Biarra vs Ottaba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ottaba, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ottaba tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Biarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ottaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ottaba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ottaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.5 km vs 119.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biarra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Biarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biarra Ottaba
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.

Biarra Ottaba
Walkability 0 / 0
Biarra — Walkability: 0/100 Ottaba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 58
Biarra — Safety: 75/100 Ottaba — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Biarra — Low fire risk: 39/100 Ottaba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Biarra has more residents (270 vs 52); Biarra rents higher ($250/wk vs $90/wk).

Biarra Ottaba
Population 270
+81% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% -3.7%
Median age 54 53
Median household income $54,600/yr $55,224/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+64% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biarra Ottaba
0-4 3.7% / —
Biarra — 0-4: 3.7% Ottaba — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.4% / 19.2%
Biarra — 5-14: 10.4% Ottaba — 5-14: 19.2%
15-19 8.1% / 7.7%
Biarra — 15-19: 8.1% Ottaba — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 2.2% / 7.7%
Biarra — 20-24: 2.2% Ottaba — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 5.6% / 9.6%
Biarra — 25-34: 5.6% Ottaba — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 7.0% / 7.7%
Biarra — 35-44: 7.0% Ottaba — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 11.9% / 7.7%
Biarra — 45-54: 11.9% Ottaba — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 21.5% / 23.1%
Biarra — 55-64: 21.5% Ottaba — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 13.7% / 7.7%
Biarra — 65-74: 13.7% Ottaba — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 12.2% / 11.5%
Biarra — 75-84: 12.2% Ottaba — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ — / —
Biarra — 85+: not among its largest Ottaba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biarra 33.9% lone person
Biarra — Lone Person: 33.9% Biarra — Couple Families: 37.1% Biarra — One Parent Families: 19.4% Biarra — Group Household: 9.7%
Ottaba 50.0% lone person
Ottaba — Lone Person: 50.0% Ottaba — Couple Families: 18.8% Ottaba — One Parent Families: 31.2% Ottaba — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biarra 19.8% renting
Biarra — Owned Outright: 48.5% Biarra — Mortgage: 31.7% Biarra — Renting: 19.8%
Ottaba 0.0% renting
Ottaba — Owned Outright: 68.8% Ottaba — Mortgage: 31.2% Ottaba — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Biarra Ottaba
New Zealand 1.1% / 11.5%
Biarra — New Zealand: 1.1% Ottaba — New Zealand: 11.5%
England 5.9% / —
Biarra — England: 5.9% Ottaba — England: not among its largest
Philippines 1.1% / —
Biarra — Philippines: 1.1% Ottaba — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Qualifications

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

Biarra Ottaba
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 19.2%
Biarra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Ottaba — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.8%
Biarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Ottaba — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.8%
Biarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Ottaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biarra 100.0% houses
Biarra — Houses: 100.0%
Ottaba 100.0% houses
Ottaba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Biarra Ottaba
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Biarra Ottaba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Biarra Ottaba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Biarra carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Ottaba carries more crime risk (42 vs 25).

Biarra Ottaba
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
42/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Biarra Ottaba
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

Biarra Ottaba
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 37 9

Mobility

Biarra sits further from the CBD (119.9 km vs 110.5 km).

Biarra Ottaba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 119.9 km
+8% vs other
 110.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
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.

Biarra Ottaba
Car (driver) 63.5% / 100.0%
Biarra — Car (driver): 63.5% Ottaba — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 29.4% / —
Biarra — Worked from Home: 29.4% Ottaba — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Biarra — Car (passenger): 7.1% Ottaba — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Biarra Ottaba
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Biarra Ottaba
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
131 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Biarra Ottaba
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Biarra Ottaba
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Biarra Ottaba
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biarra Ottaba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biarra

Retirees River Rural

Ottaba

River Rural

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