Ingoldsby vs Ropeley

Ropeley 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 Ropeley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ingoldsby tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Ropeley 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

Ropeley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 54/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 31%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 70%)

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

Ingoldsby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($208/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ropeley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.9 km vs 114.2 km)

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 7%)
  • Ropeley is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Ropeley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ingoldsby Ropeley
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.

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Walkability 0 / 13
Ingoldsby — Walkability: 0/100 Ropeley — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 46 / 76
Ingoldsby — Safety: 46/100 Ropeley — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 21 / 100
Ingoldsby — Low fire risk: 21/100 Ropeley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ropeley has more residents (206 vs 64); Ropeley rents higher ($280/wk vs $208/wk).

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Population 64 206
+222% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.6% +6.2%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $62,088/yr $77,012/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $208/wk $280/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ingoldsby Ropeley
0-4 4.7% / 4.9%
Ingoldsby — 0-4: 4.7% Ropeley — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 20.3% / 12.1%
Ingoldsby — 5-14: 20.3% Ropeley — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.7% / 5.8%
Ingoldsby — 15-19: 4.7% Ropeley — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 5.3%
Ingoldsby — 20-24: not among its largest Ropeley — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 4.7% / 11.2%
Ingoldsby — 25-34: 4.7% Ropeley — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 6.2% / 11.7%
Ingoldsby — 35-44: 6.2% Ropeley — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 20.3% / 19.4%
Ingoldsby — 45-54: 20.3% Ropeley — 45-54: 19.4%
55-64 4.7% / 17.0%
Ingoldsby — 55-64: 4.7% Ropeley — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 21.9% / 8.7%
Ingoldsby — 65-74: 21.9% Ropeley — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.7% / 7.3%
Ingoldsby — 75-84: 4.7% Ropeley — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / —
Ingoldsby — 85+: not among its largest Ropeley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ingoldsby 69.2% lone person
Ingoldsby — Lone Person: 69.2% Ingoldsby — Couple Families: 30.8% Ingoldsby — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ingoldsby — Other Families: 0.0%
Ropeley 21.6% lone person
Ropeley — Lone Person: 21.6% Ropeley — Couple Families: 56.9% Ropeley — One Parent Families: 11.8% Ropeley — Other Families: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ingoldsby 23.5% renting
Ingoldsby — Owned Outright: 58.8% Ingoldsby — Mortgage: 17.6% Ingoldsby — Renting: 23.5%
Ropeley 13.2% renting
Ropeley — Owned Outright: 43.4% Ropeley — Mortgage: 43.4% Ropeley — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ingoldsby 69.6% houses
Ingoldsby — Houses: 69.6% Ingoldsby — Townhouses: 39.1%
Ropeley 102.7% houses
Ropeley — Houses: 102.7% Ropeley — Townhouses: 6.8%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 16.5%
Ingoldsby — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Ropeley — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.8%
Ingoldsby — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Ropeley — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.3%
Ingoldsby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ropeley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Development activity

Ingoldsby Ropeley
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ingoldsby Ropeley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 74% 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 53% of QLD

Liveability

Ropeley is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Ingoldsby Ropeley
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 24).

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Bushfire High
79/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
24/100
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 Ropeley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Ropeley

  • Ropeley State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Ingoldsby sits further from the CBD (114.2 km vs 105.9 km).

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 114.2 km
+7% vs other
 105.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 90 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.

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Car (driver) 100.0% / 82.5%
Ingoldsby — Car (driver): 100.0% Ropeley — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home — / 13.8%
Ingoldsby — Worked from Home: not among its largest Ropeley — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Ingoldsby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ropeley — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Elevation 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ingoldsby Ropeley
Connectivity score 17/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Ingoldsby Ropeley
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 Ropeley
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Ingoldsby Ropeley
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 Ropeley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ingoldsby

Family Retirees Rural Townhouses

Ropeley

Rural

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