Charleville vs Ward

Ward is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Charleville. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Charleville, about half of households are people living alone. In Ward, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ward tends to suit 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

Charleville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Ward carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 84/100)

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

Ward

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $178/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Charleville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (749.7 km vs 811.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (515 min vs 557 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Charleville has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • Ward carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Ward

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs -10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Charleville Ward
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.

Charleville Ward
Walkability 0 / 0
Charleville — Walkability: 0/100 Ward — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 86
Charleville — Safety: 16/100 Ward — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Charleville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ward — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Charleville rents higher ($178/wk vs $0/wk); Charleville has more residents (2,992 vs 87).

Charleville Ward
Population 2,992
+97% vs other
 87
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.3% +17.6%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $68,900/yr $101,816/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $178/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charleville Ward
0-4 5.5% / 18.4%
Charleville — 0-4: 5.5% Ward — 0-4: 18.4%
5-14 12.0% / 13.8%
Charleville — 5-14: 12.0% Ward — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.1% / —
Charleville — 15-19: 5.1% Ward — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.5% / —
Charleville — 20-24: 5.5% Ward — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.5% / 17.2%
Charleville — 25-34: 14.5% Ward — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 9.9% / 19.5%
Charleville — 35-44: 9.9% Ward — 35-44: 19.5%
45-54 11.7% / 11.5%
Charleville — 45-54: 11.7% Ward — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 16.5% / 13.8%
Charleville — 55-64: 16.5% Ward — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 11.4% / 5.7%
Charleville — 65-74: 11.4% Ward — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 5.0% / 6.9%
Charleville — 75-84: 5.0% Ward — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.9% / —
Charleville — 85+: 2.9% Ward — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charleville 50.5% lone person
Charleville — Lone Person: 50.5% Charleville — Couple Families: 28.2% Charleville — One Parent Families: 15.2% Charleville — Group Household: 4.4% Charleville — Other Families: 1.7%
Ward 43.5% lone person
Ward — Lone Person: 43.5% Ward — Couple Families: 56.5% Ward — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ward — Group Household: 0.0% Ward — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charleville 36.2% renting
Charleville — Owned Outright: 35.5% Charleville — Mortgage: 28.3% Charleville — Renting: 36.2%
Ward 0.0% renting
Ward — Owned Outright: 63.6% Ward — Mortgage: 36.4% Ward — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charleville 92.2% houses
Charleville — Houses: 92.2% Charleville — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Charleville — Townhouses: 2.5%
Ward 72.0% houses
Ward — Houses: 72.0% Ward — Flats / Apartments: 28.0% Ward — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Charleville Ward
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 17.2%
Charleville — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Ward — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 11.5%
Charleville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Ward — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 8.0%
Charleville — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Ward — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Charleville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Ward — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Charleville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Ward — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Property market

Charleville Ward
Median house price $197,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $25,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 73 days
from 15 sales
 —

Development activity

Charleville Ward
New dwellings approved 2
across Murweh
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Charleville Ward
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools Higher than 98% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Charleville Ward
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Charleville carries more crime risk (84 vs 14).

Charleville Ward
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Low
14/100
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

Charleville Ward
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Charleville

  • Charleville School of Distance Education Government · Combined above peers
  • Charleville State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Charleville State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Ward

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

Amenities in the suburb

Charleville Ward
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 31 110

Mobility

Ward sits further from the CBD (811.2 km vs 749.7 km).

Charleville Ward
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 749.7 km 811.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 515 min 557 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4470
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4470
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.

Charleville Ward
Car (driver) 80.0% / 51.5%
Charleville — Car (driver): 80.0% Ward — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 3.9% / 48.5%
Charleville — Worked from Home: 3.9% Ward — Worked from Home: 48.5%
Walked Only 7.8% / —
Charleville — Walked Only: 7.8% Ward — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.2% / —
Charleville — Car (passenger): 7.2% Ward — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Charleville — Bicycle: 1.0% Ward — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Charleville Ward
Elevation 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 322 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charleville Ward
Connectivity score 67/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
1,822 premises
 0%
24 premises

Council rates

Charleville Ward
Average residential rate $783/yr
same for both
Council Murweh
same for both

Federal electorate

Charleville Ward
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Charleville Ward
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Charleville

Affordable River Rural

Ward

Family Rural Young Families
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