Limestone Ridges vs Harrisville
Harrisville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Limestone Ridges. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Limestone Ridges, most households are couple families. In Harrisville, about half of households are couple families.
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
Harrisville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Harrisville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Limestone Ridges has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $285/wk)
- Harrisville has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Limestone Ridges sits closer to the CBD (64.5 km vs 66.8 km)
- Harrisville is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Harrisville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 64/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Limestone Ridges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs 8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Limestone Ridges and Harrisville 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
Harrisville has more residents (667 vs 135); Harrisville rents higher ($285/wk vs $235/wk).
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 | 667 +394% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.4% | +8.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 41 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $79,716/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $285/wk +21% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $605,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $554,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 15 days from 5 sales |
Development activity
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
Liveability
Harrisville is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 58/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Limestone Ridges carries more crime risk (64 vs 37).
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Limestone Ridges
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Harrisville
- Harrisville State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Harrisville sits further from the CBD (66.8 km vs 64.5 km).
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 64.5 km | 66.8 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 56 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4305 | 0.6% postcode 4307 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4305 | 93 postcode 4307 |
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 (82.7%).
Setting
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 281 premises |
Climate
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Limestone Ridges | Harrisville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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