Adelaide Park vs Inverness

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 Inverness: a median of $1.3 million, against $990,000 in Adelaide Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Adelaide Park tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Inverness suits couples.

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

Inverness

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Adelaide Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($990,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Adelaide Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Inverness

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (684.8 km vs 688 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Inverness

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Adelaide Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Adelaide Park Inverness
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.

Adelaide Park Inverness
Walkability 0 / 27
Adelaide Park — Walkability: 0/100 Inverness — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 75 / 83
Adelaide Park — Safety: 75/100 Inverness — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Adelaide Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inverness — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Inverness rents higher ($390/wk vs $330/wk); Inverness has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $108,732).

Adelaide Park Inverness
Population 449 460
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -7.3%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $108,732/yr $127,348/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $390/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park Inverness
0-4 4.7% / 7.0%
Adelaide Park — 0-4: 4.7% Inverness — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 17.1% / 17.6%
Adelaide Park — 5-14: 17.1% Inverness — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 8.9% / 5.7%
Adelaide Park — 15-19: 8.9% Inverness — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.6% / 3.5%
Adelaide Park — 20-24: 3.6% Inverness — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.6% / 9.3%
Adelaide Park — 25-34: 7.6% Inverness — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 14.0% / 12.6%
Adelaide Park — 35-44: 14.0% Inverness — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.3% / 16.7%
Adelaide Park — 45-54: 14.3% Inverness — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 13.6% / 11.7%
Adelaide Park — 55-64: 13.6% Inverness — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.4% / 9.1%
Adelaide Park — 65-74: 11.4% Inverness — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 5.1% / 5.7%
Adelaide Park — 75-84: 5.1% Inverness — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 0.7% / 1.5%
Adelaide Park — 85+: 0.7% Inverness — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 68.1% couple families
Adelaide Park — Couple Families: 68.1% Adelaide Park — Lone Person: 22.3% Adelaide Park — One Parent Families: 9.6% Adelaide Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Inverness 78.4% couple families
Inverness — Couple Families: 78.4% Inverness — Lone Person: 8.2% Inverness — One Parent Families: 8.2% Inverness — Group Household: 5.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 6.3% renting
Adelaide Park — Owned Outright: 46.5% Adelaide Park — Mortgage: 47.2% Adelaide Park — Renting: 6.3%
Inverness 3.5% renting
Inverness — Owned Outright: 43.4% Inverness — Mortgage: 53.1% Inverness — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Adelaide Park Inverness
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.8%
Adelaide Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Inverness — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 11.1%
Adelaide Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Inverness — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.3%
Adelaide Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Inverness — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 3.5%
Adelaide Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Inverness — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
Adelaide Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Inverness — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Adelaide Park Inverness
England 3.6% / 3.3%
Adelaide Park — England: 3.6% Inverness — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.6%
Adelaide Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Inverness — New Zealand: 2.6%
Germany 1.1% / 1.7%
Adelaide Park — Germany: 1.1% Inverness — Germany: 1.7%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.7%
Adelaide Park — Philippines: 0.9% Inverness — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.7%
Adelaide Park — South Africa: 0.9% Inverness — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Adelaide Park — Scotland: not among its largest Inverness — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Park 101.5% houses
Adelaide Park — Houses: 101.5% Adelaide Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Inverness 95.3% houses
Inverness — Houses: 95.3% Inverness — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Adelaide Park Inverness
Median house price $990,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $655,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Adelaide Park Inverness
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Adelaide Park Inverness
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Inverness is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Adelaide Park Inverness
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Adelaide Park Inverness
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
17/100
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

Adelaide Park Inverness
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

Adelaide Park Inverness
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Adelaide Park sits further from the CBD (688 km vs 684.8 km).

Adelaide Park Inverness
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 688 km 684.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 482 min 480 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Adelaide Park Inverness
Car (driver) 78.4% / 86.1%
Adelaide Park — Car (driver): 78.4% Inverness — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 8.2%
Adelaide Park — Worked from Home: 16.7% Inverness — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.7%
Adelaide Park — Car (passenger): 4.9% Inverness — Car (passenger): 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Adelaide Park Inverness
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 2.8 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Adelaide Park Inverness
Connectivity score 30/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
168 premises
 23%
198 premises

Climate

Adelaide Park Inverness
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Adelaide Park Inverness
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Adelaide Park Inverness
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Adelaide Park Inverness
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adelaide Park Inverness
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adelaide Park

Rural

Inverness

Acreage Coastal Family

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