Valkyrie vs May Downs
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Valkyrie 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
Valkyrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Valkyrie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($42/wk vs $350/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
May Downs
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (909.7 km vs 971.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (641 min vs 650 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Valkyrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 3%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
May Downs
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.1% vs -41.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Valkyrie and May Downs 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
May Downs rents higher ($350/wk vs $42/wk); May Downs has more residents (93 vs 71).
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 93 +31% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -41.8% | -3.1% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 |
| Median household income | $136,448/yr +17% vs other | $113,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $42/wk | $350/wk +733% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Development activity
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 27 across Isaac same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
Liveability
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
May Downs carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0).
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | 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
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Valkyrie
- Valkyrie State School Government · Primary
Schools in May Downs
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 71 | 75 |
Mobility
Valkyrie sits further from the CBD (971.1 km vs 909.7 km).
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 971.1 km +6% vs other | 909.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 650 min | 641 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4742 | 0.0% postcode 4746 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 4742 | 4 postcode 4746 |
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 (59.0%).
Setting
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Council rates
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr same for both | |
| Council | Isaac same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Valkyrie | May Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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