Lowood vs Patrick Estate
Lowood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Patrick Estate. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Patrick Estate tends to suit 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
Lowood
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- But Patrick Estate has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lowood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Patrick Estate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lowood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (66.1 km vs 71.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 68 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lowood
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- But Patrick Estate has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lowood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.9% vs -9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lowood and Patrick Estate 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
Lowood has more residents (4,082 vs 181); Lowood rents higher ($295/wk vs $250/wk).
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,082 +96% vs other | 181 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | -9.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $60,476/yr +12% vs other | $53,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk +15% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
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 (3.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $735,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,075,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 26 days from 48 sales | — |
Development activity
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.0% $600/wk on $785K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 53% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Lowood is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Lowood
- Lowood State High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Lowood State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Patrick Estate
- Patrick Estate State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Patrick Estate sits further from the CBD (71.4 km vs 66.1 km).
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 66.1 km | 71.4 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 63 min | 68 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4311 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4311 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).
Setting
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.5 km | 46.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 1,823 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lowood | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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