Elbow Valley vs Loch Lomond

Elbow Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Loch Lomond. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Loch Lomond tends to suit 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

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Elbow Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $255/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 15%)
  • But Loch Lomond has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Loch Lomond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (175.7 km vs 185.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 152 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Loch Lomond

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Elbow Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.7% vs 12.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
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.

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Walkability 0 / 0
Elbow Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Loch Lomond — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 81
Elbow Valley — Safety: 47/100 Loch Lomond — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Elbow Valley — Low fire risk: 45/100 Loch Lomond — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Loch Lomond rents higher ($255/wk vs $40/wk); Loch Lomond has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $60,112).

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Population 127
+6% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.7% +12.3%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $60,112/yr $87,724/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $40/wk $255/wk
+538% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
0-4 4.7% / 3.4%
Elbow Valley — 0-4: 4.7% Loch Lomond — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.6% / 5.0%
Elbow Valley — 5-14: 12.6% Loch Lomond — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 11.0% / 5.0%
Elbow Valley — 15-19: 11.0% Loch Lomond — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 4.2%
Elbow Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Loch Lomond — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.0% / 5.9%
Elbow Valley — 25-34: 11.0% Loch Lomond — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 19.7% / 5.9%
Elbow Valley — 35-44: 19.7% Loch Lomond — 35-44: 5.9%
45-54 14.2% / 18.5%
Elbow Valley — 45-54: 14.2% Loch Lomond — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 16.5% / 15.1%
Elbow Valley — 55-64: 16.5% Loch Lomond — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 8.7% / 11.8%
Elbow Valley — 65-74: 8.7% Loch Lomond — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 5.5% / 8.4%
Elbow Valley — 75-84: 5.5% Loch Lomond — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 3.4%
Elbow Valley — 85+: not among its largest Loch Lomond — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 65.4% couple families
Elbow Valley — Couple Families: 65.4% Elbow Valley — Lone Person: 19.2% Elbow Valley — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Loch Lomond 66.7% couple families
Loch Lomond — Couple Families: 66.7% Loch Lomond — Lone Person: 22.2% Loch Lomond — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 8.1% renting
Elbow Valley — Owned Outright: 54.1% Elbow Valley — Mortgage: 37.8% Elbow Valley — Renting: 8.1%
Loch Lomond 26.1% renting
Loch Lomond — Owned Outright: 47.8% Loch Lomond — Mortgage: 26.1% Loch Lomond — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
New Zealand 5.5% / —
Elbow Valley — New Zealand: 5.5% Loch Lomond — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 4.2%
Elbow Valley — England: not among its largest Loch Lomond — England: 4.2%
China 2.4% / —
Elbow Valley — China: 2.4% Loch Lomond — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 19.3%
Elbow Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Loch Lomond — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 6.7%
Elbow Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Loch Lomond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 6.7%
Elbow Valley — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Loch Lomond — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 5.9%
Elbow Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Loch Lomond — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elbow Valley 100.0% houses
Elbow Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Loch Lomond 106.7% houses
Loch Lomond — Houses: 106.7%
Houses

Development activity

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Elbow Valley carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Elbow Valley carries more crime risk (53 vs 19).

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
19/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
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

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Elbow Valley sits further from the CBD (185.3 km vs 175.7 km).

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 185.3 km
+5% vs other
 175.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Car (driver) 64.0% / 73.3%
Elbow Valley — Car (driver): 64.0% Loch Lomond — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 26.7%
Elbow Valley — Worked from Home: 28.0% Loch Lomond — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / —
Elbow Valley — Car (passenger): 8.0% Loch Lomond — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Elevation 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elbow Valley Loch Lomond
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elbow Valley

Rural

Loch Lomond

Rural

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