Clarendon vs Patrick Estate
Clarendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Patrick Estate. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clarendon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Patrick Estate tends to suit 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 the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Clarendon leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
- Patrick Estate has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Patrick Estate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (71.4 km vs 79.5 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 66/100)
- Patrick Estate has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
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
Clarendon and Patrick Estate 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
Clarendon has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $53,300); Clarendon has more residents (232 vs 181).
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 232 +22% vs other | 181 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.9% | -9.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $76,648/yr +30% vs other | $53,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
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 (15.5%).
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 (3.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $695,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 61% 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 65% of QLD |
Liveability
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Patrick Estate carries more crime risk (66 vs 53).
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Patrick Estate
- Patrick Estate State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 0 |
Mobility
Clarendon sits further from the CBD (79.5 km vs 71.4 km).
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 79.5 km +10% vs other | 71.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 68 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.1%).
Setting
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 98 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 697 mm | 897 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.9°C | 31.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C | 6.1°C |
Council rates
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Clarendon | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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