Four Ways vs Three Rivers

Four Ways is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 33 in Three Rivers. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Four Ways, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Three Rivers, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Four Ways tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Three Rivers 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

Three Rivers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

Three Rivers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Four Ways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Three Rivers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1197 min vs 1268 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1808.1 km vs 1910.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Four Ways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (406.7% vs 244.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Four Ways Three Rivers
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.

Four Ways Three Rivers
Walkability 0 / 0
Four Ways — Walkability: 0/100 Three Rivers — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 77
Four Ways — Safety: 73/100 Three Rivers — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Four Ways — Low fire risk: 100/100 Three Rivers — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Three Rivers skews older (33 vs 26); Three Rivers has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $74,724).

Four Ways Three Rivers
Population 76 93
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +406.7% +244.4%
Median age 26 33
Median household income $74,724/yr $86,112/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Four Ways Three Rivers
0-4 3.9% / 3.2%
Four Ways — 0-4: 3.9% Three Rivers — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 19.7% / 23.7%
Four Ways — 5-14: 19.7% Three Rivers — 5-14: 23.7%
15-19 11.8% / 3.2%
Four Ways — 15-19: 11.8% Three Rivers — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 19.7% / 7.5%
Four Ways — 20-24: 19.7% Three Rivers — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.5% / 7.5%
Four Ways — 25-34: 10.5% Three Rivers — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 11.8% / 17.2%
Four Ways — 35-44: 11.8% Three Rivers — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 22.4% / 12.9%
Four Ways — 45-54: 22.4% Three Rivers — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 5.3% / 7.5%
Four Ways — 55-64: 5.3% Three Rivers — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 — / 3.2%
Four Ways — 65-74: not among its largest Three Rivers — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 — / 4.3%
Four Ways — 75-84: not among its largest Three Rivers — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Four Ways — 85+: not among its largest Three Rivers — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Four Ways 73.3% lone person
Four Ways — Lone Person: 73.3% Four Ways — Couple Families: 26.7% Four Ways — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Three Rivers 26.3% lone person
Three Rivers — Lone Person: 26.3% Three Rivers — Couple Families: 57.9% Three Rivers — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Four Ways 100.0% renting
Four Ways — Owned Outright: 0.0% Four Ways — Mortgage: 0.0% Four Ways — Renting: 100.0%
Three Rivers 23.5% renting
Three Rivers — Owned Outright: 47.1% Three Rivers — Mortgage: 29.4% Three Rivers — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Four Ways 64.7% houses
Four Ways — Houses: 64.7% Four Ways — Flats / Apartments: 35.3%
Three Rivers 70.0% houses
Three Rivers — Houses: 70.0% Three Rivers — Flats / Apartments: 30.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Four Ways Three Rivers
Certificate III & IV 27.6% / 17.2%
Four Ways — Certificate III & IV: 27.6% Three Rivers — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 4.3%
Four Ways — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Three Rivers — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 3.2%
Four Ways — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Three Rivers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Development activity

Four Ways Three Rivers
New dwellings approved 1
across Cloncurry
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Four Ways Three Rivers
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Four Ways Three Rivers
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Four Ways Three Rivers
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
23/100
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

Four Ways Three Rivers
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

Four Ways Three Rivers
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 37 9

Mobility

Four Ways sits further from the CBD (1910.1 km vs 1808.1 km).

Four Ways Three Rivers
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1910.1 km
+5% vs other
 1808.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1268 min 1197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4824
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 4824
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.

Four Ways Three Rivers
Walked Only 70.6% / 13.5%
Four Ways — Walked Only: 70.6% Three Rivers — Walked Only: 13.5%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 62.2%
Four Ways — Worked from Home: 15.7% Three Rivers — Worked from Home: 62.2%
Car (driver) 13.7% / 24.3%
Four Ways — Car (driver): 13.7% Three Rivers — Car (driver): 24.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Four Ways Three Rivers
Elevation 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Four Ways Three Rivers
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Four Ways Three Rivers
Average residential rate $782/yr
same for both
Council Cloncurry
same for both

Federal electorate

Four Ways Three Rivers
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Four Ways Three Rivers
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Four Ways

Family Rural Students

Three Rivers

Family Rural

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