Harrisville vs Wilsons Plains
Harrisville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Wilsons Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrisville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Harrisville tends to suit couples, while Wilsons Plains suits people living alone.
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
Harrisville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
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
Wilsons Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Harrisville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (66.8 km vs 70.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Harrisville is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- Wilsons Plains has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wilsons Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.0% vs 8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Harrisville and Wilsons Plains 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
Harrisville has more residents (667 vs 62); Wilsons Plains has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $79,716).
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 667 +91% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | +24.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 44 |
| Median household income | $79,716/yr | $107,224/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk +12% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (22.6%).
Property market
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $605,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $554,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 15 days from 5 sales | — |
Development activity
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
Liveability
Harrisville is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 58/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Harrisville
- Harrisville State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Wilsons Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Wilsons Plains sits further from the CBD (70.2 km vs 66.8 km).
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 66.8 km | 70.2 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 60 min | 62 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4307 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 93 postcode 4307 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 (86.1%).
Setting
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 281 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Harrisville | Wilsons Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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