Wivenhoe Pocket vs Patrick Estate
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wivenhoe Pocket, about half of households are couple families.
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
Patrick Estate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wivenhoe Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Patrick Estate
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wivenhoe Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (59 min vs 68 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (65.4 km vs 71.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Patrick Estate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)
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
Wivenhoe Pocket and Patrick Estate 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
Wivenhoe Pocket has more residents (417 vs 181); Wivenhoe Pocket has higher household incomes ($81,692 vs $53,300).
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 417 +57% vs other | 181 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.2% | -9.0% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $81,692/yr +35% vs other | $53,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +23% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (18.5%).
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 (3.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $902,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
Liveability
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wivenhoe Pocket
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Patrick Estate
- Patrick Estate State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Patrick Estate sits further from the CBD (71.4 km vs 65.4 km).
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 65.4 km | 71.4 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 59 min | 68 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 4306 | 0.3% postcode 4311 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — postcode 4306 | 92 postcode 4311 |
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 (72.9%).
Setting
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.9 km | 46.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 177 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wivenhoe Pocket | Patrick Estate | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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