Clarendon vs Coominya

Clarendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Coominya. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarendon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Coominya: a median of $855,000, against $695,000 in Clarendon. On these figures, Clarendon tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Coominya suits older residents.

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

Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 73/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 59%)
  • But Coominya has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($695,000 vs $855,000)

Weighs house 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

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (79.5 km vs 84.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Clarendon carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 73/100)
  • Coominya has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.9% vs -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clarendon Coominya
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.

Clarendon Coominya
Walkability 0 / 0
Clarendon — Walkability: 0/100 Coominya — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 27
Clarendon — Safety: 47/100 Coominya — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clarendon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coominya — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coominya has more residents (1,029 vs 232); Coominya skews older (50 vs 39).

Clarendon Coominya
Population 232 1,029
+344% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.9% -14.2%
Median age 39 50
Median household income $76,648/yr
+16% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clarendon Coominya
0-4 6.5% / 3.4%
Clarendon — 0-4: 6.5% Coominya — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.5% / 10.8%
Clarendon — 5-14: 15.5% Coominya — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 8.2% / 5.4%
Clarendon — 15-19: 8.2% Coominya — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.2% / 3.7%
Clarendon — 20-24: 5.2% Coominya — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 6.5% / 7.0%
Clarendon — 25-34: 6.5% Coominya — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 12.9% / 10.7%
Clarendon — 35-44: 12.9% Coominya — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.2% / 17.1%
Clarendon — 45-54: 11.2% Coominya — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 14.2% / 17.6%
Clarendon — 55-64: 14.2% Coominya — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 10.8% / 15.5%
Clarendon — 65-74: 10.8% Coominya — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 3.9% / 6.6%
Clarendon — 75-84: 3.9% Coominya — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.3% / 1.9%
Clarendon — 85+: 1.3% Coominya — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 49.1% couple families
Clarendon — Couple Families: 49.1% Clarendon — Lone Person: 26.3% Clarendon — One Parent Families: 24.6% Clarendon — Group Household: 0.0% Clarendon — Other Families: 0.0%
Coominya 31.9% couple families
Coominya — Couple Families: 31.9% Coominya — Lone Person: 31.5% Coominya — One Parent Families: 26.7% Coominya — Group Household: 5.9% Coominya — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 9.9% renting
Clarendon — Owned Outright: 46.5% Clarendon — Mortgage: 43.7% Clarendon — Renting: 9.9%
Coominya 14.8% renting
Coominya — Owned Outright: 42.7% Coominya — Mortgage: 42.5% Coominya — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clarendon Coominya
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 17.6%
Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Coominya — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.4%
Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Coominya — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.1%
Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Coominya — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.3%
Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Coominya — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coominya — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Clarendon Coominya
England 3.4% / 4.5%
Clarendon — England: 3.4% Coominya — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.5%
Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.6% Coominya — New Zealand: 2.5%
Vietnam 1.3% / 2.6%
Clarendon — Vietnam: 1.3% Coominya — Vietnam: 2.6%
China 1.3% / —
Clarendon — China: 1.3% Coominya — China: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.0%
Clarendon — Philippines: not among its largest Coominya — Philippines: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Clarendon — South Africa: not among its largest Coominya — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clarendon 100.0% houses
Clarendon — Houses: 100.0%
Coominya 100.0% houses
Coominya — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Clarendon Coominya
Median house price $695,000 $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $747,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 14 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Clarendon Coominya
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Clarendon Coominya
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Clarendon Coominya
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Coominya carries more crime risk (73 vs 53).

Clarendon Coominya
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
73/100
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Clarendon Coominya
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clarendon

  • Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Coominya

  • Coominya State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clarendon Coominya
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 9 16

Mobility

Coominya sits further from the CBD (84.7 km vs 79.5 km).

Clarendon Coominya
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 79.5 km 84.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Clarendon Coominya
Car (driver) 63.1% / 71.9%
Clarendon — Car (driver): 63.1% Coominya — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 18.1%
Clarendon — Worked from Home: 33.3% Coominya — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 6.6%
Clarendon — Car (passenger): 3.6% Coominya — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Clarendon — Walked Only: not among its largest Coominya — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train — / 1.2%
Clarendon — Train: not among its largest Coominya — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Clarendon Coominya
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clarendon Coominya
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
485 premises

Climate

Clarendon Coominya
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

Council rates

Clarendon Coominya
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Clarendon Coominya
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clarendon Coominya
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clarendon

Outer

Coominya

Rural

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