Kalapa vs Stanwell

Stanwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Kalapa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kalapa carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 59/100)
  • Stanwell has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Stanwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kalapa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $293/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stanwell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (456 min vs 468 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (650.4 km vs 665.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalapa

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Kalapa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalapa Stanwell
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.

Kalapa Stanwell
Walkability 0 / 0
Kalapa — Walkability: 0/100 Stanwell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 41
Kalapa — Safety: 65/100 Stanwell — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kalapa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stanwell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stanwell has more residents (301 vs 97); Stanwell rents higher ($293/wk vs $220/wk).

Kalapa Stanwell
Population 97 301
+210% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% -10.7%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $68,224/yr $86,632/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $293/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalapa Stanwell
0-4 5.2% / 7.0%
Kalapa — 0-4: 5.2% Stanwell — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 11.3% / 13.0%
Kalapa — 5-14: 11.3% Stanwell — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 3.1% / 7.0%
Kalapa — 15-19: 3.1% Stanwell — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.1% / 6.0%
Kalapa — 20-24: 4.1% Stanwell — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 6.2% / 7.6%
Kalapa — 25-34: 6.2% Stanwell — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 16.5% / 14.3%
Kalapa — 35-44: 16.5% Stanwell — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 14.4% / 12.0%
Kalapa — 45-54: 14.4% Stanwell — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.4% / 15.6%
Kalapa — 55-64: 13.4% Stanwell — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 9.3% / 11.6%
Kalapa — 65-74: 9.3% Stanwell — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 14.4% / 5.6%
Kalapa — 75-84: 14.4% Stanwell — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.3%
Kalapa — 85+: not among its largest Stanwell — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalapa 42.9% couple families
Kalapa — Couple Families: 42.9% Kalapa — Lone Person: 38.1% Kalapa — One Parent Families: 19.0% Kalapa — Group Household: 0.0%
Stanwell 44.3% couple families
Stanwell — Couple Families: 44.3% Stanwell — Lone Person: 32.9% Stanwell — One Parent Families: 18.6% Stanwell — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalapa 10.0% renting
Kalapa — Owned Outright: 56.7% Kalapa — Mortgage: 33.3% Kalapa — Renting: 10.0%
Stanwell 11.2% renting
Stanwell — Owned Outright: 37.8% Stanwell — Mortgage: 51.0% Stanwell — Renting: 11.2%
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.

Kalapa Stanwell
England 4.1% / 1.7%
Kalapa — England: 4.1% Stanwell — England: 1.7%
South Africa 4.1% / —
Kalapa — South Africa: 4.1% Stanwell — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Kalapa — New Zealand: not among its largest Stanwell — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kalapa Stanwell
Certificate III & IV 5.2% / 18.9%
Kalapa — Certificate III & IV: 5.2% Stanwell — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.0%
Kalapa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Stanwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 4.3%
Kalapa — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Stanwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.7%
Kalapa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Stanwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalapa 100.0% houses
Kalapa — Houses: 100.0% Kalapa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stanwell 98.1% houses
Stanwell — Houses: 98.1% Stanwell — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Kalapa Stanwell
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kalapa Stanwell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Kalapa Stanwell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Stanwell carries more crime risk (59 vs 35).

Kalapa Stanwell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
59/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kalapa Stanwell
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kalapa

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

Schools in Stanwell

  • Stanwell State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kalapa Stanwell
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Kalapa sits further from the CBD (665.5 km vs 650.4 km).

Kalapa Stanwell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 665.5 km
+2% vs other
 650.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 468 min 456 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Kalapa Stanwell
Car (driver) 72.2% / 78.8%
Kalapa — Car (driver): 72.2% Stanwell — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 27.8% / 13.5%
Kalapa — Worked from Home: 27.8% Stanwell — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Kalapa — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stanwell — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Kalapa Stanwell
Elevation 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.1 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kalapa Stanwell
Connectivity score 15/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Kalapa Stanwell
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Kalapa Stanwell
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalapa Stanwell
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalapa Stanwell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalapa

Rural

Stanwell

Rural

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