Ironpot vs Cawarral

Cawarral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Ironpot. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Cawarral

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ironpot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (452 min vs 459 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (649.9 km vs 659.4 km)
  • But Cawarral is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ironpot has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • Cawarral is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Ironpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ironpot Cawarral
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.

Ironpot Cawarral
Walkability 0 / 32
Ironpot — Walkability: 0/100 Cawarral — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 82 / 75
Ironpot — Safety: 82/100 Cawarral — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 54 / 56
Ironpot — Low fire risk: 54/100 Cawarral — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Cawarral has more residents (831 vs 184); Ironpot has higher household incomes ($105,612 vs $91,416).

Ironpot Cawarral
Population 184 831
+352% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% +0.0%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $105,612/yr
+13% vs other
 $91,416/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+3% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ironpot Cawarral
0-4 7.6% / 4.9%
Ironpot — 0-4: 7.6% Cawarral — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.4% / 13.4%
Ironpot — 5-14: 11.4% Cawarral — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 4.3% / 6.3%
Ironpot — 15-19: 4.3% Cawarral — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.8% / 6.3%
Ironpot — 20-24: 3.8% Cawarral — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.2% / 9.7%
Ironpot — 25-34: 9.2% Cawarral — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 12.0% / 11.4%
Ironpot — 35-44: 12.0% Cawarral — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.7% / 12.9%
Ironpot — 45-54: 14.7% Cawarral — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 15.2% / 18.4%
Ironpot — 55-64: 15.2% Cawarral — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 19.6% / 11.2%
Ironpot — 65-74: 19.6% Cawarral — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 3.3% / 4.5%
Ironpot — 75-84: 3.3% Cawarral — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.0%
Ironpot — 85+: not among its largest Cawarral — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 58.3% couple families
Ironpot — Couple Families: 58.3% Ironpot — Lone Person: 30.6% Ironpot — One Parent Families: 11.1% Ironpot — Group Household: 0.0%
Cawarral 55.4% couple families
Cawarral — Couple Families: 55.4% Cawarral — Lone Person: 23.9% Cawarral — One Parent Families: 15.8% Cawarral — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 0.0% renting
Ironpot — Owned Outright: 43.6% Ironpot — Mortgage: 56.4% Ironpot — Renting: 0.0%
Cawarral 6.1% renting
Cawarral — Owned Outright: 46.4% Cawarral — Mortgage: 47.5% Cawarral — Renting: 6.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ironpot Cawarral
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.3%
Ironpot — New Zealand: 2.2% Cawarral — New Zealand: 2.3%
England — / 2.0%
Ironpot — England: not among its largest Cawarral — England: 2.0%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Ironpot — Philippines: not among its largest Cawarral — Philippines: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Ironpot — Netherlands: not among its largest Cawarral — Netherlands: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Ironpot — India: not among its largest Cawarral — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ironpot Cawarral
Certificate III & IV 27.2% / 20.0%
Ironpot — Certificate III & IV: 27.2% Cawarral — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 5.3%
Ironpot — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Cawarral — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.3%
Ironpot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Cawarral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.2%
Ironpot — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Cawarral — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Ironpot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Cawarral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 101.5% houses
Ironpot — Houses: 101.5%
Cawarral 100.4% houses
Cawarral — Houses: 100.4%
Houses

Property market

Ironpot Cawarral
Median house price — $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,142,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 13 sales

Development activity

Ironpot Cawarral
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ironpot Cawarral
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Cawarral is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Ironpot Cawarral
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ironpot Cawarral
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
25/100
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

Ironpot Cawarral
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Ironpot

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

Schools in Cawarral

  • Cawarral State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ironpot Cawarral
Parks & reserves 0 8

Mobility

Cawarral sits further from the CBD (659.4 km vs 649.9 km).

Ironpot Cawarral
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Brisbane 649.9 km 659.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 452 min 459 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Ironpot Cawarral
Car (driver) 84.5% / 83.9%
Ironpot — Car (driver): 84.5% Cawarral — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 11.5%
Ironpot — Worked from Home: 8.3% Cawarral — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.6%
Ironpot — Car (passenger): 3.6% Cawarral — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 3.6% / 0.9%
Ironpot — Walked Only: 3.6% Cawarral — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Ironpot Cawarral
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Ironpot Cawarral
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
339 premises

Climate

Ironpot Cawarral
Annual rainfall 811 mm 1,330 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Ironpot Cawarral
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ironpot Cawarral
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Ironpot Cawarral
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ironpot Cawarral
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ironpot

Rural

Cawarral

Quiet Rural

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