Ogmore vs St Lawrence

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ogmore tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ogmore is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 41%)
  • St Lawrence carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ogmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $100/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ogmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (766.7 km vs 814.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (549 min vs 566 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Lawrence

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

St Lawrence

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.3% vs -31.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ogmore St Lawrence
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.

Ogmore St Lawrence
Walkability 0 / 0
Ogmore — Walkability: 0/100 St Lawrence — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 35
Ogmore — Safety: 15/100 St Lawrence — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 61 / 61
Ogmore — Low fire risk: 61/100 St Lawrence — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

St Lawrence has more residents (245 vs 72); St Lawrence rents higher ($100/wk vs $80/wk).

Ogmore St Lawrence
Population 72 245
+240% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -31.4% +4.3%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $55,224/yr
+3% vs other
 $53,612/yr
Median weekly rent $80/wk $100/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ogmore St Lawrence
0-4 4.2% / 3.7%
Ogmore — 0-4: 4.2% St Lawrence — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.9% / 9.8%
Ogmore — 5-14: 13.9% St Lawrence — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Ogmore — 15-19: not among its largest St Lawrence — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Ogmore — 20-24: not among its largest St Lawrence — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.7% / 9.0%
Ogmore — 25-34: 9.7% St Lawrence — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.1% / 8.2%
Ogmore — 35-44: 11.1% St Lawrence — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 12.5% / 13.9%
Ogmore — 45-54: 12.5% St Lawrence — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 15.3% / 24.9%
Ogmore — 55-64: 15.3% St Lawrence — 55-64: 24.9%
65-74 15.3% / 11.8%
Ogmore — 65-74: 15.3% St Lawrence — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 8.3% / 9.8%
Ogmore — 75-84: 8.3% St Lawrence — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 4.2% / 2.0%
Ogmore — 85+: 4.2% St Lawrence — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ogmore 50.0% lone person
Ogmore — Lone Person: 50.0% Ogmore — Couple Families: 20.8% Ogmore — One Parent Families: 29.2% Ogmore — Group Household: 0.0%
St Lawrence 51.8% lone person
St Lawrence — Lone Person: 51.8% St Lawrence — Couple Families: 25.3% St Lawrence — One Parent Families: 15.7% St Lawrence — Group Household: 7.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ogmore 13.6% renting
Ogmore — Owned Outright: 72.7% Ogmore — Mortgage: 13.6% Ogmore — Renting: 13.6%
St Lawrence 21.0% renting
St Lawrence — Owned Outright: 53.0% St Lawrence — Mortgage: 26.0% St Lawrence — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ogmore 100.0% houses
Ogmore — Houses: 100.0% Ogmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
St Lawrence 97.0% houses
St Lawrence — Houses: 97.0% St Lawrence — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Ogmore St Lawrence
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 17.1%
Ogmore — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% St Lawrence — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 5.3%
Ogmore — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% St Lawrence — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 2.9%
Ogmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% St Lawrence — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Property market

Ogmore St Lawrence
Median house price — $225,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $85,000

Development activity

Ogmore St Lawrence
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
 27
across Isaac
Approvals change year on year +97% +0%

Ranking within QLD

Ogmore St Lawrence
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Ogmore St Lawrence
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ogmore carries more crime risk (85 vs 65).

Ogmore St Lawrence
Bushfire Low
39/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
99/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ogmore St Lawrence
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ogmore

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

Schools in St Lawrence

  • St Lawrence State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ogmore St Lawrence
Parks & reserves 5 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 35 74

Mobility

St Lawrence sits further from the CBD (814.2 km vs 766.7 km).

Ogmore St Lawrence
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 766.7 km 814.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 549 min 566 min
Electric vehicle share — 0.0%
postcode 4707
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 29
postcode 4707

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.

Ogmore St Lawrence
Car (driver) 45.2% / 52.8%
Ogmore — Car (driver): 45.2% St Lawrence — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 54.8% / 32.6%
Ogmore — Worked from Home: 54.8% St Lawrence — Worked from Home: 32.6%
Walked Only — / 7.9%
Ogmore — Walked Only: not among its largest St Lawrence — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Ogmore — Car (passenger): not among its largest St Lawrence — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 3.4%
Ogmore — Bus: not among its largest St Lawrence — Bus: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Ogmore St Lawrence
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ogmore St Lawrence
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Ogmore St Lawrence
Annual rainfall 917 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Ogmore St Lawrence
Average residential rate $2,445/yr $925/yr
Council Livingstone Isaac

Federal electorate

Ogmore St Lawrence
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ogmore St Lawrence
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ogmore

Retirees Rural

St Lawrence

Affordable River Rural

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