Lowood vs Rifle Range

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rifle Range, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rifle Range: a median of $1.23 million, against $735,000 in Lowood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Lowood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Rifle Range suits 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

Lowood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Rifle Range carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lowood has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $1,232,000)
  • Rifle Range has cheaper land ($420,000 vs $1,075,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lowood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lowood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.1 km vs 74.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lowood

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)
  • But Rifle Range carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Rifle Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lowood Rifle Range
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.

Lowood Rifle Range
Walkability 17 / 0
Lowood — Walkability: 17/100 Rifle Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 72
Lowood — Safety: 28/100 Rifle Range — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lowood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rifle Range — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lowood has more residents (4,082 vs 197); Rifle Range rents higher ($330/wk vs $295/wk).

Lowood Rifle Range
Population 4,082
+95% vs other
 197
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +5.9%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $60,476/yr $61,724/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk $330/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lowood Rifle Range
0-4 5.6% / 5.1%
Lowood — 0-4: 5.6% Rifle Range — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.4% / 17.3%
Lowood — 5-14: 15.4% Rifle Range — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 6.6% / 10.7%
Lowood — 15-19: 6.6% Rifle Range — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 5.4% / 3.6%
Lowood — 20-24: 5.4% Rifle Range — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 10.8% / 6.6%
Lowood — 25-34: 10.8% Rifle Range — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 10.8% / 17.3%
Lowood — 35-44: 10.8% Rifle Range — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 12.0% / 17.8%
Lowood — 45-54: 12.0% Rifle Range — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 13.8% / 11.2%
Lowood — 55-64: 13.8% Rifle Range — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 11.7% / 9.1%
Lowood — 65-74: 11.7% Rifle Range — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.3% / 2.0%
Lowood — 75-84: 6.3% Rifle Range — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.4% / —
Lowood — 85+: 1.4% Rifle Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lowood 35.8% couple families
Lowood — Couple Families: 35.8% Lowood — Lone Person: 34.2% Lowood — One Parent Families: 24.8% Lowood — Group Household: 3.8% Lowood — Other Families: 1.4%
Rifle Range 52.1% couple families
Rifle Range — Couple Families: 52.1% Rifle Range — Lone Person: 29.2% Rifle Range — One Parent Families: 18.8% Rifle Range — Group Household: 0.0% Rifle Range — 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.

Lowood 36.6% renting
Lowood — Owned Outright: 31.6% Lowood — Mortgage: 31.8% Lowood — Renting: 36.6%
Rifle Range 6.5% renting
Rifle Range — Owned Outright: 32.3% Rifle Range — Mortgage: 61.3% Rifle Range — Renting: 6.5%
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.

Lowood Rifle Range
England 2.9% / 6.6%
Lowood — England: 2.9% Rifle Range — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.5%
Lowood — New Zealand: 2.8% Rifle Range — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 0.5% / —
Lowood — Germany: 0.5% Rifle Range — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Lowood — Netherlands: 0.5% Rifle Range — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Lowood — Scotland: 0.4% Rifle Range — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Lowood Rifle Range
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 18.3%
Lowood — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Rifle Range — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 9.6%
Lowood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Rifle Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 5.1%
Lowood — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Rifle Range — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.5%
Lowood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Rifle Range — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Lowood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Rifle Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lowood 94.3% houses
Lowood — Houses: 94.3% Lowood — Townhouses: 5.2% Lowood — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Rifle Range 100.0% houses
Rifle Range — Houses: 100.0% Rifle Range — Townhouses: 0.0% Rifle Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lowood Rifle Range
Median house price $735,000 $1,232,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,075,000 $420,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 48 sales
 14 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Lowood Rifle Range
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lowood Rifle Range
Houses 4.0%
$600/wk on $785K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lowood Rifle Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 15% 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 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of QLD —

Liveability

Lowood is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Lowood Rifle Range
Grade C —
Score 34/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lowood carries more crime risk (72 vs 28).

Lowood Rifle Range
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Low
28/100
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 Rifle Range
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Rifle Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lowood Rifle Range
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

Rifle Range sits further from the CBD (74.8 km vs 66.1 km).

Lowood Rifle Range
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 66.1 km 74.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 64 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.

Lowood Rifle Range
Car (driver) 83.3% / 77.3%
Lowood — Car (driver): 83.3% Rifle Range — Car (driver): 77.3%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 18.2%
Lowood — Worked from Home: 8.4% Rifle Range — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.5%
Lowood — Car (passenger): 4.8% Rifle Range — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Lowood — Walked Only: 2.2% Rifle Range — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.8% / —
Lowood — Train: 0.8% Rifle Range — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Lowood Rifle Range
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lowood Rifle Range
Connectivity score 67/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
1,823 premises
 65%
216 premises

Climate

Lowood Rifle Range
Annual rainfall 897 mm 697 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C 7.1°C

Council rates

Lowood Rifle Range
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Lowood Rifle Range
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lowood Rifle Range
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lowood

Acreage Outer

Rifle Range

Family Outer

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