Carstairs vs Jarvisfield

Jarvisfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Carstairs. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Carstairs tends to suit couples, while Jarvisfield suits families with children.

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

Jarvisfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 32/100)

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

Carstairs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $223/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carstairs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (854 min vs 869 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1255.9 km vs 1272.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Carstairs has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • Jarvisfield carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Jarvisfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.5% vs -22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carstairs Jarvisfield
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.

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Walkability 4 / 0
Carstairs — Walkability: 4/100 Jarvisfield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 81
Carstairs — Safety: 68/100 Jarvisfield — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Carstairs — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jarvisfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jarvisfield has more residents (343 vs 91); Carstairs skews older (52 vs 40).

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Population 91 343
+277% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.2% -6.5%
Median age 52 40
Median household income $114,816/yr
+8% vs other
 $105,300/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $223/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carstairs Jarvisfield
0-4 4.4% / 7.6%
Carstairs — 0-4: 4.4% Jarvisfield — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 8.8% / 14.9%
Carstairs — 5-14: 8.8% Jarvisfield — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 8.8% / 7.0%
Carstairs — 15-19: 8.8% Jarvisfield — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 12.1% / 3.8%
Carstairs — 20-24: 12.1% Jarvisfield — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.6% / 8.7%
Carstairs — 25-34: 6.6% Jarvisfield — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 9.9% / 16.6%
Carstairs — 35-44: 9.9% Jarvisfield — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 22.0% / 14.9%
Carstairs — 45-54: 22.0% Jarvisfield — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 16.5% / 10.8%
Carstairs — 55-64: 16.5% Jarvisfield — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 3.3% / 6.4%
Carstairs — 65-74: 3.3% Jarvisfield — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 13.2% / 6.4%
Carstairs — 75-84: 13.2% Jarvisfield — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 4.4% / 1.7%
Carstairs — 85+: 4.4% Jarvisfield — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carstairs 70.0% couple families
Carstairs — Couple Families: 70.0% Carstairs — Lone Person: 30.0% Carstairs — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Jarvisfield 59.3% couple families
Jarvisfield — Couple Families: 59.3% Jarvisfield — Lone Person: 28.4% Jarvisfield — One Parent Families: 12.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carstairs 17.1% renting
Carstairs — Owned Outright: 62.9% Carstairs — Mortgage: 20.0% Carstairs — Renting: 17.1%
Jarvisfield 12.2% renting
Jarvisfield — Owned Outright: 38.3% Jarvisfield — Mortgage: 49.6% Jarvisfield — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carstairs 100.0% houses
Carstairs — Houses: 100.0% Carstairs — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jarvisfield 96.9% houses
Jarvisfield — Houses: 96.9% Jarvisfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 21.9%
Carstairs — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Jarvisfield — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 6.7%
Carstairs — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Jarvisfield — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 3.5%
Carstairs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Jarvisfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.5% / 1.2%
Carstairs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5% Jarvisfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Property market

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Median house price — $475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carstairs Jarvisfield
New dwellings approved 22
across Burdekin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carstairs Jarvisfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 14% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Carstairs carries more crime risk (32 vs 19).

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
94/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carstairs

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Jarvisfield

  • Jarvisfield State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Jarvisfield sits further from the CBD (1272.6 km vs 1255.9 km).

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1255.9 km 1272.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 854 min 869 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4806
 0.1%
postcode 4807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4806
 68
postcode 4807

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.

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Car (driver) 68.9% / 75.5%
Carstairs — Car (driver): 68.9% Jarvisfield — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 17.8% / 13.5%
Carstairs — Worked from Home: 17.8% Jarvisfield — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only 13.3% / 5.8%
Carstairs — Walked Only: 13.3% Jarvisfield — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.2%
Carstairs — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jarvisfield — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 4.6 km

NBN connectivity

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
170 premises

Climate

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm 992 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Carstairs Jarvisfield
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Average residential rate $1,502/yr
same for both
Council Burdekin
same for both

Federal electorate

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carstairs Jarvisfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carstairs

Rural Students

Jarvisfield

Family Rural

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