Carmila vs Clairview
Carmila is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 61 in Clairview. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Clairview: a median of $516,000, against $268,000 in Carmila, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Carmila tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Clairview suits people living alone and 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
Carmila
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 31%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)
- But Clairview carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Carmila has cheaper houses ($268,000 vs $516,000)
- Clairview leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Carmila
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clairview
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (848.8 km vs 872 km)
- has a shorter drive in (580 min vs 593 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Clairview
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)
- carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Clairview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.2% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carmila and Clairview drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Carmila has more residents (340 vs 167); Clairview rents higher ($210/wk vs $175/wk).
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 340 +51% vs other | 167 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +15.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 61 |
| Median household income | $50,232/yr | $52,780/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $210/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $268,000 | $516,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Isaac same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Carmila carries more crime risk (84 vs 65).
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 84/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 87/100 | High 96/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carmila
- Carmila State School Government · Primary
Schools in Clairview
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 47 | 24 |
Mobility
Carmila sits further from the CBD (872 km vs 848.8 km).
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 872 km +3% vs other | 848.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 593 min | 580 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4739 | 0.1% postcode 4741 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4739 | 70 postcode 4741 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).
Setting
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.0 km | 6.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 198 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Council rates
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Isaac same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carmila | Clairview | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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