Adare vs Lake Clarendon

Adare is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. 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 Adare: a median of $920,000, against $688,000 in Lake Clarendon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Adare tends to suit families with children, while Lake Clarendon suits older residents 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

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $920,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.7 km vs 95.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 79 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Adare and Lake Clarendon 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 Lake Clarendon
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 Lake Clarendon
Walkability 0 / 13
Adare — Walkability: 0/100 Lake Clarendon — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 28 / 23
Adare — Safety: 28/100 Lake Clarendon — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Adare — Low fire risk: 41/100 Lake Clarendon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Adare has more residents (1,027 vs 294); Adare rents higher ($360/wk vs $280/wk).

Adare Lake Clarendon
Population 1,027
+71% vs other
 294
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% +2.1%
Median age 37 47
Median household income $98,228/yr
+15% vs other
 $83,200/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+22% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adare Lake Clarendon
0-4 5.6% / 3.7%
Adare — 0-4: 5.6% Lake Clarendon — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 15.7% / 10.9%
Adare — 5-14: 15.7% Lake Clarendon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 8.7% / 5.4%
Adare — 15-19: 8.7% Lake Clarendon — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.2% / 6.8%
Adare — 20-24: 6.2% Lake Clarendon — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 10.7% / 11.9%
Adare — 25-34: 10.7% Lake Clarendon — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 14.3% / 10.5%
Adare — 35-44: 14.3% Lake Clarendon — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.0% / 13.6%
Adare — 45-54: 12.0% Lake Clarendon — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.9% / 16.7%
Adare — 55-64: 12.9% Lake Clarendon — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.1% / 12.2%
Adare — 65-74: 10.1% Lake Clarendon — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 2.7% / 7.8%
Adare — 75-84: 2.7% Lake Clarendon — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.4% / 2.4%
Adare — 85+: 1.4% Lake Clarendon — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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%
Lake Clarendon 61.2% couple families
Lake Clarendon — Couple Families: 61.2% Lake Clarendon — Lone Person: 20.9% Lake Clarendon — One Parent Families: 10.4% Lake Clarendon — Group Household: 7.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Lake Clarendon 15.5% renting
Lake Clarendon — Owned Outright: 43.3% Lake Clarendon — Mortgage: 41.2% Lake Clarendon — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Adare Lake Clarendon
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 19.4%
Adare — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Lake Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 5.8%
Adare — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Lake Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 3.7%
Adare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Lake Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.7%
Adare — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Lake Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.0%
Adare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Lake Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Adare Lake Clarendon
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.7%
Adare — New Zealand: 2.1% Lake Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.7%
England 1.9% / 2.0%
Adare — England: 1.9% Lake Clarendon — England: 2.0%
Vietnam — / 1.4%
Adare — Vietnam: not among its largest Lake Clarendon — Vietnam: 1.4%
Pakistan 0.6% / —
Adare — Pakistan: 0.6% Lake Clarendon — Pakistan: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Adare — Canada: 0.4% Lake Clarendon — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Adare — Philippines: 0.3% Lake Clarendon — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adare 93.1% houses
Adare — Houses: 93.1% Adare — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Adare — Townhouses: 1.3%
Lake Clarendon 99.1% houses
Lake Clarendon — Houses: 99.1% Lake Clarendon — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Lake Clarendon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Adare Lake Clarendon
Median house price $920,000 $687,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $394,240 $435,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Adare Lake Clarendon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 74% 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 58% of QLD

Liveability

Lake Clarendon is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Adare Lake Clarendon
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Adare carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0).

Adare Lake Clarendon
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
77/100
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 Lake Clarendon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Adare

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

Schools in Lake Clarendon

  • Lake Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Adare Lake Clarendon
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Adare sits further from the CBD (95.2 km vs 84.7 km).

Adare Lake Clarendon
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 95.2 km
+11% vs other
 84.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 72 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 Lake Clarendon
Car (driver) 80.6% / 80.5%
Adare — Car (driver): 80.6% Lake Clarendon — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 14.1%
Adare — Worked from Home: 12.1% Lake Clarendon — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 2.3%
Adare — Car (passenger): 4.8% Lake Clarendon — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.4% / 3.1%
Adare — Walked Only: 2.4% Lake Clarendon — Walked Only: 3.1%

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

Setting

Adare Lake Clarendon
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adare Lake Clarendon
Connectivity score 34/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
399 premises
 0%
129 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Adare

Acreage

Lake Clarendon

Rural

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