Riverbend vs Cedar Grove

Comparing Riverbend and Cedar Grove, QLD: Cedar Grove is more walkable (24 vs 0); Cedar Grove has more residents (1,992 vs 661); and Riverbend carries more crime risk (87 vs 32).

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

Cedar Grove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Riverbend sits closer to the CBD (52.3 km vs 55.8 km)
  • Cedar Grove is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cedar Grove

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 87/100)

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

Where they sit

Riverbend and Cedar 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.

Riverbend Cedar 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.

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Walkability 0 / 24
Riverbend — Walkability: 0/100 Cedar Grove — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 13 / 68
Riverbend — Safety: 13/100 Cedar Grove — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Riverbend — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cedar Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cedar Grove has more residents (1,992 vs 661); Riverbend has higher household incomes ($122,356 vs $105,664).

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Population 661 1,992
+201% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -2.4%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $122,356/yr
+14% vs other
 $105,664/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+3% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Riverbend Cedar Grove
0-4 6.2% / 5.9%
Riverbend — 0-4: 6.2% Cedar Grove — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 17.1% / 15.0%
Riverbend — 5-14: 17.1% Cedar Grove — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 7.1% / 6.5%
Riverbend — 15-19: 7.1% Cedar Grove — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.8% / 6.4%
Riverbend — 20-24: 4.8% Cedar Grove — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 12.9% / 11.5%
Riverbend — 25-34: 12.9% Cedar Grove — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.9% / 11.5%
Riverbend — 35-44: 12.9% Cedar Grove — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.6% / 16.5%
Riverbend — 45-54: 15.6% Cedar Grove — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 13.5% / 13.9%
Riverbend — 55-64: 13.5% Cedar Grove — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.1% / 8.6%
Riverbend — 65-74: 7.1% Cedar Grove — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.8% / 3.7%
Riverbend — 75-84: 3.8% Cedar Grove — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.5% / 1.0%
Riverbend — 85+: 0.5% Cedar Grove — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Riverbend 65.1% couple families
Riverbend — Couple Families: 65.1% Riverbend — One Parent Families: 18.8% Riverbend — Lone Person: 12.8% Riverbend — Group Household: 3.4%
Cedar Grove 61.9% couple families
Cedar Grove — Couple Families: 61.9% Cedar Grove — One Parent Families: 16.1% Cedar Grove — Lone Person: 19.9% Cedar Grove — Group Household: 2.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Riverbend 12.2% renting
Riverbend — Owned Outright: 25.4% Riverbend — Mortgage: 62.4% Riverbend — Renting: 12.2%
Cedar Grove 8.1% renting
Cedar Grove — Owned Outright: 29.8% Cedar Grove — Mortgage: 62.0% Cedar Grove — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 23.2%
Riverbend — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Cedar Grove — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.6%
Riverbend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Cedar Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 6.0%
Riverbend — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Cedar Grove — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.4%
Riverbend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Cedar Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 0.7%
Riverbend — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Cedar Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Riverbend Cedar Grove
New Zealand 4.2% / 4.0%
Riverbend — New Zealand: 4.2% Cedar Grove — New Zealand: 4.0%
England 2.7% / 4.7%
Riverbend — England: 2.7% Cedar Grove — England: 4.7%
South Africa 1.8% / 0.2%
Riverbend — South Africa: 1.8% Cedar Grove — South Africa: 0.2%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Riverbend — Scotland: not among its largest Cedar Grove — Scotland: 0.7%
India 0.5% / —
Riverbend — India: 0.5% Cedar Grove — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Riverbend — Philippines: 0.5% Cedar Grove — Philippines: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.5%
Riverbend — Ireland: not among its largest Cedar Grove — Ireland: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Riverbend — Netherlands: not among its largest Cedar Grove — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Riverbend 100.0% houses
Riverbend — Houses: 100.0% Riverbend — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cedar Grove 98.9% houses
Cedar Grove — Houses: 98.9% Cedar Grove — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Median house price — $1,057,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,205,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 13 sales

Development activity

Riverbend Cedar Grove
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Houses — 4.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Riverbend Cedar Grove
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Cedar Grove is more walkable (24 vs 0); Cedar Grove scores higher overall (63 vs 40).

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Grade C B
Score 40/100 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Riverbend carries more crime risk (87 vs 32).

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Low
32/100
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
same for both

Schools

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Cedar Grove sits further from the CBD (55.8 km vs 52.3 km).

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Walkability score 0/100 24/100
Distance to Brisbane 52.3 km 55.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 51 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4280
 0.4%
postcode 4285
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4280
 84
postcode 4285

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.

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Car (driver) 75.8% / 83.7%
Riverbend — Car (driver): 75.8% Cedar Grove — Car (driver): 83.7%
Worked from Home 20.2% / 11.3%
Riverbend — Worked from Home: 20.2% Cedar Grove — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.4%
Riverbend — Car (passenger): 2.8% Cedar Grove — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus 1.2% / 1.0%
Riverbend — Bus: 1.2% Cedar Grove — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Riverbend — Walked Only: not among its largest Cedar Grove — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.9 km 35.9 km

NBN connectivity

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Connectivity score 67/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
198 premises
 27%
708 premises

Climate

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Riverbend Cedar Grove
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Riverbend Cedar Grove
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Riverbend

Acreage Family Outer

Cedar Grove

Acreage Outer

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