Fairney View vs Glamorgan Vale
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fairney View: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.26 million in Glamorgan Vale. On these figures, Glamorgan Vale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Fairney View
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 53/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 62%)
- But Glamorgan Vale has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Fairney View leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
- Glamorgan Vale has cheaper houses ($1,260,000 vs $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glamorgan Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Fairney View carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 53/100)
- Glamorgan Vale is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs 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
Fairney View and Glamorgan Vale 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
Glamorgan Vale has more residents (384 vs 221); Fairney View has higher household incomes ($85,540 vs $74,984).
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 221 | 384 +74% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.9% | -5.0% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $85,540/yr +12% vs other | $74,984/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +5% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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 (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,550,000 | $1,260,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
Liveability
Glamorgan Vale is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Glamorgan Vale carries more crime risk (53 vs 36).
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | Low 14/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Fairney View
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Glamorgan Vale
- Glamorgan Vale State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 7 |
Mobility
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 59.9 km | 60.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 56 min | 52 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 4306 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).
Setting
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.4 km | 47.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 88 premises | 0% 161 premises |
Climate
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.64 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fairney View | Glamorgan Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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