Buaraba vs Vinegar Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buaraba, about half of households are couple families. In Vinegar Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Vinegar Hill 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Buaraba carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
  • Vinegar Hill is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)

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

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $580/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Buaraba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (111.8 km vs 128.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buaraba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Vinegar Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
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.

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100 Vinegar Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 66
Buaraba — Safety: 77/100 Vinegar Hill — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 31 / 24
Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100 Vinegar Hill — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Buaraba has more residents (170 vs 57); Vinegar Hill rents higher ($580/wk vs $360/wk).

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Population 170
+66% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +0.0%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $63,336/yr $100,724/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $580/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
0-4 5.9% / —
Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9% Vinegar Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.0% / 21.1%
Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0% Vinegar Hill — 5-14: 21.1%
15-19 5.3% / 5.3%
Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3% Vinegar Hill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.4% / —
Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4% Vinegar Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.4% / 14.0%
Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4% Vinegar Hill — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 10.6% / 15.8%
Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6% Vinegar Hill — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 14.1% / 15.8%
Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1% Vinegar Hill — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 13.5% / 24.6%
Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5% Vinegar Hill — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 17.1% / 12.3%
Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1% Vinegar Hill — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 6.5% / 7.0%
Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5% Vinegar Hill — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.4% / —
Buaraba — 85+: 2.4% Vinegar Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 48.1% couple families
Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1% Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1%
Vinegar Hill 76.9% couple families
Vinegar Hill — Couple Families: 76.9% Vinegar Hill — One Parent Families: 23.1% Vinegar Hill — Lone Person: 0.0% Vinegar Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
Vinegar Hill 0.0% renting
Vinegar Hill — Owned Outright: 46.7% Vinegar Hill — Mortgage: 53.3% Vinegar Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 24.6%
Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Vinegar Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 8.8%
Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Vinegar Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.0%
Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Vinegar Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Vinegar Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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.

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Thailand — / 7.0%
Buaraba — Thailand: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — Thailand: 7.0%
New Zealand 5.9% / —
Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9% Vinegar Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 2.9% / —
Buaraba — England: 2.9% Vinegar Hill — England: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8% Vinegar Hill — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa 1.8% / —
Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8% Vinegar Hill — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0%
Vinegar Hill 100.0% houses
Vinegar Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 352
across Lockyer Valley
Approvals change year on year +375% +103%

Ranking within QLD

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Vinegar Hill carries more crime risk (34 vs 23).

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
34/100
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

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
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

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Vinegar Hill sits further from the CBD (128.6 km vs 111.8 km).

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km 128.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.2%
postcode 4343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 83
postcode 4343

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.

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Car (driver) 56.1% / 87.0%
Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1% Vinegar Hill — Car (driver): 87.0%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 13.0%
Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6% Vinegar Hill — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Vinegar Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 357 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,952/yr
Council Somerset Lockyer Valley

Federal electorate

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Division Blair Wright
Member Shayne Neumann Scott Buchholz
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Buaraba Vinegar Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buaraba

Retirees Rural

Vinegar Hill

Rural

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