Devon Park vs Oakey

Devon Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 40 in Oakey. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devon Park, most households are couple families. On these figures, Devon Park tends to suit 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

Oakey

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Devon Park carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakey

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (154 km vs 163.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakey

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Devon Park carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Devon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.2% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Devon Park Oakey
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.

Devon Park Oakey
Walkability 0 / 26
Devon Park — Walkability: 0/100 Oakey — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 87 / 33
Devon Park — Safety: 87/100 Oakey — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Devon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakey — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oakey has more residents (4,756 vs 55); Devon Park has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $63,076).

Devon Park Oakey
Population 55 4,756
+8547% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +1.1%
Median age 29 40
Median household income $143,000/yr
+56% vs other
 $63,076/yr
Median weekly rent $284/wk
+7% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Devon Park Oakey
0-4 9.1% / 5.8%
Devon Park — 0-4: 9.1% Oakey — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.5% / 14.4%
Devon Park — 5-14: 14.5% Oakey — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.3% / 6.9%
Devon Park — 15-19: 7.3% Oakey — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Devon Park — 20-24: 5.5% Oakey — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 14.5% / 10.9%
Devon Park — 25-34: 14.5% Oakey — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 5.5% / 11.2%
Devon Park — 35-44: 5.5% Oakey — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 27.3% / 13.0%
Devon Park — 45-54: 27.3% Oakey — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 7.3% / 12.1%
Devon Park — 55-64: 7.3% Oakey — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 — / 10.2%
Devon Park — 65-74: not among its largest Oakey — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 — / 6.6%
Devon Park — 75-84: not among its largest Oakey — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 2.5%
Devon Park — 85+: not among its largest Oakey — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 60.0% couple families
Devon Park — Couple Families: 60.0% Devon Park — Lone Person: 40.0% Devon Park — One Parent Families: 0.0% Devon Park — Group Household: 0.0% Devon Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Oakey 34.8% couple families
Oakey — Couple Families: 34.8% Oakey — Lone Person: 37.0% Oakey — One Parent Families: 23.7% Oakey — Group Household: 3.5% Oakey — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 33.3% renting
Devon Park — Owned Outright: 33.3% Devon Park — Mortgage: 33.3% Devon Park — Renting: 33.3%
Oakey 36.4% renting
Oakey — Owned Outright: 34.4% Oakey — Mortgage: 29.2% Oakey — Renting: 36.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Devon Park 100.0% houses
Devon Park — Houses: 100.0% Devon Park — Townhouses: 0.0% Devon Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oakey 92.0% houses
Oakey — Houses: 92.0% Oakey — Townhouses: 7.0% Oakey — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Devon Park Oakey
Certificate III & IV 34.5% / 17.1%
Devon Park — Certificate III & IV: 34.5% Oakey — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 3.9%
Devon Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Oakey — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.1%
Devon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Oakey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Devon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oakey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Devon Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oakey — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.5%).

Property market

Devon Park Oakey
Median house price — $579,800
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $760,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 70 sales

Development activity

Devon Park Oakey
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
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.

Devon Park Oakey
Houses — 4.1%
$530/wk on $664K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Devon Park Oakey
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Oakey is more walkable (26 vs 0).

Devon Park Oakey
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Oakey carries more crime risk (67 vs 13).

Devon Park Oakey
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Devon Park Oakey
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Devon Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oakey

  • Oakey State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakey State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Devon Park Oakey
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Devon Park sits further from the CBD (163.7 km vs 154 km).

Devon Park Oakey
Walkability score 0/100 26/100
Distance to Brisbane 163.7 km
+6% vs other
 154 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4401
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4401
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.

Devon Park Oakey
Car (driver) 79.3% / 79.8%
Devon Park — Car (driver): 79.3% Oakey — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 5.6%
Devon Park — Worked from Home: 10.3% Oakey — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 10.3% / 4.6%
Devon Park — Walked Only: 10.3% Oakey — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) — / 8.1%
Devon Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oakey — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Devon Park — Bicycle: not among its largest Oakey — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Devon Park Oakey
Elevation 415 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 398 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Devon Park Oakey
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 38%
2,302 premises

Climate

Devon Park Oakey
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Devon Park Oakey
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Devon Park Oakey
Division Groom
same for both
Member Garth Hamilton
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Devon Park Oakey
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Devon Park

Family Rural Young Families

Oakey

Acreage Affordable River

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