Ingoldsby vs Upper Tenthill

Upper Tenthill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 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 Upper Tenthill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ingoldsby tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Upper Tenthill 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

Upper Tenthill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 31%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 70%)
  • But Ingoldsby carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Tenthill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ingoldsby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($208/wk vs $230/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Tenthill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.3 km vs 114.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ingoldsby

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Upper Tenthill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ingoldsby and Upper Tenthill 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 Upper Tenthill
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 Upper Tenthill
Walkability 0 / 0
Ingoldsby — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Tenthill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 23
Ingoldsby — Safety: 46/100 Upper Tenthill — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 21 / 100
Ingoldsby — Low fire risk: 21/100 Upper Tenthill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Upper Tenthill has more residents (273 vs 64); Ingoldsby skews older (48 vs 37).

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Population 64 273
+327% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.6% +16.7%
Median age 48 37
Median household income $62,088/yr $70,408/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $208/wk $230/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
0-4 4.7% / 10.6%
Ingoldsby — 0-4: 4.7% Upper Tenthill — 0-4: 10.6%
5-14 20.3% / 13.9%
Ingoldsby — 5-14: 20.3% Upper Tenthill — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 4.7% / 12.1%
Ingoldsby — 15-19: 4.7% Upper Tenthill — 15-19: 12.1%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Ingoldsby — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 4.7% / 8.8%
Ingoldsby — 25-34: 4.7% Upper Tenthill — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 6.2% / 10.6%
Ingoldsby — 35-44: 6.2% Upper Tenthill — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 20.3% / 17.2%
Ingoldsby — 45-54: 20.3% Upper Tenthill — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 4.7% / 12.5%
Ingoldsby — 55-64: 4.7% Upper Tenthill — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 21.9% / 8.4%
Ingoldsby — 65-74: 21.9% Upper Tenthill — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 4.7% / 4.4%
Ingoldsby — 75-84: 4.7% Upper Tenthill — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.1%
Ingoldsby — 85+: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — 85+: 1.1%

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%
Upper Tenthill 24.1% lone person
Upper Tenthill — Lone Person: 24.1% Upper Tenthill — Couple Families: 60.3% Upper Tenthill — One Parent Families: 15.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent 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%
Upper Tenthill 19.7% renting
Upper Tenthill — Owned Outright: 46.5% Upper Tenthill — Mortgage: 33.8% Upper Tenthill — Renting: 19.7%
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% Ingoldsby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Upper Tenthill 88.4% houses
Upper Tenthill — Houses: 88.4% Upper Tenthill — Townhouses: 0.0% Upper Tenthill — Flats / Apartments: 11.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 11.7%
Ingoldsby — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Upper Tenthill — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 7.7%
Ingoldsby — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Upper Tenthill — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Ingoldsby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Ingoldsby — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 2% 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 48% of QLD

Liveability

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ingoldsby carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0); Upper Tenthill carries more crime risk (77 vs 54).

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Bushfire High
79/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
77/100
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 Upper Tenthill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Ingoldsby sits further from the CBD (114.2 km vs 105.3 km).

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 114.2 km
+8% vs other
 105.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 87 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 Upper Tenthill
Car (driver) 100.0% / 65.3%
Ingoldsby — Car (driver): 100.0% Upper Tenthill — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home — / 18.8%
Ingoldsby — Worked from Home: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Car (passenger) — / 8.9%
Ingoldsby — Car (passenger): not among its largest Upper Tenthill — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Ingoldsby — Walked Only: not among its largest Upper Tenthill — Walked Only: 6.9%

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

Setting

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
Elevation 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Ingoldsby Upper Tenthill
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 Upper Tenthill
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

Upper Tenthill

Family Rural Young Families

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