Stamford vs Richmond

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stamford, most households are couple families. On these figures, Stamford tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Stamford carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
  • Richmond has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Stamford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (988 min vs 1113 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1493.2 km vs 1673.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stamford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Stamford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (79.1% vs -10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stamford Richmond
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.

Stamford Richmond
Walkability 0 / 0
Stamford — Walkability: 0/100 Richmond — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 30
Stamford — Safety: 70/100 Richmond — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Stamford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Richmond — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Richmond has more residents (578 vs 77).

Stamford Richmond
Population 77 578
+651% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +79.1% -10.8%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $84,500/yr $86,944/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $133/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stamford Richmond
0-4 11.7% / 8.0%
Stamford — 0-4: 11.7% Richmond — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 19.5% / 14.2%
Stamford — 5-14: 19.5% Richmond — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 — / 2.6%
Stamford — 15-19: not among its largest Richmond — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 6.5% / 4.8%
Stamford — 20-24: 6.5% Richmond — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.7% / 15.7%
Stamford — 25-34: 11.7% Richmond — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 16.9% / 10.2%
Stamford — 35-44: 16.9% Richmond — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.6% / 11.6%
Stamford — 45-54: 15.6% Richmond — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 14.3% / 15.4%
Stamford — 55-64: 14.3% Richmond — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 10.4% / 10.2%
Stamford — 65-74: 10.4% Richmond — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.9% / 5.9%
Stamford — 75-84: 3.9% Richmond — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 1.0%
Stamford — 85+: not among its largest Richmond — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stamford 57.1% couple families
Stamford — Couple Families: 57.1% Stamford — Lone Person: 42.9% Stamford — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Richmond 43.1% couple families
Richmond — Couple Families: 43.1% Richmond — Lone Person: 43.1% Richmond — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stamford 25.0% renting
Stamford — Owned Outright: 37.5% Stamford — Mortgage: 37.5% Stamford — Renting: 25.0%
Richmond 29.3% renting
Richmond — Owned Outright: 43.9% Richmond — Mortgage: 26.8% Richmond — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stamford 96.0% houses
Stamford — Houses: 96.0% Stamford — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Richmond 89.2% houses
Richmond — Houses: 89.2% Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Stamford Richmond
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 14.5%
Stamford — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 5.0%
Stamford — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.0%
Stamford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Stamford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Property market

Stamford Richmond
Median house price — $247,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $44,000

Ranking within QLD

Stamford Richmond
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Stamford Richmond
Grade — D
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Richmond carries more crime risk (70 vs 30).

Stamford Richmond
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 High
70/100
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

Stamford Richmond
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

Schools in Stamford

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

Schools in Richmond

  • Richmond State School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Stamford Richmond
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 294 6

Mobility

Richmond sits further from the CBD (1673.4 km vs 1493.2 km).

Stamford Richmond
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1493.2 km 1673.4 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 988 min 1113 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4821
 0.0%
postcode 4822
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4821
 56
postcode 4822

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.

Stamford Richmond
Car (driver) 20.5% / 71.5%
Stamford — Car (driver): 20.5% Richmond — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 71.8% / 11.8%
Stamford — Worked from Home: 71.8% Richmond — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Walked Only 7.7% / 12.2%
Stamford — Walked Only: 7.7% Richmond — Walked Only: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Stamford — Car (passenger): not among its largest Richmond — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Stamford — Bicycle: not among its largest Richmond — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Stamford Richmond
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Stamford Richmond
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Stamford Richmond
Average residential rate $589/yr $261/yr
Council Flinders (Qld) Richmond

Federal electorate

Stamford Richmond
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stamford Richmond
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stamford

Family Rural Young Families

Richmond

Family Rural

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