Calliope vs West Stowe
Calliope is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 45 in West Stowe. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Calliope tends to suit 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
Calliope
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But West Stowe carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 52/100)
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
Calliope
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Calliope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (525.8 km vs 533.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Stowe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
West Stowe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.7% vs 3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Calliope and West Stowe 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
Calliope has more residents (5,263 vs 391); West Stowe skews older (45 vs 32).
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,263 +93% vs other | 391 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +25.7% |
| Median age | 32 | 45 |
| Median household income | $97,968/yr | $118,508/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $370/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $621,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $440,000 | — |
| Median land price | $793,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 86 sales | — |
Development activity
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $580/wk on $669K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 35% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 77% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 24/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
West Stowe carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 35); Calliope carries more crime risk (52 vs 41).
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Calliope
- Calliope State High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Calliope State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in West Stowe
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 2 |
| Childcare | 5 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 40 | 10 |
Mobility
West Stowe sits further from the CBD (533.9 km vs 525.8 km).
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 525.8 km | 533.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 369 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4680 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 4680 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.4 km | 11.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 48% 2,102 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Climate
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 851 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.46 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Calliope | West Stowe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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