Norwell vs Ormeau

Ormeau is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 43 in Norwell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ormeau, most households are couple families. On these figures, Norwell tends to suit share households, while Ormeau suits 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

Ormeau

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Ormeau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Norwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $445/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ormeau

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (45.5 km vs 50.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ormeau

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Norwell has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Ormeau

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norwell Ormeau
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.

Norwell Ormeau
Walkability 0 / 46
Norwell — Walkability: 0/100 Ormeau — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 9 / 32
Norwell — Safety: 9/100 Ormeau — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norwell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ormeau — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ormeau has more residents (15,938 vs 189); Ormeau rents higher ($445/wk vs $300/wk).

Norwell Ormeau
Population 189 15,938
+8333% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +10.2%
Median age 43 33
Median household income $81,224/yr $107,484/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $445/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwell Ormeau
0-4 3.7% / 7.1%
Norwell — 0-4: 3.7% Ormeau — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.7% / 18.4%
Norwell — 5-14: 12.7% Ormeau — 5-14: 18.4%
15-19 9.0% / 7.7%
Norwell — 15-19: 9.0% Ormeau — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 3.2% / 5.9%
Norwell — 20-24: 3.2% Ormeau — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.2% / 12.8%
Norwell — 25-34: 12.2% Ormeau — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 13.2% / 15.9%
Norwell — 35-44: 13.2% Ormeau — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 16.9% / 12.9%
Norwell — 45-54: 16.9% Ormeau — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.2% / 8.8%
Norwell — 55-64: 13.2% Ormeau — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 11.6% / 6.4%
Norwell — 65-74: 11.6% Ormeau — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 3.7% / 3.1%
Norwell — 75-84: 3.7% Ormeau — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 2.1% / 0.8%
Norwell — 85+: 2.1% Ormeau — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norwell 44.9% couple families
Norwell — Couple Families: 44.9% Norwell — Lone Person: 28.6% Norwell — One Parent Families: 14.3% Norwell — Group Household: 12.2% Norwell — Other Families: 0.0%
Ormeau 60.2% couple families
Ormeau — Couple Families: 60.2% Ormeau — Lone Person: 16.5% Ormeau — One Parent Families: 19.4% Ormeau — Group Household: 3.0% Ormeau — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norwell 33.3% renting
Norwell — Owned Outright: 41.2% Norwell — Mortgage: 25.5% Norwell — Renting: 33.3%
Ormeau 30.4% renting
Ormeau — Owned Outright: 20.9% Ormeau — Mortgage: 48.7% Ormeau — Renting: 30.4%
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.

Norwell Ormeau
New Zealand 3.2% / 9.2%
Norwell — New Zealand: 3.2% Ormeau — New Zealand: 9.2%
England 1.6% / 4.6%
Norwell — England: 1.6% Ormeau — England: 4.6%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Norwell — South Africa: not among its largest Ormeau — South Africa: 1.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Norwell — Scotland: not among its largest Ormeau — Scotland: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Norwell — Philippines: not among its largest Ormeau — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Qualifications

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

Norwell Ormeau
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 17.8%
Norwell — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Ormeau — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.4%
Norwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Ormeau — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 7.7%
Norwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Ormeau — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Norwell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ormeau — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Norwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ormeau — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norwell 100.0% houses
Norwell — Houses: 100.0% Norwell — Townhouses: 0.0% Norwell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ormeau 91.0% houses
Ormeau — Houses: 91.0% Ormeau — Townhouses: 7.6% Ormeau — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norwell Ormeau
Median house price — $1,025,000
Median unit price — $755,000
Median land price — $1,220,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 195 sales

Development activity

Norwell Ormeau
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Norwell Ormeau
Houses — 4.0%
$840/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Norwell Ormeau
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 56% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Ormeau is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Norwell Ormeau
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Norwell carries more crime risk (91 vs 68).

Norwell Ormeau
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Norwell Ormeau
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Norwell

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

Schools in Ormeau

  • Mother Teresa Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Livingstone Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Norfolk Village State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ormeau Woods State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Toogoolawa School Independent · Combined · Special school at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norwell Ormeau
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 1 10
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 16

Mobility

Norwell sits further from the CBD (50.4 km vs 45.5 km).

Norwell Ormeau
Walkability score 0/100 46/100
Distance to Brisbane 50.4 km
+10% vs other
 45.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 38 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4208
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4208
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.

Norwell Ormeau
Car (driver) 64.4% / 77.7%
Norwell — Car (driver): 64.4% Ormeau — Car (driver): 77.7%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 14.7%
Norwell — Worked from Home: 18.4% Ormeau — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Walked Only 13.8% / 0.8%
Norwell — Walked Only: 13.8% Ormeau — Walked Only: 0.8%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 4.8%
Norwell — Car (passenger): 3.4% Ormeau — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train — / 1.6%
Norwell — Train: not among its largest Ormeau — Train: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Norwell Ormeau
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 8.4 km

NBN connectivity

Norwell Ormeau
Connectivity score 30/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 65%
6,139 premises

Climate

Norwell Ormeau
Annual rainfall 1,351 mm 1,682 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 12.5°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Norwell Ormeau
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.42 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Norwell Ormeau
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Norwell Ormeau
Division Fadden
same for both
Member Cameron Caldwell
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norwell Ormeau
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norwell

Outer

Ormeau

Family Large Blocks Outer River

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