Innot Hot Springs vs Silver Valley

Silver Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Innot Hot Springs. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Silver Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • But Innot Hot Springs has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1206 min vs 1227 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1721.6 km vs 1730.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Innot Hot Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.8% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Innot Hot Springs and Silver Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
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.

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Innot Hot Springs — Walkability: 0/100 Silver Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 17
Innot Hot Springs — Safety: 18/100 Silver Valley — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 64 / 41
Innot Hot Springs — Low fire risk: 64/100 Silver Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Innot Hot Springs rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Innot Hot Springs has higher household incomes ($40,924 vs $29,900).

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Population 189
+23% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +0.7%
Median age 57 54
Median household income $40,924/yr
+27% vs other
 $29,900/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
0-4 4.2% / 2.8%
Innot Hot Springs — 0-4: 4.2% Silver Valley — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 6.3% / 8.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 5-14: 6.3% Silver Valley — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 4.2% / 6.2%
Innot Hot Springs — 15-19: 4.2% Silver Valley — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.4% / —
Innot Hot Springs — 20-24: 7.4% Silver Valley — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.3% / 8.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 25-34: 6.3% Silver Valley — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 5.8% / 3.4%
Innot Hot Springs — 35-44: 5.8% Silver Valley — 35-44: 3.4%
45-54 13.2% / 19.3%
Innot Hot Springs — 45-54: 13.2% Silver Valley — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 23.8% / 23.4%
Innot Hot Springs — 55-64: 23.8% Silver Valley — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 19.6% / 17.9%
Innot Hot Springs — 65-74: 19.6% Silver Valley — 65-74: 17.9%
75-84 7.9% / 4.8%
Innot Hot Springs — 75-84: 7.9% Silver Valley — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.6% / 6.2%
Innot Hot Springs — 85+: 1.6% Silver Valley — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 61.5% lone person
Innot Hot Springs — Lone Person: 61.5% Innot Hot Springs — Couple Families: 21.2% Innot Hot Springs — One Parent Families: 9.6% Innot Hot Springs — Group Household: 7.7%
Silver Valley 64.9% lone person
Silver Valley — Lone Person: 64.9% Silver Valley — Couple Families: 21.6% Silver Valley — One Parent Families: 13.5% Silver Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 28.6% renting
Innot Hot Springs — Owned Outright: 45.7% Innot Hot Springs — Mortgage: 25.7% Innot Hot Springs — Renting: 28.6%
Silver Valley 17.0% renting
Silver Valley — Owned Outright: 60.4% Silver Valley — Mortgage: 22.6% Silver Valley — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innot Hot Springs 94.9% houses
Innot Hot Springs — Houses: 94.9% Innot Hot Springs — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Silver Valley 98.2% houses
Silver Valley — Houses: 98.2% Silver Valley — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 16.6%
Innot Hot Springs — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Silver Valley — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 4.8%
Innot Hot Springs — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Silver Valley — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.1% / 4.1%
Innot Hot Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1% Silver Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Innot Hot Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Silver Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Development activity

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD

Liveability

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Silver Valley carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 36).

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
83/100
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
same for both

Schools

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
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

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 19 8

Mobility

Silver Valley sits further from the CBD (1730.1 km vs 1721.6 km).

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1721.6 km 1730.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1206 min 1227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4872
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.

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Car (driver) 58.3% / 71.4%
Innot Hot Springs — Car (driver): 58.3% Silver Valley — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 28.6%
Innot Hot Springs — Worked from Home: 30.6% Silver Valley — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Walked Only 11.1% / —
Innot Hot Springs — Walked Only: 11.1% Silver Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Elevation 653 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 924 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Connectivity score 19/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
59 premises

Council rates

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Average residential rate $1,609/yr
same for both
Council Tablelands
same for both

Federal electorate

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innot Hot Springs Silver Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innot Hot Springs

Retirees Rural

Silver Valley

Retirees Rural

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