Anakie Siding vs Lochington
Lochington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 55 in Anakie Siding. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Anakie Siding, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Lochington, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Anakie Siding tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lochington suits families with children and 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
Lochington
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 24%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Lochington
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($73/wk vs $100/wk)
- But Anakie Siding has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Anakie Siding has a shorter drive in (632 min vs 695 min)
- Lochington sits closer to the CBD (902.4 km vs 917.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Anakie Siding
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 17%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 15%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Anakie Siding and Lochington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lochington has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $42,900); Anakie Siding skews older (55 vs 32).
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 +17% vs other | 128 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +124.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 32 |
| Median household income | $42,900/yr | $125,632/yr +193% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk +27% vs other | $73/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Development activity
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 35 across Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 9% of QLD |
Liveability
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Lochington carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Anakie Siding
- Anakie State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Lochington
- Lochington State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 227 |
Mobility
Anakie Siding sits further from the CBD (917.4 km vs 902.4 km).
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 917.4 km +2% vs other | 902.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 632 min | 695 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 | 0.1% postcode 4720 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 | 50 postcode 4720 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).
Setting
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 324 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises same for both | |
Council rates
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,276/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anakie Siding | Lochington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Lochington
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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