Clintonvale vs Glengallan

Glengallan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 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 Glengallan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Clintonvale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Glengallan suits 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

Glengallan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 45/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 50%)
  • But Clintonvale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

First-home buyers

Glengallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% 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 21%)
  • 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 123 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (139.8 km vs 148.6 km)

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 19%)
  • Glengallan carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Glengallan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Clintonvale and Glengallan 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 Glengallan
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 Glengallan
Walkability 0 / 0
Clintonvale — Walkability: 0/100 Glengallan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 84
Clintonvale — Safety: 55/100 Glengallan — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Clintonvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glengallan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glengallan has higher household incomes ($120,224 vs $61,724); Glengallan rents higher ($260/wk vs $165/wk).

Clintonvale Glengallan
Population 72
+21% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% +5.6%
Median age 56 46
Median household income $61,724/yr $120,224/yr
+95% vs other
Median weekly rent $165/wk $260/wk
+58% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale Glengallan
0-4 8.3% / 10.5%
Clintonvale — 0-4: 8.3% Glengallan — 0-4: 10.5%
5-14 12.5% / 10.5%
Clintonvale — 5-14: 12.5% Glengallan — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.6% / 5.3%
Clintonvale — 15-19: 5.6% Glengallan — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / —
Clintonvale — 20-24: not among its largest Glengallan — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.9% / 19.3%
Clintonvale — 25-34: 6.9% Glengallan — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 4.2% / —
Clintonvale — 35-44: 4.2% Glengallan — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 15.3% / 26.3%
Clintonvale — 45-54: 15.3% Glengallan — 45-54: 26.3%
55-64 15.3% / 10.5%
Clintonvale — 55-64: 15.3% Glengallan — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 18.1% / 12.3%
Clintonvale — 65-74: 18.1% Glengallan — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.3% / 7.0%
Clintonvale — 75-84: 8.3% Glengallan — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 4.2% / —
Clintonvale — 85+: 4.2% Glengallan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale 50.0% couple families
Clintonvale — Couple Families: 50.0% Clintonvale — Lone Person: 50.0%
Glengallan 73.3% couple families
Glengallan — Couple Families: 73.3% Glengallan — Lone Person: 26.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Glengallan 21.4% renting
Glengallan — Owned Outright: 21.4% Glengallan — Mortgage: 57.1% Glengallan — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clintonvale 100.0% houses
Clintonvale — Houses: 100.0% Clintonvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Glengallan 90.0% houses
Glengallan — Houses: 90.0% Glengallan — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Clintonvale Glengallan
Certificate III & IV 4.2% / 15.8%
Clintonvale — Certificate III & IV: 4.2% Glengallan — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.3%
Clintonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Glengallan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 7.0%
Clintonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Glengallan — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.5%
Clintonvale — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Glengallan — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Clintonvale Glengallan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Clintonvale carries more crime risk (45 vs 16).

Clintonvale Glengallan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
16/100
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 Glengallan
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Clintonvale Glengallan
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6
same for both

Mobility

Glengallan sits further from the CBD (148.6 km vs 139.8 km).

Clintonvale Glengallan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 139.8 km 148.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 123 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 Glengallan
Car (driver) 62.5% / 56.5%
Clintonvale — Car (driver): 62.5% Glengallan — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 28.1% / 30.4%
Clintonvale — Worked from Home: 28.1% Glengallan — Worked from Home: 30.4%
Walked Only — / 13.0%
Clintonvale — Walked Only: not among its largest Glengallan — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / —
Clintonvale — Car (passenger): 9.4% Glengallan — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Clintonvale Glengallan
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 467 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Clintonvale Glengallan
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 Glengallan
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

Glengallan

Rural Young Families

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