College View vs Lawes

Lawes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 21 against 30 in College View. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In College View, about half of households rent. In Lawes, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Lawes tends to suit renters and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • College View is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 36%)
  • Lawes has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Lawes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 46%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $298/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lawes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (86/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

College View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-14.3% vs -68.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

College View Lawes
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.

College View Lawes
Walkability 0 / 0
College View — Walkability: 0/100 Lawes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 2 / 14
College View — Safety: 2/100 Lawes — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
College View — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lawes — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lawes has more residents (105 vs 72); College View skews older (30 vs 21).

College View Lawes
Population 72 105
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.3% -68.0%
Median age 30 21
Median household income $61,724/yr
+5% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $298/wk
+16% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

College View Lawes
0-4 — / 6.7%
College View — 0-4: not among its largest Lawes — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.3% / 13.3%
College View — 5-14: 15.3% Lawes — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 11.1% / 23.8%
College View — 15-19: 11.1% Lawes — 15-19: 23.8%
20-24 19.4% / 19.0%
College View — 20-24: 19.4% Lawes — 20-24: 19.0%
25-34 12.5% / 16.2%
College View — 25-34: 12.5% Lawes — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 12.5% / 14.3%
College View — 35-44: 12.5% Lawes — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 11.1% / —
College View — 45-54: 11.1% Lawes — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 5.6% / —
College View — 55-64: 5.6% Lawes — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 11.1% / —
College View — 65-74: 11.1% Lawes — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / —
College View — 75-84: not among its largest Lawes — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
College View — 85+: not among its largest Lawes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

College View 31.0% group household
College View — Group Household: 31.0% College View — Couple Families: 24.1% College View — Lone Person: 17.2% College View — One Parent Families: 27.6%
Lawes 36.4% group household
Lawes — Group Household: 36.4% Lawes — Couple Families: 36.4% Lawes — Lone Person: 27.3% Lawes — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Group Household Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

College View 46.4% renting
College View — Owned Outright: 21.4% College View — Mortgage: 32.1% College View — Renting: 46.4%
Lawes 100.0% renting
Lawes — Owned Outright: 0.0% Lawes — Mortgage: 0.0% Lawes — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

College View Lawes
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 13.3%
College View — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Lawes — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 10.5%
College View — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Lawes — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / —
College View — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Lawes — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
College View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Lawes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

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.

College View Lawes
India — / 6.7%
College View — India: not among its largest Lawes — India: 6.7%
Sri Lanka — / 6.7%
College View — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lawes — Sri Lanka: 6.7%
Indonesia — / 6.7%
College View — Indonesia: not among its largest Lawes — Indonesia: 6.7%
Myanmar — / 5.7%
College View — Myanmar: not among its largest Lawes — Myanmar: 5.7%
England 4.2% / —
College View — England: 4.2% Lawes — England: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 3.8%
College View — Vietnam: not among its largest Lawes — Vietnam: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

College View 120.8% houses
College View — Houses: 120.8% College View — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lawes 90.9% houses
Lawes — Houses: 90.9% Lawes — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

College View Lawes
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

College View Lawes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 10% 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 75% of QLD

Liveability

College View Lawes
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

College View carries more crime risk (98 vs 86).

College View Lawes
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
86/100
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

College View Lawes
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

College View Lawes
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

College View Lawes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 86.3 km 87.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 75 min
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.

College View Lawes
Car (driver) 73.1% / 42.4%
College View — Car (driver): 73.1% Lawes — Car (driver): 42.4%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 21.2%
College View — Worked from Home: 15.4% Lawes — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 11.5% / 24.2%
College View — Car (passenger): 11.5% Lawes — Car (passenger): 24.2%
Walked Only — / 12.1%
College View — Walked Only: not among its largest Lawes — Walked Only: 12.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

College View Lawes
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

College View Lawes
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
96 premises

Climate

College View Lawes
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 Lawes
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

College View Lawes
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 Lawes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

College View

Rural Students

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Multicultural Rural Students

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