Arcturus vs Minerva

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, Minerva tends to suit 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

Arcturus

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Minerva is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 62%)

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

Renters

Arcturus

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (0% vs 12%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Arcturus sits closer to the CBD (830.4 km vs 841.9 km)
  • Minerva has a shorter drive in (599 min vs 609 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Arcturus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Arcturus

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (73.3% vs 14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Arcturus Minerva
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.

Arcturus Minerva
Walkability 0 / 0
Arcturus — Walkability: 0/100 Minerva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 76
Arcturus — Safety: 89/100 Minerva — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 60 / 60
Arcturus — Low fire risk: 60/100 Minerva — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Minerva rents higher ($250/wk vs $10/wk); Arcturus has more residents (130 vs 55).

Arcturus Minerva
Population 130
+58% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +73.3% +14.6%
Median age 32 33
Median household income $109,564/yr
+1% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $10/wk $250/wk
+2400% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Arcturus Minerva
0-4 3.1% / 14.5%
Arcturus — 0-4: 3.1% Minerva — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 21.5% / 21.8%
Arcturus — 5-14: 21.5% Minerva — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 2.3% / —
Arcturus — 15-19: 2.3% Minerva — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.6% / —
Arcturus — 20-24: 4.6% Minerva — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 18.5% / 16.4%
Arcturus — 25-34: 18.5% Minerva — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 17.7% / 14.5%
Arcturus — 35-44: 17.7% Minerva — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 13.8% / 5.5%
Arcturus — 45-54: 13.8% Minerva — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 5.4% / 10.9%
Arcturus — 55-64: 5.4% Minerva — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 6.2% / 7.3%
Arcturus — 65-74: 6.2% Minerva — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 3.8% / —
Arcturus — 75-84: 3.8% Minerva — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Arcturus — 85+: not among its largest Minerva — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Arcturus 62.5% couple families
Arcturus — Couple Families: 62.5% Arcturus — Lone Person: 37.5%
Minerva 100.0% couple families
Minerva — Couple Families: 100.0% Minerva — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Arcturus 20.7% renting
Arcturus — Owned Outright: 62.1% Arcturus — Mortgage: 17.2% Arcturus — Renting: 20.7%
Minerva 0.0% renting
Minerva — Owned Outright: 54.5% Minerva — Mortgage: 45.5% Minerva — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Arcturus 100.0% houses
Arcturus — Houses: 100.0% Arcturus — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Minerva 85.7% houses
Minerva — Houses: 85.7% Minerva — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Arcturus Minerva
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 16.4%
Arcturus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Minerva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 10.9%
Arcturus — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Minerva — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 5.5%
Arcturus — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Minerva — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Development activity

Arcturus Minerva
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Arcturus Minerva
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Arcturus Minerva
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Minerva carries more crime risk (24 vs 11).

Arcturus Minerva
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
24/100
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

Arcturus Minerva
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

Arcturus Minerva
Waterways 42 23

Mobility

Minerva sits further from the CBD (841.9 km vs 830.4 km).

Arcturus Minerva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 830.4 km 841.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 609 min 599 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 66
postcode 4722

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.

Arcturus Minerva
Car (driver) 54.9% / 55.6%
Arcturus — Car (driver): 54.9% Minerva — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 39.4% / 29.6%
Arcturus — Worked from Home: 39.4% Minerva — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only — / 14.8%
Arcturus — Walked Only: not among its largest Minerva — Walked Only: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Arcturus — Car (passenger): 5.6% Minerva — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Arcturus Minerva
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Arcturus Minerva
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
8 premises

Climate

Arcturus Minerva
Annual rainfall 725 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Arcturus Minerva
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Arcturus Minerva
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Arcturus Minerva
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Arcturus

Family Rural

Minerva

Family Rural Young Families

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