Baroondah vs Arcadia Valley

Arcadia Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Baroondah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Arcadia Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Arcadia Valley tends to suit young adults.

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

Arcadia Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 34/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Baroondah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Baroondah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (546.6 km vs 684.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (412 min vs 492 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Arcadia Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 34/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Baroondah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1325.0% vs 38.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
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.

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Baroondah — Walkability: 0/100 Arcadia Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 89
Baroondah — Safety: 66/100 Arcadia Valley — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 31 / 27
Baroondah — Low fire risk: 31/100 Arcadia Valley — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Arcadia Valley rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Baroondah has higher household incomes ($285,948 vs $81,224).

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Population 57 141
+147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1325.0% +38.2%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $285,948/yr
+72% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $120/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
0-4 — / 10.6%
Baroondah — 0-4: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 — / 11.3%
Baroondah — 5-14: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 — / 3.5%
Baroondah — 15-19: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 10.5% / 12.1%
Baroondah — 20-24: 10.5% Arcadia Valley — 20-24: 12.1%
25-34 5.3% / 13.5%
Baroondah — 25-34: 5.3% Arcadia Valley — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 26.3% / 12.1%
Baroondah — 35-44: 26.3% Arcadia Valley — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 31.6% / 14.9%
Baroondah — 45-54: 31.6% Arcadia Valley — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.3% / 10.6%
Baroondah — 55-64: 12.3% Arcadia Valley — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 — / 5.7%
Baroondah — 65-74: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 — / 7.8%
Baroondah — 75-84: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / —
Baroondah — 85+: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baroondah 0.0% renting
Baroondah — Owned Outright: 100.0% Baroondah — Mortgage: 0.0% Baroondah — Renting: 0.0%
Arcadia Valley 38.5% renting
Arcadia Valley — Owned Outright: 50.0% Arcadia Valley — Mortgage: 11.5% Arcadia Valley — Renting: 38.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Certificate III & IV 31.6% / 9.2%
Baroondah — Certificate III & IV: 31.6% Arcadia Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 12.8%
Baroondah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Arcadia Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.4%
Baroondah — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baroondah 100.0% houses
Baroondah — Houses: 100.0% Baroondah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Arcadia Valley 97.7% houses
Arcadia Valley — Houses: 97.7% Arcadia Valley — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
Approvals change year on year -93% -75%

Ranking within QLD

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Baroondah carries more crime risk (34 vs 11).

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
11/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
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 Baroondah

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

Schools in Arcadia Valley

  • Arcadia Valley State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 16 11

Mobility

Arcadia Valley sits further from the CBD (684.5 km vs 546.6 km).

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 546.6 km 684.5 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 412 min 492 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4420
 0.0%
postcode 4454
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4420
 68
postcode 4454

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.

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Car (driver) 60.9% / 31.1%
Baroondah — Car (driver): 60.9% Arcadia Valley — Car (driver): 31.1%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 55.4%
Baroondah — Worked from Home: 17.4% Arcadia Valley — Worked from Home: 55.4%
Bus 21.7% / —
Baroondah — Bus: 21.7% Arcadia Valley — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only — / 9.5%
Baroondah — Walked Only: not among its largest Arcadia Valley — Walked Only: 9.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Baroondah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Arcadia Valley — Car (passenger): 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Elevation 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Average residential rate $1,081/yr $1,276/yr
Council Banana Central Highlands (Qld)

Federal electorate

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baroondah Arcadia Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baroondah

Rural

Arcadia Valley

Rural Young Families

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