Highworth vs Image Flat

Highworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Image Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Image Flat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Image Flat: a median of $1.01 million, against $920,000 in Highworth. On these figures, Highworth tends to suit people living alone, while Image Flat 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

They split

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

  • Highworth has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • Image Flat is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,015,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Highworth Image Flat
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.

Highworth Image Flat
Walkability 29 / 4
Highworth — Walkability: 29/100 Image Flat — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Highworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Image Flat — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Image Flat has more residents (457 vs 348); Image Flat skews older (45 vs 40).

Highworth Image Flat
Population 348 457
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +3.2%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $87,048/yr
+5% vs other
 $82,316/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highworth Image Flat
0-4 7.5% / 5.5%
Highworth — 0-4: 7.5% Image Flat — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.5% / 12.0%
Highworth — 5-14: 11.5% Image Flat — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.2% / 7.0%
Highworth — 15-19: 7.2% Image Flat — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.7% / 3.5%
Highworth — 20-24: 3.7% Image Flat — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 14.7% / 8.1%
Highworth — 25-34: 14.7% Image Flat — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.5% / 11.2%
Highworth — 35-44: 11.5% Image Flat — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 10.1% / 15.1%
Highworth — 45-54: 10.1% Image Flat — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.5% / 15.3%
Highworth — 55-64: 13.5% Image Flat — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 14.1% / 14.4%
Highworth — 65-74: 14.1% Image Flat — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 6.3% / 4.2%
Highworth — 75-84: 6.3% Image Flat — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.6% / 1.3%
Highworth — 85+: 2.6% Image Flat — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highworth 39.6% couple families
Highworth — Couple Families: 39.6% Highworth — Lone Person: 32.7% Highworth — One Parent Families: 18.8% Highworth — Group Household: 8.9% Highworth — Other Families: 0.0%
Image Flat 55.0% couple families
Image Flat — Couple Families: 55.0% Image Flat — Lone Person: 22.0% Image Flat — One Parent Families: 13.0% Image Flat — Group Household: 6.0% Image Flat — Other Families: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highworth 14.3% renting
Highworth — Owned Outright: 34.1% Highworth — Mortgage: 51.6% Highworth — Renting: 14.3%
Image Flat 14.4% renting
Image Flat — Owned Outright: 44.5% Image Flat — Mortgage: 41.1% Image Flat — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Highworth Image Flat
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 21.4%
Highworth — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Image Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 12.0%
Highworth — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Image Flat — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.3%
Highworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Image Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 1.1%
Highworth — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Image Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.6%
Highworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Image Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Highworth Image Flat
England 5.5% / 2.6%
Highworth — England: 5.5% Image Flat — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.0% / 4.2%
Highworth — New Zealand: 2.0% Image Flat — New Zealand: 4.2%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.2%
Highworth — South Africa: 1.1% Image Flat — South Africa: 2.2%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.9%
Highworth — Scotland: 0.9% Image Flat — Scotland: 0.9%
Indonesia 1.7% / —
Highworth — Indonesia: 1.7% Image Flat — Indonesia: not among its largest
Malaysia 1.1% / —
Highworth — Malaysia: 1.1% Image Flat — Malaysia: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Highworth — Canada: not among its largest Image Flat — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highworth 100.0% houses
Highworth — Houses: 100.0% Highworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Image Flat 94.8% houses
Image Flat — Houses: 94.8% Image Flat — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highworth Image Flat
Median house price $920,000 $1,015,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Highworth Image Flat
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Highworth Image Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools Higher than 1% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Highworth is more walkable (29 vs 4).

Highworth Image Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Image Flat carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Highworth Image Flat
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime — Low
30/100
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 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Highworth Image Flat
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Highworth Image Flat
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Highworth Image Flat
Walkability score 29/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 108.3 km 107.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Highworth Image Flat
Car (driver) 86.5% / 78.8%
Highworth — Car (driver): 86.5% Image Flat — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 16.8%
Highworth — Worked from Home: 10.5% Image Flat — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 4.5%
Highworth — Car (passenger): 3.0% Image Flat — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Highworth Image Flat
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 14.6 km

NBN connectivity

Highworth Image Flat
Connectivity score 81/100 44/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
152 premises
 15%
171 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Highworth Image Flat
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Highworth Image Flat
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Highworth Image Flat
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highworth Image Flat
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Highworth

Large Blocks

Image Flat

Acreage River

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