Owanyilla vs Pioneers Rest

Owanyilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 58 in Pioneers Rest. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Owanyilla, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Owanyilla tends to suit couples, while Pioneers Rest 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

Pioneers Rest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Owanyilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 37%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Owanyilla leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
  • Pioneers Rest has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pioneers Rest

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
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.

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Walkability 0 / 0
Owanyilla — Walkability: 0/100 Pioneers Rest — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 88
Owanyilla — Safety: 43/100 Pioneers Rest — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Owanyilla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pioneers Rest — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Owanyilla has more residents (245 vs 78); Owanyilla has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $40,560).

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Population 245
+68% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.3% +30.0%
Median age 47 58
Median household income $80,184/yr
+49% vs other
 $40,560/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+33% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
0-4 7.3% / 6.4%
Owanyilla — 0-4: 7.3% Pioneers Rest — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 7.3% / 9.0%
Owanyilla — 5-14: 7.3% Pioneers Rest — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 6.1% / 6.4%
Owanyilla — 15-19: 6.1% Pioneers Rest — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.7% / 3.8%
Owanyilla — 20-24: 5.7% Pioneers Rest — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.0% / —
Owanyilla — 25-34: 11.0% Pioneers Rest — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.0% / 9.0%
Owanyilla — 35-44: 9.0% Pioneers Rest — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 17.1% / 12.8%
Owanyilla — 45-54: 17.1% Pioneers Rest — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.7% / 23.1%
Owanyilla — 55-64: 16.7% Pioneers Rest — 55-64: 23.1%
65-74 13.5% / 24.4%
Owanyilla — 65-74: 13.5% Pioneers Rest — 65-74: 24.4%
75-84 5.7% / —
Owanyilla — 75-84: 5.7% Pioneers Rest — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.4% / 5.1%
Owanyilla — 85+: 2.4% Pioneers Rest — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

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.

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
New Zealand 1.6% / 3.8%
Owanyilla — New Zealand: 1.6% Pioneers Rest — New Zealand: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Owanyilla 50.0% couple families
Owanyilla — Couple Families: 50.0% Owanyilla — Lone Person: 32.1% Owanyilla — One Parent Families: 12.5% Owanyilla — Group Household: 5.4%
Pioneers Rest 23.5% couple families
Pioneers Rest — Couple Families: 23.5% Pioneers Rest — Lone Person: 41.2% Pioneers Rest — One Parent Families: 35.3% Pioneers Rest — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Owanyilla 98.8% houses
Owanyilla — Houses: 98.8% Owanyilla — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Pioneers Rest 100.0% houses
Pioneers Rest — Houses: 100.0% Pioneers Rest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 11.5%
Owanyilla — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Pioneers Rest — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 15.4%
Owanyilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Pioneers Rest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 10.3%
Owanyilla — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Pioneers Rest — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Owanyilla 14.5% renting
Owanyilla — Owned Outright: 47.0% Owanyilla — Mortgage: 38.6% Owanyilla — Renting: 14.5%
Pioneers Rest 12.9% renting
Pioneers Rest — Owned Outright: 64.5% Pioneers Rest — Mortgage: 22.6% Pioneers Rest — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Median house price $616,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Pioneers Rest carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Owanyilla carries more crime risk (57 vs 12).

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
12/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
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

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 233.1 km 234 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
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.

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Car (driver) 80.2% / 85.0%
Owanyilla — Car (driver): 80.2% Pioneers Rest — Car (driver): 85.0%
Walked Only 5.5% / 15.0%
Owanyilla — Walked Only: 5.5% Pioneers Rest — Walked Only: 15.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / —
Owanyilla — Worked from Home: 14.3% Pioneers Rest — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.5 km 28.0 km

NBN connectivity

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Owanyilla Pioneers Rest
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Owanyilla

Rural

Pioneers Rest

Retirees Rural

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