Conondale vs Reesville

Conondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in Reesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Reesville: a median of $1.5 million, against $975,000 in Conondale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Conondale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Reesville suits 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

They split

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

  • Conondale has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Reesville carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Conondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reesville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (99.9 km vs 108.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 104 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reesville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)
  • But Conondale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 2%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Conondale Reesville
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.

Conondale Reesville
Walkability 0 / 0
Conondale — Walkability: 0/100 Reesville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 84
Conondale — Safety: 66/100 Reesville — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Conondale — Low fire risk: 41/100 Reesville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Conondale has more residents (882 vs 573); Reesville rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk).

Conondale Reesville
Population 882
+35% vs other
 573
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +1.1%
Median age 48 57
Median household income $62,088/yr $76,856/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $430/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Conondale Reesville
0-4 3.7% / 3.0%
Conondale — 0-4: 3.7% Reesville — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.9% / 10.6%
Conondale — 5-14: 11.9% Reesville — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.4% / 1.7%
Conondale — 15-19: 5.4% Reesville — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 4.0% / 2.8%
Conondale — 20-24: 4.0% Reesville — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.9% / 6.8%
Conondale — 25-34: 7.9% Reesville — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.9% / 11.5%
Conondale — 35-44: 12.9% Reesville — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.2% / 10.1%
Conondale — 45-54: 15.2% Reesville — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 16.8% / 20.8%
Conondale — 55-64: 16.8% Reesville — 55-64: 20.8%
65-74 16.8% / 20.4%
Conondale — 65-74: 16.8% Reesville — 65-74: 20.4%
75-84 5.0% / 10.6%
Conondale — 75-84: 5.0% Reesville — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 0.6% / 1.0%
Conondale — 85+: 0.6% Reesville — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Conondale 36.4% couple families
Conondale — Couple Families: 36.4% Conondale — Lone Person: 36.0% Conondale — One Parent Families: 18.7% Conondale — Group Household: 7.1% Conondale — Other Families: 1.8%
Reesville 38.4% couple families
Reesville — Couple Families: 38.4% Reesville — Lone Person: 38.4% Reesville — One Parent Families: 12.5% Reesville — Group Household: 6.2% Reesville — Other Families: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Conondale 16.0% renting
Conondale — Owned Outright: 44.3% Conondale — Mortgage: 39.7% Conondale — Renting: 16.0%
Reesville 11.3% renting
Reesville — Owned Outright: 64.5% Reesville — Mortgage: 24.1% Reesville — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Conondale Reesville
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 19.4%
Conondale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Reesville — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.8%
Conondale — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Reesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.6%
Conondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Reesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 6.3%
Conondale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Reesville — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.7%
Conondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Reesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Conondale Reesville
England 5.8% / 5.2%
Conondale — England: 5.8% Reesville — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.0%
Conondale — New Zealand: 2.9% Reesville — New Zealand: 3.0%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.9%
Conondale — Scotland: 1.1% Reesville — Scotland: 0.9%
Germany 1.5% / —
Conondale — Germany: 1.5% Reesville — Germany: not among its largest
France 1.0% / —
Conondale — France: 1.0% Reesville — France: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Conondale — Malaysia: not among its largest Reesville — Malaysia: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.7%
Conondale — Canada: not among its largest Reesville — Canada: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Conondale 74.2% houses
Conondale — Houses: 74.2% Conondale — Flats / Apartments: 25.8%
Reesville 97.8% houses
Reesville — Houses: 97.8% Reesville — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Conondale Reesville
Median house price $975,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $730,000 —
Median land price $1,150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 89 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Conondale Reesville
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Conondale Reesville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Reesville scores higher overall (65 vs 28).

Conondale Reesville
Grade D B
Score 28/100 65/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Conondale carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Conondale carries more crime risk (34 vs 16).

Conondale Reesville
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
34/100
 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

Conondale Reesville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Conondale

  • Conondale State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Reesville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Conondale Reesville
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Waterways 32 1

Mobility

Conondale sits further from the CBD (108.6 km vs 99.9 km).

Conondale Reesville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 108.6 km
+8% vs other
 99.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
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.

Conondale Reesville
Car (driver) 63.5% / 68.7%
Conondale — Car (driver): 63.5% Reesville — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 31.3%
Conondale — Worked from Home: 29.4% Reesville — Worked from Home: 31.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Conondale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Reesville — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.9% / —
Conondale — Walked Only: 2.9% Reesville — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Conondale — Train: 1.0% Reesville — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Conondale Reesville
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.5 km 31.4 km

NBN connectivity

Conondale Reesville
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
371 premises
 0%
248 premises

Climate

Conondale Reesville
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Conondale Reesville
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Conondale Reesville
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Conondale Reesville
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Conondale Reesville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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