Llanarth vs Seventy Mile

Llanarth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Seventy Mile. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Llanarth tends to suit families with children and couples, while Seventy Mile suits 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

Llanarth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 100%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 82%)
  • But Seventy Mile carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)

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

First-home buyers

Llanarth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Llanarth

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($316/wk vs $440/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Llanarth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (822 min vs 954 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1208.6 km vs 1337.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Seventy Mile

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 29/100)

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

Investors

Llanarth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (68.8% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Llanarth Seventy Mile
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.

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Walkability 0 / 0
Llanarth — Walkability: 0/100 Seventy Mile — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 84
Llanarth — Safety: 71/100 Seventy Mile — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 88 / 100
Llanarth — Low fire risk: 88/100 Seventy Mile — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Seventy Mile has more residents (204 vs 81); Seventy Mile rents higher ($440/wk vs $316/wk).

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Population 81 204
+152% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +68.8% -11.7%
Median age 31 42
Median household income $84,448/yr
+12% vs other
 $74,256/yr
Median weekly rent $316/wk $440/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Llanarth Seventy Mile
0-4 3.7% / 4.4%
Llanarth — 0-4: 3.7% Seventy Mile — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 22.2% / 16.7%
Llanarth — 5-14: 22.2% Seventy Mile — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 6.2% / 4.4%
Llanarth — 15-19: 6.2% Seventy Mile — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 3.7% / 2.9%
Llanarth — 20-24: 3.7% Seventy Mile — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 17.3% / 7.8%
Llanarth — 25-34: 17.3% Seventy Mile — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 14.8% / 14.2%
Llanarth — 35-44: 14.8% Seventy Mile — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 6.2% / 14.2%
Llanarth — 45-54: 6.2% Seventy Mile — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 8.6% / 6.9%
Llanarth — 55-64: 8.6% Seventy Mile — 55-64: 6.9%
65-74 8.6% / 20.6%
Llanarth — 65-74: 8.6% Seventy Mile — 65-74: 20.6%
75-84 — / 2.0%
Llanarth — 75-84: not among its largest Seventy Mile — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ — / —
Llanarth — 85+: not among its largest Seventy Mile — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Llanarth 100.0% couple families
Llanarth — Couple Families: 100.0% Llanarth — Lone Person: 0.0% Llanarth — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Seventy Mile 64.1% couple families
Seventy Mile — Couple Families: 64.1% Seventy Mile — Lone Person: 17.9% Seventy Mile — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Llanarth 0.0% renting
Llanarth — Owned Outright: 78.6% Llanarth — Mortgage: 21.4% Llanarth — Renting: 0.0%
Seventy Mile 6.1% renting
Seventy Mile — Owned Outright: 44.9% Seventy Mile — Mortgage: 49.0% Seventy Mile — Renting: 6.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Llanarth 125.0% houses
Llanarth — Houses: 125.0%
Seventy Mile 100.0% houses
Seventy Mile — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 15.7%
Llanarth — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Seventy Mile — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 2.9%
Llanarth — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Seventy Mile — Bachelor Degree: 2.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.5%
Llanarth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Seventy Mile — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Development activity

Llanarth Seventy Mile
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Llanarth Seventy Mile
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Llanarth carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Llanarth carries more crime risk (29 vs 16).

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Bushfire Low
12/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
16/100
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

Llanarth Seventy Mile
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

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 249 156

Mobility

Seventy Mile sits further from the CBD (1337.7 km vs 1208.6 km).

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1208.6 km 1337.7 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 822 min 954 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Worked from Home 66.7% / 34.2%
Llanarth — Worked from Home: 66.7% Seventy Mile — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Car (driver) 12.1% / 46.8%
Llanarth — Car (driver): 12.1% Seventy Mile — Car (driver): 46.8%
Walked Only 12.1% / 8.9%
Llanarth — Walked Only: 12.1% Seventy Mile — Walked Only: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 3.8%
Llanarth — Car (passenger): 9.1% Seventy Mile — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 6.3%
Llanarth — Bus: not among its largest Seventy Mile — Bus: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Elevation 241 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Connectivity score 15/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
83 premises

Council rates

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Llanarth Seventy Mile
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Llanarth

Family Rural

Seventy Mile

Rural

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