Valentine Plains vs Lawgi Dawes

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, Lawgi Dawes tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Lawgi Dawes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lawgi Dawes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (380 min vs 433 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (532.9 km vs 591.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lawgi Dawes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
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.

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Walkability 0 / 0
Valentine Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Lawgi Dawes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 89
Valentine Plains — Safety: 83/100 Lawgi Dawes — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 39 / 54
Valentine Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100 Lawgi Dawes — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Valentine Plains has more residents (373 vs 138); Valentine Plains rents higher ($240/wk vs $200/wk).

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Population 373
+63% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% -4.2%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $101,088/yr $106,548/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+17% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
0-4 5.9% / 6.5%
Valentine Plains — 0-4: 5.9% Lawgi Dawes — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.7% / 15.9%
Valentine Plains — 5-14: 10.7% Lawgi Dawes — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 9.9% / 7.2%
Valentine Plains — 15-19: 9.9% Lawgi Dawes — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.1% / 4.3%
Valentine Plains — 20-24: 5.1% Lawgi Dawes — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.8% / 7.2%
Valentine Plains — 25-34: 7.8% Lawgi Dawes — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.5% / 13.0%
Valentine Plains — 35-44: 11.5% Lawgi Dawes — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.7% / 21.0%
Valentine Plains — 45-54: 14.7% Lawgi Dawes — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 18.8% / 7.2%
Valentine Plains — 55-64: 18.8% Lawgi Dawes — 55-64: 7.2%
65-74 9.1% / 10.1%
Valentine Plains — 65-74: 9.1% Lawgi Dawes — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.6% / 10.9%
Valentine Plains — 75-84: 5.6% Lawgi Dawes — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 0.8% / —
Valentine Plains — 85+: 0.8% Lawgi Dawes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
England 0.8% / 2.2%
Valentine Plains — England: 0.8% Lawgi Dawes — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Valentine Plains — New Zealand: 0.8% Lawgi Dawes — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains 60.7% couple families
Valentine Plains — Couple Families: 60.7% Valentine Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Valentine Plains — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Lawgi Dawes 77.8% couple families
Lawgi Dawes — Couple Families: 77.8% Lawgi Dawes — Lone Person: 22.2% Lawgi Dawes — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains 100.0% houses
Valentine Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Lawgi Dawes 100.0% houses
Lawgi Dawes — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 16.7%
Valentine Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Lawgi Dawes — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.8%
Valentine Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Lawgi Dawes — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 2.2%
Valentine Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Lawgi Dawes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Valentine Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Lawgi Dawes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Valentine Plains 18.9% renting
Valentine Plains — Owned Outright: 48.4% Valentine Plains — Mortgage: 32.8% Valentine Plains — Renting: 18.9%
Lawgi Dawes 15.9% renting
Lawgi Dawes — Owned Outright: 47.7% Lawgi Dawes — Mortgage: 36.4% Lawgi Dawes — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Valentine Plains carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 46).

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
11/100
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

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
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

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Valentine Plains sits further from the CBD (591.1 km vs 532.9 km).

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 591.1 km
+10% vs other
 532.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 433 min 380 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
 0.0%
postcode 4716
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
 46
postcode 4716

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.

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Car (driver) 71.7% / 46.2%
Valentine Plains — Car (driver): 71.7% Lawgi Dawes — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 46.2%
Valentine Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5% Lawgi Dawes — Worked from Home: 46.2%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 7.5%
Valentine Plains — Car (passenger): 9.1% Lawgi Dawes — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 3.7% / —
Valentine Plains — Walked Only: 3.7% Lawgi Dawes — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Elevation 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 339 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Connectivity score 27/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
149 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Valentine Plains Lawgi Dawes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Valentine Plains

Rural

Lawgi Dawes

Family Rural

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