Clermont vs Wolfang

Clermont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Wolfang. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wolfang, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Wolfang tends to suit 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

Wolfang

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Clermont has more parks and reserves (13 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Clermont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Clermont has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 29%)
  • Wolfang has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wolfang

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (706 min vs 733 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1025.9 km vs 1038.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Clermont has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 4%)
  • Wolfang carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 65/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Clermont Wolfang
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.

Clermont Wolfang
Walkability 0 / 0
Clermont — Walkability: 0/100 Wolfang — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 83
Clermont — Safety: 35/100 Wolfang — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 60 / 69
Clermont — Low fire risk: 60/100 Wolfang — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Clermont has more residents (2,952 vs 84); Clermont rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).

Clermont Wolfang
Population 2,952
+97% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -5.6%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $97,084/yr $110,500/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+32% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clermont Wolfang
0-4 7.8% / 7.1%
Clermont — 0-4: 7.8% Wolfang — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 15.3% / 13.1%
Clermont — 5-14: 15.3% Wolfang — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.5% / 6.0%
Clermont — 15-19: 4.5% Wolfang — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.8% / 9.5%
Clermont — 20-24: 5.8% Wolfang — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 14.3% / 7.1%
Clermont — 25-34: 14.3% Wolfang — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 12.9% / 11.9%
Clermont — 35-44: 12.9% Wolfang — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 11.3% / 20.2%
Clermont — 45-54: 11.3% Wolfang — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 12.7% / 16.7%
Clermont — 55-64: 12.7% Wolfang — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 8.3% / 3.6%
Clermont — 65-74: 8.3% Wolfang — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 4.9% / —
Clermont — 75-84: 4.9% Wolfang — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.9% / —
Clermont — 85+: 1.9% Wolfang — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clermont 42.0% couple families
Clermont — Couple Families: 42.0% Clermont — Lone Person: 42.3% Clermont — One Parent Families: 11.4% Clermont — Group Household: 3.4% Clermont — Other Families: 0.9%
Wolfang 100.0% couple families
Wolfang — Couple Families: 100.0% Wolfang — Lone Person: 0.0% Wolfang — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wolfang — Group Household: 0.0% Wolfang — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clermont 42.5% renting
Clermont — Owned Outright: 31.4% Clermont — Mortgage: 26.2% Clermont — Renting: 42.5%
Wolfang 28.6% renting
Wolfang — Owned Outright: 42.9% Wolfang — Mortgage: 28.6% Wolfang — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clermont 85.8% houses
Clermont — Houses: 85.8% Clermont — Townhouses: 9.7% Clermont — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Wolfang 100.0% houses
Wolfang — Houses: 100.0% Wolfang — Townhouses: 0.0% Wolfang — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Clermont Wolfang
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 21.4%
Clermont — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Wolfang — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 10.7%
Clermont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Wolfang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.1%
Clermont — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Wolfang — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Clermont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Wolfang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Clermont — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Wolfang — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Property market

Clermont Wolfang
Median house price $290,000 —
Median unit price $215,000 —
Median land price $105,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 114 days
from 17 sales
 —

Development activity

Clermont Wolfang
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Clermont Wolfang
Houses 4.6%
$350/wk on $395K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Clermont Wolfang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools Higher than 41% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of QLD —

Liveability

Clermont Wolfang
Grade D —
Score 21/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Clermont carries more crime risk (65 vs 17).

Clermont Wolfang
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
17/100
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

Clermont Wolfang
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Clermont

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Clermont State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Clermont State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mistake Creek State School Government · Primary

Schools in Wolfang

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

Amenities in the suburb

Clermont Wolfang
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 13 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 363 10

Mobility

Clermont sits further from the CBD (1038.4 km vs 1025.9 km).

Clermont Wolfang
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1038.4 km
+1% vs other
 1025.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 733 min 706 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4721
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4721
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.

Clermont Wolfang
Car (driver) 77.3% / 50.0%
Clermont — Car (driver): 77.3% Wolfang — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 38.1%
Clermont — Worked from Home: 10.2% Wolfang — Worked from Home: 38.1%
Walked Only 6.1% / 11.9%
Clermont — Walked Only: 6.1% Wolfang — Walked Only: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Clermont — Car (passenger): 5.6% Wolfang — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Clermont — Bicycle: 0.6% Wolfang — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.3%).

Setting

Clermont Wolfang
Elevation 319 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clermont Wolfang
Connectivity score 63/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,376 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Clermont Wolfang
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Clermont Wolfang
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clermont Wolfang
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clermont

Affordable Family Rural

Wolfang

Rural

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