Carpendale vs Iredale

Iredale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Carpendale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carpendale, about half of households are couple families. In Iredale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Carpendale tends to suit people living alone, while Iredale suits 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

Iredale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 63%)

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

Carpendale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $573/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

Carpendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (106.2 km vs 110.4 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

Iredale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -17.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carpendale Iredale
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.

Carpendale Iredale
Walkability 0 / 0
Carpendale — Walkability: 0/100 Iredale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 83
Carpendale — Safety: 77/100 Iredale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carpendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Iredale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Iredale rents higher ($573/wk vs $350/wk); Iredale has more residents (177 vs 110).

Carpendale Iredale
Population 110 177
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.9% +12.0%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $81,224/yr $85,748/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $573/wk
+64% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carpendale Iredale
0-4 10.9% / 3.4%
Carpendale — 0-4: 10.9% Iredale — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 5.5% / 18.1%
Carpendale — 5-14: 5.5% Iredale — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 7.3% / 5.6%
Carpendale — 15-19: 7.3% Iredale — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.4% / 2.8%
Carpendale — 20-24: 6.4% Iredale — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 11.8% / 10.7%
Carpendale — 25-34: 11.8% Iredale — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 6.4% / 11.3%
Carpendale — 35-44: 6.4% Iredale — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 10.9% / 14.1%
Carpendale — 45-54: 10.9% Iredale — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 18.2% / 14.1%
Carpendale — 55-64: 18.2% Iredale — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 10.0% / 10.7%
Carpendale — 65-74: 10.0% Iredale — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 10.0% / 10.7%
Carpendale — 75-84: 10.0% Iredale — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ — / —
Carpendale — 85+: not among its largest Iredale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carpendale 50.0% couple families
Carpendale — Couple Families: 50.0% Carpendale — Lone Person: 36.7% Carpendale — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Iredale 63.3% couple families
Iredale — Couple Families: 63.3% Iredale — Lone Person: 16.7% Iredale — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carpendale 17.1% renting
Carpendale — Owned Outright: 54.3% Carpendale — Mortgage: 28.6% Carpendale — Renting: 17.1%
Iredale 5.2% renting
Iredale — Owned Outright: 55.2% Iredale — Mortgage: 39.7% Iredale — Renting: 5.2%
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.

Carpendale Iredale
England 3.6% / 1.7%
Carpendale — England: 3.6% Iredale — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 2.8%
Carpendale — New Zealand: not among its largest Iredale — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa — / 2.8%
Carpendale — South Africa: not among its largest Iredale — South Africa: 2.8%
Sri Lanka — / 1.7%
Carpendale — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Iredale — Sri Lanka: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Carpendale Iredale
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 12.4%
Carpendale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Iredale — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 13.0%
Carpendale — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Iredale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.9%
Carpendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Iredale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.3%
Carpendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Iredale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Carpendale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Iredale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carpendale 100.0% houses
Carpendale — Houses: 100.0% Carpendale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Iredale 94.5% houses
Iredale — Houses: 94.5% Iredale — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Carpendale Iredale
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carpendale Iredale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Carpendale Iredale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Carpendale Iredale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
17/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Carpendale Iredale
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

Carpendale Iredale
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Iredale sits further from the CBD (110.4 km vs 106.2 km).

Carpendale Iredale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 106.2 km 110.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
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.

Carpendale Iredale
Car (driver) 80.4% / 77.1%
Carpendale — Car (driver): 80.4% Iredale — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 22.9%
Carpendale — Worked from Home: 14.3% Iredale — Worked from Home: 22.9%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Carpendale — Car (passenger): 5.4% Iredale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Carpendale Iredale
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carpendale Iredale
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Carpendale Iredale
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Carpendale Iredale
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Carpendale Iredale
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Carpendale Iredale
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carpendale Iredale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carpendale

Rural Young Families

Iredale

Rural

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