Clintonvale vs Freestone

Freestone is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 56 in Clintonvale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clintonvale, about half of households are people living alone. In Freestone, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Clintonvale tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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

Freestone

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Freestone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 50%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Clintonvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Clintonvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (139.8 km vs 143.1 km)
  • But Freestone is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Clintonvale has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)
  • Freestone is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Clintonvale Freestone
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.

Clintonvale Freestone
Walkability 0 / 13
Clintonvale — Walkability: 0/100 Freestone — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 55 / 57
Clintonvale — Safety: 55/100 Freestone — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clintonvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Freestone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Freestone has more residents (208 vs 72); Freestone rents higher ($260/wk vs $165/wk).

Clintonvale Freestone
Population 72 208
+189% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% -4.1%
Median age 56 43
Median household income $61,724/yr $79,248/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $165/wk $260/wk
+58% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale Freestone
0-4 8.3% / 4.8%
Clintonvale — 0-4: 8.3% Freestone — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.5% / 11.1%
Clintonvale — 5-14: 12.5% Freestone — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.6% / 5.3%
Clintonvale — 15-19: 5.6% Freestone — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Clintonvale — 20-24: not among its largest Freestone — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.9% / 13.0%
Clintonvale — 25-34: 6.9% Freestone — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 4.2% / 15.9%
Clintonvale — 35-44: 4.2% Freestone — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 15.3% / 13.5%
Clintonvale — 45-54: 15.3% Freestone — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.3% / 16.3%
Clintonvale — 55-64: 15.3% Freestone — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 18.1% / 13.0%
Clintonvale — 65-74: 18.1% Freestone — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 8.3% / 3.4%
Clintonvale — 75-84: 8.3% Freestone — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 4.2% / —
Clintonvale — 85+: 4.2% Freestone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale 50.0% couple families
Clintonvale — Couple Families: 50.0% Clintonvale — Lone Person: 50.0% Clintonvale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Freestone 52.0% couple families
Freestone — Couple Families: 52.0% Freestone — Lone Person: 32.0% Freestone — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale 42.9% renting
Clintonvale — Owned Outright: 38.1% Clintonvale — Mortgage: 19.0% Clintonvale — Renting: 42.9%
Freestone 6.5% renting
Freestone — Owned Outright: 38.7% Freestone — Mortgage: 54.8% Freestone — Renting: 6.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale 100.0% houses
Clintonvale — Houses: 100.0%
Freestone 102.6% houses
Freestone — Houses: 102.6%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Clintonvale Freestone
Certificate III & IV 4.2% / 27.4%
Clintonvale — Certificate III & IV: 4.2% Freestone — Certificate III & IV: 27.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 4.8%
Clintonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Freestone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.3%
Clintonvale — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Freestone — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / —
Clintonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Freestone — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Clintonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Freestone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Development activity

Clintonvale Freestone
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Clintonvale Freestone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Freestone is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Clintonvale Freestone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Clintonvale Freestone
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Clintonvale Freestone
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clintonvale

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

Schools in Freestone

  • Freestone State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clintonvale Freestone
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Freestone sits further from the CBD (143.1 km vs 139.8 km).

Clintonvale Freestone
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 139.8 km 143.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Clintonvale Freestone
Car (driver) 62.5% / 74.0%
Clintonvale — Car (driver): 62.5% Freestone — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 18.3%
Clintonvale — Worked from Home: 28.1% Freestone — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 7.7%
Clintonvale — Car (passenger): 9.4% Freestone — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Clintonvale Freestone
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 529 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clintonvale Freestone
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
90 premises

Climate

Clintonvale Freestone
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clintonvale Freestone
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Clintonvale Freestone
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clintonvale Freestone
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clintonvale

Retirees River Rural

Freestone

Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Clintonvale

Clintonvale vs Sladevale Clintonvale vs Goomburra Clintonvale vs Mount Marshall Clintonvale vs Berat Clintonvale vs Gladfield Clintonvale vs Glengallan

Other comparisons with Freestone

Freestone vs Sladevale Freestone vs Yangan Freestone vs Swan Creek Freestone vs Upper Freestone Freestone vs Gladfield
Full data on Clintonvale Full data on Freestone
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or