Upper Kedron vs Camp Mountain

Upper Kedron is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 44 in Camp Mountain. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Camp Mountain: a median of $2.2 million, against $1.38 million in Upper Kedron, though rent is higher in Upper Kedron. Upper Kedron is closer to the city centre: 16.4 km, against 21.4 km. On these figures, Upper Kedron tends to suit families with children 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

Upper Kedron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Kedron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,380,000 vs $2,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Upper Kedron has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 7%)
  • Camp Mountain has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $455/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Kedron

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 7/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.4 km vs 21.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (28 min vs 33 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Upper Kedron is more walkable (52/100 vs 7/100)
  • Camp Mountain has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Upper Kedron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.8% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Upper Kedron and Camp Mountain 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 Kedron Camp Mountain
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 Kedron Camp Mountain
Walkability 52 / 7
Upper Kedron — Walkability: 52/100 Camp Mountain — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 81 / 74
Upper Kedron — Safety: 81/100 Camp Mountain — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 18 / 23
Upper Kedron — Low fire risk: 18/100 Camp Mountain — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Upper Kedron has more residents (5,800 vs 1,447); Camp Mountain skews older (44 vs 34).

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Population 5,800
+75% vs other
 1,447
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.8% +2.2%
Median age 34 44
Median household income $154,960/yr
+10% vs other
 $139,048/yr
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+14% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
0-4 8.3% / 4.1%
Upper Kedron — 0-4: 8.3% Camp Mountain — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 19.3% / 16.5%
Upper Kedron — 5-14: 19.3% Camp Mountain — 5-14: 16.5%
15-19 7.4% / 7.3%
Upper Kedron — 15-19: 7.4% Camp Mountain — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.2% / 5.3%
Upper Kedron — 20-24: 4.2% Camp Mountain — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 12.4% / 6.1%
Upper Kedron — 25-34: 12.4% Camp Mountain — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 19.0% / 11.9%
Upper Kedron — 35-44: 19.0% Camp Mountain — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 15.5% / 17.2%
Upper Kedron — 45-54: 15.5% Camp Mountain — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 7.2% / 15.4%
Upper Kedron — 55-64: 7.2% Camp Mountain — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 4.4% / 10.9%
Upper Kedron — 65-74: 4.4% Camp Mountain — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 1.9% / 5.2%
Upper Kedron — 75-84: 1.9% Camp Mountain — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.4% / 1.1%
Upper Kedron — 85+: 0.4% Camp Mountain — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Upper Kedron 77.6% couple families
Upper Kedron — Couple Families: 77.6% Upper Kedron — Lone Person: 9.4% Upper Kedron — One Parent Families: 11.2% Upper Kedron — Group Household: 0.7% Upper Kedron — Other Families: 1.2%
Camp Mountain 69.8% couple families
Camp Mountain — Couple Families: 69.8% Camp Mountain — Lone Person: 17.0% Camp Mountain — One Parent Families: 11.6% Camp Mountain — Group Household: 1.6% Camp Mountain — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Upper Kedron 26.8% renting
Upper Kedron — Owned Outright: 19.4% Upper Kedron — Mortgage: 53.8% Upper Kedron — Renting: 26.8%
Camp Mountain 6.9% renting
Camp Mountain — Owned Outright: 47.9% Camp Mountain — Mortgage: 45.3% Camp Mountain — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 19.1%
Upper Kedron — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Camp Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 10.4%
Upper Kedron — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Camp Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 11.1%
Upper Kedron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Camp Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 6.5%
Upper Kedron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Camp Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.9%
Upper Kedron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Camp Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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 Kedron Camp Mountain
England 4.1% / 5.9%
Upper Kedron — England: 4.1% Camp Mountain — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.6%
Upper Kedron — New Zealand: 2.6% Camp Mountain — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.2%
Upper Kedron — South Africa: 2.1% Camp Mountain — South Africa: 1.2%
India 2.0% / —
Upper Kedron — India: 2.0% Camp Mountain — India: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / 0.6%
Upper Kedron — Scotland: 0.8% Camp Mountain — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 1.0%
Upper Kedron — Germany: not among its largest Camp Mountain — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Upper Kedron 99.7% houses
Upper Kedron — Houses: 99.7% Upper Kedron — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Camp Mountain 98.8% houses
Camp Mountain — Houses: 98.8% Camp Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Median house price $1,380,000 $2,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $708,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 88 sales
 41 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 6,996
across Moreton Bay
Approvals change year on year +9% +49%

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.

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Houses 3.6%
$900/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 30% of QLD —

Liveability

Upper Kedron is more walkable (52 vs 7); Upper Kedron scores higher overall (61 vs 53).

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 53/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
26/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Camp Mountain sits further from the CBD (21.4 km vs 16.4 km).

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Walkability score 52/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.4 km 21.4 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 33 min
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 4055
 2.4%
postcode 4520
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4055
 —
postcode 4520

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 Kedron Camp Mountain
Car (driver) 60.0% / 59.0%
Upper Kedron — Car (driver): 60.0% Camp Mountain — Car (driver): 59.0%
Worked from Home 28.2% / 34.1%
Upper Kedron — Worked from Home: 28.2% Camp Mountain — Worked from Home: 34.1%
Train 5.9% / 2.3%
Upper Kedron — Train: 5.9% Camp Mountain — Train: 2.3%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.3%
Upper Kedron — Car (passenger): 4.3% Camp Mountain — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bus 0.6% / 0.7%
Upper Kedron — Bus: 0.6% Camp Mountain — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.3 km 19.4 km

NBN connectivity

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Connectivity score 86/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
2,090 premises
 92%
462 premises

Climate

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
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)

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,577/yr
Council Brisbane Moreton Bay

Federal electorate

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Division Ryan Dickson
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ali France
Party The Greens Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Upper Kedron Camp Mountain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Upper Kedron

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Camp Mountain

Acreage Luxury Middle-Ring

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