Limestone Ridges vs Milbong

Comparing Limestone Ridges and Milbong, QLD: Limestone Ridges carries more crime risk (64 vs 10); Milbong has more residents (190 vs 135); and Milbong sits further from the CBD (69.8 km vs 64.5 km).

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

Milbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Milbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Limestone Ridges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Limestone Ridges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (64.5 km vs 69.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milbong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limestone Ridges Milbong
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.

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Walkability 0 / 0
Limestone Ridges — Walkability: 0/100 Milbong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 90
Limestone Ridges — Safety: 36/100 Milbong — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Limestone Ridges — Low fire risk: 100/100 Milbong — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Milbong has more residents (190 vs 135); Milbong has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $71,500).

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Population 135 190
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +18.0%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $97,500/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk $270/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limestone Ridges Milbong
0-4 6.7% / 3.7%
Limestone Ridges — 0-4: 6.7% Milbong — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.1% / 15.8%
Limestone Ridges — 5-14: 11.1% Milbong — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 2.2% / 6.8%
Limestone Ridges — 15-19: 2.2% Milbong — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.2% / 5.8%
Limestone Ridges — 20-24: 5.2% Milbong — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.1% / 8.4%
Limestone Ridges — 25-34: 14.1% Milbong — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 11.9% / 13.2%
Limestone Ridges — 35-44: 11.9% Milbong — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 15.6% / 15.3%
Limestone Ridges — 45-54: 15.6% Milbong — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 20.7% / 13.7%
Limestone Ridges — 55-64: 20.7% Milbong — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.6% / 11.1%
Limestone Ridges — 65-74: 9.6% Milbong — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 3.7% / 3.2%
Limestone Ridges — 75-84: 3.7% Milbong — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / —
Limestone Ridges — 85+: not among its largest Milbong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Limestone Ridges 60.6% couple families
Limestone Ridges — Couple Families: 60.6% Limestone Ridges — Lone Person: 27.3% Limestone Ridges — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Milbong 61.0% couple families
Milbong — Couple Families: 61.0% Milbong — Lone Person: 31.7% Milbong — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limestone Ridges 7.1% renting
Limestone Ridges — Owned Outright: 45.2% Limestone Ridges — Mortgage: 47.6% Limestone Ridges — Renting: 7.1%
Milbong 0.0% renting
Milbong — Owned Outright: 50.0% Milbong — Mortgage: 50.0% Milbong — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Limestone Ridges Milbong
England 3.0% / 1.6%
Limestone Ridges — England: 3.0% Milbong — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 2.2% / —
Limestone Ridges — New Zealand: 2.2% Milbong — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.6%
Limestone Ridges — Netherlands: not among its largest Milbong — Netherlands: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 14.7%
Limestone Ridges — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Milbong — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 10.5%
Limestone Ridges — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Milbong — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 5.3%
Limestone Ridges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Milbong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limestone Ridges 100.0% houses
Limestone Ridges — Houses: 100.0%
Milbong 100.0% houses
Milbong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Limestone Ridges Milbong
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Limestone Ridges Milbong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Limestone Ridges carries more crime risk (64 vs 10).

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
10/100
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 Milbong
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

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Milbong sits further from the CBD (69.8 km vs 64.5 km).

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 64.5 km 69.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
 0.3%
postcode 4310
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
 77
postcode 4310

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.

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Car (driver) 71.2% / 60.3%
Limestone Ridges — Car (driver): 71.2% Milbong — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 28.8% / 23.3%
Limestone Ridges — Worked from Home: 28.8% Milbong — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) — / 9.6%
Limestone Ridges — Car (passenger): not among its largest Milbong — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Walked Only — / 6.8%
Limestone Ridges — Walked Only: not among its largest Milbong — Walked Only: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Limestone Ridges Milbong
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Limestone Ridges Milbong
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 Milbong
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 Milbong
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Limestone Ridges Milbong
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 Milbong
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Limestone Ridges

Rural

Milbong

Rural

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