Carpendale vs Veradilla

Veradilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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. On these figures, Carpendale tends to suit 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

Carpendale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 52%)

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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Veradilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (103.5 km vs 106.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carpendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Veradilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs -17.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carpendale and Veradilla 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 Veradilla
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 Veradilla
Walkability 0 / 0
Carpendale — Walkability: 0/100 Veradilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 62
Carpendale — Safety: 77/100 Veradilla — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carpendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Veradilla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carpendale skews older (48 vs 41); Veradilla rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Carpendale Veradilla
Population 110 125
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.9% +23.8%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $81,224/yr
+8% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $400/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carpendale Veradilla
0-4 10.9% / 2.4%
Carpendale — 0-4: 10.9% Veradilla — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 5.5% / 13.6%
Carpendale — 5-14: 5.5% Veradilla — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 7.3% / 6.4%
Carpendale — 15-19: 7.3% Veradilla — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.4% / 4.8%
Carpendale — 20-24: 6.4% Veradilla — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.8% / 20.0%
Carpendale — 25-34: 11.8% Veradilla — 25-34: 20.0%
35-44 6.4% / 7.2%
Carpendale — 35-44: 6.4% Veradilla — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 10.9% / 8.0%
Carpendale — 45-54: 10.9% Veradilla — 45-54: 8.0%
55-64 18.2% / 10.4%
Carpendale — 55-64: 18.2% Veradilla — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 10.0% / 18.4%
Carpendale — 65-74: 10.0% Veradilla — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 10.0% / 4.0%
Carpendale — 75-84: 10.0% Veradilla — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Carpendale — 85+: not among its largest Veradilla — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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% Carpendale — Group Household: 0.0%
Veradilla 36.0% couple families
Veradilla — Couple Families: 36.0% Veradilla — Lone Person: 36.0% Veradilla — One Parent Families: 16.0% Veradilla — Group Household: 12.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Veradilla 16.3% renting
Veradilla — Owned Outright: 51.2% Veradilla — Mortgage: 32.6% Veradilla — Renting: 16.3%
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 Veradilla
England 3.6% / 2.4%
Carpendale — England: 3.6% Veradilla — England: 2.4%
Scotland — / 4.0%
Carpendale — Scotland: not among its largest Veradilla — Scotland: 4.0%
New Zealand — / 3.2%
Carpendale — New Zealand: not among its largest Veradilla — New Zealand: 3.2%
Japan — / 2.4%
Carpendale — Japan: not among its largest Veradilla — Japan: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Carpendale Veradilla
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 18.4%
Carpendale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Veradilla — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.2%
Carpendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Veradilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 3.2%
Carpendale — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Veradilla — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.0%
Carpendale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Veradilla — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Carpendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Veradilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carpendale 100.0% houses
Carpendale — Houses: 100.0%
Veradilla 100.0% houses
Veradilla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Carpendale Veradilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Carpendale Veradilla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Veradilla carries more crime risk (38 vs 23).

Carpendale Veradilla
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
38/100
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
same for both

Schools

Carpendale Veradilla
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 Veradilla
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Carpendale sits further from the CBD (106.2 km vs 103.5 km).

Carpendale Veradilla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 106.2 km
+3% vs other
 103.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
 0.3%
postcode 4347
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
 98
postcode 4347

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 Veradilla
Car (driver) 80.4% / 92.9%
Carpendale — Car (driver): 80.4% Veradilla — Car (driver): 92.9%
Worked from Home 14.3% / —
Carpendale — Worked from Home: 14.3% Veradilla — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 7.1%
Carpendale — Car (passenger): 5.4% Veradilla — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.9%).

Setting

Carpendale Veradilla
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 146 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Carpendale Veradilla
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 Veradilla
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

Veradilla

Rural

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