Lake Clarendon vs Lawes

Lawes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 21 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Clarendon, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Lawes, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Lake Clarendon tends to suit couples, while Lawes suits renters, young adults, and share households.

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

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 36%)
  • But Lawes has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Renters

Lawes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.7 km vs 87.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -68.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lake Clarendon Lawes
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.

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Walkability 13 / 0
Lake Clarendon — Walkability: 13/100 Lawes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 14
Lake Clarendon — Safety: 23/100 Lawes — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lake Clarendon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lawes — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lake Clarendon has more residents (294 vs 105); Lake Clarendon skews older (47 vs 21).

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Population 294
+64% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -68.0%
Median age 47 21
Median household income $83,200/yr
+30% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon Lawes
0-4 3.7% / 6.7%
Lake Clarendon — 0-4: 3.7% Lawes — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.9% / 13.3%
Lake Clarendon — 5-14: 10.9% Lawes — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.4% / 23.8%
Lake Clarendon — 15-19: 5.4% Lawes — 15-19: 23.8%
20-24 6.8% / 19.0%
Lake Clarendon — 20-24: 6.8% Lawes — 20-24: 19.0%
25-34 11.9% / 16.2%
Lake Clarendon — 25-34: 11.9% Lawes — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 10.5% / 14.3%
Lake Clarendon — 35-44: 10.5% Lawes — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 13.6% / —
Lake Clarendon — 45-54: 13.6% Lawes — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 16.7% / —
Lake Clarendon — 55-64: 16.7% Lawes — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 12.2% / —
Lake Clarendon — 65-74: 12.2% Lawes — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 7.8% / —
Lake Clarendon — 75-84: 7.8% Lawes — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.4% / —
Lake Clarendon — 85+: 2.4% Lawes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 61.2% couple families
Lake Clarendon — Couple Families: 61.2% Lake Clarendon — Lone Person: 20.9% Lake Clarendon — Group Household: 7.5% Lake Clarendon — One Parent Families: 10.4%
Lawes 36.4% couple families
Lawes — Couple Families: 36.4% Lawes — Lone Person: 27.3% Lawes — Group Household: 36.4% Lawes — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 15.5% renting
Lake Clarendon — Owned Outright: 43.3% Lake Clarendon — Mortgage: 41.2% Lake Clarendon — Renting: 15.5%
Lawes 100.0% renting
Lawes — Owned Outright: 0.0% Lawes — Mortgage: 0.0% Lawes — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / —
Lake Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Lawes — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 13.3%
Lake Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Lawes — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 10.5%
Lake Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Lawes — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 4.8%
Lake Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Lawes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Lake Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Lawes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Lake Clarendon Lawes
India — / 6.7%
Lake Clarendon — India: not among its largest Lawes — India: 6.7%
Sri Lanka — / 6.7%
Lake Clarendon — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lawes — Sri Lanka: 6.7%
Indonesia — / 6.7%
Lake Clarendon — Indonesia: not among its largest Lawes — Indonesia: 6.7%
Myanmar — / 5.7%
Lake Clarendon — Myanmar: not among its largest Lawes — Myanmar: 5.7%
Vietnam 1.4% / 3.8%
Lake Clarendon — Vietnam: 1.4% Lawes — Vietnam: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Lake Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.7% Lawes — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 2.0% / —
Lake Clarendon — England: 2.0% Lawes — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 99.1% houses
Lake Clarendon — Houses: 99.1% Lake Clarendon — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Lawes 90.9% houses
Lawes — Houses: 90.9% Lawes — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Median house price $687,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $435,000 —

Development activity

Lake Clarendon Lawes
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lake Clarendon Lawes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Lake Clarendon is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
86/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lake Clarendon Lawes
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 Lake Clarendon

  • Lake Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Lawes

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Lawes sits further from the CBD (87.5 km vs 84.7 km).

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 84.7 km 87.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Car (driver) 80.5% / 42.4%
Lake Clarendon — Car (driver): 80.5% Lawes — Car (driver): 42.4%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 21.2%
Lake Clarendon — Worked from Home: 14.1% Lawes — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 24.2%
Lake Clarendon — Car (passenger): 2.3% Lawes — Car (passenger): 24.2%
Walked Only 3.1% / 12.1%
Lake Clarendon — Walked Only: 3.1% Lawes — Walked Only: 12.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 0%
96 premises

Climate

Lake Clarendon Lawes
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

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lake Clarendon Lawes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Clarendon

Rural

Lawes

Multicultural Rural Students

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