Home Hill vs Inkerman

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Inkerman, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Inkerman tends to suit 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

Home Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Inkerman carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Inkerman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Home Hill has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • Inkerman has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Home Hill is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)
  • Inkerman sits closer to the CBD (1247.2 km vs 1252.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Home Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Inkerman carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Home Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.6% vs -17.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Home Hill Inkerman
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.

Home Hill Inkerman
Walkability 85 / 0
Home Hill — Walkability: 85/100 Inkerman — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 55
Home Hill — Safety: 26/100 Inkerman — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Home Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Inkerman — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Home Hill has more residents (2,876 vs 119); Home Hill rents higher ($220/wk vs $180/wk).

Home Hill Inkerman
Population 2,876
+96% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% -17.9%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $62,920/yr $67,132/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+18% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Home Hill Inkerman
0-4 4.5% / 3.4%
Home Hill — 0-4: 4.5% Inkerman — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.2% / 4.2%
Home Hill — 5-14: 11.2% Inkerman — 5-14: 4.2%
15-19 6.5% / 5.0%
Home Hill — 15-19: 6.5% Inkerman — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.2% / 4.2%
Home Hill — 20-24: 4.2% Inkerman — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.2% / 13.4%
Home Hill — 25-34: 9.2% Inkerman — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.3% / 7.6%
Home Hill — 35-44: 9.3% Inkerman — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 12.5% / 14.3%
Home Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Inkerman — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 14.5% / 14.3%
Home Hill — 55-64: 14.5% Inkerman — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 14.7% / 10.9%
Home Hill — 65-74: 14.7% Inkerman — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 8.8% / 10.1%
Home Hill — 75-84: 8.8% Inkerman — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 4.5% / 4.2%
Home Hill — 85+: 4.5% Inkerman — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Home Hill 43.3% lone person
Home Hill — Lone Person: 43.3% Home Hill — Couple Families: 34.5% Home Hill — One Parent Families: 18.6% Home Hill — Group Household: 3.0% Home Hill — Other Families: 0.6%
Inkerman 41.7% lone person
Inkerman — Lone Person: 41.7% Inkerman — Couple Families: 45.8% Inkerman — One Parent Families: 12.5% Inkerman — Group Household: 0.0% Inkerman — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Home Hill 24.6% renting
Home Hill — Owned Outright: 47.9% Home Hill — Mortgage: 27.5% Home Hill — Renting: 24.6%
Inkerman 12.8% renting
Inkerman — Owned Outright: 59.0% Inkerman — Mortgage: 28.2% Inkerman — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Home Hill 92.1% houses
Home Hill — Houses: 92.1% Home Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.4% Home Hill — Townhouses: 4.5%
Inkerman 87.8% houses
Inkerman — Houses: 87.8% Inkerman — Flats / Apartments: 12.2% Inkerman — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Home Hill Inkerman
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 17.6%
Home Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Inkerman — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 3.4%
Home Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Inkerman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / —
Home Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Inkerman — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Home Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Inkerman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Home Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Inkerman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Home Hill Inkerman
Median house price $312,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $130,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 29 sales
 —

Development activity

Home Hill Inkerman
New dwellings approved 22
across Burdekin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Home Hill Inkerman
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools Higher than 96% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Home Hill is more walkable (85 vs 0).

Home Hill Inkerman
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Home Hill carries more crime risk (74 vs 45).

Home Hill Inkerman
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
45/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Home Hill Inkerman
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Home Hill

  • Home Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Colman's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Home Hill State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Inkerman

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Home Hill Inkerman
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Home Hill sits further from the CBD (1252.8 km vs 1247.2 km).

Home Hill Inkerman
Walkability score 85/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1252.8 km 1247.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 849 min 847 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4806
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4806
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.

Home Hill Inkerman
Car (driver) 82.4% / 61.4%
Home Hill — Car (driver): 82.4% Inkerman — Car (driver): 61.4%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 22.8%
Home Hill — Worked from Home: 5.9% Inkerman — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 4.0% / 15.8%
Home Hill — Walked Only: 4.0% Inkerman — Walked Only: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Home Hill — Car (passenger): 6.5% Inkerman — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.6% / —
Home Hill — Bus: 0.6% Inkerman — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Home Hill Inkerman
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.5 km 5.6 km

NBN connectivity

Home Hill Inkerman
Connectivity score 65/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,545 premises
 0%
71 premises

Climate

Home Hill Inkerman
Annual rainfall 1,037 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Home Hill Inkerman
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Home Hill Inkerman
Average residential rate $1,502/yr
same for both
Council Burdekin
same for both

Federal electorate

Home Hill Inkerman
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Home Hill Inkerman
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Home Hill

Acreage Affordable Parks Retirees

Inkerman

Retirees Rural

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