Stanage vs Ogmore

Ogmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Stanage. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ogmore, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ogmore tends to suit people living alone and 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

Ogmore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Stanage is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Ogmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ogmore

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ogmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (549 min vs 586 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (766.7 km vs 793.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Stanage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.0% vs -31.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stanage Ogmore
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.

Stanage Ogmore
Walkability 0 / 0
Stanage — Walkability: 0/100 Ogmore — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 15
Stanage — Safety: 24/100 Ogmore — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 87 / 61
Stanage — Low fire risk: 87/100 Ogmore — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Ogmore has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $34,788); Stanage rents higher ($120/wk vs $80/wk).

Stanage Ogmore
Population 78
+8% vs other
 72
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.0% -31.4%
Median age 60 51
Median household income $34,788/yr $55,224/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk
+33% vs other
 $80/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stanage Ogmore
0-4 — / 4.2%
Stanage — 0-4: not among its largest Ogmore — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 3.8% / 13.9%
Stanage — 5-14: 3.8% Ogmore — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 3.8% / —
Stanage — 15-19: 3.8% Ogmore — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / —
Stanage — 20-24: 3.8% Ogmore — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 9.7%
Stanage — 25-34: not among its largest Ogmore — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.3% / 11.1%
Stanage — 35-44: 10.3% Ogmore — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.4% / 12.5%
Stanage — 45-54: 15.4% Ogmore — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 23.1% / 15.3%
Stanage — 55-64: 23.1% Ogmore — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 26.9% / 15.3%
Stanage — 65-74: 26.9% Ogmore — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 7.7% / 8.3%
Stanage — 75-84: 7.7% Ogmore — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 4.2%
Stanage — 85+: not among its largest Ogmore — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stanage 38.9% lone person
Stanage — Lone Person: 38.9% Stanage — Couple Families: 44.4% Stanage — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Ogmore 50.0% lone person
Ogmore — Lone Person: 50.0% Ogmore — Couple Families: 20.8% Ogmore — One Parent Families: 29.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 0.0% renting
Stanage — Owned Outright: 87.5% Stanage — Mortgage: 12.5% Stanage — Renting: 0.0%
Ogmore 13.6% renting
Ogmore — Owned Outright: 72.7% Ogmore — Mortgage: 13.6% Ogmore — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 88.5% houses
Stanage — Houses: 88.5% Stanage — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Ogmore 100.0% houses
Ogmore — Houses: 100.0% Ogmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Stanage Ogmore
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 11.1%
Stanage — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Ogmore — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 9.7%
Stanage — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Ogmore — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 11.1%
Stanage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ogmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Development activity

Stanage Ogmore
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Stanage Ogmore
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Stanage Ogmore
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ogmore carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 13).

Stanage Ogmore
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
39/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
96/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Stanage Ogmore
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

Stanage Ogmore
Parks & reserves 2 5
Waterways 25 35

Mobility

Stanage sits further from the CBD (793.1 km vs 766.7 km).

Stanage Ogmore
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 793.1 km
+3% vs other
 766.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 586 min 549 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 —

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.

Stanage Ogmore
Worked from Home 72.7% / 54.8%
Stanage — Worked from Home: 72.7% Ogmore — Worked from Home: 54.8%
Car (driver) 27.3% / 45.2%
Stanage — Car (driver): 27.3% Ogmore — Car (driver): 45.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Stanage Ogmore
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Stanage Ogmore
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Stanage Ogmore
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stanage Ogmore
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stanage

Retirees Rural

Ogmore

Retirees Rural

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