Roundstone vs Warnoah

Warnoah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 40 in Roundstone. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Roundstone, the large majority of households own their home. In Warnoah, about half of households rent. On these figures, Warnoah 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

Roundstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)

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

Renters

Roundstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Roundstone sits closer to the CBD (595.1 km vs 605.3 km)
  • Warnoah has a shorter drive in (432 min vs 491 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roundstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)

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

Investors

Roundstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (81.4% vs 18.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Roundstone Warnoah
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.

Roundstone Warnoah
Walkability 0 / 0
Roundstone — Walkability: 0/100 Warnoah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 75
Roundstone — Safety: 85/100 Warnoah — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 52 / 100
Roundstone — Low fire risk: 52/100 Warnoah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Warnoah rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk); Warnoah has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $61,724).

Roundstone Warnoah
Population 78 84
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +81.4% +18.3%
Median age 40 32
Median household income $61,724/yr $81,224/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $275/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Roundstone Warnoah
0-4 3.8% / 10.7%
Roundstone — 0-4: 3.8% Warnoah — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 21.8% / 22.6%
Roundstone — 5-14: 21.8% Warnoah — 5-14: 22.6%
15-19 — / 7.1%
Roundstone — 15-19: not among its largest Warnoah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 — / 7.1%
Roundstone — 20-24: not among its largest Warnoah — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 5.1% / 11.9%
Roundstone — 25-34: 5.1% Warnoah — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 37.2% / 13.1%
Roundstone — 35-44: 37.2% Warnoah — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.8% / 9.5%
Roundstone — 45-54: 12.8% Warnoah — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 6.4% / 4.8%
Roundstone — 55-64: 6.4% Warnoah — 55-64: 4.8%
65-74 11.5% / 13.1%
Roundstone — 65-74: 11.5% Warnoah — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 — / —
Roundstone — 75-84: not among its largest Warnoah — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Roundstone — 85+: not among its largest Warnoah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Roundstone 76.2% couple families
Roundstone — Couple Families: 76.2% Roundstone — Lone Person: 23.8% Roundstone — Group Household: 0.0%
Warnoah 68.4% couple families
Warnoah — Couple Families: 68.4% Warnoah — Lone Person: 15.8% Warnoah — Group Household: 15.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Roundstone 0.0% renting
Roundstone — Owned Outright: 100.0% Roundstone — Mortgage: 0.0% Roundstone — Renting: 0.0%
Warnoah 45.5% renting
Warnoah — Owned Outright: 27.3% Warnoah — Mortgage: 27.3% Warnoah — Renting: 45.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Roundstone 100.0% houses
Roundstone — Houses: 100.0%
Warnoah 100.0% houses
Warnoah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Roundstone Warnoah
Certificate III & IV 3.8% / 13.1%
Roundstone — Certificate III & IV: 3.8% Warnoah — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 8.3%
Roundstone — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Warnoah — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 3.6%
Roundstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Warnoah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Roundstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Warnoah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.1%).

Development activity

Roundstone Warnoah
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Roundstone Warnoah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Roundstone Warnoah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Roundstone carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Warnoah carries more crime risk (25 vs 15).

Roundstone Warnoah
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
25/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Roundstone Warnoah
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

Roundstone Warnoah
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Warnoah sits further from the CBD (605.3 km vs 595.1 km).

Roundstone Warnoah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 595.1 km 605.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 491 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4718
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4718
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.

Roundstone Warnoah
Car (driver) 52.5% / 38.6%
Roundstone — Car (driver): 52.5% Warnoah — Car (driver): 38.6%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 52.3%
Roundstone — Worked from Home: 37.5% Warnoah — Worked from Home: 52.3%
Walked Only 10.0% / —
Roundstone — Walked Only: 10.0% Warnoah — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 9.1%
Roundstone — Car (passenger): not among its largest Warnoah — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.5%).

Setting

Roundstone Warnoah
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Roundstone Warnoah
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
15 premises

Council rates

Roundstone Warnoah
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Roundstone Warnoah
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Roundstone Warnoah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Roundstone

Family Rural

Warnoah

Family Rural Young Families

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