Prenzlau vs Kensington Grove

Kensington Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Prenzlau. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kensington Grove tends to suit families with children.

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

Prenzlau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

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

Prenzlau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $368/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Prenzlau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (68.1 km vs 73.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Prenzlau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Kensington Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
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.

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Walkability 13 / 13
Prenzlau — Walkability: 13/100 Kensington Grove — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 64 / 61
Prenzlau — Safety: 64/100 Kensington Grove — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Prenzlau — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kensington Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kensington Grove has more residents (2,050 vs 408); Prenzlau skews older (46 vs 37).

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Population 408 2,050
+402% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.4% +19.4%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $92,300/yr $106,184/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $368/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
0-4 3.7% / 6.4%
Prenzlau — 0-4: 3.7% Kensington Grove — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.0% / 16.3%
Prenzlau — 5-14: 14.0% Kensington Grove — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 6.6% / 7.5%
Prenzlau — 15-19: 6.6% Kensington Grove — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 4.2% / 4.1%
Prenzlau — 20-24: 4.2% Kensington Grove — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.3% / 12.4%
Prenzlau — 25-34: 9.3% Kensington Grove — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 9.8% / 14.9%
Prenzlau — 35-44: 9.8% Kensington Grove — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 14.0% / 13.8%
Prenzlau — 45-54: 14.0% Kensington Grove — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 19.4% / 11.8%
Prenzlau — 55-64: 19.4% Kensington Grove — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 11.5% / 8.7%
Prenzlau — 65-74: 11.5% Kensington Grove — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 6.9% / 3.2%
Prenzlau — 75-84: 6.9% Kensington Grove — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.5%
Prenzlau — 85+: not among its largest Kensington Grove — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prenzlau 57.0% couple families
Prenzlau — Couple Families: 57.0% Prenzlau — Lone Person: 28.0% Prenzlau — One Parent Families: 15.1% Prenzlau — Group Household: 0.0% Prenzlau — Other Families: 0.0%
Kensington Grove 59.7% couple families
Kensington Grove — Couple Families: 59.7% Kensington Grove — Lone Person: 18.3% Kensington Grove — One Parent Families: 16.7% Kensington Grove — Group Household: 4.7% Kensington Grove — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prenzlau 9.8% renting
Prenzlau — Owned Outright: 40.2% Prenzlau — Mortgage: 50.0% Prenzlau — Renting: 9.8%
Kensington Grove 10.5% renting
Kensington Grove — Owned Outright: 26.0% Kensington Grove — Mortgage: 63.5% Kensington Grove — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 22.1%
Prenzlau — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Kensington Grove — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.5%
Prenzlau — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Kensington Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.6%
Prenzlau — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Kensington Grove — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.3%
Prenzlau — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Kensington Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 0.9%
Prenzlau — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Kensington Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
England 3.4% / 3.1%
Prenzlau — England: 3.4% Kensington Grove — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.7%
Prenzlau — New Zealand: 3.4% Kensington Grove — New Zealand: 2.7%
Netherlands 1.5% / 0.3%
Prenzlau — Netherlands: 1.5% Kensington Grove — Netherlands: 0.3%
China 1.0% / —
Prenzlau — China: 1.0% Kensington Grove — China: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / 0.3%
Prenzlau — Germany: 0.7% Kensington Grove — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Prenzlau — Scotland: not among its largest Kensington Grove — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Prenzlau — South Africa: not among its largest Kensington Grove — South Africa: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Prenzlau — Philippines: not among its largest Kensington Grove — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prenzlau 97.9% houses
Prenzlau — Houses: 97.9% Prenzlau — Townhouses: 4.2% Prenzlau — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kensington Grove 98.8% houses
Kensington Grove — Houses: 98.8% Kensington Grove — Townhouses: 0.4% Kensington Grove — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Median house price — $1,020,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $488,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 16 sales

Development activity

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 352
across Lockyer Valley
Approvals change year on year +375% +103%

Ranking within QLD

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
39/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Prenzlau

  • Prenzlau State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kensington Grove

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

Amenities in the suburb

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kensington Grove sits further from the CBD (73.1 km vs 68.1 km).

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Walkability score 13/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 68.1 km 73.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.5%
postcode 4341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 97
postcode 4341

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.

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Car (driver) 75.8% / 83.0%
Prenzlau — Car (driver): 75.8% Kensington Grove — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 11.7%
Prenzlau — Worked from Home: 13.0% Kensington Grove — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.2%
Prenzlau — Car (passenger): 6.2% Kensington Grove — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 3.1% / —
Prenzlau — Walked Only: 3.1% Kensington Grove — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 1.9% / —
Prenzlau — Train: 1.9% Kensington Grove — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
172 premises
 49%
894 premises

Climate

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
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

Council rates

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,952/yr
Council Somerset Lockyer Valley

Federal electorate

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Division Blair Wright
Member Shayne Neumann Scott Buchholz
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Prenzlau Kensington Grove
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prenzlau

Acreage

Kensington Grove

Acreage Family

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