Norwell vs Pimpama

Pimpama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 43 in Norwell. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Norwell, most households own their home. In Pimpama, most households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Norwell tends to suit share households, while Pimpama suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

Pimpama

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (20 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • But Norwell has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Pimpama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Norwell has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $440/wk)
  • Pimpama has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Norwell sits closer to the CBD (50.4 km vs 52.9 km)
  • Pimpama is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pimpama

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Norwell has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Pimpama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (161.8% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Norwell and Pimpama 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 Pimpama
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 Pimpama
Walkability 0 / 17
Norwell — Walkability: 0/100 Pimpama — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 9 / 33
Norwell — Safety: 9/100 Pimpama — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norwell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pimpama — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pimpama has more residents (24,601 vs 189); Norwell skews older (43 vs 29).

Norwell Pimpama
Population 189 24,601
+12916% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +161.8%
Median age 43 29
Median household income $81,224/yr $96,876/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $440/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwell Pimpama
0-4 3.7% / 10.8%
Norwell — 0-4: 3.7% Pimpama — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 12.7% / 16.7%
Norwell — 5-14: 12.7% Pimpama — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 9.0% / 5.3%
Norwell — 15-19: 9.0% Pimpama — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.2% / 7.8%
Norwell — 20-24: 3.2% Pimpama — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 12.2% / 22.4%
Norwell — 25-34: 12.2% Pimpama — 25-34: 22.4%
35-44 13.2% / 15.1%
Norwell — 35-44: 13.2% Pimpama — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 16.9% / 8.9%
Norwell — 45-54: 16.9% Pimpama — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 13.2% / 5.6%
Norwell — 55-64: 13.2% Pimpama — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 11.6% / 4.8%
Norwell — 65-74: 11.6% Pimpama — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 3.7% / 2.1%
Norwell — 75-84: 3.7% Pimpama — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 2.1% / 0.5%
Norwell — 85+: 2.1% Pimpama — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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%
Pimpama 52.4% couple families
Pimpama — Couple Families: 52.4% Pimpama — Lone Person: 15.6% Pimpama — One Parent Families: 24.3% Pimpama — Group Household: 6.1% Pimpama — Other Families: 1.5%
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%
Pimpama 57.9% renting
Pimpama — Owned Outright: 10.0% Pimpama — Mortgage: 32.1% Pimpama — Renting: 57.9%
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 Pimpama
New Zealand 3.2% / 10.9%
Norwell — New Zealand: 3.2% Pimpama — New Zealand: 10.9%
England 1.6% / 3.4%
Norwell — England: 1.6% Pimpama — England: 3.4%
India — / 3.5%
Norwell — India: not among its largest Pimpama — India: 3.5%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Norwell — South Africa: not among its largest Pimpama — South Africa: 1.4%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Norwell — Philippines: not among its largest Pimpama — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

Qualifications

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

Norwell Pimpama
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 15.8%
Norwell — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Pimpama — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.5%
Norwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Pimpama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 8.8%
Norwell — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Pimpama — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Norwell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pimpama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Norwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pimpama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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%
Pimpama 80.8% houses
Pimpama — Houses: 80.8% Pimpama — Townhouses: 17.7% Pimpama — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norwell Pimpama
Median house price — $960,000
Median unit price — $737,000
Median land price — $973,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 23 days
from 430 sales

Development activity

Norwell Pimpama
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 Pimpama
Houses — 4.1%
$750/wk on $950K
Units — 4.3%
$695/wk on $850K

Ranking within QLD

Norwell Pimpama
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 48% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 77% 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 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Pimpama is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Norwell Pimpama
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Norwell carries more crime risk (91 vs 67).

Norwell Pimpama
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
67/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Norwell Pimpama
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Norwell

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

Schools in Pimpama

  • Pimpama State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Ormeau State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Pimpama State Primary College Government · Primary at peers
  • Pimpama State Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gainsborough State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norwell Pimpama
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 0 18
Childcare 1 20
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Pimpama sits further from the CBD (52.9 km vs 50.4 km).

Norwell Pimpama
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 50.4 km 52.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 47 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4208
 1.3%
postcode 4209
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4208
 61
postcode 4209

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 Pimpama
Car (driver) 64.4% / 79.7%
Norwell — Car (driver): 64.4% Pimpama — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 12.1%
Norwell — Worked from Home: 18.4% Pimpama — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Walked Only 13.8% / 0.7%
Norwell — Walked Only: 13.8% Pimpama — Walked Only: 0.7%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 5.2%
Norwell — Car (passenger): 3.4% Pimpama — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train — / 1.7%
Norwell — Train: not among its largest Pimpama — Train: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Norwell Pimpama
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 6.2 km

NBN connectivity

Norwell Pimpama
Connectivity score 30/100 93/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 87%
8,619 premises

Climate

Norwell Pimpama
Annual rainfall 1,351 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Norwell

Outer

Pimpama

Family Outer Young Families

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