Sladevale vs The Hermitage

Sladevale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 57 in The Hermitage. 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, Sladevale tends to suit couples, while The Hermitage suits people living alone.

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

  • Sladevale is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 58%)
  • The Hermitage carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

The Hermitage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Hermitage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Sladevale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 129 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (148.1 km vs 156.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Sladevale has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • The Hermitage carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Sladevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sladevale The Hermitage
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.

Sladevale The Hermitage
Walkability 0 / 0
Sladevale — Walkability: 0/100 The Hermitage — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 87
Sladevale — Safety: 54/100 The Hermitage — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sladevale — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Hermitage — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sladevale rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Sladevale has more residents (433 vs 55).

Sladevale The Hermitage
Population 433
+87% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +1.9%
Median age 42 57
Median household income $84,500/yr
+15% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sladevale The Hermitage
0-4 6.7% / —
Sladevale — 0-4: 6.7% The Hermitage — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.6% / —
Sladevale — 5-14: 16.6% The Hermitage — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 7.4% / 12.7%
Sladevale — 15-19: 7.4% The Hermitage — 15-19: 12.7%
20-24 2.8% / 7.3%
Sladevale — 20-24: 2.8% The Hermitage — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 8.8% / —
Sladevale — 25-34: 8.8% The Hermitage — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.1% / 9.1%
Sladevale — 35-44: 11.1% The Hermitage — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 15.0% / 16.4%
Sladevale — 45-54: 15.0% The Hermitage — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 11.5% / 36.4%
Sladevale — 55-64: 11.5% The Hermitage — 55-64: 36.4%
65-74 16.6% / 16.4%
Sladevale — 65-74: 16.6% The Hermitage — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 3.7% / —
Sladevale — 75-84: 3.7% The Hermitage — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.8% / —
Sladevale — 85+: 1.8% The Hermitage — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 69.0% couple families
Sladevale — Couple Families: 69.0% Sladevale — Lone Person: 14.9% Sladevale — One Parent Families: 16.1%
The Hermitage 58.3% couple families
The Hermitage — Couple Families: 58.3% The Hermitage — Lone Person: 41.7% The Hermitage — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 10.1% renting
Sladevale — Owned Outright: 42.0% Sladevale — Mortgage: 47.8% Sladevale — Renting: 10.1%
The Hermitage 0.0% renting
The Hermitage — Owned Outright: 69.6% The Hermitage — Mortgage: 30.4% The Hermitage — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Sladevale The Hermitage
Philippines — / 7.3%
Sladevale — Philippines: not among its largest The Hermitage — Philippines: 7.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Sladevale — New Zealand: 2.1% The Hermitage — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.8% / —
Sladevale — England: 1.8% The Hermitage — England: not among its largest
Thailand 0.9% / —
Sladevale — Thailand: 0.9% The Hermitage — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Sladevale The Hermitage
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 18.2%
Sladevale — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% The Hermitage — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 7.3%
Sladevale — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% The Hermitage — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 5.5%
Sladevale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% The Hermitage — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / —
Sladevale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% The Hermitage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Sladevale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% The Hermitage — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 100.0% houses
Sladevale — Houses: 100.0%
The Hermitage 100.0% houses
The Hermitage — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Sladevale The Hermitage
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $950,000 —

Development activity

Sladevale The Hermitage
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sladevale The Hermitage
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Sladevale The Hermitage
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sladevale carries more crime risk (46 vs 13).

Sladevale The Hermitage
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
13/100
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

Sladevale The Hermitage
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

Sladevale The Hermitage
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

The Hermitage sits further from the CBD (156.2 km vs 148.1 km).

Sladevale The Hermitage
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 148.1 km 156.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Sladevale The Hermitage
Car (driver) 81.0% / 59.4%
Sladevale — Car (driver): 81.0% The Hermitage — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 40.6%
Sladevale — Worked from Home: 11.3% The Hermitage — Worked from Home: 40.6%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Sladevale — Car (passenger): 6.0% The Hermitage — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Sladevale — Walked Only: 1.8% The Hermitage — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Sladevale The Hermitage
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 461 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sladevale The Hermitage
Connectivity score 32/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
185 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Sladevale The Hermitage
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Sladevale The Hermitage
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Sladevale The Hermitage
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sladevale The Hermitage
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sladevale

Family Rural

The Hermitage

Rural Students

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