Adavale vs Eromanga

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adavale, most households are couple families. In Eromanga, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Adavale tends to suit couples, while Eromanga suits people living alone.

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

Adavale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 54%)
  • But Eromanga carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eromanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Adavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($62/wk vs $140/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Adavale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (632 min vs 817 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (909.3 km vs 1114.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Adavale has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 7%)
  • Eromanga carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Eromanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-17.6% vs -22.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Adavale Eromanga
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.

Adavale Eromanga
Walkability 0 / 0
Adavale — Walkability: 0/100 Eromanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 61
Adavale — Safety: 51/100 Eromanga — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Adavale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eromanga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eromanga rents higher ($140/wk vs $62/wk); Eromanga has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $61,724).

Adavale Eromanga
Population 72 98
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.6% -17.6%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $61,724/yr $110,500/yr
+79% vs other
Median weekly rent $62/wk $140/wk
+126% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adavale Eromanga
0-4 12.5% / 6.1%
Adavale — 0-4: 12.5% Eromanga — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 4.2% / 8.2%
Adavale — 5-14: 4.2% Eromanga — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.6% / 3.1%
Adavale — 15-19: 5.6% Eromanga — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 4.2% / 5.1%
Adavale — 20-24: 4.2% Eromanga — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 19.4% / 11.2%
Adavale — 25-34: 19.4% Eromanga — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 4.2% / 4.1%
Adavale — 35-44: 4.2% Eromanga — 35-44: 4.1%
45-54 12.5% / 30.6%
Adavale — 45-54: 12.5% Eromanga — 45-54: 30.6%
55-64 25.0% / 13.3%
Adavale — 55-64: 25.0% Eromanga — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.5% / —
Adavale — 65-74: 12.5% Eromanga — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 6.9% / —
Adavale — 75-84: 6.9% Eromanga — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 7.1%
Adavale — 85+: not among its largest Eromanga — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adavale 71.4% couple families
Adavale — Couple Families: 71.4% Adavale — Lone Person: 28.6%
Eromanga 53.8% couple families
Eromanga — Couple Families: 53.8% Eromanga — Lone Person: 46.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adavale 0.0% renting
Adavale — Owned Outright: 82.4% Adavale — Mortgage: 17.6% Adavale — Renting: 0.0%
Eromanga 28.6% renting
Eromanga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Eromanga — Mortgage: 14.3% Eromanga — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adavale 80.8% houses
Adavale — Houses: 80.8% Adavale — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Eromanga 78.1% houses
Eromanga — Houses: 78.1% Eromanga — Flats / Apartments: 21.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Adavale Eromanga
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 11.2%
Adavale — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Eromanga — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Certificate III & IV 5.6% / 18.4%
Adavale — Certificate III & IV: 5.6% Eromanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.3% / —
Adavale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3% Eromanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.1%
Adavale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Eromanga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Adavale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Eromanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Development activity

Adavale Eromanga
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Adavale Eromanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD

Liveability

Adavale Eromanga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Adavale carries more crime risk (49 vs 39).

Adavale Eromanga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
39/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Adavale Eromanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Adavale

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

Schools in Eromanga

  • Eromanga State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Adavale Eromanga
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 6 2
Police stations 1
same for both
Waterways 3074 5932

Mobility

Eromanga sits further from the CBD (1114.8 km vs 909.3 km).

Adavale Eromanga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 909.3 km 1114.8 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 632 min 817 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.0%
postcode 4480
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 56
postcode 4480

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.

Adavale Eromanga
Car (driver) 51.5% / 32.7%
Adavale — Car (driver): 51.5% Eromanga — Car (driver): 32.7%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 53.1%
Adavale — Worked from Home: 30.3% Eromanga — Worked from Home: 53.1%
Walked Only 9.1% / 14.3%
Adavale — Walked Only: 9.1% Eromanga — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / —
Adavale — Car (passenger): 9.1% Eromanga — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.1%).

Setting

Adavale Eromanga
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adavale Eromanga
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
70 premises

Council rates

Adavale Eromanga
Average residential rate $500/yr
same for both
Council Quilpie
same for both

Federal electorate

Adavale Eromanga
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adavale Eromanga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adavale

Rural Young Families

Eromanga

Rural

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