Lochington vs Minerva

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Minerva tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Minerva

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)

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

Renters

Lochington

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($73/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Minerva

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (599 min vs 695 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (841.9 km vs 902.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Lochington has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 7%)
  • Minerva carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Lochington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (124.6% vs 14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lochington Minerva
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.

Lochington Minerva
Walkability 0 / 0
Lochington — Walkability: 0/100 Minerva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 76
Lochington — Safety: 56/100 Minerva — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 81 / 60
Lochington — Low fire risk: 81/100 Minerva — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Minerva rents higher ($250/wk vs $73/wk); Lochington has more residents (128 vs 55).

Lochington Minerva
Population 128
+57% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +124.6% +14.6%
Median age 32 33
Median household income $125,632/yr
+14% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $73/wk $250/wk
+242% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lochington Minerva
0-4 8.6% / 14.5%
Lochington — 0-4: 8.6% Minerva — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 10.2% / 21.8%
Lochington — 5-14: 10.2% Minerva — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 5.5% / —
Lochington — 15-19: 5.5% Minerva — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.2% / —
Lochington — 20-24: 6.2% Minerva — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 16.4% / 16.4%
Lochington — 25-34: 16.4% Minerva — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 7.8% / 14.5%
Lochington — 35-44: 7.8% Minerva — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 7.8% / 5.5%
Lochington — 45-54: 7.8% Minerva — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 13.3% / 10.9%
Lochington — 55-64: 13.3% Minerva — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 10.2% / 7.3%
Lochington — 65-74: 10.2% Minerva — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 4.7% / —
Lochington — 75-84: 4.7% Minerva — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lochington — 85+: not among its largest Minerva — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lochington 81.0% couple families
Lochington — Couple Families: 81.0% Lochington — Lone Person: 19.0%
Minerva 100.0% couple families
Minerva — Couple Families: 100.0% Minerva — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lochington 15.4% renting
Lochington — Owned Outright: 65.4% Lochington — Mortgage: 19.2% Lochington — Renting: 15.4%
Minerva 0.0% renting
Minerva — Owned Outright: 54.5% Minerva — Mortgage: 45.5% Minerva — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lochington 83.3% houses
Lochington — Houses: 83.3% Lochington — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Minerva 85.7% houses
Minerva — Houses: 85.7% Minerva — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lochington Minerva
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 10.9%
Lochington — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Minerva — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 16.4%
Lochington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Minerva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 5.5%
Lochington — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Minerva — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Development activity

Lochington Minerva
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lochington Minerva
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Lochington Minerva
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Minerva carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 19); Lochington carries more crime risk (44 vs 24).

Lochington Minerva
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
24/100
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

Lochington Minerva
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lochington

  • Lochington State School Government · Primary

Schools in Minerva

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lochington Minerva
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 227 23

Mobility

Lochington sits further from the CBD (902.4 km vs 841.9 km).

Lochington Minerva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 902.4 km
+7% vs other
 841.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 695 min 599 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4720
 0.0%
postcode 4722
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4720
 66
postcode 4722

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.

Lochington Minerva
Worked from Home 60.9% / 29.6%
Lochington — Worked from Home: 60.9% Minerva — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (driver) 17.4% / 55.6%
Lochington — Car (driver): 17.4% Minerva — Car (driver): 55.6%
Walked Only 17.4% / 14.8%
Lochington — Walked Only: 17.4% Minerva — Walked Only: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / —
Lochington — Car (passenger): 4.3% Minerva — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Lochington Minerva
Elevation 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lochington Minerva
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
8 premises

Council rates

Lochington Minerva
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Lochington Minerva
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lochington Minerva
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lochington

Rural Young Families

Minerva

Family Rural Young Families

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