Ooralea vs Te Kowai
Ooralea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Te Kowai. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ooralea 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
Ooralea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
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
Te Kowai
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $440/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
- But Ooralea has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ooralea
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (657 min vs 663 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (961 km vs 966.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ooralea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ooralea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.7% vs 4.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ooralea and Te Kowai 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
Ooralea has more residents (3,691 vs 227); Ooralea rents higher ($440/wk vs $225/wk).
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,691 +94% vs other | 227 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | +4.1% |
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Median household income | $116,896/yr +10% vs other | $105,456/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $440/wk +49% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740,550 | — |
| Median unit price | $530,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 31 days from 37 sales | — |
Development activity
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $735/wk on $890K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 99% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 68% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Ooralea is more walkable (44 vs 0).
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 61/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Te Kowai sits further from the CBD (966.3 km vs 961 km).
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 44/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 961 km | 966.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 657 min | 663 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.4%).
Setting
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.1 km | 7.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 99/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 98% 1,519 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ooralea | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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