Corinda vs Oxley

Oxley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Corinda. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Corinda: a median of $1.48 million, against $1.13 million in Oxley. On these figures, Oxley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Corinda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 6)
  • But Oxley has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Corinda has cheaper units ($680,000 vs $795,000)
  • Oxley has cheaper houses ($1,127,000 vs $1,480,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Corinda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Corinda

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 19%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Oxley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.6% vs 1.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corinda Oxley
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.

Corinda Oxley
Walkability 84 / 71
Corinda — Walkability: 84/100 Oxley — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 58 / 18
Corinda — Safety: 58/100 Oxley — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Corinda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oxley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oxley has more residents (9,100 vs 5,555); Corinda skews older (41 vs 35).

Corinda Oxley
Population 5,555 9,100
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +9.2%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $113,776/yr $112,736/yr
Median weekly rent $388/wk $400/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinda Oxley
0-4 5.3% / 7.0%
Corinda — 0-4: 5.3% Oxley — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 14.0% / 13.2%
Corinda — 5-14: 14.0% Oxley — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.0% / 6.1%
Corinda — 15-19: 7.0% Oxley — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.0% / 6.2%
Corinda — 20-24: 5.0% Oxley — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.0% / 16.8%
Corinda — 25-34: 10.0% Oxley — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 14.4% / 16.5%
Corinda — 35-44: 14.4% Oxley — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 15.4% / 12.6%
Corinda — 45-54: 15.4% Oxley — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 11.0% / 8.8%
Corinda — 55-64: 11.0% Oxley — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 9.8% / 6.2%
Corinda — 65-74: 9.8% Oxley — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 5.6% / 4.5%
Corinda — 75-84: 5.6% Oxley — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.5% / 2.2%
Corinda — 85+: 2.5% Oxley — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinda 49.7% couple families
Corinda — Couple Families: 49.7% Corinda — Lone Person: 32.5% Corinda — One Parent Families: 12.5% Corinda — Group Household: 3.7% Corinda — Other Families: 1.6%
Oxley 49.4% couple families
Oxley — Couple Families: 49.4% Oxley — Lone Person: 26.5% Oxley — One Parent Families: 15.5% Oxley — Group Household: 6.9% Oxley — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corinda 29.1% renting
Corinda — Owned Outright: 33.8% Corinda — Mortgage: 37.1% Corinda — Renting: 29.1%
Oxley 31.3% renting
Oxley — Owned Outright: 25.6% Oxley — Mortgage: 43.1% Oxley — Renting: 31.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinda Oxley
Bachelor Degree 23.3% / 19.8%
Corinda — Bachelor Degree: 23.3% Oxley — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 11.1%
Corinda — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Oxley — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 7.2%
Corinda — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Oxley — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.0%
Corinda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Oxley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 3.1%
Corinda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Oxley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Corinda Oxley
England 4.4% / 3.3%
Corinda — England: 4.4% Oxley — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.4% / 3.1%
Corinda — New Zealand: 2.4% Oxley — New Zealand: 3.1%
Vietnam 1.5% / 3.8%
Corinda — Vietnam: 1.5% Oxley — Vietnam: 3.8%
India 1.5% / 2.6%
Corinda — India: 1.5% Oxley — India: 2.6%
China 1.1% / 1.2%
Corinda — China: 1.1% Oxley — China: 1.2%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.6%
Corinda — Philippines: 0.5% Oxley — Philippines: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corinda 68.8% houses
Corinda — Houses: 68.8% Corinda — Flats / Apartments: 22.8% Corinda — Townhouses: 8.4%
Oxley 81.1% houses
Oxley — Houses: 81.1% Oxley — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Oxley — Townhouses: 15.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Corinda Oxley
Median house price $1,480,000 $1,127,000
Median unit price $680,000 $795,000
Median land price — $587,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 74 sales
 22 days
from 112 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.

Corinda Oxley
3 bed $1.29M / $1.01M
Corinda — 3 bed: $1.29M (38 sales) Oxley — 3 bed: $1.01M (73 sales)

38 vs 73 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.21M
Corinda — 4 bed: $1.65M (39 sales) Oxley — 4 bed: $1.21M (67 sales)

39 vs 67 sales

5 bed $2.3M / $1.6M
Corinda — 5 bed: $2.3M (14 sales) Oxley — 5 bed: $1.6M (15 sales)

14 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Corinda Oxley
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.

Corinda Oxley
Houses 1.5%
$795/wk on $2.75M
 3.6%
$728/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Corinda Oxley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools Higher than 56% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Corinda is more walkable (84 vs 71); Corinda scores higher overall (78 vs 67).

Corinda Oxley
Grade A B
Score 78/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Oxley carries more crime risk (82 vs 42).

Corinda Oxley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
82/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 16
within 5 km

Schools

Corinda Oxley
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 5.4 km
 2
St Lucia Campus, 7.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1%
same for both

Schools in Corinda

  • Corinda State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Corinda State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Aidan's Anglican Girls School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Aidan's Anglican Girls School - Thalia Court Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Oxley

  • Oxley State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Corinda Oxley
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 19 21
Childcare 9 6
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 1 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 22

Mobility

Corinda Oxley
Walkability score 84/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 14.5 km 15.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min
same for both
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 97.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 4075
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4075
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.

Corinda Oxley
Car (driver) 48.7% / 60.3%
Corinda — Car (driver): 48.7% Oxley — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 24.1%
Corinda — Worked from Home: 34.4% Oxley — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Train 10.0% / 9.0%
Corinda — Train: 10.0% Oxley — Train: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 3.6%
Corinda — Car (passenger): 3.3% Oxley — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.0%
Corinda — Walked Only: 2.0% Oxley — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 0.6% / 1.3%
Corinda — Bus: 0.6% Oxley — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).

Setting

Corinda Oxley
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.6 km 20.4 km

NBN connectivity

Corinda Oxley
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
2,313 premises
 30%
4,193 premises

Climate

Corinda Oxley
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)

Corinda Oxley
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Corinda Oxley
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Corinda Oxley
Division Moreton Oxley
Member Julie-Ann Campbell Milton Dick
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corinda Oxley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corinda

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Trains Transport Hub

Oxley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

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