Ravenswood vs Seventy Mile
Seventy Mile is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Ravenswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ravenswood, most households are people living alone. In Seventy Mile, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ravenswood tends to suit people living alone, while Seventy Mile suits 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
Seventy Mile
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 27%)
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
Ravenswood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $440/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 31%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Seventy Mile
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1337.7 km vs 1435.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (954 min vs 983 min)
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
Ravenswood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.5% vs -11.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ravenswood and Seventy Mile drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Seventy Mile rents higher ($440/wk vs $140/wk); Seventy Mile has higher household incomes ($74,256 vs $44,720).
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 297 +31% vs other | 204 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.5% | -11.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 42 |
| Median household income | $44,720/yr | $74,256/yr +66% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk | $440/wk +214% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
Development activity
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
Liveability
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ravenswood
- Ravenswood State School Government · Primary
Schools in Seventy Mile
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 130 | 156 |
Mobility
Ravenswood sits further from the CBD (1435.9 km vs 1337.7 km).
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1435.9 km +7% vs other | 1337.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 983 min | 954 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4816 | 0.2% postcode 4820 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 4816 | 49 postcode 4820 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).
Setting
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 325 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 221 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Council rates
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr same for both | |
| Council | Charters Towers same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ravenswood | Seventy Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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