Adare vs Ringwood

Adare is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Ringwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Adare tends to suit families with children.

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 carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)
  • Ringwood is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Adare

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95.2 km vs 98.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Adare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Adare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Adare and Ringwood 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 Ringwood
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 Ringwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Adare — Walkability: 0/100 Ringwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 11
Adare — Safety: 28/100 Ringwood — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 41 / 21
Adare — Low fire risk: 41/100 Ringwood — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Adare rents higher ($360/wk vs $0/wk); Adare has more residents (1,027 vs 57).

Adare Ringwood
Population 1,027
+94% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% -13.6%
Median age 37 50
Median household income $98,228/yr $108,316/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adare Ringwood
0-4 5.6% / —
Adare — 0-4: 5.6% Ringwood — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.7% / 15.8%
Adare — 5-14: 15.7% Ringwood — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 8.7% / 8.8%
Adare — 15-19: 8.7% Ringwood — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 6.2% / —
Adare — 20-24: 6.2% Ringwood — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.7% / —
Adare — 25-34: 10.7% Ringwood — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.3% / 17.5%
Adare — 35-44: 14.3% Ringwood — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 12.0% / 15.8%
Adare — 45-54: 12.0% Ringwood — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 12.9% / 12.3%
Adare — 55-64: 12.9% Ringwood — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 10.1% / 14.0%
Adare — 65-74: 10.1% Ringwood — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 2.7% / —
Adare — 75-84: 2.7% Ringwood — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.4% / —
Adare — 85+: 1.4% Ringwood — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adare 57.2% couple families
Adare — Couple Families: 57.2% Adare — One Parent Families: 20.0% Adare — Lone Person: 16.3% Adare — Group Household: 6.5%
Ringwood 60.0% couple families
Ringwood — Couple Families: 60.0% Ringwood — One Parent Families: 40.0% Ringwood — Lone Person: 0.0% Ringwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Ringwood 0.0% renting
Ringwood — Owned Outright: 61.1% Ringwood — Mortgage: 38.9% Ringwood — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Ringwood
New Zealand 2.1% / 5.3%
Adare — New Zealand: 2.1% Ringwood — New Zealand: 5.3%
England 1.9% / —
Adare — England: 1.9% Ringwood — England: not among its largest
Pakistan 0.6% / —
Adare — Pakistan: 0.6% Ringwood — Pakistan: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Adare — Canada: 0.4% Ringwood — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Adare — Philippines: 0.3% Ringwood — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Adare Ringwood
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 14.0%
Adare — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Ringwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 10.5%
Adare — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Ringwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 10.5%
Adare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Ringwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Adare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Ringwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Adare — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Ringwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Ringwood 100.0% houses
Ringwood — Houses: 100.0% Ringwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Ringwood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Adare Ringwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 35% 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 44% of QLD

Liveability

Adare Ringwood
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ringwood carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 59); Ringwood carries more crime risk (89 vs 72).

Adare Ringwood
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
89/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Adare Ringwood
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

Adare Ringwood
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Ringwood sits further from the CBD (98.7 km vs 95.2 km).

Adare Ringwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 95.2 km 98.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 85 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 Ringwood
Car (driver) 80.6% / 83.3%
Adare — Car (driver): 80.6% Ringwood — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 16.7%
Adare — Worked from Home: 12.1% Ringwood — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Adare — Car (passenger): 4.8% Ringwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.4% / —
Adare — Walked Only: 2.4% Ringwood — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Adare Ringwood
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adare Ringwood
Connectivity score 34/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
399 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

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Adare

Acreage

Ringwood

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