Adare vs Gatton

Gatton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Adare. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adare, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Adare: a median of $920,000, against $710,000 in Gatton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Adare tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gatton suits young adults, people living alone, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Adare is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 50%)
  • Gatton has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Gatton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $920,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gatton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gatton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (90.8 km vs 95.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gatton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • But Adare carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Adare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs 10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Adare Gatton
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.

Adare Gatton
Walkability 0 / 81
Adare — Walkability: 0/100 Gatton — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 28 / 15
Adare — Safety: 28/100 Gatton — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 41 / 89
Adare — Low fire risk: 41/100 Gatton — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Gatton has more residents (7,851 vs 1,027); Adare has higher household incomes ($98,228 vs $66,300).

Adare Gatton
Population 1,027 7,851
+664% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% +10.6%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $98,228/yr
+33% vs other
 $66,300/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+18% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adare Gatton
0-4 5.6% / 5.6%
Adare — 0-4: 5.6% Gatton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.7% / 11.0%
Adare — 5-14: 15.7% Gatton — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 8.7% / 6.5%
Adare — 15-19: 8.7% Gatton — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.2% / 8.8%
Adare — 20-24: 6.2% Gatton — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 10.7% / 20.0%
Adare — 25-34: 10.7% Gatton — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 14.3% / 11.5%
Adare — 35-44: 14.3% Gatton — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 12.0% / 9.8%
Adare — 45-54: 12.0% Gatton — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 12.9% / 9.3%
Adare — 55-64: 12.9% Gatton — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 10.1% / 8.5%
Adare — 65-74: 10.1% Gatton — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 2.7% / 6.1%
Adare — 75-84: 2.7% Gatton — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.4% / 2.6%
Adare — 85+: 1.4% Gatton — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adare 57.2% couple families
Adare — Couple Families: 57.2% Adare — Lone Person: 16.3% Adare — One Parent Families: 20.0% Adare — Group Household: 6.5% Adare — Other Families: 0.0%
Gatton 32.1% couple families
Gatton — Couple Families: 32.1% Gatton — Lone Person: 35.5% Gatton — One Parent Families: 18.1% Gatton — Group Household: 12.4% Gatton — 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.

Adare 18.4% renting
Adare — Owned Outright: 31.8% Adare — Mortgage: 49.8% Adare — Renting: 18.4%
Gatton 43.1% renting
Gatton — Owned Outright: 31.8% Gatton — Mortgage: 25.1% Gatton — Renting: 43.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Adare Gatton
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 13.0%
Adare — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Gatton — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.1%
Adare — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Gatton — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.2%
Adare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Gatton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 2.5%
Adare — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Gatton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.8%
Adare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Gatton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Adare Gatton
India — / 4.1%
Adare — India: not among its largest Gatton — India: 4.1%
Taiwan — / 3.8%
Adare — Taiwan: not among its largest Gatton — Taiwan: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.3%
Adare — New Zealand: 2.1% Gatton — New Zealand: 1.3%
England 1.9% / 1.3%
Adare — England: 1.9% Gatton — England: 1.3%
China — / 1.7%
Adare — China: not among its largest Gatton — China: 1.7%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.0%
Adare — Philippines: 0.3% Gatton — Philippines: 1.0%
Pakistan 0.6% / —
Adare — Pakistan: 0.6% Gatton — Pakistan: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Adare — Canada: 0.4% Gatton — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adare 93.1% houses
Adare — Houses: 93.1% Adare — Townhouses: 1.3% Adare — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Gatton 83.1% houses
Gatton — Houses: 83.1% Gatton — Townhouses: 11.1% Gatton — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Adare Gatton
Median house price $920,000 $710,000
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price $394,240 $397,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 10 sales
 38 days
from 70 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.

Adare Gatton
4 bed $900K / $812K
Adare — 4 bed: $900K (25 sales) Gatton — 4 bed: $812K (70 sales)

25 vs 70 sales

5 bed $1.01M / $878K
Adare — 5 bed: $1.01M (5 sales) Gatton — 5 bed: $878K (18 sales)

5 vs 18 sales

Development activity

Adare Gatton
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
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.

Adare Gatton
Houses — 4.3%
$628/wk on $754K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Adare Gatton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 61% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Gatton is more walkable (81 vs 0); Gatton scores higher overall (41 vs 23).

Adare Gatton
Grade D C
Score 23/100 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Adare carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 11); Gatton carries more crime risk (85 vs 72).

Adare Gatton
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
85/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Adare Gatton
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Adare

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

Schools in Gatton

  • Our Lady of Good Counsel School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lockyer District State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Peace Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Gatton State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Adare Gatton
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Adare sits further from the CBD (95.2 km vs 90.8 km).

Adare Gatton
Walkability score 0/100 81/100
Distance to Brisbane 95.2 km
+5% vs other
 90.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Adare Gatton
Car (driver) 80.6% / 75.9%
Adare — Car (driver): 80.6% Gatton — Car (driver): 75.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 15.2%
Adare — Car (passenger): 4.8% Gatton — Car (passenger): 15.2%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 5.1%
Adare — Worked from Home: 12.1% Gatton — Worked from Home: 5.1%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.4%
Adare — Walked Only: 2.4% Gatton — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bus — / 1.2%
Adare — Bus: not among its largest Gatton — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Adare Gatton
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adare Gatton
Connectivity score 34/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
399 premises
 45%
3,628 premises

Climate

Adare Gatton
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Adare Gatton
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Adare Gatton
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adare Gatton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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