Ooralea vs Paget

Ooralea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Paget. In both, most households own their home. In Ooralea, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Paget, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Paget: a median of $1.37 million, against $741,000 in Ooralea, though rent is higher in Ooralea. On these figures, Ooralea tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Paget suits people living alone.

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

Ooralea

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 99/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Ooralea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper houses ($740,550 vs $1,372,500)
  • But Paget has cheaper units ($400,000 vs $530,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Paget

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $440/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ooralea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 15/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ooralea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 15/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 99/100)
  • But Paget has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Paget

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.2% vs 9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ooralea Paget
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.

Ooralea Paget
Walkability 44 / 15
Ooralea — Walkability: 44/100 Paget — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 54 / 1
Ooralea — Safety: 54/100 Paget — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ooralea — Low fire risk: 100/100 Paget — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ooralea has more residents (3,691 vs 339); Ooralea has higher household incomes ($116,896 vs $62,348).

Ooralea Paget
Population 3,691
+91% vs other
 339
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +24.2%
Median age 35 45
Median household income $116,896/yr
+47% vs other
 $62,348/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+40% vs other
 $263/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ooralea Paget
0-4 7.3% / 4.7%
Ooralea — 0-4: 7.3% Paget — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.6% / 8.0%
Ooralea — 5-14: 13.6% Paget — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 6.2% / 2.7%
Ooralea — 15-19: 6.2% Paget — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 7.0% / 9.1%
Ooralea — 20-24: 7.0% Paget — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 15.1% / 16.2%
Ooralea — 25-34: 15.1% Paget — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 16.1% / 8.3%
Ooralea — 35-44: 16.1% Paget — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 11.0% / 17.7%
Ooralea — 45-54: 11.0% Paget — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 10.8% / 18.6%
Ooralea — 55-64: 10.8% Paget — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 8.0% / 10.6%
Ooralea — 65-74: 8.0% Paget — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 3.7% / 3.5%
Ooralea — 75-84: 3.7% Paget — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 1.1% / —
Ooralea — 85+: 1.1% Paget — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ooralea 24.5% lone person
Ooralea — Lone Person: 24.5% Ooralea — Couple Families: 53.6% Ooralea — One Parent Families: 14.0% Ooralea — Group Household: 6.0% Ooralea — Other Families: 1.9%
Paget 61.4% lone person
Paget — Lone Person: 61.4% Paget — Couple Families: 20.8% Paget — One Parent Families: 11.9% Paget — Group Household: 3.0% Paget — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ooralea 26.4% renting
Ooralea — Owned Outright: 31.6% Ooralea — Mortgage: 42.0% Ooralea — Renting: 26.4%
Paget 42.9% renting
Paget — Owned Outright: 37.8% Paget — Mortgage: 19.4% Paget — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ooralea Paget
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 23.0%
Ooralea — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Paget — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 3.2%
Ooralea — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Paget — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 3.8%
Ooralea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Paget — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.9%
Ooralea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Paget — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Ooralea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Paget — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Ooralea Paget
New Zealand 1.7% / 4.4%
Ooralea — New Zealand: 1.7% Paget — New Zealand: 4.4%
Philippines 2.3% / 2.9%
Ooralea — Philippines: 2.3% Paget — Philippines: 2.9%
England 1.0% / 1.2%
Ooralea — England: 1.0% Paget — England: 1.2%
India 2.0% / —
Ooralea — India: 2.0% Paget — India: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 1.2%
Ooralea — Pakistan: not among its largest Paget — Pakistan: 1.2%
Taiwan — / 0.9%
Ooralea — Taiwan: not among its largest Paget — Taiwan: 0.9%
Bangladesh 0.7% / —
Ooralea — Bangladesh: 0.7% Paget — Bangladesh: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ooralea 92.4% houses
Ooralea — Houses: 92.4% Ooralea — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Ooralea — Townhouses: 7.5%
Paget 51.9% houses
Paget — Houses: 51.9% Paget — Flats / Apartments: 42.2% Paget — Townhouses: 5.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ooralea Paget
Median house price $740,550 $1,372,500
Median unit price $530,000 $400,000
Median land price — $3,125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 37 sales
 —

Development activity

Ooralea Paget
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Ooralea Paget
Houses 4.3%
$735/wk on $890K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ooralea Paget
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD —

Liveability

Ooralea is more walkable (44 vs 15).

Ooralea Paget
Grade B —
Score 61/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Paget carries more crime risk (99 vs 46).

Ooralea Paget
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
99/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
86/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Ooralea Paget
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

Amenities in the suburb

Ooralea Paget
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 5

Mobility

Ooralea Paget
Walkability score 44/100 15/100
Distance to Brisbane 961 km 962.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 657 min 661 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Ooralea Paget
Car (driver) 87.4% / 79.9%
Ooralea — Car (driver): 87.4% Paget — Car (driver): 79.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 6.7%
Ooralea — Car (passenger): 5.1% Paget — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 1.2% / 6.0%
Ooralea — Walked Only: 1.2% Paget — Walked Only: 6.0%
Worked from Home 4.0% / 2.2%
Ooralea — Worked from Home: 4.0% Paget — Worked from Home: 2.2%
Bus 1.8% / 3.0%
Ooralea — Bus: 1.8% Paget — Bus: 3.0%
Bicycle 0.5% / 2.2%
Ooralea — Bicycle: 0.5% Paget — Bicycle: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.4%).

Setting

Ooralea Paget
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.1 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Ooralea Paget
Connectivity score 99/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
1,519 premises
 100%
1,000 premises

Climate

Ooralea Paget
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ooralea Paget
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ooralea Paget
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Ooralea Paget
Division Capricornia Dawson
Member Michelle Landry Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ooralea Paget
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ooralea

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Paget

Affordable Coastal Rural

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