Inverness vs Yeppoon

Inverness is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Yeppoon. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Inverness, the large majority of households are couple families. In Yeppoon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Inverness: a median of $1.3 million, against $768,000 in Yeppoon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Inverness tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yeppoon suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Inverness carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 85/100)
  • Yeppoon has more parks and reserves (20 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Yeppoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($767,750 vs $1,300,000)
  • has cheaper land ($525,000 vs $655,000)
  • But Inverness leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yeppoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)
  • But Inverness leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yeppoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yeppoon

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 5%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 27/100)
  • But Inverness carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Yeppoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Inverness and Yeppoon 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 Yeppoon
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 Yeppoon
Walkability 27 / 61
Inverness — Walkability: 27/100 Yeppoon — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 83 / 15
Inverness — Safety: 83/100 Yeppoon — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Inverness — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeppoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 460); Inverness has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $63,492).

Inverness Yeppoon
Population 460 7,037
+1430% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.3% +11.1%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $127,348/yr
+50% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+23% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Inverness Yeppoon
0-4 7.0% / 4.4%
Inverness — 0-4: 7.0% Yeppoon — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 17.6% / 10.6%
Inverness — 5-14: 17.6% Yeppoon — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.7% / 6.9%
Inverness — 15-19: 5.7% Yeppoon — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.5% / 4.8%
Inverness — 20-24: 3.5% Yeppoon — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.3% / 9.9%
Inverness — 25-34: 9.3% Yeppoon — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 12.6% / 10.4%
Inverness — 35-44: 12.6% Yeppoon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 16.7% / 12.5%
Inverness — 45-54: 16.7% Yeppoon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 11.7% / 14.9%
Inverness — 55-64: 11.7% Yeppoon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.1% / 11.8%
Inverness — 65-74: 9.1% Yeppoon — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 5.7% / 9.1%
Inverness — 75-84: 5.7% Yeppoon — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 1.5% / 4.5%
Inverness — 85+: 1.5% Yeppoon — 85+: 4.5%

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%
Yeppoon 28.3% couple families
Yeppoon — Couple Families: 28.3% Yeppoon — Lone Person: 49.0% Yeppoon — One Parent Families: 17.8% Yeppoon — Group Household: 3.4% Yeppoon — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Yeppoon 35.7% renting
Yeppoon — Owned Outright: 32.1% Yeppoon — Mortgage: 32.2% Yeppoon — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Inverness Yeppoon
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 17.7%
Inverness — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Yeppoon — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 7.9%
Inverness — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Yeppoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.5%
Inverness — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yeppoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.9%
Inverness — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Yeppoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.5%
Inverness — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Yeppoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Yeppoon
England 3.3% / 3.2%
Inverness — England: 3.3% Yeppoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.7%
Inverness — New Zealand: 2.6% Yeppoon — New Zealand: 2.7%
Germany 1.7% / 0.5%
Inverness — Germany: 1.7% Yeppoon — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.8%
Inverness — Philippines: 0.7% Yeppoon — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.8%
Inverness — South Africa: 0.7% Yeppoon — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.4%
Inverness — Scotland: 0.9% Yeppoon — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

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%
Yeppoon 72.1% houses
Yeppoon — Houses: 72.1% Yeppoon — Flats / Apartments: 13.8% Yeppoon — Townhouses: 14.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Inverness Yeppoon
Median house price $1,300,000 $767,750
Median unit price — $538,000
Median land price $655,000 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 6 sales
 31 days
from 93 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 Yeppoon
3 bed $985K / $692K
Inverness — 3 bed: $985K (5 sales) Yeppoon — 3 bed: $692K (117 sales)

5 vs 117 sales

4 bed $1.34M / $830K
Inverness — 4 bed: $1.34M (6 sales) Yeppoon — 4 bed: $830K (99 sales)

6 vs 99 sales

Development activity

Inverness Yeppoon
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 Yeppoon
Houses — 4.0%
$640/wk on $827K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $610K

Ranking within QLD

Inverness Yeppoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 59% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 89% 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 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Yeppoon is more walkable (61 vs 27).

Inverness Yeppoon
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 17).

Inverness Yeppoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 High
85/100
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 Yeppoon
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Inverness

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

Schools in Yeppoon

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Yeppoon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yeppoon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Inverness Yeppoon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 1 20
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Inverness Yeppoon
Walkability score 27/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 684.8 km 683.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 480 min 479 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 Yeppoon
Car (driver) 86.1% / 79.7%
Inverness — Car (driver): 86.1% Yeppoon — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 6.5%
Inverness — Worked from Home: 8.2% Yeppoon — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.9%
Inverness — Car (passenger): 5.7% Yeppoon — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Inverness — Walked Only: not among its largest Yeppoon — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 2.1%
Inverness — Bus: not among its largest Yeppoon — Bus: 2.1%

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

Setting

Inverness Yeppoon
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 214 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Inverness Yeppoon
Connectivity score 52/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
198 premises
 37%
4,321 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Inverness Yeppoon
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 Yeppoon
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

Yeppoon

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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