Iredale vs Lilydale

Lilydale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Iredale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lilydale tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Iredale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 33/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 62%)

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

Lilydale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 5%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $573/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Iredale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (110.4 km vs 115.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Iredale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 33/100)
  • Lilydale has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Iredale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Iredale Lilydale
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.

Iredale Lilydale
Walkability 0 / 0
Iredale — Walkability: 0/100 Lilydale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 67
Iredale — Safety: 83/100 Lilydale — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Iredale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lilydale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Iredale has more residents (177 vs 77); Iredale rents higher ($573/wk vs $275/wk).

Iredale Lilydale
Population 177
+56% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% -7.2%
Median age 44 38
Median household income $85,748/yr $87,724/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $573/wk
+52% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Iredale Lilydale
0-4 3.4% / 10.4%
Iredale — 0-4: 3.4% Lilydale — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 18.1% / 16.9%
Iredale — 5-14: 18.1% Lilydale — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 5.6% / —
Iredale — 15-19: 5.6% Lilydale — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.8% / —
Iredale — 20-24: 2.8% Lilydale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.7% / 16.9%
Iredale — 25-34: 10.7% Lilydale — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 11.3% / 14.3%
Iredale — 35-44: 11.3% Lilydale — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 14.1% / 13.0%
Iredale — 45-54: 14.1% Lilydale — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.1% / 9.1%
Iredale — 55-64: 14.1% Lilydale — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 10.7% / 15.6%
Iredale — 65-74: 10.7% Lilydale — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 10.7% / 3.9%
Iredale — 75-84: 10.7% Lilydale — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / 7.8%
Iredale — 85+: not among its largest Lilydale — 85+: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Iredale 63.3% couple families
Iredale — Couple Families: 63.3% Iredale — Lone Person: 16.7% Iredale — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Lilydale 62.5% couple families
Lilydale — Couple Families: 62.5% Lilydale — Lone Person: 37.5% Lilydale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Iredale 5.2% renting
Iredale — Owned Outright: 55.2% Iredale — Mortgage: 39.7% Iredale — Renting: 5.2%
Lilydale 21.7% renting
Lilydale — Owned Outright: 26.1% Lilydale — Mortgage: 52.2% Lilydale — Renting: 21.7%
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.

Iredale Lilydale
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.9%
Iredale — New Zealand: 2.8% Lilydale — New Zealand: 3.9%
South Africa 2.8% / —
Iredale — South Africa: 2.8% Lilydale — South Africa: not among its largest
England 1.7% / —
Iredale — England: 1.7% Lilydale — England: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 1.7% / —
Iredale — Sri Lanka: 1.7% Lilydale — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Iredale Lilydale
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 18.2%
Iredale — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Lilydale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 10.4%
Iredale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Lilydale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 3.9%
Iredale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Lilydale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.9%
Iredale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Lilydale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Iredale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Lilydale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Iredale 94.5% houses
Iredale — Houses: 94.5% Iredale — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Lilydale 100.0% houses
Lilydale — Houses: 100.0% Lilydale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Iredale Lilydale
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Iredale Lilydale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Iredale Lilydale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Lilydale carries more crime risk (33 vs 17).

Iredale Lilydale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
33/100
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

Iredale Lilydale
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

Iredale Lilydale
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Lilydale sits further from the CBD (115.6 km vs 110.4 km).

Iredale Lilydale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 110.4 km 115.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
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.

Iredale Lilydale
Car (driver) 77.1% / 65.4%
Iredale — Car (driver): 77.1% Lilydale — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 34.6%
Iredale — Worked from Home: 22.9% Lilydale — Worked from Home: 34.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Iredale Lilydale
Elevation 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Iredale Lilydale
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Iredale Lilydale
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Iredale Lilydale
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Iredale Lilydale
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Iredale Lilydale
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Iredale Lilydale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Iredale

Rural

Lilydale

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

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