Blanchview vs Silver Ridge

Comparing Blanchview and Silver Ridge, QLD: Silver Ridge has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $106,132); Silver Ridge sits further from the CBD (124.7 km vs 119.2 km); and Silver Ridge rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Blanchview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Blanchview

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (119.2 km vs 124.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blanchview Silver Ridge
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.

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Blanchview — Walkability: 0/100 Silver Ridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 68
Blanchview — Safety: 64/100 Silver Ridge — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blanchview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Silver Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Silver Ridge has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $106,132); Silver Ridge rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Population 202
+7% vs other
 188
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% +6.2%
Median age 44 46
Median household income $106,132/yr $124,748/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blanchview Silver Ridge
0-4 2.5% / 4.3%
Blanchview — 0-4: 2.5% Silver Ridge — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 15.3% / 17.0%
Blanchview — 5-14: 15.3% Silver Ridge — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 9.9% / 5.3%
Blanchview — 15-19: 9.9% Silver Ridge — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.5% / —
Blanchview — 20-24: 2.5% Silver Ridge — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.4% / 10.1%
Blanchview — 25-34: 5.4% Silver Ridge — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.9% / 7.4%
Blanchview — 35-44: 11.9% Silver Ridge — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 17.3% / 23.4%
Blanchview — 45-54: 17.3% Silver Ridge — 45-54: 23.4%
55-64 15.8% / 13.8%
Blanchview — 55-64: 15.8% Silver Ridge — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 5.0% / 11.2%
Blanchview — 65-74: 5.0% Silver Ridge — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 4.5% / 4.3%
Blanchview — 75-84: 4.5% Silver Ridge — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 4.5% / —
Blanchview — 85+: 4.5% Silver Ridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blanchview 64.7% couple families
Blanchview — Couple Families: 64.7% Blanchview — Lone Person: 23.5% Blanchview — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Silver Ridge 71.7% couple families
Silver Ridge — Couple Families: 71.7% Silver Ridge — Lone Person: 21.7% Silver Ridge — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blanchview 8.3% renting
Blanchview — Owned Outright: 41.7% Blanchview — Mortgage: 50.0% Blanchview — Renting: 8.3%
Silver Ridge 4.5% renting
Silver Ridge — Owned Outright: 41.8% Silver Ridge — Mortgage: 53.7% Silver Ridge — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Blanchview Silver Ridge
England 3.0% / 3.7%
Blanchview — England: 3.0% Silver Ridge — England: 3.7%
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Blanchview — New Zealand: not among its largest Silver Ridge — New Zealand: 2.7%
Zimbabwe 1.5% / —
Blanchview — Zimbabwe: 1.5% Silver Ridge — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 16.0%
Blanchview — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Silver Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 21.3%
Blanchview — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Silver Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.6%
Blanchview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Silver Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 7.4%
Blanchview — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Silver Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Blanchview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Silver Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blanchview 98.3% houses
Blanchview — Houses: 98.3% Blanchview — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Silver Ridge 100.0% houses
Silver Ridge — Houses: 100.0% Silver Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Blanchview Silver Ridge
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Blanchview Silver Ridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
32/100
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

Blanchview Silver Ridge
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
Universities within 10 km 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 8.3 km
 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 16 6

Mobility

Silver Ridge sits further from the CBD (124.7 km vs 119.2 km).

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 119.2 km 124.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Car (driver) 76.1% / 81.5%
Blanchview — Car (driver): 76.1% Silver Ridge — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 18.5%
Blanchview — Worked from Home: 15.9% Silver Ridge — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / —
Blanchview — Car (passenger): 8.0% Silver Ridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Elevation 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Connectivity score 31/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
71 premises
 1%
77 premises

Climate

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Blanchview Silver Ridge
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blanchview Silver Ridge
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blanchview

River Rural

Silver Ridge

Professionals Rural

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