Gindie vs Minerva

Minerva is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Gindie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Minerva tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Gindie has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Minerva carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gindie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gindie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($132/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gindie has a shorter drive in (585 min vs 599 min)
  • Minerva sits closer to the CBD (841.9 km vs 854 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gindie has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)
  • Minerva carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Gindie Minerva
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.

Gindie Minerva
Walkability 0 / 0
Gindie — Walkability: 0/100 Minerva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 76
Gindie — Safety: 51/100 Minerva — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Gindie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Minerva — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Gindie has more residents (232 vs 55); Minerva rents higher ($250/wk vs $132/wk).

Gindie Minerva
Population 232
+76% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +14.6%
Median age 40 33
Median household income $118,612/yr
+9% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $132/wk $250/wk
+89% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gindie Minerva
0-4 5.6% / 14.5%
Gindie — 0-4: 5.6% Minerva — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 17.2% / 21.8%
Gindie — 5-14: 17.2% Minerva — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 6.9% / —
Gindie — 15-19: 6.9% Minerva — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.3% / —
Gindie — 20-24: 4.3% Minerva — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.9% / 16.4%
Gindie — 25-34: 9.9% Minerva — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 11.6% / 14.5%
Gindie — 35-44: 11.6% Minerva — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.2% / 5.5%
Gindie — 45-54: 14.2% Minerva — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 13.8% / 10.9%
Gindie — 55-64: 13.8% Minerva — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 8.2% / 7.3%
Gindie — 65-74: 8.2% Minerva — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 4.3% / —
Gindie — 75-84: 4.3% Minerva — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Gindie — 85+: not among its largest Minerva — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gindie 59.1% couple families
Gindie — Couple Families: 59.1% Gindie — Lone Person: 15.9% Gindie — Other Families: 13.6% Gindie — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Minerva 100.0% couple families
Minerva — Couple Families: 100.0% Minerva — Lone Person: 0.0% Minerva — Other Families: 0.0% Minerva — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gindie 25.0% renting
Gindie — Owned Outright: 51.9% Gindie — Mortgage: 23.1% Gindie — Renting: 25.0%
Minerva 0.0% renting
Minerva — Owned Outright: 54.5% Minerva — Mortgage: 45.5% Minerva — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gindie 91.9% houses
Gindie — Houses: 91.9% Gindie — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Minerva 85.7% houses
Minerva — Houses: 85.7% Minerva — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gindie Minerva
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 10.9%
Gindie — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Minerva — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 16.4%
Gindie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Minerva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 5.5%
Gindie — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Minerva — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Gindie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Minerva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Development activity

Gindie Minerva
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gindie Minerva
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Gindie Minerva
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Minerva carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Gindie carries more crime risk (49 vs 24).

Gindie Minerva
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
24/100
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

Gindie Minerva
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gindie

  • Gindie State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Minerva

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Gindie Minerva
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 33 23

Mobility

Gindie sits further from the CBD (854 km vs 841.9 km).

Gindie Minerva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 854 km
+1% vs other
 841.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 585 min 599 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 66
postcode 4722

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.

Gindie Minerva
Car (driver) 52.3% / 55.6%
Gindie — Car (driver): 52.3% Minerva — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 29.6%
Gindie — Worked from Home: 27.0% Minerva — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only 18.0% / 14.8%
Gindie — Walked Only: 18.0% Minerva — Walked Only: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Gindie — Car (passenger): 2.7% Minerva — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Gindie Minerva
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gindie Minerva
Connectivity score 27/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
8 premises

Climate

Gindie Minerva
Annual rainfall 597 mm 725 mm
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 9.9°C 8.3°C

Council rates

Gindie Minerva
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Gindie Minerva
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gindie Minerva
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gindie

Family Rural

Minerva

Family Rural Young Families

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