Inverness vs Pacific Heights

Inverness is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Pacific Heights. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Inverness: a median of $1.3 million, against $940,000 in Pacific Heights, though rent is higher in Pacific Heights. On these figures, Inverness tends to suit couples, while Pacific Heights suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Inverness

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 28/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 72%)
  • But Pacific Heights has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Pacific Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($327,500 vs $655,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($940,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Inverness

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $445/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Inverness

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (480 min vs 485 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (684.8 km vs 687.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Inverness carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 28/100)
  • Pacific Heights has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Pacific Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Inverness Pacific Heights
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.

Inverness Pacific Heights
Walkability 27 / 21
Inverness — Walkability: 27/100 Pacific Heights — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 83 / 72
Inverness — Safety: 83/100 Pacific Heights — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Inverness — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pacific Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pacific Heights has more residents (1,111 vs 460); Inverness has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $101,920).

Inverness Pacific Heights
Population 460 1,111
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.3% +20.0%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $127,348/yr
+20% vs other
 $101,920/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk $445/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inverness Pacific Heights
0-4 7.0% / 4.2%
Inverness — 0-4: 7.0% Pacific Heights — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 17.6% / 16.6%
Inverness — 5-14: 17.6% Pacific Heights — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 5.7% / 5.6%
Inverness — 15-19: 5.7% Pacific Heights — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.5% / 3.0%
Inverness — 20-24: 3.5% Pacific Heights — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.3% / 9.8%
Inverness — 25-34: 9.3% Pacific Heights — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.6% / 10.7%
Inverness — 35-44: 12.6% Pacific Heights — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.7% / 14.0%
Inverness — 45-54: 16.7% Pacific Heights — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.7% / 15.1%
Inverness — 55-64: 11.7% Pacific Heights — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 9.1% / 13.7%
Inverness — 65-74: 9.1% Pacific Heights — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.7% / 7.1%
Inverness — 75-84: 5.7% Pacific Heights — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.5% / 1.1%
Inverness — 85+: 1.5% Pacific Heights — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Inverness 78.4% couple families
Inverness — Couple Families: 78.4% Inverness — Lone Person: 8.2% Inverness — One Parent Families: 8.2% Inverness — Group Household: 5.2% Inverness — Other Families: 0.0%
Pacific Heights 58.1% couple families
Pacific Heights — Couple Families: 58.1% Pacific Heights — Lone Person: 24.7% Pacific Heights — One Parent Families: 14.0% Pacific Heights — Group Household: 1.9% Pacific Heights — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Inverness 3.5% renting
Inverness — Owned Outright: 43.4% Inverness — Mortgage: 53.1% Inverness — Renting: 3.5%
Pacific Heights 11.4% renting
Pacific Heights — Owned Outright: 45.8% Pacific Heights — Mortgage: 42.9% Pacific Heights — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Inverness Pacific Heights
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 16.2%
Inverness — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Pacific Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 11.9%
Inverness — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Pacific Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.0%
Inverness — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Pacific Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 3.3%
Inverness — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Pacific Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.5%
Inverness — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Pacific Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Inverness Pacific Heights
England 3.3% / 4.1%
Inverness — England: 3.3% Pacific Heights — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.6% / 4.0%
Inverness — New Zealand: 2.6% Pacific Heights — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.6%
Inverness — South Africa: 0.7% Pacific Heights — South Africa: 1.6%
Germany 1.7% / —
Inverness — Germany: 1.7% Pacific Heights — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / 0.5%
Inverness — Scotland: 0.9% Pacific Heights — Scotland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Inverness — Netherlands: not among its largest Pacific Heights — Netherlands: 0.8%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Inverness — Philippines: 0.7% Pacific Heights — Philippines: not among its largest
China — / 0.5%
Inverness — China: not among its largest Pacific Heights — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Inverness 95.3% houses
Inverness — Houses: 95.3% Inverness — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Inverness — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pacific Heights 97.7% houses
Pacific Heights — Houses: 97.7% Pacific Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Pacific Heights — Townhouses: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Inverness Pacific Heights
Median house price $1,300,000 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $655,000 $327,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 6 sales
 51 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Inverness Pacific Heights
3 bed $985K / $844K
Inverness — 3 bed: $985K (5 sales) Pacific Heights — 3 bed: $844K (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.34M / $950K
Inverness — 4 bed: $1.34M (6 sales) Pacific Heights — 4 bed: $950K (30 sales)

6 vs 30 sales

Development activity

Inverness Pacific Heights
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Inverness Pacific Heights
Houses — 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Inverness Pacific Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Inverness Pacific Heights
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pacific Heights carries more crime risk (28 vs 17).

Inverness Pacific Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
28/100
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

Inverness Pacific Heights
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Inverness

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

Schools in Pacific Heights

  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Inverness Pacific Heights
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Pacific Heights sits further from the CBD (687.6 km vs 684.8 km).

Inverness Pacific Heights
Walkability score 27/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 684.8 km 687.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 480 min 485 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Inverness Pacific Heights
Car (driver) 86.1% / 85.0%
Inverness — Car (driver): 86.1% Pacific Heights — Car (driver): 85.0%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 10.2%
Inverness — Worked from Home: 8.2% Pacific Heights — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 3.2%
Inverness — Car (passenger): 5.7% Pacific Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus — / 1.5%
Inverness — Bus: not among its largest Pacific Heights — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Inverness Pacific Heights
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 1.9 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Inverness Pacific Heights
Connectivity score 52/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
198 premises
 44%
517 premises

Climate

Inverness Pacific Heights
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Inverness Pacific Heights
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Inverness Pacific Heights
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Inverness Pacific Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Inverness

Acreage Coastal Family

Pacific Heights

Acreage Coastal

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