Ormeau Hills vs Pimpama

Pimpama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 32 in Ormeau Hills. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ormeau Hills, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Pimpama, most households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ormeau Hills tends to suit couples, while Pimpama suits renters and young adults.

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

Pimpama

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (20 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
  • But Ormeau Hills has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pimpama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pimpama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pimpama

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • But Ormeau Hills carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Pimpama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (161.8% vs 43.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
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.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Walkability 0 / 17
Ormeau Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Pimpama — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 43 / 33
Ormeau Hills — Safety: 43/100 Pimpama — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ormeau Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pimpama — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pimpama has more residents (24,601 vs 4,521); Ormeau Hills has higher household incomes ($119,444 vs $96,876).

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Population 4,521 24,601
+444% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.6% +161.8%
Median age 32 29
Median household income $119,444/yr
+19% vs other
 $96,876/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+2% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
0-4 9.9% / 10.8%
Ormeau Hills — 0-4: 9.9% Pimpama — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 16.8% / 16.7%
Ormeau Hills — 5-14: 16.8% Pimpama — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 6.1% / 5.3%
Ormeau Hills — 15-19: 6.1% Pimpama — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.8% / 7.8%
Ormeau Hills — 20-24: 5.8% Pimpama — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 16.2% / 22.4%
Ormeau Hills — 25-34: 16.2% Pimpama — 25-34: 22.4%
35-44 17.8% / 15.1%
Ormeau Hills — 35-44: 17.8% Pimpama — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 12.3% / 8.9%
Ormeau Hills — 45-54: 12.3% Pimpama — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 8.3% / 5.6%
Ormeau Hills — 55-64: 8.3% Pimpama — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 5.0% / 4.8%
Ormeau Hills — 65-74: 5.0% Pimpama — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 1.5% / 2.1%
Ormeau Hills — 75-84: 1.5% Pimpama — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.3% / 0.5%
Ormeau Hills — 85+: 0.3% Pimpama — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ormeau Hills 66.9% couple families
Ormeau Hills — Couple Families: 66.9% Ormeau Hills — One Parent Families: 14.5% Ormeau Hills — Lone Person: 14.1% Ormeau Hills — Group Household: 3.2% Ormeau Hills — Other Families: 1.2%
Pimpama 52.4% couple families
Pimpama — Couple Families: 52.4% Pimpama — One Parent Families: 24.3% Pimpama — Lone Person: 15.6% Pimpama — Group Household: 6.1% Pimpama — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ormeau Hills 25.7% renting
Ormeau Hills — Owned Outright: 16.2% Ormeau Hills — Mortgage: 58.1% Ormeau Hills — Renting: 25.7%
Pimpama 57.9% renting
Pimpama — Owned Outright: 10.0% Pimpama — Mortgage: 32.1% Pimpama — Renting: 57.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 15.8%
Ormeau Hills — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Pimpama — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 8.8%
Ormeau Hills — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Pimpama — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.5%
Ormeau Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Pimpama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.9%
Ormeau Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Pimpama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Ormeau Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Pimpama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
New Zealand 8.0% / 10.9%
Ormeau Hills — New Zealand: 8.0% Pimpama — New Zealand: 10.9%
England 5.1% / 3.4%
Ormeau Hills — England: 5.1% Pimpama — England: 3.4%
India 1.7% / 3.5%
Ormeau Hills — India: 1.7% Pimpama — India: 3.5%
South Africa 2.0% / 1.4%
Ormeau Hills — South Africa: 2.0% Pimpama — South Africa: 1.4%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.0%
Ormeau Hills — Philippines: 0.5% Pimpama — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.3%
Ormeau Hills — Scotland: 0.5% Pimpama — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ormeau Hills 98.4% houses
Ormeau Hills — Houses: 98.4% Ormeau Hills — Townhouses: 0.6% Ormeau Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Pimpama 80.8% houses
Pimpama — Houses: 80.8% Pimpama — Townhouses: 17.7% Pimpama — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Median house price $1,035,000 $960,000
Median unit price — $737,000
Median land price $1,000,000 $973,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 79 sales
 23 days
from 430 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.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
3 bed $985K / $862K
Ormeau Hills — 3 bed: $985K (10 sales) Pimpama — 3 bed: $862K (122 sales)

10 vs 122 sales

4 bed $1M / $983K
Ormeau Hills — 4 bed: $1M (139 sales) Pimpama — 4 bed: $983K (432 sales)

139 vs 432 sales

5 bed $1.3M / $1.26M
Ormeau Hills — 5 bed: $1.3M (12 sales) Pimpama — 5 bed: $1.26M (26 sales)

12 vs 26 sales

Development activity

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Houses 4.2%
$895/wk on $1.1M
 4.1%
$750/wk on $950K
Units — 4.3%
$695/wk on $850K

Ranking within QLD

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 48% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Pimpama is more walkable (17 vs 0); Ormeau Hills scores higher overall (59 vs 50).

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Pimpama carries more crime risk (67 vs 57).

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ormeau Hills

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

Schools in Pimpama

  • Pimpama State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Ormeau State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Pimpama State Primary College Government · Primary at peers
  • Pimpama State Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gainsborough State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 3 18
Childcare 2 20
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 51.5 km 52.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 47 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 181.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4208
 1.3%
postcode 4209
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4208
 61
postcode 4209

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.

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Car (driver) 77.8% / 79.7%
Ormeau Hills — Car (driver): 77.8% Pimpama — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 12.1%
Ormeau Hills — Worked from Home: 15.5% Pimpama — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.2%
Ormeau Hills — Car (passenger): 3.5% Pimpama — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train 1.5% / 1.7%
Ormeau Hills — Train: 1.5% Pimpama — Train: 1.7%
Bus 0.8% / 0.4%
Ormeau Hills — Bus: 0.8% Pimpama — Bus: 0.4%
Walked Only 0.3% / 0.7%
Ormeau Hills — Walked Only: 0.3% Pimpama — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 6.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Connectivity score 94/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
1,566 premises
 87%
8,619 premises

Climate

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,351 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 12.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.42 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Division Forde Fadden
Member Rowan Holzberger Cameron Caldwell
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Ormeau Hills Pimpama
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ormeau Hills

Family Large Blocks Outer Young Families

Pimpama

Family Outer Young Families

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