Tieri vs Lilyvale

Tieri is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 37 in Lilyvale. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Tieri, the large majority of households rent. In Lilyvale, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Tieri tends to suit young adults and families with children, while Lilyvale suits 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

Lilyvale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)

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

Renters

Lilyvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $15/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Tieri

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (642 min vs 651 min)
  • But Lilyvale sits closer to the CBD (941.4 km vs 951.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Tieri is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lilyvale has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Lilyvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.5% vs -35.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tieri Lilyvale
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.

Tieri Lilyvale
Walkability 31 / 0
Tieri — Walkability: 31/100 Lilyvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 66
Tieri — Safety: 45/100 Lilyvale — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tieri — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lilyvale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tieri rents higher ($15/wk vs $0/wk); Tieri has more residents (732 vs 58).

Tieri Lilyvale
Population 732
+92% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -35.2% +11.5%
Median age 29 37
Median household income $162,500/yr $220,948/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $15/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tieri Lilyvale
0-4 9.2% / —
Tieri — 0-4: 9.2% Lilyvale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.4% / 13.8%
Tieri — 5-14: 18.4% Lilyvale — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.6% / 5.2%
Tieri — 15-19: 4.6% Lilyvale — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 9.4% / —
Tieri — 20-24: 9.4% Lilyvale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 16.1% / 15.5%
Tieri — 25-34: 16.1% Lilyvale — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 18.4% / 24.1%
Tieri — 35-44: 18.4% Lilyvale — 35-44: 24.1%
45-54 13.0% / 8.6%
Tieri — 45-54: 13.0% Lilyvale — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 10.1% / —
Tieri — 55-64: 10.1% Lilyvale — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 1.2% / 17.2%
Tieri — 65-74: 1.2% Lilyvale — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 — / —
Tieri — 75-84: not among its largest Lilyvale — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Tieri — 85+: not among its largest Lilyvale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tieri 61.9% couple families
Tieri — Couple Families: 61.9% Tieri — Lone Person: 23.8% Tieri — One Parent Families: 8.1% Tieri — Group Household: 6.2%
Lilyvale 100.0% couple families
Lilyvale — Couple Families: 100.0% Lilyvale — Lone Person: 0.0% Lilyvale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lilyvale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tieri 96.6% renting
Tieri — Owned Outright: 1.5% Tieri — Mortgage: 1.9% Tieri — Renting: 96.6%
Lilyvale 0.0% renting
Lilyvale — Owned Outright: 100.0% Lilyvale — Mortgage: 0.0% Lilyvale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tieri 97.7% houses
Tieri — Houses: 97.7% Tieri — Townhouses: 1.8% Tieri — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Lilyvale 100.0% houses
Lilyvale — Houses: 100.0% Lilyvale — Townhouses: 0.0% Lilyvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Tieri Lilyvale
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 6.9%
Tieri — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Lilyvale — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / —
Tieri — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Lilyvale — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / —
Tieri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Lilyvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Tieri — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Lilyvale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Tieri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Lilyvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Development activity

Tieri Lilyvale
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tieri Lilyvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Tieri is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Tieri Lilyvale
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tieri carries more crime risk (55 vs 34).

Tieri Lilyvale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
34/100
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

Tieri Lilyvale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tieri

  • Tieri State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lilyvale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tieri Lilyvale
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 10

Mobility

Tieri sits further from the CBD (951.4 km vs 941.4 km).

Tieri Lilyvale
Walkability score 31/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 951.4 km
+1% vs other
 941.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 642 min 651 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4709
 0.0%
postcode 4723
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 2
postcode 4709
 43
postcode 4723

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.

Tieri Lilyvale
Worked from Home 2.6% / 81.2%
Tieri — Worked from Home: 2.6% Lilyvale — Worked from Home: 81.2%
Car (driver) 83.6% / —
Tieri — Car (driver): 83.6% Lilyvale — Car (driver): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.7% / 18.8%
Tieri — Walked Only: 7.7% Lilyvale — Walked Only: 18.8%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Tieri — Car (passenger): 6.1% Lilyvale — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Tieri Lilyvale
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tieri Lilyvale
Connectivity score 74/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
545 premises
 0%
8 premises

Council rates

Tieri Lilyvale
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Tieri Lilyvale
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tieri Lilyvale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tieri

Acreage Family Young Families

Lilyvale

Multicultural Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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