Coppabella vs Valkyrie

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coppabella, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Valkyrie, most households own their home and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Coppabella tends to suit renters and young adults, while Valkyrie suits families with children and 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

Valkyrie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 91%)
  • But Coppabella has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Coppabella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 88%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coppabella has a bigger rental market to choose from (80% vs 33%)
  • Valkyrie has cheaper rent ($42/wk vs $60/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Valkyrie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (650 min vs 690 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (971.1 km vs 997.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Valkyrie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Coppabella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.5% vs -41.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coppabella Valkyrie
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.

Coppabella Valkyrie
Walkability 0 / 0
Coppabella — Walkability: 0/100 Valkyrie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 85
Coppabella — Safety: 46/100 Valkyrie — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coppabella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Valkyrie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coppabella has more residents (594 vs 71); Coppabella rents higher ($60/wk vs $42/wk).

Coppabella Valkyrie
Population 594
+88% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.5% -41.8%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $160,316/yr
+15% vs other
 $136,448/yr
Median weekly rent $60/wk
+30% vs other
 $42/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coppabella Valkyrie
0-4 — / 5.6%
Coppabella — 0-4: not among its largest Valkyrie — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 1.3% / 21.1%
Coppabella — 5-14: 1.3% Valkyrie — 5-14: 21.1%
15-19 5.2% / 7.0%
Coppabella — 15-19: 5.2% Valkyrie — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.1% / 4.2%
Coppabella — 20-24: 7.1% Valkyrie — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 32.5% / 14.1%
Coppabella — 25-34: 32.5% Valkyrie — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 19.4% / 29.6%
Coppabella — 35-44: 19.4% Valkyrie — 35-44: 29.6%
45-54 19.4% / 11.3%
Coppabella — 45-54: 19.4% Valkyrie — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.0% / 8.5%
Coppabella — 55-64: 12.0% Valkyrie — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 2.0% / 11.3%
Coppabella — 65-74: 2.0% Valkyrie — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 — / —
Coppabella — 75-84: not among its largest Valkyrie — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Coppabella — 85+: not among its largest Valkyrie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 34.5% couple families
Coppabella — Couple Families: 34.5% Coppabella — Lone Person: 51.7% Coppabella — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Valkyrie 100.0% couple families
Valkyrie — Couple Families: 100.0% Valkyrie — Lone Person: 0.0% Valkyrie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 80.0% renting
Coppabella — Owned Outright: 12.5% Coppabella — Mortgage: 7.5% Coppabella — Renting: 80.0%
Valkyrie 33.3% renting
Valkyrie — Owned Outright: 66.7% Valkyrie — Mortgage: 0.0% Valkyrie — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 91.3% houses
Coppabella — Houses: 91.3% Coppabella — Townhouses: 6.5% Coppabella — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Valkyrie 110.5% houses
Valkyrie — Houses: 110.5% Valkyrie — Townhouses: 0.0% Valkyrie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coppabella Valkyrie
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 15.5%
Coppabella — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Valkyrie — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 14.1%
Coppabella — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Valkyrie — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / —
Coppabella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Valkyrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Coppabella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Valkyrie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Development activity

Coppabella Valkyrie
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coppabella Valkyrie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Coppabella Valkyrie
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band — advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coppabella carries more crime risk (54 vs 15).

Coppabella Valkyrie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
15/100
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

Coppabella Valkyrie
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coppabella

  • Coppabella State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Valkyrie

  • Valkyrie State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Coppabella Valkyrie
Parks & reserves 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 71

Mobility

Coppabella sits further from the CBD (997.1 km vs 971.1 km).

Coppabella Valkyrie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 997.1 km
+3% vs other
 971.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 690 min 650 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.3%
postcode 4742
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 46
postcode 4742

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.

Coppabella Valkyrie
Car (driver) 54.0% / 23.1%
Coppabella — Car (driver): 54.0% Valkyrie — Car (driver): 23.1%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 59.0%
Coppabella — Worked from Home: 5.0% Valkyrie — Worked from Home: 59.0%
Walked Only 19.4% / 10.3%
Coppabella — Walked Only: 19.4% Valkyrie — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 10.1% / 7.7%
Coppabella — Car (passenger): 10.1% Valkyrie — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus 11.5% / —
Coppabella — Bus: 11.5% Valkyrie — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.0%).

Setting

Coppabella Valkyrie
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coppabella Valkyrie
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Coppabella Valkyrie
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Coppabella Valkyrie
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coppabella Valkyrie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coppabella

Multicultural Rural

Valkyrie

Family Rural

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