Minerva vs Springsure

Minerva is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Springsure. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Minerva, the large majority of households are couple families. In Springsure, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Minerva tends to suit families with children and couples, while Springsure suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Minerva is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)
  • Springsure has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Springsure

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Springsure

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Springsure

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (558 min vs 599 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (813.6 km vs 841.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Minerva carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 41/100)
  • Springsure has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Minerva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -13.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Minerva Springsure
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.

Minerva Springsure
Walkability 0 / 4
Minerva — Walkability: 0/100 Springsure — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 76 / 59
Minerva — Safety: 76/100 Springsure — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 60 / 44
Minerva — Low fire risk: 60/100 Springsure — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Springsure has more residents (950 vs 55); Springsure skews older (42 vs 33).

Minerva Springsure
Population 55 950
+1627% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% -13.9%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $108,316/yr
+18% vs other
 $89,232/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minerva Springsure
0-4 14.5% / 4.4%
Minerva — 0-4: 14.5% Springsure — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 21.8% / 13.9%
Minerva — 5-14: 21.8% Springsure — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 — / 4.1%
Minerva — 15-19: not among its largest Springsure — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 5.3%
Minerva — 20-24: not among its largest Springsure — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 16.4% / 11.6%
Minerva — 25-34: 16.4% Springsure — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 14.5% / 12.4%
Minerva — 35-44: 14.5% Springsure — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 5.5% / 10.4%
Minerva — 45-54: 5.5% Springsure — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 10.9% / 15.5%
Minerva — 55-64: 10.9% Springsure — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 7.3% / 9.4%
Minerva — 65-74: 7.3% Springsure — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 — / 8.0%
Minerva — 75-84: not among its largest Springsure — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 3.5%
Minerva — 85+: not among its largest Springsure — 85+: 3.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minerva 100.0% couple families
Minerva — Couple Families: 100.0% Minerva — Lone Person: 0.0% Minerva — One Parent Families: 0.0% Minerva — Other Families: 0.0% Minerva — Group Household: 0.0%
Springsure 37.0% couple families
Springsure — Couple Families: 37.0% Springsure — Lone Person: 46.7% Springsure — One Parent Families: 13.4% Springsure — Other Families: 1.6% Springsure — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minerva 0.0% renting
Minerva — Owned Outright: 54.5% Minerva — Mortgage: 45.5% Minerva — Renting: 0.0%
Springsure 36.3% renting
Springsure — Owned Outright: 37.3% Springsure — Mortgage: 26.4% Springsure — Renting: 36.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Minerva 85.7% houses
Minerva — Houses: 85.7% Minerva — Flats / Apartments: 14.3% Minerva — Townhouses: 0.0%
Springsure 91.2% houses
Springsure — Houses: 91.2% Springsure — Flats / Apartments: 6.8% Springsure — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Minerva Springsure
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 16.7%
Minerva — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Springsure — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 16.4% / 4.9%
Minerva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4% Springsure — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 7.2%
Minerva — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Springsure — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Minerva — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Springsure — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Minerva — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Springsure — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Minerva Springsure
Median house price — $330,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $44,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Minerva Springsure
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Minerva Springsure
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Springsure carries more crime risk (41 vs 24); Springsure carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 40).

Minerva Springsure
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Minerva Springsure
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Minerva

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

Schools in Springsure

  • Springsure State School Government · Combined at peers
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Minerva Springsure
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 23 6

Mobility

Minerva sits further from the CBD (841.9 km vs 813.6 km).

Minerva Springsure
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 841.9 km
+3% vs other
 813.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 599 min 558 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4722
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4722
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.

Minerva Springsure
Car (driver) 55.6% / 65.1%
Minerva — Car (driver): 55.6% Springsure — Car (driver): 65.1%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 8.2%
Minerva — Worked from Home: 29.6% Springsure — Worked from Home: 8.2%
Walked Only 14.8% / 10.6%
Minerva — Walked Only: 14.8% Springsure — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Minerva — Car (passenger): not among its largest Springsure — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus — / 6.7%
Minerva — Bus: not among its largest Springsure — Bus: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Minerva Springsure
Elevation 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Minerva Springsure
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 0%
516 premises

Climate

Minerva Springsure
Annual rainfall 725 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Minerva

Family Rural Young Families

Springsure

Affordable Rural

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