Calamvale vs Stretton

Calamvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Stretton. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stretton: a median of $1.88 million, against $1.36 million in Calamvale, and rent is higher there too. Calamvale is closer to the city centre: 19.9 km, against 22.7 km. On these figures, Calamvale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stretton suits 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

Calamvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 4)
  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 12)
  • But Stretton has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Calamvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,357,500 vs $1,880,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Calamvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Calamvale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 43/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 38 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (19.9 km vs 22.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Calamvale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calamvale Stretton
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.

Calamvale Stretton
Walkability 75 / 43
Calamvale — Walkability: 75/100 Stretton — Walkability: 43/100
Safety 43 / 43
Calamvale — Safety: 43/100 Stretton — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Calamvale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stretton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Calamvale has more residents (17,994 vs 4,686); Stretton rents higher ($550/wk vs $410/wk).

Calamvale Stretton
Population 17,994
+74% vs other
 4,686
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +8.1%
Median age 34 38
Median household income $97,448/yr $111,488/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk $550/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calamvale Stretton
0-4 7.1% / 5.6%
Calamvale — 0-4: 7.1% Stretton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 14.6% / 14.4%
Calamvale — 5-14: 14.6% Stretton — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.8% / 6.9%
Calamvale — 15-19: 5.8% Stretton — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.0% / 6.7%
Calamvale — 20-24: 6.0% Stretton — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 16.8% / 12.2%
Calamvale — 25-34: 16.8% Stretton — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 18.1% / 13.9%
Calamvale — 35-44: 18.1% Stretton — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 11.4% / 12.4%
Calamvale — 45-54: 11.4% Stretton — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 9.1% / 13.9%
Calamvale — 55-64: 9.1% Stretton — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 7.4% / 9.8%
Calamvale — 65-74: 7.4% Stretton — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 2.8% / 3.3%
Calamvale — 75-84: 2.8% Stretton — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 0.9% / 1.0%
Calamvale — 85+: 0.9% Stretton — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calamvale 57.5% couple families
Calamvale — Couple Families: 57.5% Calamvale — One Parent Families: 18.3% Calamvale — Lone Person: 18.1% Calamvale — Group Household: 4.6% Calamvale — Other Families: 1.6%
Stretton 71.2% couple families
Stretton — Couple Families: 71.2% Stretton — One Parent Families: 14.7% Stretton — Lone Person: 10.4% Stretton — Group Household: 2.2% Stretton — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calamvale 35.1% renting
Calamvale — Owned Outright: 25.2% Calamvale — Mortgage: 39.6% Calamvale — Renting: 35.1%
Stretton 14.0% renting
Stretton — Owned Outright: 45.4% Stretton — Mortgage: 40.5% Stretton — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Calamvale Stretton
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 20.7%
Calamvale — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Stretton — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 9.3%
Calamvale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Stretton — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.8%
Calamvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Stretton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 6.5%
Calamvale — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Stretton — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.7%
Calamvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Stretton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Calamvale Stretton
China 13.6% / 14.7%
Calamvale — China: 13.6% Stretton — China: 14.7%
Taiwan 4.1% / 6.4%
Calamvale — Taiwan: 4.1% Stretton — Taiwan: 6.4%
India 5.9% / 3.8%
Calamvale — India: 5.9% Stretton — India: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.8% / 4.0%
Calamvale — New Zealand: 3.8% Stretton — New Zealand: 4.0%
Vietnam 1.5% / 2.6%
Calamvale — Vietnam: 1.5% Stretton — Vietnam: 2.6%
Philippines 2.2% / —
Calamvale — Philippines: 2.2% Stretton — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calamvale 63.8% houses
Calamvale — Houses: 63.8% Calamvale — Townhouses: 35.9% Calamvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Stretton 98.6% houses
Stretton — Houses: 98.6% Stretton — Townhouses: 1.5% Stretton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Calamvale Stretton
Median house price $1,357,500 $1,880,000
Median unit price $708,000 —
Median land price $1,391,000 $1,344,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 142 sales
 24 days
from 37 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.

Calamvale Stretton
4 bed $1.35M / $1.56M
Calamvale — 4 bed: $1.35M (98 sales) Stretton — 4 bed: $1.56M (11 sales)

98 vs 11 sales

5 bed $1.62M / $1.84M
Calamvale — 5 bed: $1.62M (38 sales) Stretton — 5 bed: $1.84M (25 sales)

38 vs 25 sales

Development activity

Calamvale Stretton
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Calamvale Stretton
Houses 4.1%
$750/wk on $950K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Calamvale Stretton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools Higher than 44% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of QLD —

Liveability

Calamvale is more walkable (75 vs 43); Stretton scores higher overall (74 vs 61).

Calamvale Stretton
Grade B A
Score 61/100 74/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Calamvale Stretton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Calamvale Stretton
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.2 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 4.1%

Schools in Calamvale

  • Calamvale Community College Government · Combined below peers
  • Wisdom College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Calamvale Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Stretton

  • Stretton State College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Calamvale Stretton
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 0
Parks & reserves 28 12
Childcare 11 4
GPs 6 2
Pharmacies 5 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 1

Mobility

Stretton sits further from the CBD (22.7 km vs 19.9 km).

Calamvale Stretton
Walkability score 75/100 43/100
Distance to Brisbane 19.9 km 22.7 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 38 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 203.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 107.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4116
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4116
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.

Calamvale Stretton
Car (driver) 69.2% / 66.9%
Calamvale — Car (driver): 69.2% Stretton — Car (driver): 66.9%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 19.1%
Calamvale — Worked from Home: 15.6% Stretton — Worked from Home: 19.1%
Bus 7.2% / 5.8%
Calamvale — Bus: 7.2% Stretton — Bus: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 6.5%
Calamvale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Stretton — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Train 1.1% / 0.9%
Calamvale — Train: 1.1% Stretton — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Calamvale Stretton
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.8 km 20.7 km

NBN connectivity

Calamvale Stretton
Connectivity score 97/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 87%
6,828 premises
 49%
1,626 premises

Climate

Calamvale Stretton
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Calamvale Stretton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Calamvale Stretton
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Calamvale Stretton
Division Rankin
same for both
Member Jim Chalmers
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calamvale Stretton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calamvale

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses

Stretton

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Quiet

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