Oonoonba vs Hermit Park

Oonoonba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 36 in Hermit Park. In both, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Oonoonba, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Hermit Park: a median of $705,000, against $597,000 in Oonoonba, though rent is higher in Oonoonba. On these figures, Oonoonba tends to suit young adults 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

Oonoonba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (73% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Oonoonba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($282,000 vs $392,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($597,000 vs $705,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hermit Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oonoonba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (917 min vs 923 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1347 km vs 1350.2 km)
  • But Hermit Park is more walkable (86/100 vs 45/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hermit Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Oonoonba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 2.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oonoonba Hermit Park
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.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Walkability 45 / 86
Oonoonba — Walkability: 45/100 Hermit Park — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 14 / 8
Oonoonba — Safety: 14/100 Hermit Park — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oonoonba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hermit Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hermit Park has more residents (3,512 vs 2,050); Oonoonba rents higher ($320/wk vs $255/wk).

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Population 2,050 3,512
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% +2.9%
Median age 31 36
Median household income $78,520/yr
+8% vs other
 $71,864/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+20% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
0-4 4.9% / 6.1%
Oonoonba — 0-4: 4.9% Hermit Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 8.8% / 11.3%
Oonoonba — 5-14: 8.8% Hermit Park — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.7% / 6.2%
Oonoonba — 15-19: 5.7% Hermit Park — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 14.7% / 7.6%
Oonoonba — 20-24: 14.7% Hermit Park — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 22.1% / 16.9%
Oonoonba — 25-34: 22.1% Hermit Park — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 12.8% / 12.6%
Oonoonba — 35-44: 12.8% Hermit Park — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 9.9% / 13.5%
Oonoonba — 45-54: 9.9% Hermit Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.2% / 11.7%
Oonoonba — 55-64: 10.2% Hermit Park — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 6.5% / 8.7%
Oonoonba — 65-74: 6.5% Hermit Park — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.6% / 4.2%
Oonoonba — 75-84: 3.6% Hermit Park — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.1% / 1.2%
Oonoonba — 85+: 1.1% Hermit Park — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oonoonba 51.3% lone person
Oonoonba — Lone Person: 51.3% Oonoonba — Couple Families: 20.2% Oonoonba — One Parent Families: 16.5% Oonoonba — Group Household: 9.6% Oonoonba — Other Families: 2.5%
Hermit Park 48.9% lone person
Hermit Park — Lone Person: 48.9% Hermit Park — Couple Families: 26.3% Hermit Park — One Parent Families: 17.9% Hermit Park — Group Household: 5.6% Hermit Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oonoonba 52.6% renting
Oonoonba — Owned Outright: 17.2% Oonoonba — Mortgage: 30.2% Oonoonba — Renting: 52.6%
Hermit Park 49.3% renting
Hermit Park — Owned Outright: 21.1% Hermit Park — Mortgage: 29.6% Hermit Park — Renting: 49.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 15.5%
Oonoonba — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Hermit Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 11.8%
Oonoonba — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Hermit Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.5%
Oonoonba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Hermit Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 4.0%
Oonoonba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Hermit Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.4%
Oonoonba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Hermit Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.6%
Oonoonba — New Zealand: 2.0% Hermit Park — New Zealand: 2.6%
England 2.1% / 2.4%
Oonoonba — England: 2.1% Hermit Park — England: 2.4%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.7%
Oonoonba — Philippines: 1.2% Hermit Park — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.3% / 1.0%
Oonoonba — India: 0.3% Hermit Park — India: 1.0%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Oonoonba — South Africa: 0.8% Hermit Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand 0.3% / 0.4%
Oonoonba — Thailand: 0.3% Hermit Park — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oonoonba 73.3% houses
Oonoonba — Houses: 73.3% Oonoonba — Townhouses: 23.3% Oonoonba — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Hermit Park 54.9% houses
Hermit Park — Houses: 54.9% Hermit Park — Townhouses: 35.6% Hermit Park — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Median house price $597,000 $705,000
Median unit price $282,000 $392,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 15 sales
 31 days
from 29 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.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
2 bed $552K / $700K
Oonoonba — 2 bed: $552K (6 sales) Hermit Park — 2 bed: $700K (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $635K / $639K
Oonoonba — 3 bed: $635K (34 sales) Hermit Park — 3 bed: $639K (32 sales)

34 vs 32 sales

4 bed $530K / $755K
Oonoonba — 4 bed: $530K (6 sales) Hermit Park — 4 bed: $755K (24 sales)

6 vs 24 sales

Development activity

Oonoonba Hermit Park
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
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.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Houses 4.5%
$565/wk on $649K
 4.3%
$558/wk on $670K
Units — 5.5%
$425/wk on $400K

Ranking within QLD

Oonoonba Hermit Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Hermit Park is more walkable (86 vs 45); Hermit Park scores higher overall (41 vs 36).

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
92/100
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 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 3.7 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 1.7%

Amenities in the suburb

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 2 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Hermit Park sits further from the CBD (1350.2 km vs 1347 km).

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Walkability score 45/100 86/100
Distance to Brisbane 1347 km 1350.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 917 min 923 min
Public transport score 31/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
 0.7%
postcode 4812
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
 44
postcode 4812

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.

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Car (driver) 87.9% / 80.3%
Oonoonba — Car (driver): 87.9% Hermit Park — Car (driver): 80.3%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.0%
Oonoonba — Car (passenger): 5.5% Hermit Park — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 6.2%
Oonoonba — Worked from Home: 4.6% Hermit Park — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.6%
Oonoonba — Walked Only: 1.0% Hermit Park — Walked Only: 2.6%
Bicycle 0.7% / 2.0%
Oonoonba — Bicycle: 0.7% Hermit Park — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 3.4 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Connectivity score 83/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 69%
1,144 premises
 98%
2,014 premises

Climate

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oonoonba Hermit Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³ 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Division Dawson Herbert
Member Andrew Willcox Phillip Thompson
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oonoonba Hermit Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oonoonba

Affordable Quiet Students Townhouses

Hermit Park

Parks River Townhouses

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