Bluff vs Stewarton
Stewarton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Bluff. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bluff, about half of households are people living alone. In Stewarton, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stewarton tends to suit 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
Bluff
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)
- But Stewarton has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
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
Stewarton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $170/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Bluff
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (546 min vs 605 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (810.3 km vs 838.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bluff
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stewarton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs -13.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bluff and Stewarton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bluff rents higher ($170/wk vs $0/wk); Bluff has more residents (324 vs 52).
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 324 +84% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.1% | +33.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 42 |
| Median household income | $116,324/yr +5% vs other | $110,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $170/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Property market
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $312,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 35 across Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Stewarton carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 48); Stewarton carries more crime risk (85 vs 53).
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 85/100 |
| 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
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bluff
- Bluff State School Government · Primary
Schools in Stewarton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 36 | 17 |
Mobility
Stewarton sits further from the CBD (838.9 km vs 810.3 km).
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 810.3 km | 838.9 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 546 min | 605 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).
Setting
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,276/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bluff | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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