Vernor vs Wivenhoe Pocket

Comparing Vernor and Wivenhoe Pocket, QLD: Wivenhoe Pocket carries more crime risk (57 vs 24); Wivenhoe Pocket has more residents (417 vs 235); and Vernor rents higher ($380/wk vs $325/wk).

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

Vernor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 57/100)

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

Wivenhoe Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vernor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Vernor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.9% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
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.

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Walkability 0 / 0
Vernor — Walkability: 0/100 Wivenhoe Pocket — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 43
Vernor — Safety: 76/100 Wivenhoe Pocket — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vernor — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wivenhoe Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wivenhoe Pocket has more residents (417 vs 235); Vernor rents higher ($380/wk vs $325/wk).

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Population 235 417
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% -5.2%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $79,092/yr $81,692/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+14% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
0-4 3.8% / 2.2%
Vernor — 0-4: 3.8% Wivenhoe Pocket — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 16.6% / 15.8%
Vernor — 5-14: 16.6% Wivenhoe Pocket — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.8% / 5.5%
Vernor — 15-19: 6.8% Wivenhoe Pocket — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.6% / 2.6%
Vernor — 20-24: 2.6% Wivenhoe Pocket — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 8.5% / 5.8%
Vernor — 25-34: 8.5% Wivenhoe Pocket — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 7.2% / 13.2%
Vernor — 35-44: 7.2% Wivenhoe Pocket — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 17.0% / 16.1%
Vernor — 45-54: 17.0% Wivenhoe Pocket — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 17.9% / 14.6%
Vernor — 55-64: 17.9% Wivenhoe Pocket — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 10.6% / 16.8%
Vernor — 65-74: 10.6% Wivenhoe Pocket — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 8.9% / 3.4%
Vernor — 75-84: 8.9% Wivenhoe Pocket — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 2.6% / 1.0%
Vernor — 85+: 2.6% Wivenhoe Pocket — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vernor 50.9% couple families
Vernor — Couple Families: 50.9% Vernor — Lone Person: 20.0% Vernor — One Parent Families: 16.4% Vernor — Group Household: 7.3% Vernor — Other Families: 5.5%
Wivenhoe Pocket 53.3% couple families
Wivenhoe Pocket — Couple Families: 53.3% Wivenhoe Pocket — Lone Person: 27.8% Wivenhoe Pocket — One Parent Families: 14.4% Wivenhoe Pocket — Group Household: 4.4% Wivenhoe Pocket — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vernor 13.3% renting
Vernor — Owned Outright: 48.2% Vernor — Mortgage: 38.6% Vernor — Renting: 13.3%
Wivenhoe Pocket 12.8% renting
Wivenhoe Pocket — Owned Outright: 44.0% Wivenhoe Pocket — Mortgage: 43.3% Wivenhoe Pocket — Renting: 12.8%
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.

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
England 2.1% / 3.6%
Vernor — England: 2.1% Wivenhoe Pocket — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.8% / 1.4%
Vernor — New Zealand: 3.8% Wivenhoe Pocket — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany — / 0.7%
Vernor — Germany: not among its largest Wivenhoe Pocket — Germany: 0.7%
Fiji — / 0.7%
Vernor — Fiji: not among its largest Wivenhoe Pocket — Fiji: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.5%
Vernor — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Wivenhoe Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.1%
Vernor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Wivenhoe Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 6.2%
Vernor — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Wivenhoe Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Vernor — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wivenhoe Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.7%
Vernor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Wivenhoe Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vernor 100.0% houses
Vernor — Houses: 100.0% Vernor — Townhouses: 0.0% Vernor — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wivenhoe Pocket 92.6% houses
Wivenhoe Pocket — Houses: 92.6% Wivenhoe Pocket — Townhouses: 6.1% Wivenhoe Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Median house price — $902,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wivenhoe Pocket carries more crime risk (57 vs 24).

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
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

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 65.3 km 65.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Car (driver) 77.5% / 72.9%
Vernor — Car (driver): 77.5% Wivenhoe Pocket — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 18.1%
Vernor — Worked from Home: 22.5% Wivenhoe Pocket — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Vernor — Walked Only: not among its largest Wivenhoe Pocket — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Vernor — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wivenhoe Pocket — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.3 km 43.9 km

NBN connectivity

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Connectivity score 36/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
96 premises
 0%
177 premises

Climate

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Vernor Wivenhoe Pocket
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Vernor

Outer

Wivenhoe Pocket

Acreage Outer

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