Glenore Grove vs Lake Clarendon
Glenore Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Clarendon, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glenore Grove: a median of $875,000, against $688,000 in Lake Clarendon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Glenore Grove tends to suit people living alone, while Lake Clarendon suits couples 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
Lake Clarendon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 63%)
- But Glenore Grove carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lake Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $875,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lake Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenore Grove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 72 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (82 km vs 84.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Glenore Grove carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 77/100)
- Lake Clarendon has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Glenore Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.9% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Glenore Grove 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
Glenore Grove has more residents (953 vs 294); Glenore Grove rents higher ($330/wk vs $280/wk).
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 953 +69% vs other | 294 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +2.1% |
| Median age | 42 | 47 |
| Median household income | $80,080/yr | $83,200/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +15% vs other | $280/wk |
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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
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 (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875,000 | $687,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $435,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% 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 68% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 50/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Lake Clarendon carries more crime risk (77 vs 44).
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 44/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Glenore Grove
- Glenore Grove State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Lake Clarendon
- Lake Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Lake Clarendon sits further from the CBD (84.7 km vs 82 km).
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 82 km | 84.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 66 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
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 83 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 417 premises | 0% 129 premises |
Climate
| Glenore Grove | 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
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glenore Grove | 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
| Glenore Grove | Lake Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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