Jarvisfield vs Rita Island
Jarvisfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Rita Island. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jarvisfield, most households are couple families. In Rita Island, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Jarvisfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Rita Island suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Jarvisfield
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 73/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 42%)
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
Jarvisfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($223/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Jarvisfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (869 min vs 874 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1272.6 km vs 1276.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Jarvisfield carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 73/100)
- Rita Island has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rita Island
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Jarvisfield and Rita Island 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
Jarvisfield has more residents (343 vs 172); Jarvisfield has higher household incomes ($105,300 vs $72,540).
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 343 +50% vs other | 172 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.5% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 50 |
| Median household income | $105,300/yr +31% vs other | $72,540/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $223/wk | $250/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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 (2.3%).
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 (21.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $475,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
Liveability
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rita Island carries more crime risk (73 vs 19).
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | High 73/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 94/100 | High 99/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jarvisfield
- Jarvisfield State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Rita Island
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
Rita Island sits further from the CBD (1276.2 km vs 1272.6 km).
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1272.6 km | 1276.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 869 min | 874 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4807 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4807 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 (79.8%).
Setting
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.6 km | 2.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 170 premises | 0% 85 premises |
Climate
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 992 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jarvisfield | Rita Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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