Prospect vs Valentine Plains

Prospect is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Valentine Plains. 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, Prospect tends to suit families with children and 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

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Valentine Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (410 min vs 433 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (587.6 km vs 591.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Prospect Valentine Plains
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.

Prospect Valentine Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Prospect — Walkability: 0/100 Valentine Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 83
Prospect — Safety: 81/100 Valentine Plains — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 46 / 39
Prospect — Low fire risk: 46/100 Valentine Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Valentine Plains has more residents (373 vs 289); Valentine Plains skews older (44 vs 39).

Prospect Valentine Plains
Population 289 373
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.7% -5.3%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $109,200/yr
+7% vs other
 $101,088/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+1% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prospect Valentine Plains
0-4 8.3% / 5.9%
Prospect — 0-4: 8.3% Valentine Plains — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 17.3% / 10.7%
Prospect — 5-14: 17.3% Valentine Plains — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.9% / 9.9%
Prospect — 15-19: 6.9% Valentine Plains — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 1.4% / 5.1%
Prospect — 20-24: 1.4% Valentine Plains — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.1% / 7.8%
Prospect — 25-34: 12.1% Valentine Plains — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 15.2% / 11.5%
Prospect — 35-44: 15.2% Valentine Plains — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.9% / 14.7%
Prospect — 45-54: 14.9% Valentine Plains — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.2% / 18.8%
Prospect — 55-64: 14.2% Valentine Plains — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 7.3% / 9.1%
Prospect — 65-74: 7.3% Valentine Plains — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 2.4% / 5.6%
Prospect — 75-84: 2.4% Valentine Plains — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.4% / 0.8%
Prospect — 85+: 1.4% Valentine Plains — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prospect 71.0% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 71.0% Prospect — Lone Person: 17.4% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Valentine Plains 60.7% couple families
Valentine Plains — Couple Families: 60.7% Valentine Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Valentine Plains — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 13.1% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 50.0% Prospect — Mortgage: 36.9% Prospect — Renting: 13.1%
Valentine Plains 18.9% renting
Valentine Plains — Owned Outright: 48.4% Valentine Plains — Mortgage: 32.8% Valentine Plains — Renting: 18.9%
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.

Prospect Valentine Plains
England 1.4% / 0.8%
Prospect — England: 1.4% Valentine Plains — England: 0.8%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Prospect — South Africa: 1.7% Valentine Plains — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Prospect — New Zealand: not among its largest Valentine Plains — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Prospect Valentine Plains
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 15.8%
Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Valentine Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 7.5%
Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Valentine Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.4%
Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Valentine Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.8%
Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Valentine Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Valentine Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 100.0% houses
Prospect — Houses: 100.0%
Valentine Plains 100.0% houses
Valentine Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Prospect Valentine Plains
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Prospect Valentine Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Prospect Valentine Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Prospect Valentine Plains
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
17/100
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

Prospect Valentine Plains
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Prospect

  • Prospect Creek State School Government · Primary

Schools in Valentine Plains

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

Amenities in the suburb

Prospect Valentine Plains
Waterways 12 8

Mobility

Valentine Plains sits further from the CBD (591.1 km vs 587.6 km).

Prospect Valentine Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 587.6 km 591.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 410 min 433 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Prospect Valentine Plains
Car (driver) 58.0% / 71.7%
Prospect — Car (driver): 58.0% Valentine Plains — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 15.5%
Prospect — Worked from Home: 26.7% Valentine Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 9.1%
Prospect — Car (passenger): 8.4% Valentine Plains — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 6.9% / 3.7%
Prospect — Walked Only: 6.9% Valentine Plains — Walked Only: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Prospect Valentine Plains
Elevation 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Prospect Valentine Plains
Connectivity score 27/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Prospect Valentine Plains
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Prospect Valentine Plains
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Prospect Valentine Plains
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Prospect Valentine Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prospect

Family Rural

Valentine Plains

Rural

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