Lefthand Branch vs Mount Sylvia
Mount Sylvia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 59 in Lefthand Branch. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lefthand Branch, most households are people living alone. In Mount Sylvia, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lefthand Branch tends to suit people living alone and 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
Mount Sylvia
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 77/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Sylvia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Sylvia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Sylvia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 107 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (115.3 km vs 123 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Lefthand Branch has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)
- Mount Sylvia carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lefthand Branch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-12.7% vs -34.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lefthand Branch and Mount Sylvia drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lefthand Branch skews older (59 vs 45); Lefthand Branch has higher household incomes ($59,748 vs $48,828).
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 70 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.7% | -34.0% |
| Median age | 59 | 45 |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr +18% vs other | $48,828/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +9% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,000,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
Liveability
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Lefthand Branch carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Lefthand Branch carries more crime risk (77 vs 41).
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lefthand Branch
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Sylvia
- Mount Sylvia State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Lefthand Branch sits further from the CBD (123 km vs 115.3 km).
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 123 km +6% vs other | 115.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 100 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 368 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 367 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lefthand Branch | Mount Sylvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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