Kentville vs Lockrose

Lockrose is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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. On these figures, Kentville tends to suit couples, while Lockrose suits 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

Lockrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 45/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kentville leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
  • Lockrose has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lockrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (78.5 km vs 88.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lockrose

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Kentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kentville Lockrose
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.

Kentville Lockrose
Walkability 13 / 13
Kentville — Walkability: 13/100 Lockrose — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 55 / 85
Kentville — Safety: 55/100 Lockrose — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kentville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lockrose — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lockrose has more residents (564 vs 108); Kentville has higher household incomes ($105,456 vs $61,516).

Kentville Lockrose
Population 108 564
+422% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +0.4%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $105,456/yr
+42% vs other
 $61,516/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+9% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kentville Lockrose
0-4 2.8% / 5.3%
Kentville — 0-4: 2.8% Lockrose — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.0% / 13.7%
Kentville — 5-14: 12.0% Lockrose — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.7% / 7.3%
Kentville — 15-19: 3.7% Lockrose — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 9.3% / 5.3%
Kentville — 20-24: 9.3% Lockrose — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.3% / 8.2%
Kentville — 25-34: 9.3% Lockrose — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 8.3% / 11.3%
Kentville — 35-44: 8.3% Lockrose — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 26.9% / 14.9%
Kentville — 45-54: 26.9% Lockrose — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.9% / 13.8%
Kentville — 55-64: 13.9% Lockrose — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 8.3% / 11.0%
Kentville — 65-74: 8.3% Lockrose — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.6% / 7.1%
Kentville — 75-84: 4.6% Lockrose — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 0.9%
Kentville — 85+: not among its largest Lockrose — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kentville 50.0% couple families
Kentville — Couple Families: 50.0% Kentville — Lone Person: 30.0% Kentville — One Parent Families: 20.0% Kentville — Group Household: 0.0%
Lockrose 39.2% couple families
Lockrose — Couple Families: 39.2% Lockrose — Lone Person: 30.1% Lockrose — One Parent Families: 23.5% Lockrose — Group Household: 7.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kentville 15.9% renting
Kentville — Owned Outright: 29.5% Kentville — Mortgage: 54.5% Kentville — Renting: 15.9%
Lockrose 23.3% renting
Lockrose — Owned Outright: 32.8% Lockrose — Mortgage: 43.9% Lockrose — Renting: 23.3%
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.

Kentville Lockrose
England 4.6% / 4.1%
Kentville — England: 4.6% Lockrose — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.9%
Kentville — New Zealand: 2.8% Lockrose — New Zealand: 3.9%
Germany — / 0.7%
Kentville — Germany: not among its largest Lockrose — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Kentville Lockrose
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 16.7%
Kentville — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Lockrose — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.6%
Kentville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Lockrose — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 3.0%
Kentville — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Lockrose — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Kentville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lockrose — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Kentville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lockrose — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kentville 100.0% houses
Kentville — Houses: 100.0% Kentville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lockrose 98.5% houses
Lockrose — Houses: 98.5% Lockrose — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kentville Lockrose
Median house price — $637,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Kentville Lockrose
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 73% 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 Lockrose
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kentville carries more crime risk (45 vs 15).

Kentville Lockrose
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
15/100
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 Lockrose
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 Lockrose

  • Lockrose State School Government · Primary below peers

Mobility

Kentville sits further from the CBD (88.8 km vs 78.5 km).

Kentville Lockrose
Walkability score 13/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 88.8 km
+12% vs other
 78.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 70 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.

Kentville Lockrose
Car (driver) 78.4% / 78.3%
Kentville — Car (driver): 78.4% Lockrose — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 13.7% / 15.4%
Kentville — Worked from Home: 13.7% Lockrose — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 6.3%
Kentville — Car (passenger): 7.8% Lockrose — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Kentville Lockrose
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kentville Lockrose
Connectivity score 30/100 42/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
225 premises

Climate

Kentville Lockrose
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 Lockrose
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Kentville Lockrose
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 Lockrose
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kentville

Rural

Lockrose

Acreage Affordable

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