Junabee vs The Hermitage
Junabee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in The Hermitage. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
The Hermitage
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
The Hermitage
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
The Hermitage
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
The Hermitage
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (156.2 km vs 163.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 135 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Junabee has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
- The Hermitage carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
The Hermitage
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.9% vs -8.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Junabee and The Hermitage 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
Junabee rents higher ($265/wk vs $0/wk); Junabee has more residents (195 vs 55).
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 195 +72% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.5% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 57 |
| Median household income | $77,116/yr +7% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).
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 (7.3%).
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 (20.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 28% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
Liveability
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Junabee carries more crime risk (77 vs 13).
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Junabee sits further from the CBD (163.9 km vs 156.2 km).
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 163.9 km +5% vs other | 156.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 135 min | 129 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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 (65.7%).
Setting
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 513 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 461 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 89 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Junabee | The Hermitage | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.