Cedar Grove vs Cedar Vale
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cedar Vale: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.06 million in Cedar Grove, and rent is higher there too.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cedar Grove has cheaper houses ($1,057,500 vs $1,200,000)
- Cedar Vale has cheaper land ($1,027,500 vs $1,205,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cedar Grove and Cedar Vale 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
Cedar Vale has more residents (2,856 vs 1,992); Cedar Vale has higher household incomes ($117,572 vs $105,664).
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,992 | 2,856 +43% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.4% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 38 | 37 |
| Median household income | $105,664/yr | $117,572/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $460/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (23.2%).
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 (4.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,057,500 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,205,000 | $1,027,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 34 days from 13 sales | 51 days from 10 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
13 vs 6 sales
31 vs 23 sales
7 vs 8 sales
Development activity
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4,950 across Logan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $1,000/wk on $1.27M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 89% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of QLD same for both | |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 60% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 63/100 | 64/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 24/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 55.8 km +3% vs other | 54.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 49 min |
| Public transport score | 24/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 0.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 1.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 313 min scheduled, not actual | 62 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4285 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 4285 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.9 km | 33.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 58/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 27% 708 premises | 32% 935 premises |
Climate
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,682 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 13.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,681/yr same for both | |
| Council | Logan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cedar Grove | Cedar Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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