Ingoldsby vs Mount Sylvia
Mount Sylvia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Ingoldsby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Ingoldsby, most households are people living alone. In Mount Sylvia, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ingoldsby tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Mount Sylvia
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 70%)
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Sylvia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ingoldsby
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($208/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Ingoldsby has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 12%)
- Mount Sylvia carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ingoldsby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.6% vs -34.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ingoldsby and Mount Sylvia 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
Ingoldsby has higher household incomes ($62,088 vs $48,828); Mount Sylvia rents higher ($250/wk vs $208/wk).
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 70 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.6% | -34.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 45 |
| Median household income | $62,088/yr +21% vs other | $48,828/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $208/wk | $250/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (14.1%).
Development activity
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
Liveability
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Ingoldsby carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0); Ingoldsby carries more crime risk (54 vs 41).
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ingoldsby
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Sylvia
- Mount Sylvia State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 114.2 km | 115.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 98 min | 100 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4343 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4343 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 263 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 367 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 697 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ingoldsby | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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