Narangba vs Ocean View

Narangba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 50 in Ocean View. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ocean View: a median of $1.55 million, against $988,000 in Narangba, though rent is higher in Narangba. Narangba is closer to the city centre: 41.4 km, against 55 km. On these figures, Narangba tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Narangba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (37 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Ocean View carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Narangba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($988,250 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Narangba has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
  • Ocean View has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Narangba

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41.4 km vs 55 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Narangba has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Ocean View carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Narangba Ocean View
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.

Narangba Ocean View
Walkability 30 / 10
Narangba — Walkability: 30/100 Ocean View — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 49 / 88
Narangba — Safety: 49/100 Ocean View — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Narangba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ocean View — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Narangba has more residents (20,910 vs 1,022); Ocean View skews older (50 vs 33).

Narangba Ocean View
Population 20,910
+95% vs other
 1,022
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.6% +9.2%
Median age 33 50
Median household income $114,764/yr
+1% vs other
 $113,568/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+16% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narangba Ocean View
0-4 6.9% / 3.5%
Narangba — 0-4: 6.9% Ocean View — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 18.0% / 10.0%
Narangba — 5-14: 18.0% Ocean View — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 8.2% / 5.7%
Narangba — 15-19: 8.2% Ocean View — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.1% / 3.6%
Narangba — 20-24: 6.1% Ocean View — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 12.8% / 7.8%
Narangba — 25-34: 12.8% Ocean View — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 14.9% / 10.5%
Narangba — 35-44: 14.9% Ocean View — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 14.5% / 18.2%
Narangba — 45-54: 14.5% Ocean View — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 9.0% / 21.6%
Narangba — 55-64: 9.0% Ocean View — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 6.1% / 13.0%
Narangba — 65-74: 6.1% Ocean View — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 2.7% / 5.0%
Narangba — 75-84: 2.7% Ocean View — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 0.8% / 1.3%
Narangba — 85+: 0.8% Ocean View — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narangba 63.3% couple families
Narangba — Couple Families: 63.3% Narangba — Lone Person: 14.6% Narangba — One Parent Families: 18.6% Narangba — Group Household: 2.4% Narangba — Other Families: 1.1%
Ocean View 55.8% couple families
Ocean View — Couple Families: 55.8% Ocean View — Lone Person: 28.6% Ocean View — One Parent Families: 12.1% Ocean View — Group Household: 3.4% Ocean View — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 24.1% renting
Narangba — Owned Outright: 19.9% Narangba — Mortgage: 56.1% Narangba — Renting: 24.1%
Ocean View 7.0% renting
Ocean View — Owned Outright: 37.8% Ocean View — Mortgage: 55.2% Ocean View — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Narangba Ocean View
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 15.0%
Narangba — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Ocean View — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 14.7%
Narangba — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Ocean View — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 12.1%
Narangba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Ocean View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 6.2%
Narangba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Ocean View — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.6%
Narangba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Ocean View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Narangba Ocean View
England 5.2% / 7.4%
Narangba — England: 5.2% Ocean View — England: 7.4%
New Zealand 5.0% / 3.1%
Narangba — New Zealand: 5.0% Ocean View — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.5%
Narangba — South Africa: 1.4% Ocean View — South Africa: 1.5%
Germany 0.3% / 1.2%
Narangba — Germany: 0.3% Ocean View — Germany: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Narangba — Netherlands: not among its largest Ocean View — Netherlands: 0.8%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Narangba — Philippines: 0.6% Ocean View — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Narangba — Scotland: 0.5% Ocean View — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 96.0% houses
Narangba — Houses: 96.0% Narangba — Townhouses: 3.7% Narangba — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Ocean View 98.4% houses
Ocean View — Houses: 98.4% Ocean View — Townhouses: 0.0% Ocean View — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narangba Ocean View
Median house price $988,250 $1,550,000
Median unit price $727,000 —
Median land price $887,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 319 sales
 35 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Narangba Ocean View
3 bed $850K / $1.45M
Narangba — 3 bed: $850K (71 sales) Ocean View — 3 bed: $1.45M (5 sales)

71 vs 5 sales

4 bed $985K / $1.55M
Narangba — 4 bed: $985K (369 sales) Ocean View — 4 bed: $1.55M (11 sales)

369 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Narangba Ocean View
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Narangba Ocean View
Houses 3.7%
$720/wk on $999K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Narangba Ocean View
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools Higher than 6% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of QLD —

Liveability

Narangba is more walkable (30 vs 10); Ocean View scores higher overall (68 vs 54).

Narangba Ocean View
Grade B A
Score 54/100 68/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Ocean View carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Narangba carries more crime risk (51 vs 12).

Narangba Ocean View
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
12/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Narangba Ocean View
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Narangba

  • Jinibara State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ocean View

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

Amenities in the suburb

Narangba Ocean View
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 1
Parks & reserves 37 3
Childcare 10 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 26 3

Mobility

Ocean View sits further from the CBD (55 km vs 41.4 km).

Narangba Ocean View
Walkability score 30/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 41.4 km 55 km
+33% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4504
 1.2%
postcode 4521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 4504
 98
postcode 4521

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.

Narangba Ocean View
Car (driver) 71.3% / 60.8%
Narangba — Car (driver): 71.3% Ocean View — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 31.7%
Narangba — Worked from Home: 17.7% Ocean View — Worked from Home: 31.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.4%
Narangba — Car (passenger): 5.0% Ocean View — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 4.8% / 2.3%
Narangba — Train: 4.8% Ocean View — Train: 2.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.8%
Narangba — Walked Only: 0.8% Ocean View — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Narangba Ocean View
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 414 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Narangba Ocean View
Connectivity score 82/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
7,745 premises
 0%
429 premises

Climate

Narangba Ocean View
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Narangba Ocean View
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Narangba Ocean View
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Narangba Ocean View
Division Longman Dickson
Member Terry Young Ali France
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Narangba Ocean View
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narangba

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Ocean View

Acreage Outer Premium Quiet

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