Innisplain vs Rathdowney

Innisplain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Rathdowney. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Innisplain tends to suit couples, while Rathdowney suits older residents.

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

Rathdowney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Rathdowney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Innisplain has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 15%)
  • Rathdowney has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Innisplain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (97.1 km vs 111.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 98 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rathdowney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Rathdowney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Innisplain Rathdowney
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.

Innisplain Rathdowney
Walkability 0 / 0
Innisplain — Walkability: 0/100 Rathdowney — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 31
Innisplain — Safety: 28/100 Rathdowney — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Innisplain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rathdowney — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rathdowney has more residents (320 vs 79); Rathdowney skews older (52 vs 46).

Innisplain Rathdowney
Population 79 320
+305% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +3.9%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $62,816/yr
+8% vs other
 $57,668/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+8% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innisplain Rathdowney
0-4 5.1% / 1.9%
Innisplain — 0-4: 5.1% Rathdowney — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 10.1% / 16.2%
Innisplain — 5-14: 10.1% Rathdowney — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 — / 2.8%
Innisplain — 15-19: not among its largest Rathdowney — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 3.8% / 2.5%
Innisplain — 20-24: 3.8% Rathdowney — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 10.1% / 6.6%
Innisplain — 25-34: 10.1% Rathdowney — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.7% / 9.7%
Innisplain — 35-44: 12.7% Rathdowney — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 15.2% / 12.2%
Innisplain — 45-54: 15.2% Rathdowney — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 16.5% / 18.4%
Innisplain — 55-64: 16.5% Rathdowney — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 12.7% / 18.4%
Innisplain — 65-74: 12.7% Rathdowney — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 5.1% / 6.9%
Innisplain — 75-84: 5.1% Rathdowney — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 3.4%
Innisplain — 85+: not among its largest Rathdowney — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 50.0% lone person
Innisplain — Lone Person: 50.0% Innisplain — Couple Families: 50.0% Innisplain — One Parent Families: 0.0% Innisplain — Group Household: 0.0%
Rathdowney 51.8% lone person
Rathdowney — Lone Person: 51.8% Rathdowney — Couple Families: 37.3% Rathdowney — One Parent Families: 7.2% Rathdowney — Group Household: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 32.4% renting
Innisplain — Owned Outright: 32.4% Innisplain — Mortgage: 35.3% Innisplain — Renting: 32.4%
Rathdowney 14.6% renting
Rathdowney — Owned Outright: 54.5% Rathdowney — Mortgage: 30.9% Rathdowney — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Innisplain Rathdowney
England 6.3% / 2.8%
Innisplain — England: 6.3% Rathdowney — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Innisplain — New Zealand: not among its largest Rathdowney — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Innisplain — Netherlands: not among its largest Rathdowney — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Qualifications

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

Innisplain Rathdowney
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 15.3%
Innisplain — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Rathdowney — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 9.1%
Innisplain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Rathdowney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 6.2%
Innisplain — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Rathdowney — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Innisplain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rathdowney — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Innisplain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rathdowney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 100.0% houses
Innisplain — Houses: 100.0% Innisplain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rathdowney 96.0% houses
Rathdowney — Houses: 96.0% Rathdowney — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Innisplain Rathdowney
Median house price — $615,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Innisplain Rathdowney
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innisplain Rathdowney
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Innisplain Rathdowney
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Innisplain Rathdowney
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Innisplain Rathdowney
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Innisplain

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

Schools in Rathdowney

  • Rathdowney State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Innisplain Rathdowney
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Rathdowney sits further from the CBD (111.4 km vs 97.1 km).

Innisplain Rathdowney
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 97.1 km 111.4 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
 0.4%
postcode 4287
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
 65
postcode 4287

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.

Innisplain Rathdowney
Car (driver) 48.8% / 70.4%
Innisplain — Car (driver): 48.8% Rathdowney — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 18.5%
Innisplain — Worked from Home: 36.6% Rathdowney — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Walked Only 7.3% / 8.3%
Innisplain — Walked Only: 7.3% Rathdowney — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 2.8%
Innisplain — Car (passenger): 7.3% Rathdowney — Car (passenger): 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.4%).

Setting

Innisplain Rathdowney
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Innisplain Rathdowney
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Innisplain Rathdowney
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Innisplain Rathdowney
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Innisplain Rathdowney
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innisplain Rathdowney
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innisplain

Rural

Rathdowney

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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