Halifax vs Lucinda
Halifax is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Lucinda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Halifax, about half of households are people living alone. In Lucinda, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Lucinda: a median of $650,000, against $360,000 in Halifax, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Halifax tends to suit share households 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
Halifax
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Halifax
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($95,000 vs $250,000)
- has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $650,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Halifax
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Halifax
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1482.4 km vs 1490.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (1013 min vs 1018 min)
- But Lucinda is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lucinda
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 34%)
- But Halifax carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 65/100)
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
Halifax and Lucinda 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
Lucinda rents higher ($210/wk vs $160/wk); Lucinda skews older (60 vs 57).
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 477 +9% vs other | 435 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +7.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 60 |
| Median household income | $50,440/yr | $52,884/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $160/wk | $210/wk +31% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (2.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $360,000 | $650,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $95,000 | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 30 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Hinchinbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -86% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
Liveability
Lucinda is more walkable (24 vs 0).
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Lucinda carries more crime risk (65 vs 51).
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 93/100 | High 92/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Halifax
- St Peter's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Halifax State School Government · Primary
Schools in Lucinda
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 same for both | |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Lucinda sits further from the CBD (1490.3 km vs 1482.4 km).
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 24/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1482.4 km | 1490.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1013 min | 1018 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 4850 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 (83.1%).
Setting
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.2 km | 217 m |
NBN connectivity
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 278 premises | 0% 319 premises |
Climate
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,255 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 18.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,516/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hinchinbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Halifax | Lucinda | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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