Ormiston vs Cleveland

Ormiston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Cleveland. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Ormiston, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ormiston: a median of $1.41 million, against $1.2 million in Cleveland, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ormiston tends to suit couples, while Cleveland 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

Ormiston

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 51%)
  • But Cleveland has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Ormiston leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
  • Cleveland has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,405,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cleveland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cleveland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Cleveland

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 3)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 24%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Ormiston carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ormiston Cleveland
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.

Ormiston Cleveland
Walkability 71 / 91
Ormiston — Walkability: 71/100 Cleveland — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 62 / 26
Ormiston — Safety: 62/100 Cleveland — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ormiston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cleveland — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cleveland has more residents (15,850 vs 6,379); Ormiston has higher household incomes ($99,476 vs $74,360).

Ormiston Cleveland
Population 6,379 15,850
+148% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +7.1%
Median age 47 51
Median household income $99,476/yr
+25% vs other
 $74,360/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ormiston Cleveland
0-4 4.1% / 3.1%
Ormiston — 0-4: 4.1% Cleveland — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.3% / 10.2%
Ormiston — 5-14: 12.3% Cleveland — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.2% / 6.0%
Ormiston — 15-19: 7.2% Cleveland — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.0% / 4.5%
Ormiston — 20-24: 5.0% Cleveland — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 7.0% / 7.4%
Ormiston — 25-34: 7.0% Cleveland — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 11.3% / 9.7%
Ormiston — 35-44: 11.3% Cleveland — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.5% / 13.5%
Ormiston — 45-54: 14.5% Cleveland — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 14.1% / 15.5%
Ormiston — 55-64: 14.1% Cleveland — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 12.4% / 15.6%
Ormiston — 65-74: 12.4% Cleveland — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 8.6% / 10.3%
Ormiston — 75-84: 8.6% Cleveland — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ 3.3% / 4.4%
Ormiston — 85+: 3.3% Cleveland — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ormiston 49.7% couple families
Ormiston — Couple Families: 49.7% Ormiston — Lone Person: 31.5% Ormiston — One Parent Families: 15.5% Ormiston — Group Household: 2.1% Ormiston — Other Families: 1.2%
Cleveland 34.1% couple families
Cleveland — Couple Families: 34.1% Cleveland — Lone Person: 44.7% Cleveland — One Parent Families: 16.8% Cleveland — Group Household: 3.1% Cleveland — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ormiston 21.2% renting
Ormiston — Owned Outright: 41.6% Ormiston — Mortgage: 37.1% Ormiston — Renting: 21.2%
Cleveland 30.6% renting
Cleveland — Owned Outright: 40.5% Cleveland — Mortgage: 28.9% Cleveland — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ormiston Cleveland
England 9.7% / 8.9%
Ormiston — England: 9.7% Cleveland — England: 8.9%
New Zealand 4.4% / 5.4%
Ormiston — New Zealand: 4.4% Cleveland — New Zealand: 5.4%
South Africa 3.2% / 2.2%
Ormiston — South Africa: 3.2% Cleveland — South Africa: 2.2%
Scotland 1.2% / 1.2%
Ormiston — Scotland: 1.2% Cleveland — Scotland: 1.2%
China 0.9% / 0.8%
Ormiston — China: 0.9% Cleveland — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

Qualifications

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

Ormiston Cleveland
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 16.3%
Ormiston — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Cleveland — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 11.8%
Ormiston — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Cleveland — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 10.1%
Ormiston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Cleveland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 3.3%
Ormiston — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Cleveland — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.8%
Ormiston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Cleveland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ormiston 75.6% houses
Ormiston — Houses: 75.6% Ormiston — Townhouses: 20.8% Ormiston — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Cleveland 60.4% houses
Cleveland — Houses: 60.4% Cleveland — Townhouses: 19.9% Cleveland — Flats / Apartments: 19.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ormiston Cleveland
Median house price $1,405,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $760,000
Median land price — $1,372,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 83 sales
 22 days
from 168 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.

Ormiston Cleveland
3 bed $1.01M / $1.02M
Ormiston — 3 bed: $1.01M (26 sales) Cleveland — 3 bed: $1.02M (90 sales)

26 vs 90 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.22M
Ormiston — 4 bed: $1.36M (53 sales) Cleveland — 4 bed: $1.22M (118 sales)

53 vs 118 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.37M
Ormiston — 5 bed: $1.7M (29 sales) Cleveland — 5 bed: $1.37M (51 sales)

29 vs 51 sales

Development activity

Ormiston Cleveland
New dwellings approved 1,598
across Redland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -26%
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.

Ormiston Cleveland
Houses 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.47M
 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.2M
Units — 2.6%
$600/wk on $1.22M

Ranking within QLD

Ormiston Cleveland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 23% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Ormiston scores higher overall (83 vs 55); Cleveland is more walkable (91 vs 71).

Ormiston Cleveland
Grade A+ B
Score 83/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cleveland carries more crime risk (74 vs 38).

Ormiston Cleveland
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
55/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ormiston Cleveland
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ormiston

  • Ormiston College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ormiston State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cleveland

  • Cleveland District State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cleveland State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Star of the Sea Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • The BUSY School - Cleveland Campus Independent · Secondary
  • The Industry School - Redlands Independent · Secondary
  • The Industry School - Redlands (Cleveland) Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Ormiston Cleveland
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 4 13
Parks & reserves 9 23
Childcare 6 9
GPs 3 7
Pharmacies 2 4
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 9 34

Mobility

Ormiston Cleveland
Walkability score 71/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 28.7 km 29.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 41 min
Public transport score 80/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 39.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 173.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 4160
 1.8%
postcode 4163
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4160
 55
postcode 4163

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.

Ormiston Cleveland
Car (driver) 66.1% / 70.1%
Ormiston — Car (driver): 66.1% Cleveland — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 18.5%
Ormiston — Worked from Home: 23.7% Cleveland — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.0%
Ormiston — Car (passenger): 4.2% Cleveland — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 3.5% / 2.7%
Ormiston — Train: 3.5% Cleveland — Train: 2.7%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.3%
Ormiston — Walked Only: 1.2% Cleveland — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Ormiston Cleveland
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 470 m 1.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ormiston Cleveland
Connectivity score 76/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
2,960 premises
 21%
9,068 premises

Climate

Ormiston Cleveland
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ormiston Cleveland
PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ormiston Cleveland
Average residential rate $1,879/yr
same for both
Council Redland
same for both

Federal electorate

Ormiston Cleveland
Division Bowman
same for both
Member Henry Pike
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ormiston Cleveland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ormiston

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet River Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Cleveland

Coastal Outer Parks Retirees River

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