Lanefield vs The Bluff

Lanefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in The Bluff. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lanefield, about half of households are couple families. In The Bluff, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, The Bluff tends to suit couples.

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 Bluff

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

The Bluff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lanefield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lanefield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 68 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 69.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Bluff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

The Bluff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.4% vs -9.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lanefield The Bluff
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.

Lanefield The Bluff
Walkability 6 / 0
Lanefield — Walkability: 6/100 The Bluff — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 64
Lanefield — Safety: 38/100 The Bluff — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lanefield — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Bluff — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lanefield has more residents (97 vs 53); The Bluff has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $68,224).

Lanefield The Bluff
Population 97
+45% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% +51.4%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $68,224/yr $93,184/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $263/wk $300/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lanefield The Bluff
0-4 — / 5.7%
Lanefield — 0-4: not among its largest The Bluff — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 6.2% / —
Lanefield — 5-14: 6.2% The Bluff — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 9.3% / —
Lanefield — 15-19: 9.3% The Bluff — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 9.3% / 5.7%
Lanefield — 20-24: 9.3% The Bluff — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.2% / 7.5%
Lanefield — 25-34: 8.2% The Bluff — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 7.2% / 7.5%
Lanefield — 35-44: 7.2% The Bluff — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 17.5% / 7.5%
Lanefield — 45-54: 17.5% The Bluff — 45-54: 7.5%
55-64 25.8% / 28.3%
Lanefield — 55-64: 25.8% The Bluff — 55-64: 28.3%
65-74 8.2% / 15.1%
Lanefield — 65-74: 8.2% The Bluff — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 11.3% / 7.5%
Lanefield — 75-84: 11.3% The Bluff — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 4.1% / —
Lanefield — 85+: 4.1% The Bluff — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lanefield 50.0% couple families
Lanefield — Couple Families: 50.0% Lanefield — Lone Person: 39.3% Lanefield — One Parent Families: 10.7%
The Bluff 100.0% couple families
The Bluff — Couple Families: 100.0% The Bluff — Lone Person: 0.0% The Bluff — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lanefield 15.6% renting
Lanefield — Owned Outright: 46.9% Lanefield — Mortgage: 37.5% Lanefield — Renting: 15.6%
The Bluff 0.0% renting
The Bluff — Owned Outright: 42.9% The Bluff — Mortgage: 57.1% The Bluff — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lanefield 100.0% houses
Lanefield — Houses: 100.0%
The Bluff 100.0% houses
The Bluff — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lanefield The Bluff
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 22.6%
Lanefield — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% The Bluff — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 9.4%
Lanefield — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% The Bluff — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / —
Lanefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% The Bluff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / —
Lanefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% The Bluff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Development activity

Lanefield The Bluff
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lanefield The Bluff
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Lanefield The Bluff
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lanefield carries more crime risk (62 vs 36).

Lanefield The Bluff
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
36/100
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

Lanefield The Bluff
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

Lanefield The Bluff
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

The Bluff sits further from the CBD (69.5 km vs 65.8 km).

Lanefield The Bluff
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.8 km 69.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4340
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.

Lanefield The Bluff
Car (driver) 66.7% / 81.0%
Lanefield — Car (driver): 66.7% The Bluff — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 19.0%
Lanefield — Worked from Home: 22.9% The Bluff — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Car (passenger) 10.4% / —
Lanefield — Car (passenger): 10.4% The Bluff — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Lanefield The Bluff
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lanefield The Bluff
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Lanefield The Bluff
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lanefield The Bluff
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lanefield The Bluff
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Lanefield The Bluff
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lanefield The Bluff
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lanefield

Rural

The Bluff

Rural

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