Aldershot vs Oakhurst

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oakhurst, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakhurst: a median of $858,000, against $511,000 in Aldershot, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Aldershot tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Oakhurst suits 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

Oakhurst

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 45%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Aldershot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $546,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($511,000 vs $858,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Aldershot has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $345/wk)
  • Oakhurst leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Aldershot is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • Oakhurst sits closer to the CBD (256.2 km vs 258.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Aldershot is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • Oakhurst carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Oakhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aldershot Oakhurst
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.

Aldershot Oakhurst
Walkability 20 / 0
Aldershot — Walkability: 20/100 Oakhurst — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 69
Aldershot — Safety: 23/100 Oakhurst — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aldershot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakhurst — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakhurst has higher household incomes ($95,524 vs $50,700); Oakhurst rents higher ($345/wk vs $260/wk).

Aldershot Oakhurst
Population 1,311 1,717
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.8% +18.9%
Median age 37 39
Median household income $50,700/yr $95,524/yr
+88% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $345/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aldershot Oakhurst
0-4 2.8% / 7.2%
Aldershot — 0-4: 2.8% Oakhurst — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 5.3% / 15.3%
Aldershot — 5-14: 5.3% Oakhurst — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 3.4% / 5.2%
Aldershot — 15-19: 3.4% Oakhurst — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 10.7% / 4.0%
Aldershot — 20-24: 10.7% Oakhurst — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 22.3% / 12.7%
Aldershot — 25-34: 22.3% Oakhurst — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 20.8% / 13.1%
Aldershot — 35-44: 20.8% Oakhurst — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.1% / 12.6%
Aldershot — 45-54: 12.1% Oakhurst — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 10.0% / 13.3%
Aldershot — 55-64: 10.0% Oakhurst — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.6% / 11.6%
Aldershot — 65-74: 8.6% Oakhurst — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 3.4% / 4.5%
Aldershot — 75-84: 3.4% Oakhurst — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.7% / 0.8%
Aldershot — 85+: 0.7% Oakhurst — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 27.6% couple families
Aldershot — Couple Families: 27.6% Aldershot — Lone Person: 42.2% Aldershot — One Parent Families: 17.3% Aldershot — Group Household: 9.2% Aldershot — Other Families: 3.8%
Oakhurst 63.6% couple families
Oakhurst — Couple Families: 63.6% Oakhurst — Lone Person: 20.3% Oakhurst — One Parent Families: 11.8% Oakhurst — Group Household: 3.5% Oakhurst — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 14.7% renting
Aldershot — Owned Outright: 44.1% Aldershot — Mortgage: 41.2% Aldershot — Renting: 14.7%
Oakhurst 7.7% renting
Oakhurst — Owned Outright: 34.3% Oakhurst — Mortgage: 58.0% Oakhurst — Renting: 7.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aldershot Oakhurst
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 25.0%
Aldershot — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Oakhurst — Certificate III & IV: 25.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 6.3%
Aldershot — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Oakhurst — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.3% / 7.2%
Aldershot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.3% Oakhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 1.2%
Aldershot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Oakhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / 0.6%
Aldershot — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Oakhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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.

Aldershot Oakhurst
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.5%
Aldershot — New Zealand: 2.1% Oakhurst — New Zealand: 2.5%
England 1.8% / 2.3%
Aldershot — England: 1.8% Oakhurst — England: 2.3%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.3%
Aldershot — Philippines: 0.5% Oakhurst — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.4%
Aldershot — South Africa: 0.8% Oakhurst — South Africa: 0.4%
Fiji 0.5% / —
Aldershot — Fiji: 0.5% Oakhurst — Fiji: not among its largest
China — / 0.2%
Aldershot — China: not among its largest Oakhurst — China: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 99.6% houses
Aldershot — Houses: 99.6% Aldershot — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Aldershot — Townhouses: 0.0%
Oakhurst 97.8% houses
Oakhurst — Houses: 97.8% Oakhurst — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% Oakhurst — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Aldershot Oakhurst
Median house price $511,000 $858,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 $546,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 6 sales
 42 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aldershot Oakhurst
3 bed $505K / $760K
Aldershot — 3 bed: $505K (24 sales) Oakhurst — 3 bed: $760K (9 sales)

24 vs 9 sales

4 bed $512K / $900K
Aldershot — 4 bed: $512K (7 sales) Oakhurst — 4 bed: $900K (26 sales)

7 vs 26 sales

Development activity

Aldershot Oakhurst
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aldershot Oakhurst
Houses 4.5%
$470/wk on $540K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aldershot Oakhurst
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD —

Liveability

Aldershot is more walkable (20 vs 0); Oakhurst scores higher overall (52 vs 28).

Aldershot Oakhurst
Grade D B
Score 28/100 52/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Aldershot carries more crime risk (77 vs 31).

Aldershot Oakhurst
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Low
31/100
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

Aldershot Oakhurst
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

Aldershot Oakhurst
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Aldershot sits further from the CBD (258.6 km vs 256.2 km).

Aldershot Oakhurst
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 258.6 km 256.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 178 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
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.

Aldershot Oakhurst
Car (driver) 87.3% / 86.8%
Aldershot — Car (driver): 87.3% Oakhurst — Car (driver): 86.8%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 4.3%
Aldershot — Car (passenger): 7.0% Oakhurst — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 5.4%
Aldershot — Worked from Home: 5.7% Oakhurst — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Aldershot — Walked Only: not among its largest Oakhurst — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.3%
Aldershot — Bus: not among its largest Oakhurst — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.3%).

Setting

Aldershot Oakhurst
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Aldershot Oakhurst
Connectivity score 30/100 35/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
316 premises
 8%
635 premises

Climate

Aldershot Oakhurst
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aldershot Oakhurst
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aldershot Oakhurst
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Aldershot Oakhurst
Division Hinkler Wide Bay
Member David Batt Llew O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aldershot Oakhurst
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aldershot

Acreage Affordable Multicultural

Oakhurst

Acreage Family

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