Sladevale vs Warwick
Sladevale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Warwick. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sladevale, most households are couple families. In Warwick, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Sladevale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Warwick suits people living alone.
Sladevale and Warwick are very different propositions. Sladevale is a tiny, affluent rural community of 433 people with a median household income of $84,500 and median house prices around $985,000, but it's car-dependent with a walkability score of just 1 and sits 148.1 km from the CBD. Warwick is a much larger regional town of 12,294 people offering genuine walkability (score 85) and more affordable housing at $615,000 median, though incomes are lower at $53,820 and crime risk is notably higher at 72 compared to Sladevale's 46. Choose Sladevale if you value rural privacy and higher household income; choose Warwick if you want an established town with services and walkable amenities.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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 47%)
- Warwick has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warwick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($732,500 vs $950,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warwick
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
- But Sladevale leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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 157.7 km)
- But Warwick is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warwick
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- But Sladevale carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 72/100)
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 0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sladevale and Warwick 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
Warwick has more residents (12,294 vs 433); Sladevale has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $53,820).
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 433 | 12,294 +2739% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.6% | +0.6% |
| Median age | 42 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +36% vs other | $53,820/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +13% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $440,000 |
| Median land price | $950,000 | $732,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 94 sales |
Development activity
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $580/wk on $700K |
| Units | — | 3.3% $390/wk on $615K |
Ranking within QLD
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 98% 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 85% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
Warwick is more walkable (87 vs 0).
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 55/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Warwick carries more crime risk (72 vs 46).
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 12 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 6 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Sladevale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Warwick
- Assumption College Catholic · Secondary above peers
- Glennie Heights State School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Warwick Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
- Warwick State High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Warwick West State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 6 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 21 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 16 |
| Childcare | 0 | 9 |
| GPs | 0 | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 9 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 9 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Warwick sits further from the CBD (157.7 km vs 148.1 km).
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 87/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 148.1 km | 157.7 km +6% 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 485 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 460 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 32/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 185 premises | 42% 7,274 premises |
Climate
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sladevale | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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