Linville vs Moore

Moore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 59 in Linville. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Linville tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • Linville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Moore is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 29%)

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

Linville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $213/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 121 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.8 km vs 142 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 32%)

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

Investors

Moore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.4% vs -14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Linville Moore
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.

Linville Moore
Walkability 0 / 0
Linville — Walkability: 0/100 Moore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 48
Linville — Safety: 54/100 Moore — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 48 / 58
Linville — Low fire risk: 48/100 Moore — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Moore has more residents (286 vs 133); Moore has higher household incomes ($46,800 vs $36,036).

Linville Moore
Population 133 286
+115% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.7% -3.4%
Median age 59 53
Median household income $36,036/yr $46,800/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $213/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Linville Moore
0-4 — / 3.5%
Linville — 0-4: not among its largest Moore — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 6.8% / 10.8%
Linville — 5-14: 6.8% Moore — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.3% / 3.1%
Linville — 15-19: 5.3% Moore — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 2.3% / 2.1%
Linville — 20-24: 2.3% Moore — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 4.5% / 9.8%
Linville — 25-34: 4.5% Moore — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 6.0% / 6.6%
Linville — 35-44: 6.0% Moore — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 12.8% / 15.0%
Linville — 45-54: 12.8% Moore — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 24.8% / 10.1%
Linville — 55-64: 24.8% Moore — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 25.6% / 24.8%
Linville — 65-74: 25.6% Moore — 65-74: 24.8%
75-84 6.8% / 12.6%
Linville — 75-84: 6.8% Moore — 75-84: 12.6%
85+ — / —
Linville — 85+: not among its largest Moore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Linville 65.4% lone person
Linville — Lone Person: 65.4% Linville — Couple Families: 21.2% Linville — One Parent Families: 7.7% Linville — Group Household: 5.8%
Moore 56.0% lone person
Moore — Lone Person: 56.0% Moore — Couple Families: 26.2% Moore — One Parent Families: 14.3% Moore — Group Household: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Linville 28.1% renting
Linville — Owned Outright: 49.1% Linville — Mortgage: 22.8% Linville — Renting: 28.1%
Moore 14.5% renting
Moore — Owned Outright: 59.8% Moore — Mortgage: 25.6% Moore — Renting: 14.5%
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.

Linville Moore
England 2.3% / 1.0%
Linville — England: 2.3% Moore — England: 1.0%
Germany 3.0% / —
Linville — Germany: 3.0% Moore — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Linville — New Zealand: not among its largest Moore — New Zealand: 1.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Linville Moore
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 17.5%
Linville — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Moore — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.6%
Linville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Moore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 4.5%
Linville — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Moore — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Linville 91.4% houses
Linville — Houses: 91.4% Linville — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Moore 100.8% houses
Moore — Houses: 100.8% Moore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Linville Moore
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Linville Moore
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 9% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Linville Moore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Linville carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 42).

Linville Moore
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Linville Moore
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Linville

  • Linville State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Moore

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Linville Moore
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 31 35

Mobility

Linville sits further from the CBD (142 km vs 131.8 km).

Linville Moore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 142 km
+7% vs other
 131.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
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.

Linville Moore
Car (driver) 65.8% / 56.9%
Linville — Car (driver): 65.8% Moore — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 27.8%
Linville — Worked from Home: 7.9% Moore — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Walked Only 15.8% / 8.3%
Linville — Walked Only: 15.8% Moore — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 10.5% / 6.9%
Linville — Car (passenger): 10.5% Moore — Car (passenger): 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.8%).

Setting

Linville Moore
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Linville Moore
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
178 premises

Climate

Linville Moore
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Linville Moore
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Linville Moore
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Linville Moore
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Linville

Retirees Rural

Moore

Retirees Rural

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