Belyando vs Pentland

Belyando is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Pentland. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Belyando, the large majority of households are couple families. In Pentland, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Belyando tends to suit young adults and couples, while Pentland suits older residents.

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

Pentland

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 65%)
  • But Belyando is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 32%)

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

Renters

Pentland

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Belyando

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1211.5 km vs 1369.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (972 min vs 1031 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Belyando

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 19%)
  • But Pentland has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Belyando

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (365.2% vs -19.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Belyando Pentland
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.

Belyando Pentland
Walkability 0 / 0
Belyando — Walkability: 0/100 Pentland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 64
Belyando — Safety: 83/100 Pentland — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 70 / 45
Belyando — Low fire risk: 70/100 Pentland — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Belyando rents higher ($400/wk vs $105/wk); Belyando has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $39,052).

Belyando Pentland
Population 307
+19% vs other
 248
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +365.2% -19.0%
Median age 39 50
Median household income $84,448/yr
+54% vs other
 $39,052/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+74% vs other
 $105/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belyando Pentland
0-4 2.3% / 6.9%
Belyando — 0-4: 2.3% Pentland — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 1.3% / 7.7%
Belyando — 5-14: 1.3% Pentland — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 2.6% / 5.2%
Belyando — 15-19: 2.6% Pentland — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 9.8% / 5.6%
Belyando — 20-24: 9.8% Pentland — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 25.7% / 8.1%
Belyando — 25-34: 25.7% Pentland — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 18.6% / 11.3%
Belyando — 35-44: 18.6% Pentland — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 19.5% / 13.7%
Belyando — 45-54: 19.5% Pentland — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 17.9% / 13.7%
Belyando — 55-64: 17.9% Pentland — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 1.3% / 20.2%
Belyando — 65-74: 1.3% Pentland — 65-74: 20.2%
75-84 — / 9.3%
Belyando — 75-84: not among its largest Pentland — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 3.6%
Belyando — 85+: not among its largest Pentland — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Belyando Pentland
New Zealand 3.6% / 1.6%
Belyando — New Zealand: 3.6% Pentland — New Zealand: 1.6%
England — / 5.2%
Belyando — England: not among its largest Pentland — England: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belyando 100.0% couple families
Belyando — Couple Families: 100.0% Belyando — Lone Person: 0.0% Belyando — One Parent Families: 0.0% Belyando — Group Household: 0.0% Belyando — Other Families: 0.0%
Pentland 19.5% couple families
Pentland — Couple Families: 19.5% Pentland — Lone Person: 54.9% Pentland — One Parent Families: 12.2% Pentland — Group Household: 7.3% Pentland — Other Families: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belyando 65.2% houses
Belyando — Houses: 65.2% Belyando — Flats / Apartments: 34.8% Belyando — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pentland 80.7% houses
Pentland — Houses: 80.7% Pentland — Flats / Apartments: 8.3% Pentland — Townhouses: 11.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Belyando Pentland
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 20.2%
Belyando — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Pentland — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 5.2%
Belyando — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Pentland — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 3.2%
Belyando — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Pentland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belyando 0.0% renting
Belyando — Owned Outright: 64.3% Belyando — Mortgage: 35.7% Belyando — Renting: 0.0%
Pentland 22.8% renting
Pentland — Owned Outright: 58.7% Pentland — Mortgage: 18.5% Pentland — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Belyando Pentland
Median house price — $145,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Belyando Pentland
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
 24
across Charters Towers
Approvals change year on year +0% -67%

Ranking within QLD

Belyando Pentland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Belyando Pentland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Pentland carries more crime risk (36 vs 17); Pentland carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 30).

Belyando Pentland
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
36/100
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

Belyando Pentland
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Belyando

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

Schools in Pentland

  • Pentland State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Belyando Pentland
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 150 244

Mobility

Pentland sits further from the CBD (1369.8 km vs 1211.5 km).

Belyando Pentland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1211.5 km 1369.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 972 min 1031 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4721
 0.4%
postcode 4816
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4721
 73
postcode 4816

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.

Belyando Pentland
Car (driver) 29.9% / 43.8%
Belyando — Car (driver): 29.9% Pentland — Car (driver): 43.8%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 28.8%
Belyando — Worked from Home: 10.3% Pentland — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Walked Only 15.4% / 21.9%
Belyando — Walked Only: 15.4% Pentland — Walked Only: 21.9%
Bus 26.5% / —
Belyando — Bus: 26.5% Pentland — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 17.9% / 5.5%
Belyando — Car (passenger): 17.9% Pentland — Car (passenger): 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.8%).

Setting

Belyando Pentland
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Belyando Pentland
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
83 premises

Council rates

Belyando Pentland
Average residential rate $925/yr $1,328/yr
Council Isaac Charters Towers

Federal electorate

Belyando Pentland
Division Capricornia Kennedy
Member Michelle Landry Bob Katter
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

Belyando Pentland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belyando

Multicultural Rural

Pentland

Affordable Retirees Rural

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