Lark Hill vs Coolana

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coolana tends to suit older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Lark Hill carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 43/100)
  • Coolana is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 50%)

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

Coolana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lark Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (61 km vs 66.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lark Hill carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 43/100)
  • Coolana has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Lark Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.3% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lark Hill Coolana
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.

Lark Hill Coolana
Walkability 0 / 0
Lark Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Coolana — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 57
Lark Hill — Safety: 88/100 Coolana — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lark Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coolana — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coolana has more residents (175 vs 69); Lark Hill rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).

Lark Hill Coolana
Population 69 175
+154% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% -1.7%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $99,112/yr
+19% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill Coolana
0-4 — / 5.1%
Lark Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Coolana — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.9% / 10.3%
Lark Hill — 5-14: 15.9% Coolana — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 10.1% / 5.1%
Lark Hill — 15-19: 10.1% Coolana — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Lark Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Coolana — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 5.8% / 14.3%
Lark Hill — 25-34: 5.8% Coolana — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 20.3% / 11.4%
Lark Hill — 35-44: 20.3% Coolana — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 24.6% / 10.9%
Lark Hill — 45-54: 24.6% Coolana — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 18.8% / 15.4%
Lark Hill — 55-64: 18.8% Coolana — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 8.7% / 13.1%
Lark Hill — 65-74: 8.7% Coolana — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 — / 6.3%
Lark Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Coolana — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.9%
Lark Hill — 85+: not among its largest Coolana — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 50.0% couple families
Lark Hill — Couple Families: 50.0% Lark Hill — Lone Person: 31.8% Lark Hill — Group Household: 18.2% Lark Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Coolana 52.6% couple families
Coolana — Couple Families: 52.6% Coolana — Lone Person: 31.6% Coolana — Group Household: 0.0% Coolana — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 20.0% renting
Lark Hill — Owned Outright: 40.0% Lark Hill — Mortgage: 40.0% Lark Hill — Renting: 20.0%
Coolana 15.1% renting
Coolana — Owned Outright: 37.7% Coolana — Mortgage: 47.2% Coolana — Renting: 15.1%
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.

Lark Hill Coolana
South Africa 11.6% / —
Lark Hill — South Africa: 11.6% Coolana — South Africa: not among its largest
England 7.2% / 2.9%
Lark Hill — England: 7.2% Coolana — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Lark Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Coolana — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

Qualifications

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

Lark Hill Coolana
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 24.0%
Lark Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Coolana — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 3.4%
Lark Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Coolana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 9.7%
Lark Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Coolana — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 2.3%
Lark Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Coolana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 100.0% houses
Lark Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Coolana 100.0% houses
Coolana — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Lark Hill Coolana
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lark Hill Coolana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Lark Hill Coolana
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Coolana carries more crime risk (43 vs 12).

Lark Hill Coolana
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lark Hill Coolana
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

Lark Hill Coolana
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Coolana sits further from the CBD (66.3 km vs 61 km).

Lark Hill Coolana
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 61 km 66.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
 0.3%
postcode 4311
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4306
 92
postcode 4311

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.

Lark Hill Coolana
Car (driver) 76.7% / 68.5%
Lark Hill — Car (driver): 76.7% Coolana — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 24.7%
Lark Hill — Worked from Home: 23.3% Coolana — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Walked Only — / 6.8%
Lark Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Coolana — Walked Only: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Lark Hill Coolana
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lark Hill Coolana
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Lark Hill Coolana
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)

Lark Hill Coolana
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lark Hill Coolana
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Lark Hill Coolana
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lark Hill Coolana
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lark Hill

Outer

Coolana

Outer River

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