Inverlaw vs Wattle Grove
Inverlaw is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Wattle Grove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Inverlaw, about half of households are couple families. In Wattle Grove, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wattle Grove tends to suit 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
Wattle Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 84/100)
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
Inverlaw
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($254/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Inverlaw
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 192 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (217.8 km vs 227.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wattle Grove
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 84/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wattle Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.3% vs -6.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Inverlaw and Wattle Grove 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
Inverlaw has more residents (190 vs 100); Wattle Grove skews older (48 vs 42).
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 190 +47% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.4% | +16.3% |
| Median age | 42 | 48 |
| Median household income | $79,612/yr | $84,500/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $254/wk | $290/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (22.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 198 across South Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
Liveability
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Inverlaw carries more crime risk (84 vs 24).
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 84/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 same for both | |
Mobility
Wattle Grove sits further from the CBD (227.9 km vs 217.8 km).
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 217.8 km | 227.9 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 180 min | 192 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4610 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4610 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 (81.7%).
Setting
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 466 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 475 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 80 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Council rates
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,401/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Inverlaw | Wattle Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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