Kunwarara vs Stanage

Kunwarara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 60 in Stanage. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kunwarara, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kunwarara tends to suit couples, while Stanage suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kunwarara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stanage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kunwarara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (500 min vs 586 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (715.3 km vs 793.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kunwarara Stanage
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.

Kunwarara Stanage
Walkability 0 / 0
Kunwarara — Walkability: 0/100 Stanage — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 24
Kunwarara — Safety: 26/100 Stanage — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Kunwarara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stanage — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Kunwarara has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $34,788); Kunwarara rents higher ($270/wk vs $120/wk).

Kunwarara Stanage
Population 69 78
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% -6.0%
Median age 52 60
Median household income $94,224/yr
+63% vs other
 $34,788/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+56% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara Stanage
0-4 4.3% / —
Kunwarara — 0-4: 4.3% Stanage — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.1% / 3.8%
Kunwarara — 5-14: 10.1% Stanage — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Kunwarara — 15-19: not among its largest Stanage — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Kunwarara — 20-24: not among its largest Stanage — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 4.3% / —
Kunwarara — 25-34: 4.3% Stanage — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 15.9% / 10.3%
Kunwarara — 35-44: 15.9% Stanage — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.9% / 15.4%
Kunwarara — 45-54: 15.9% Stanage — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 20.3% / 23.1%
Kunwarara — 55-64: 20.3% Stanage — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 17.4% / 26.9%
Kunwarara — 65-74: 17.4% Stanage — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 4.3% / 7.7%
Kunwarara — 75-84: 4.3% Stanage — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Kunwarara — 85+: not among its largest Stanage — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 57.1% couple families
Kunwarara — Couple Families: 57.1% Kunwarara — Lone Person: 42.9% Kunwarara — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stanage 44.4% couple families
Stanage — Couple Families: 44.4% Stanage — Lone Person: 38.9% Stanage — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 12.0% renting
Kunwarara — Owned Outright: 48.0% Kunwarara — Mortgage: 40.0% Kunwarara — Renting: 12.0%
Stanage 0.0% renting
Stanage — Owned Outright: 87.5% Stanage — Mortgage: 12.5% Stanage — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 96.0% houses
Kunwarara — Houses: 96.0% Kunwarara — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Stanage 88.5% houses
Stanage — Houses: 88.5% Stanage — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kunwarara Stanage
Certificate III & IV 4.3% / 11.5%
Kunwarara — Certificate III & IV: 4.3% Stanage — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 10.3%
Kunwarara — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Stanage — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / —
Kunwarara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Stanage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Kunwarara Stanage
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD

Liveability

Kunwarara Stanage
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stanage carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Kunwarara Stanage
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
76/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
96/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kunwarara Stanage
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kunwarara Stanage
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 37 25

Mobility

Stanage sits further from the CBD (793.1 km vs 715.3 km).

Kunwarara Stanage
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 715.3 km 793.1 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 500 min 586 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.

Kunwarara Stanage
Worked from Home 48.5% / 72.7%
Kunwarara — Worked from Home: 48.5% Stanage — Worked from Home: 72.7%
Car (driver) 51.5% / 27.3%
Kunwarara — Car (driver): 51.5% Stanage — Car (driver): 27.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Kunwarara Stanage
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.1 km 3.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kunwarara Stanage
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
7 premises
 0%
48 premises

Council rates

Kunwarara Stanage
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Kunwarara Stanage
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kunwarara Stanage
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kunwarara

Rural

Stanage

Retirees Rural

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