/100 Kholo — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Upper Brookfield has more residents (857 vs 374); Upper Brookfield rents higher ($463/wk vs $323/wk).

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Population 857
+56% vs other
 374
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -5.6%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $151,216/yr
+21% vs other
 $118,716/yr
Median weekly rent $463/wk
+30% vs other
 $323/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upper Brookfield Kholo
0-4 3.7% / 4.3%
Upper Brookfield — 0-4: 3.7% Kholo — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 16.8% / 12.8%
Upper Brookfield — 5-14: 16.8% Kholo — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.8% / 4.8%
Upper Brookfield — 15-19: 6.8% Kholo — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.6% / 2.4%
Upper Brookfield — 20-24: 4.6% Kholo — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 5.5% / 8.8%
Upper Brookfield — 25-34: 5.5% Kholo — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 15.2% / 12.6%
Upper Brookfield — 35-44: 15.2% Kholo — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 17.5% / 15.5%
Upper Brookfield — 45-54: 17.5% Kholo — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 13.8% / 15.8%
Upper Brookfield — 55-64: 13.8% Kholo — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 9.2% / 13.1%
Upper Brookfield — 65-74: 9.2% Kholo — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.1% / 7.2%
Upper Brookfield — 75-84: 4.1% Kholo — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.2% / 1.1%
Upper Brookfield — 85+: 1.2% Kholo — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upper Brookfield 65.4% couple families
Upper Brookfield — Couple Families: 65.4% Upper Brookfield — Lone Person: 19.4% Upper Brookfield — One Parent Families: 12.0% Upper Brookfield — Group Household: 3.1%
Kholo 64.0% couple families
Kholo — Couple Families: 64.0% Kholo — Lone Person: 24.4% Kholo — One Parent Families: 8.1% Kholo — Group Household: 3.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upper Brookfield 8.7% renting
Upper Brookfield — Owned Outright: 40.1% Upper Brookfield — Mortgage: 51.3% Upper Brookfield — Renting: 8.7%
Kholo 10.0% renting
Kholo — Owned Outright: 52.3% Kholo — Mortgage: 37.7% Kholo — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 12.6%
Upper Brookfield — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Kholo — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 15.5%
Upper Brookfield — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Kholo — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Postgraduate Degree 13.3% / 5.6%
Upper Brookfield — Postgraduate Degree: 13.3% Kholo — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 11.5%
Upper Brookfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Kholo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.5%
Upper Brookfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Kholo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Upper Brookfield Kholo
England 6.0% / 3.7%
Upper Brookfield — England: 6.0% Kholo — England: 3.7%
South Africa 4.4% / 2.1%
Upper Brookfield — South Africa: 4.4% Kholo — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.4%
Upper Brookfield — New Zealand: 2.8% Kholo — New Zealand: 2.4%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Upper Brookfield — Netherlands: 1.2% Kholo — Netherlands: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 1.1%
Upper Brookfield — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Kholo — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
Italy 0.9% / —
Upper Brookfield — Italy: 0.9% Kholo — Italy: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Upper Brookfield — Vietnam: not among its largest Kholo — Vietnam: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upper Brookfield 98.2% houses
Upper Brookfield — Houses: 98.2% Upper Brookfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Kholo 98.5% houses
Kholo — Houses: 98.5% Kholo — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Median house price $1,725,000 $1,350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,300,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Upper Brookfield Kholo
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Upper Brookfield Kholo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kholo carries more crime risk (70 vs 18).

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
18/100
 High
70/100
Flood —
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Upper Brookfield

  • Upper Brookfield State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kholo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Parks & reserves 5 4
Waterways 17 14

Mobility

Kholo sits further from the CBD (50 km vs 22.7 km).

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 22.7 km 50 km
+120% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 4.0%
postcode 4069
 1.2%
postcode 4306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4069
 —
postcode 4306

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.

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Car (driver) 48.4% / 69.1%
Upper Brookfield — Car (driver): 48.4% Kholo — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 43.3% / 30.9%
Upper Brookfield — Worked from Home: 43.3% Kholo — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Train 2.4% / —
Upper Brookfield — Train: 2.4% Kholo — Train: not among its largest
Bus 2.1% / —
Upper Brookfield — Bus: 2.1% Kholo — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Upper Brookfield — Bicycle: 1.6% Kholo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.0 km 34.7 km

NBN connectivity

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Connectivity score 56/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
111 premises
 1%
129 premises

Climate

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Upper Brookfield Kholo
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.8 µg/m³
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ 20.4 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.99 pphm 0.64 pphm

Council rates

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Division Ryan Blair
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Shayne Neumann
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Upper Brookfield Kholo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Upper Brookfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Premium Professionals River

Kholo

Outer

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