Lower Tenthill vs Winwill
Lower Tenthill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Winwill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Tenthill, about half of households are couple families.
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
Winwill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 78/100)
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
Lower Tenthill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lower Tenthill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (97.3 km vs 100.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Lower Tenthill is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Winwill carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lower Tenthill and Winwill 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
Lower Tenthill has more residents (236 vs 144); Winwill rents higher ($320/wk vs $240/wk).
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 236 +39% vs other | 144 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.3% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 51 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +11% vs other | $63,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $320/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (15.3%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
Lower Tenthill is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Lower Tenthill carries more crime risk (78 vs 67).
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 78/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lower Tenthill
- Tent Hill Lower State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Winwill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Winwill sits further from the CBD (100.3 km vs 97.3 km).
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 97.3 km | 100.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 80 min | 82 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4343 | 0.3% postcode 4347 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4343 | 98 postcode 4347 |
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 (87.9%).
Setting
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 109 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Climate
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lower Tenthill | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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