O'reilly vs Darlington
O'Reilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 43 in Darlington. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In O'Reilly, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Darlington, most households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, O'Reilly tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Darlington suits 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
O'Reilly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
Renters
O'Reilly
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($162/wk vs $330/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Darlington
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 120 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (101.5 km vs 109.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs GPs and walkability.
Where they sit
O'reilly and Darlington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Darlington rents higher ($330/wk vs $162/wk); Darlington skews older (43 vs 32).
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114 +14% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +11.4% |
| Median age | 32 | 43 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $95,316/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $162/wk | $330/wk +104% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Development activity
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 56% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
Liveability
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | — | 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
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in O'reilly
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Darlington
- Darlington State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 31 | 5 |
Mobility
O'Reilly sits further from the CBD (109.6 km vs 101.5 km).
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 109.6 km +7% vs other | 101.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 120 min | 93 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 4275 | 0.4% postcode 4285 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 91 postcode 4275 | 84 postcode 4285 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).
Setting
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 592 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.0 km | 41.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 2 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,556 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 10.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| O'reilly | Darlington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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