Adavale vs Isisford

Adavale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Isisford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adavale, most households are couple families. In Isisford, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Adavale tends to suit couples, while Isisford 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

They split

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

  • Adavale has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • Isisford carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Adavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($62/wk vs $95/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 814 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (909.3 km vs 1112.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Isisford

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
  • But Adavale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Isisford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -22.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Adavale and Isisford 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 Isisford
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 Isisford
Walkability 0 / 0
Adavale — Walkability: 0/100 Isisford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 67
Adavale — Safety: 51/100 Isisford — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Adavale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Isisford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Isisford has more residents (218 vs 72); Isisford rents higher ($95/wk vs $62/wk).

Adavale Isisford
Population 72 218
+203% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.6% +0.0%
Median age 47 54
Median household income $61,724/yr
+13% vs other
 $53,872/yr
Median weekly rent $62/wk $95/wk
+53% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adavale Isisford
0-4 12.5% / 6.4%
Adavale — 0-4: 12.5% Isisford — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 4.2% / 10.1%
Adavale — 5-14: 4.2% Isisford — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 5.6% / 1.4%
Adavale — 15-19: 5.6% Isisford — 15-19: 1.4%
20-24 4.2% / 5.0%
Adavale — 20-24: 4.2% Isisford — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 19.4% / 12.8%
Adavale — 25-34: 19.4% Isisford — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 4.2% / 6.0%
Adavale — 35-44: 4.2% Isisford — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 12.5% / 11.5%
Adavale — 45-54: 12.5% Isisford — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 25.0% / 19.3%
Adavale — 55-64: 25.0% Isisford — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 12.5% / 21.1%
Adavale — 65-74: 12.5% Isisford — 65-74: 21.1%
75-84 6.9% / 5.5%
Adavale — 75-84: 6.9% Isisford — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Adavale — 85+: not among its largest Isisford — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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.

Adavale Isisford
New Zealand 5.6% / 1.4%
Adavale — New Zealand: 5.6% Isisford — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 1.4%
Adavale — England: not among its largest Isisford — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adavale 71.4% couple families
Adavale — Couple Families: 71.4% Adavale — Lone Person: 28.6% Adavale — Group Household: 0.0% Adavale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Isisford 30.5% couple families
Isisford — Couple Families: 30.5% Isisford — Lone Person: 47.5% Isisford — Group Household: 11.9% Isisford — One Parent Families: 10.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adavale 80.8% houses
Adavale — Houses: 80.8% Adavale — Flats / Apartments: 19.2%
Isisford 95.5% houses
Isisford — Houses: 95.5% Isisford — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Adavale Isisford
Certificate III & IV 5.6% / 17.9%
Adavale — Certificate III & IV: 5.6% Isisford — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 6.0%
Adavale — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Isisford — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.3% / 4.6%
Adavale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3% Isisford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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%
Isisford 13.5% renting
Isisford — Owned Outright: 66.2% Isisford — Mortgage: 20.3% Isisford — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Adavale Isisford
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
 7
across Longreach

Ranking within QLD

Adavale Isisford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Adavale Isisford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Adavale carries more crime risk (49 vs 33).

Adavale Isisford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
33/100
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 Isisford
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 Isisford

  • Isisford State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Adavale Isisford
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 6 2
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3074 2616

Mobility

Isisford sits further from the CBD (1112.2 km vs 909.3 km).

Adavale Isisford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 909.3 km 1112.2 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 632 min 814 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.0%
postcode 4731
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 46
postcode 4731

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 Isisford
Car (driver) 51.5% / 38.9%
Adavale — Car (driver): 51.5% Isisford — Car (driver): 38.9%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 30.0%
Adavale — Worked from Home: 30.3% Isisford — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Walked Only 9.1% / 24.4%
Adavale — Walked Only: 9.1% Isisford — Walked Only: 24.4%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 6.7%
Adavale — Car (passenger): 9.1% Isisford — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.5%).

Setting

Adavale Isisford
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Adavale Isisford
Average residential rate $500/yr $735/yr
Council Quilpie Longreach

Federal electorate

Adavale Isisford
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 Isisford
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

Isisford

Retirees Rural

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