Kingsholme vs Willow Vale

Willow Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Kingsholme. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kingsholme: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.2 million in Willow Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kingsholme tends to suit families with children and couples, while Willow Vale suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Willow Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,800,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,440,000 vs $2,075,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kingsholme leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • Willow Vale has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Kingsholme sits closer to the CBD (51.8 km vs 53.9 km)
  • Willow Vale is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willow Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kingsholme

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (173.4% vs 8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsholme Willow Vale
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.

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Walkability 0 / 14
Kingsholme — Walkability: 0/100 Willow Vale — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 69 / 76
Kingsholme — Safety: 69/100 Willow Vale — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingsholme — Low fire risk: 100/100 Willow Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Willow Vale has more residents (2,279 vs 782); Kingsholme has higher household incomes ($163,800 vs $110,968).

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Population 782 2,279
+191% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +173.4% +8.7%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $163,800/yr
+32% vs other
 $110,968/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+7% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsholme Willow Vale
0-4 6.8% / 8.8%
Kingsholme — 0-4: 6.8% Willow Vale — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 21.6% / 14.7%
Kingsholme — 5-14: 21.6% Willow Vale — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.3% / 7.2%
Kingsholme — 15-19: 6.3% Willow Vale — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 2.8% / 6.9%
Kingsholme — 20-24: 2.8% Willow Vale — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.0% / 15.4%
Kingsholme — 25-34: 9.0% Willow Vale — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 18.8% / 13.2%
Kingsholme — 35-44: 18.8% Willow Vale — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 14.1% / 13.5%
Kingsholme — 45-54: 14.1% Willow Vale — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.6% / 11.4%
Kingsholme — 55-64: 10.6% Willow Vale — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 6.9% / 6.4%
Kingsholme — 65-74: 6.9% Willow Vale — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 2.2% / 2.3%
Kingsholme — 75-84: 2.2% Willow Vale — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.0% / —
Kingsholme — 85+: 1.0% Willow Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsholme 76.0% couple families
Kingsholme — Couple Families: 76.0% Kingsholme — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kingsholme — Lone Person: 9.4% Kingsholme — Group Household: 2.3% Kingsholme — Other Families: 0.0%
Willow Vale 65.0% couple families
Willow Vale — Couple Families: 65.0% Willow Vale — One Parent Families: 17.3% Willow Vale — Lone Person: 13.3% Willow Vale — Group Household: 3.4% Willow Vale — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingsholme 5.5% renting
Kingsholme — Owned Outright: 25.1% Kingsholme — Mortgage: 69.3% Kingsholme — Renting: 5.5%
Willow Vale 40.4% renting
Willow Vale — Owned Outright: 16.1% Willow Vale — Mortgage: 43.5% Willow Vale — Renting: 40.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 17.4%
Kingsholme — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Willow Vale — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 10.4%
Kingsholme — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Willow Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.1%
Kingsholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Willow Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.1%
Kingsholme — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Willow Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.3%
Kingsholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Willow Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Kingsholme Willow Vale
New Zealand 6.1% / 7.2%
Kingsholme — New Zealand: 6.1% Willow Vale — New Zealand: 7.2%
England 4.6% / 5.4%
Kingsholme — England: 4.6% Willow Vale — England: 5.4%
South Africa 5.0% / 2.8%
Kingsholme — South Africa: 5.0% Willow Vale — South Africa: 2.8%
Fiji 1.5% / 0.4%
Kingsholme — Fiji: 1.5% Willow Vale — Fiji: 0.4%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.4%
Kingsholme — Scotland: 1.2% Willow Vale — Scotland: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.8%
Kingsholme — Canada: not among its largest Willow Vale — Canada: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Kingsholme — Philippines: not among its largest Willow Vale — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsholme 100.0% houses
Kingsholme — Houses: 100.0% Kingsholme — Townhouses: 0.0% Kingsholme — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Willow Vale 91.1% houses
Willow Vale — Houses: 91.1% Willow Vale — Townhouses: 5.6% Willow Vale — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Median house price $1,800,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,075,000 $1,440,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 12 sales

Development activity

Kingsholme Willow Vale
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kingsholme Willow Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Willow Vale is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 72/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
24/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsholme Willow Vale
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

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 10 16

Mobility

Willow Vale sits further from the CBD (53.9 km vs 51.8 km).

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 51.8 km 53.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4208
 1.3%
postcode 4209
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4208
 61
postcode 4209

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.

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Car (driver) 68.9% / 73.4%
Kingsholme — Car (driver): 68.9% Willow Vale — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 19.6%
Kingsholme — Worked from Home: 25.4% Willow Vale — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.4%
Kingsholme — Car (passenger): 3.9% Willow Vale — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.9%
Kingsholme — Walked Only: 0.9% Willow Vale — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train 0.9% / 0.3%
Kingsholme — Train: 0.9% Willow Vale — Train: 0.3%
Bus — / 0.4%
Kingsholme — Bus: not among its largest Willow Vale — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Connectivity score 94/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 88%
240 premises
 85%
676 premises

Climate

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingsholme Willow Vale
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.42 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsholme Willow Vale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsholme

Acreage Family Outer Premium

Willow Vale

Acreage Family Outer River Young Families

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