Greenvale vs Basalt
Basalt is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 58 in Greenvale. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Greenvale, about half of households are people living alone. In Basalt, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greenvale tends to suit older residents, while Basalt 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
Basalt
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 35%)
- But Greenvale 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Greenvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($144/wk vs $160/wk)
- But Basalt leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Basalt
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1483 km vs 1558.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (1038 min vs 1049 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Greenvale has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 19%)
- Basalt carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Basalt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -17.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Greenvale and Basalt 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
Basalt has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $34,528); Greenvale skews older (58 vs 45).
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 192 | 215 +12% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.2% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 58 | 45 |
| Median household income | $34,528/yr | $71,500/yr +107% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $144/wk | $160/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (2.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $220,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
Liveability
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Greenvale carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 26); Greenvale carries more crime risk (78 vs 42).
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Greenvale
- Greenvale State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Basalt
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 120 | 129 |
Mobility
Greenvale sits further from the CBD (1558.7 km vs 1483 km).
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1558.7 km +5% vs other | 1483 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1049 min | 1038 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4816 | 0.2% postcode 4820 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4816 | 49 postcode 4820 |
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 (53.3%).
Setting
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 446 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 472 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 0% 109 premises |
Council rates
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr same for both | |
| Council | Charters Towers same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Greenvale | Basalt | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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