Suburb report · QLD 4341
Hatton Vale
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Hatton Vale suburb profile
Who lives in Hatton Vale
Hatton Vale lies 55km from the Brisbane CBD. With 1,736 residents, Hatton Vale sits in the smallest fifth of Queensland suburbs by population, where the median suburb holds 4,480. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 404 by population. At 40, the median age sits in the middle of the Queensland range, older than 55% of suburbs. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 284 of 528 have an older median age. That is 1.6 years younger than the average of 41.6 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $108,600 places Hatton Vale in the upper band of Queensland suburbs. That is 30.9% above the average of $82,942 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area. On household income it ranks 134 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Only 9.8% of households rent in Hatton Vale, one of the lowest renting shares in Queensland. On ownership it ranks 48 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. That is 12.4 points above the 77.8% ownership share across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted just 508 occupied private dwellings in Hatton Vale, fewer than in 86% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are the largest household type at 48.6%, ahead of couples without children at 33.7% and people living alone at 15.4%. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 392 of 526 have a smaller share of families with children than Hatton Vale. Few Queensland suburbs have fewer group households: 1.8% of households, at the 12th percentile. The 33.7% share of couples without children is among the highest in Queensland. Families with children are 48.6% of households in Hatton Vale and 44.1% across the rest of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals held steady across the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area: 167 in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 174 a year. Supply figures here are for the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area, home to 24,138 residents in 2025, which takes in Hatton Vale and neighbouring suburbs. At 6.9 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3.2 of the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 106 in 2020 to 220 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area grew 12.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 6.6 points ahead. That rate is faster than 83% of Queensland statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (3%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (1.1%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Laidley differs most on the share of people living alone: 33.6% there against 15.4% in Hatton Vale. Laidley Heights is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 90.1% against 90.2%. Kensington Grove, 3km away, has 2,289 residents and a median household income of $117,500.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.