QLD · Lockyer Valley Council
Hatton Vale, 4341
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Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Hatton Vale offers a slower smaller community life in Lockyer Valley, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by transport and access and housing affordability, while local dining and lifestyle amenities and schools and education sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,555
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,887
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 26 of 536
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Employment rate
- 60.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 58 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 53
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 27
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 34.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 156 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.4%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences58
- Good Order Offences60
- Other Property Damage48
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)155
- Traffic And Related Offences76
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 969
- Hatton Vale State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Super CellarsAlcohol
- Discount Drug StoresChemist
- IGAConvenience store
- Domino'sFast food
- Pet Mince DirectPet
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 55.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 20% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1378th in Australia
- State rank
- 299th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #57 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #80 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 56%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Discount Drug Storesamenitieschemist
- Domino'samenitiesfast_food
- IGAamenitiesconvenience
- Pet Mince Directamenitiespet
- Super Cellarsamenitiesalcohol
- Drug Offencescrime58
- Good Order Offencescrime60
- Other Property Damagecrime48
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime155
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime76
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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Comparable suburbs
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