Moura vs Warnoah

In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warnoah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Moura tends to suit people living alone, while Warnoah suits share households, families with children, and 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

Warnoah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 53%)
  • But Moura has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Renters

Moura

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warnoah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (605.3 km vs 621.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warnoah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Warnoah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs 11.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moura Warnoah
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.

Moura Warnoah
Walkability 0 / 0
Moura — Walkability: 0/100 Warnoah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 75
Moura — Safety: 19/100 Warnoah — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moura — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warnoah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moura has more residents (1,993 vs 84); Warnoah rents higher ($275/wk vs $225/wk).

Moura Warnoah
Population 1,993
+96% vs other
 84
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% +18.3%
Median age 34 32
Median household income $92,924/yr
+13% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $275/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moura Warnoah
0-4 7.7% / 10.7%
Moura — 0-4: 7.7% Warnoah — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 15.9% / 22.6%
Moura — 5-14: 15.9% Warnoah — 5-14: 22.6%
15-19 5.2% / 7.1%
Moura — 15-19: 5.2% Warnoah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 7.4% / 7.1%
Moura — 20-24: 7.4% Warnoah — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 14.9% / 11.9%
Moura — 25-34: 14.9% Warnoah — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 14.1% / 13.1%
Moura — 35-44: 14.1% Warnoah — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 11.4% / 9.5%
Moura — 45-54: 11.4% Warnoah — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 10.6% / 4.8%
Moura — 55-64: 10.6% Warnoah — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 7.8% / 13.1%
Moura — 65-74: 7.8% Warnoah — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 3.5% / —
Moura — 75-84: 3.5% Warnoah — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
Moura — 85+: 0.9% Warnoah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moura 38.2% couple families
Moura — Couple Families: 38.2% Moura — Lone Person: 42.1% Moura — Group Household: 3.8% Moura — One Parent Families: 14.5% Moura — Other Families: 1.3%
Warnoah 68.4% couple families
Warnoah — Couple Families: 68.4% Warnoah — Lone Person: 15.8% Warnoah — Group Household: 15.8% Warnoah — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warnoah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moura 45.7% renting
Moura — Owned Outright: 28.0% Moura — Mortgage: 26.2% Moura — Renting: 45.7%
Warnoah 45.5% renting
Warnoah — Owned Outright: 27.3% Warnoah — Mortgage: 27.3% Warnoah — Renting: 45.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moura Warnoah
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 13.1%
Moura — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Warnoah — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 8.3%
Moura — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Warnoah — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 3.6%
Moura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Warnoah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 4.8%
Moura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Warnoah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Moura — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Warnoah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

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.

Moura Warnoah
Germany — / 3.6%
Moura — Germany: not among its largest Warnoah — Germany: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Moura — New Zealand: 1.3% Warnoah — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.1% / —
Moura — England: 1.1% Warnoah — England: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Moura — India: 0.5% Warnoah — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / —
Moura — South Africa: 0.4% Warnoah — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada 0.3% / —
Moura — Canada: 0.3% Warnoah — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moura 93.4% houses
Moura — Houses: 93.4% Moura — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Moura — Townhouses: 2.2%
Warnoah 100.0% houses
Warnoah — Houses: 100.0% Warnoah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Warnoah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Moura Warnoah
Median house price $273,375 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $100,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 97 days
from 19 sales
 —

Development activity

Moura Warnoah
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
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.

Moura Warnoah
Houses 7.3%
$450/wk on $320K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moura Warnoah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of QLD —

Liveability

Moura Warnoah
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Moura carries more crime risk (81 vs 25).

Moura Warnoah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 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

Moura Warnoah
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Moura

  • Moura State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Moura State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Warnoah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Moura Warnoah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Moura sits further from the CBD (621.8 km vs 605.3 km).

Moura Warnoah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 621.8 km
+3% vs other
 605.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 436 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4718
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4718
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.

Moura Warnoah
Car (driver) 79.8% / 38.6%
Moura — Car (driver): 79.8% Warnoah — Car (driver): 38.6%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 52.3%
Moura — Worked from Home: 6.2% Warnoah — Worked from Home: 52.3%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 9.1%
Moura — Car (passenger): 6.8% Warnoah — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Moura — Walked Only: 5.6% Warnoah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Moura — Bus: 0.7% Warnoah — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Moura Warnoah
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moura Warnoah
Connectivity score 80/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
1,124 premises
 0%
15 premises

Council rates

Moura Warnoah
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Moura Warnoah
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moura Warnoah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moura

Affordable Family Rural

Warnoah

Family Rural Young Families

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