Placid Hills vs Grantham

Grantham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Placid Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Placid Hills, most households are couple families. In Grantham, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Placid Hills: a median of $890,000, against $710,000 in Grantham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Placid Hills tends to suit couples, while Grantham suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Placid Hills carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)
  • Grantham has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Grantham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $890,000)
  • has cheaper land ($805,000 vs $989,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grantham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Placid Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 88 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95.8 km vs 105.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Placid Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Grantham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.6% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Placid Hills Grantham
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.

Placid Hills Grantham
Walkability 4 / 0
Placid Hills — Walkability: 4/100 Grantham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 55
Placid Hills — Safety: 77/100 Grantham — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 28
Placid Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grantham — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Placid Hills has higher household incomes ($102,180 vs $73,112); Placid Hills rents higher ($350/wk vs $290/wk).

Placid Hills Grantham
Population 796
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% +25.6%
Median age 43 36
Median household income $102,180/yr
+28% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+17% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Placid Hills Grantham
0-4 4.5% / 5.2%
Placid Hills — 0-4: 4.5% Grantham — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.9% / 12.7%
Placid Hills — 5-14: 12.9% Grantham — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.8% / 7.5%
Placid Hills — 15-19: 8.8% Grantham — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 6.3% / 7.4%
Placid Hills — 20-24: 6.3% Grantham — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 8.0% / 14.3%
Placid Hills — 25-34: 8.0% Grantham — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 12.1% / 13.1%
Placid Hills — 35-44: 12.1% Grantham — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 14.7% / 11.6%
Placid Hills — 45-54: 14.7% Grantham — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 17.0% / 12.8%
Placid Hills — 55-64: 17.0% Grantham — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 11.8% / 8.9%
Placid Hills — 65-74: 11.8% Grantham — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 3.9% / 4.6%
Placid Hills — 75-84: 3.9% Grantham — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.1% / 1.1%
Placid Hills — 85+: 1.1% Grantham — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Placid Hills 60.7% couple families
Placid Hills — Couple Families: 60.7% Placid Hills — Lone Person: 18.5% Placid Hills — One Parent Families: 20.8% Placid Hills — Group Household: 0.0%
Grantham 45.9% couple families
Grantham — Couple Families: 45.9% Grantham — Lone Person: 28.4% Grantham — One Parent Families: 20.2% Grantham — Group Household: 5.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Placid Hills 6.5% renting
Placid Hills — Owned Outright: 41.0% Placid Hills — Mortgage: 52.5% Placid Hills — Renting: 6.5%
Grantham 17.9% renting
Grantham — Owned Outright: 37.0% Grantham — Mortgage: 45.1% Grantham — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Placid Hills Grantham
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 19.0%
Placid Hills — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Grantham — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.3%
Placid Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Grantham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.5%
Placid Hills — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Grantham — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.5%
Placid Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Grantham — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.4%
Placid Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Grantham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Placid Hills Grantham
England 1.1% / 2.4%
Placid Hills — England: 1.1% Grantham — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Placid Hills — New Zealand: 1.1% Grantham — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Placid Hills — Philippines: not among its largest Grantham — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.8%
Placid Hills — South Africa: 0.4% Grantham — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.8% / —
Placid Hills — Germany: 0.8% Grantham — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.8%
Placid Hills — Ireland: not among its largest Grantham — Ireland: 0.8%
Zimbabwe 0.5% / —
Placid Hills — Zimbabwe: 0.5% Grantham — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Placid Hills 100.0% houses
Placid Hills — Houses: 100.0% Placid Hills — Townhouses: 0.0% Placid Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Grantham 98.1% houses
Grantham — Houses: 98.1% Grantham — Townhouses: 1.6% Grantham — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Placid Hills Grantham
Median house price $890,000 $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $989,000 $805,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 61 days
from 3 sales
 101 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Placid Hills Grantham
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Placid Hills Grantham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Placid Hills scores higher overall (59 vs 18).

Placid Hills Grantham
Grade B D
Score 59/100 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Grantham carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); Grantham carries more crime risk (45 vs 23).

Placid Hills Grantham
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
23/100
 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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Placid Hills Grantham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Placid Hills

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

Schools in Grantham

  • Grantham State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Placid Hills Grantham
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Grantham sits further from the CBD (105.3 km vs 95.8 km).

Placid Hills Grantham
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 95.8 km 105.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 88 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.

Placid Hills Grantham
Car (driver) 85.2% / 68.5%
Placid Hills — Car (driver): 85.2% Grantham — Car (driver): 68.5%
Bus — / 16.6%
Placid Hills — Bus: not among its largest Grantham — Bus: 16.6%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 6.4%
Placid Hills — Worked from Home: 8.7% Grantham — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.5%
Placid Hills — Car (passenger): 4.7% Grantham — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.9%
Placid Hills — Walked Only: 1.4% Grantham — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Placid Hills Grantham
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Placid Hills Grantham
Connectivity score 48/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
287 premises
 50%
333 premises

Climate

Placid Hills Grantham
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)

Placid Hills Grantham
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Placid Hills Grantham
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Placid Hills Grantham
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Placid Hills Grantham
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Placid Hills

Acreage

Grantham

Rural

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