Sinnamon Park vs Mount Ommaney
Sinnamon Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Mount Ommaney. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Ommaney: a median of $1.83 million, against $1.57 million in Sinnamon Park, and rent is higher there too.
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
Sinnamon Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 5)
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Sinnamon Park has cheaper houses ($1,572,500 vs $1,825,737)
- Mount Ommaney has cheaper units ($857,000 vs $950,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Sinnamon Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $540/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Ommaney
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (82/100 vs 69/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Ommaney
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 1)
- is more walkable (82/100 vs 69/100)
- But Sinnamon Park carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Sinnamon Park and Mount Ommaney 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
Sinnamon Park has more residents (6,590 vs 2,503); Mount Ommaney rents higher ($540/wk vs $460/wk).
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,590 +62% vs other | 2,503 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 45 | 48 |
| Median household income | $130,520/yr +6% vs other | $122,772/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk | $540/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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 (4.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,572,500 | $1,825,737 |
| Median unit price | $950,000 | $857,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,940,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 39 sales | 22 days from 16 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.
29 vs 17 sales
9 vs 16 sales
Development activity
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9,382 across Brisbane same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 97% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 99% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 81% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Ommaney is more walkable (82 vs 69); Sinnamon Park scores higher overall (82 vs 70).
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A+ | A |
| Score | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Ommaney carries more crime risk (88 vs 53).
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 88/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 St Lucia Campus, 7.4 km | 1 St Lucia Campus, 8.8 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
Schools in Sinnamon Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Ommaney
- Mount Ommaney Special School Government · Combined · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 5 |
| Childcare | 3 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 7 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 69/100 | 82/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 16.3 km +2% vs other | 15.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 22 min | 21 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 98.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 50.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 3.2% postcode 4073 | 2.1% postcode 4074 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4073 | 77 postcode 4074 |
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 (60.0%).
Setting
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 21.1 km | 22.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 23% 2,940 premises | 1% 1,287 premises |
Climate
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.99 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,519/yr same for both | |
| Council | Brisbane same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Oxley same for both | |
| Member | Milton Dick same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sinnamon Park | Mount Ommaney | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Sinnamon Park
Mount Ommaney
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Sinnamon Park
Other comparisons with Mount Ommaney
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.