Antigua vs Pioneers Rest

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Antigua, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)

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

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (234 km vs 239 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Antigua Pioneers Rest
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.

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Walkability 0 / 0
Antigua — Walkability: 0/100 Pioneers Rest — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 88
Antigua — Safety: 75/100 Pioneers Rest — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Antigua — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pioneers Rest — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Antigua has more residents (126 vs 78); Antigua rents higher ($225/wk vs $175/wk).

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Population 126
+38% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +30.0%
Median age 57 58
Median household income $49,868/yr
+19% vs other
 $40,560/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+22% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Antigua Pioneers Rest
0-4 4.0% / 6.4%
Antigua — 0-4: 4.0% Pioneers Rest — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 7.9% / 9.0%
Antigua — 5-14: 7.9% Pioneers Rest — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 9.5% / 6.4%
Antigua — 15-19: 9.5% Pioneers Rest — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 3.2% / 3.8%
Antigua — 20-24: 3.2% Pioneers Rest — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 3.2% / —
Antigua — 25-34: 3.2% Pioneers Rest — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 8.7% / 9.0%
Antigua — 35-44: 8.7% Pioneers Rest — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 15.9% / 12.8%
Antigua — 45-54: 15.9% Pioneers Rest — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 23.8% / 23.1%
Antigua — 55-64: 23.8% Pioneers Rest — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 19.8% / 24.4%
Antigua — 65-74: 19.8% Pioneers Rest — 65-74: 24.4%
75-84 7.1% / —
Antigua — 75-84: 7.1% Pioneers Rest — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.4% / 5.1%
Antigua — 85+: 2.4% Pioneers Rest — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

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.

Antigua Pioneers Rest
England 9.5% / —
Antigua — England: 9.5% Pioneers Rest — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.4% / 3.8%
Antigua — New Zealand: 2.4% Pioneers Rest — New Zealand: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Antigua 45.8% lone person
Antigua — Lone Person: 45.8% Antigua — Couple Families: 33.3% Antigua — One Parent Families: 20.8%
Pioneers Rest 41.2% lone person
Pioneers Rest — Lone Person: 41.2% Pioneers Rest — Couple Families: 23.5% Pioneers Rest — One Parent Families: 35.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Antigua 96.3% houses
Antigua — Houses: 96.3% Antigua — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Pioneers Rest 100.0% houses
Pioneers Rest — Houses: 100.0% Pioneers Rest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 11.5%
Antigua — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Pioneers Rest — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 15.4%
Antigua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Pioneers Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 10.3%
Antigua — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Pioneers Rest — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Antigua 9.8% renting
Antigua — Owned Outright: 52.9% Antigua — Mortgage: 37.3% Antigua — Renting: 9.8%
Pioneers Rest 12.9% renting
Pioneers Rest — Owned Outright: 64.5% Pioneers Rest — Mortgage: 22.6% Pioneers Rest — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Median house price $770,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Antigua Pioneers Rest
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Antigua Pioneers Rest
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pioneers Rest carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Antigua carries more crime risk (25 vs 12).

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
12/100
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
same for both

Schools

Antigua Pioneers Rest
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

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Antigua sits further from the CBD (239 km vs 234 km).

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 239 km
+2% vs other
 234 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 163 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.

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Car (driver) 100.0% / 85.0%
Antigua — Car (driver): 100.0% Pioneers Rest — Car (driver): 85.0%
Walked Only — / 15.0%
Antigua — Walked Only: not among its largest Pioneers Rest — Walked Only: 15.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.1 km 28.0 km

NBN connectivity

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Connectivity score 28/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Antigua Pioneers Rest
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)

Antigua Pioneers Rest
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Antigua Pioneers Rest
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Antigua

Retirees Rural

Pioneers Rest

Retirees Rural

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