Lockyer Waters vs Kentville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lockyer Waters tends to suit families with children.

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

Lockyer Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 45/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kentville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.8 km vs 92.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lockyer Waters

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)
  • But Kentville is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kentville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lockyer Waters Kentville
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.

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Walkability 0 / 13
Lockyer Waters — Walkability: 0/100 Kentville — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 68 / 55
Lockyer Waters — Safety: 68/100 Kentville — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lockyer Waters — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kentville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lockyer Waters has more residents (538 vs 108); Kentville has higher household incomes ($105,456 vs $75,920).

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Population 538
+80% vs other
 108
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +8.0%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $75,920/yr $105,456/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $330/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters Kentville
0-4 3.9% / 2.8%
Lockyer Waters — 0-4: 3.9% Kentville — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 15.8% / 12.0%
Lockyer Waters — 5-14: 15.8% Kentville — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 3.7% / 3.7%
Lockyer Waters — 15-19: 3.7% Kentville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 3.9% / 9.3%
Lockyer Waters — 20-24: 3.9% Kentville — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 11.7% / 9.3%
Lockyer Waters — 25-34: 11.7% Kentville — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 10.4% / 8.3%
Lockyer Waters — 35-44: 10.4% Kentville — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 18.8% / 26.9%
Lockyer Waters — 45-54: 18.8% Kentville — 45-54: 26.9%
55-64 14.5% / 13.9%
Lockyer Waters — 55-64: 14.5% Kentville — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.3% / 8.3%
Lockyer Waters — 65-74: 12.3% Kentville — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 5.0% / 4.6%
Lockyer Waters — 75-84: 5.0% Kentville — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.6% / —
Lockyer Waters — 85+: 0.6% Kentville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 40.3% couple families
Lockyer Waters — Couple Families: 40.3% Lockyer Waters — Lone Person: 25.9% Lockyer Waters — One Parent Families: 22.3% Lockyer Waters — Group Household: 8.6% Lockyer Waters — Other Families: 2.9%
Kentville 50.0% couple families
Kentville — Couple Families: 50.0% Kentville — Lone Person: 30.0% Kentville — One Parent Families: 20.0% Kentville — Group Household: 0.0% Kentville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 9.6% renting
Lockyer Waters — Owned Outright: 33.9% Lockyer Waters — Mortgage: 56.5% Lockyer Waters — Renting: 9.6%
Kentville 15.9% renting
Kentville — Owned Outright: 29.5% Kentville — Mortgage: 54.5% Kentville — Renting: 15.9%
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.

Lockyer Waters Kentville
England 3.3% / 4.6%
Lockyer Waters — England: 3.3% Kentville — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.8%
Lockyer Waters — New Zealand: 3.7% Kentville — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Lockyer Waters — South Africa: 1.1% Kentville — South Africa: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.7% / —
Lockyer Waters — Vietnam: 0.7% Kentville — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Lockyer Waters — Philippines: 0.6% Kentville — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 24.1%
Lockyer Waters — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Kentville — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.6%
Lockyer Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Kentville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 2.8%
Lockyer Waters — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Kentville — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Lockyer Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Kentville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Lockyer Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Kentville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 98.3% houses
Lockyer Waters — Houses: 98.3% Lockyer Waters — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Kentville 100.0% houses
Kentville — Houses: 100.0% Kentville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Median house price $825,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $885,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Lockyer Waters Kentville
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lockyer Waters Kentville
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Kentville is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kentville carries more crime risk (45 vs 32).

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
45/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lockyer Waters

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

Schools in Kentville

  • Kentville State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Lockyer Waters sits further from the CBD (92.8 km vs 88.8 km).

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 92.8 km
+4% vs other
 88.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 73 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.5%
postcode 4341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 97
postcode 4341

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.

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Car (driver) 86.9% / 78.4%
Lockyer Waters — Car (driver): 86.9% Kentville — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 13.7%
Lockyer Waters — Worked from Home: 10.1% Kentville — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 7.8%
Lockyer Waters — Car (passenger): 3.0% Kentville — Car (passenger): 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lockyer Waters Kentville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lockyer Waters

Acreage

Kentville

Rural

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