Crowley Vale vs Lake Clarendon
Crowley Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Clarendon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Crowley Vale tends to suit families with children, while Lake Clarendon 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
Lake Clarendon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Crowley Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Crowley Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 72 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (79.9 km vs 84.7 km)
- But Lake Clarendon 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 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crowley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crowley Vale 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 106); Lake Clarendon has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $56,316).
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 106 | 294 +177% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.4% | +2.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 47 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $83,200/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $280/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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 (2.8%).
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
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $687,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $435,000 |
Development activity
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
Lake Clarendon is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Crowley Vale carries more crime risk (94 vs 77).
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 94/100 | 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
| Crowley Vale | 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 Crowley Vale
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
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Lake Clarendon sits further from the CBD (84.7 km vs 79.9 km).
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 79.9 km | 84.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 72 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4342 | 0.2% postcode 4343 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 4342 | 83 postcode 4343 |
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
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 129 premises |
Climate
| Crowley Vale | 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
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crowley Vale | 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
| Crowley Vale | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Crowley Vale
Lake Clarendon
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