Kentville vs Glenore Grove
Glenore Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Kentville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentville, about half of 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Kentville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glenore Grove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 73 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (82 km vs 88.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kentville and Glenore Grove 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
Glenore Grove has more residents (953 vs 108); Kentville has higher household incomes ($105,456 vs $80,080).
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 953 +782% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.0% | +7.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 42 |
| Median household income | $105,456/yr +24% vs other | $80,080/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $875,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 31 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Kentville
- Kentville State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Glenore Grove
- Glenore Grove State School Government · Primary below peers
Mobility
Kentville sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 82 km).
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 88.8 km +8% vs other | 82 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 73 min | 66 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 4341 | 0.3% postcode 4342 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 97 postcode 4341 | 86 postcode 4342 |
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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 3% 417 premises |
Climate
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kentville | Glenore Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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