College View vs Lake Clarendon
College View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In College View, about half of households rent. In Lake Clarendon, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, College View tends to suit renters, young adults, and share households, while Lake Clarendon suits couples 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
Lake Clarendon
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 98/100)
- But College View has more separate houses rather than flats (121% vs 99%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
College View
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- College View has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 16%)
- Lake Clarendon leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lake Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lake Clarendon
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 98/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lake Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.1% vs -14.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
College View and Lake Clarendon 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
Lake Clarendon has more residents (294 vs 72); Lake Clarendon skews older (47 vs 30).
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 294 +308% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.3% | +2.1% |
| Median age | 30 | 47 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $83,200/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $298/wk +6% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $687,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $435,000 |
Development activity
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
Lake Clarendon is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
College View carries more crime risk (98 vs 77).
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 98/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 College View
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lake Clarendon
- Lake Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 86.3 km +2% vs other | 84.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 72 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4343 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4343 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 (80.5%).
Setting
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 41 premises | 0% 129 premises |
Climate
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| College View | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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