Limestone Ridges vs Washpool
Comparing Limestone Ridges and Washpool, QLD: Limestone Ridges carries more crime risk (64 vs 11); Washpool rents higher ($475/wk vs $235/wk); and Washpool has higher household incomes ($134,316 vs $71,500).
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
Washpool
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 64/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Washpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% 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 $475/wk)
- Washpool has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Washpool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 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 6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Limestone Ridges and Washpool 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
Washpool rents higher ($475/wk vs $235/wk); Washpool has higher household incomes ($134,316 vs $71,500).
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 135 +25% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.4% | +6.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 46 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $134,316/yr +88% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $475/wk +102% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Development activity
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 94% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 86% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
Liveability
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 11).
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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 | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 64.5 km | 65.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 56 min | 59 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 4305 | 1.2% postcode 4306 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 4305 | — postcode 4306 |
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 (71.2%).
Setting
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Limestone Ridges | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Washpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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