Stewarton vs Blackwater
Blackwater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 42 in Stewarton. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stewarton, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Blackwater, most households rent. On these figures, Stewarton tends to suit 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
Blackwater
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stewarton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Blackwater
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (560 min vs 605 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (831.6 km vs 838.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Stewarton has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 5%)
- Blackwater has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stewarton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs -1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stewarton and Blackwater 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
Blackwater rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Blackwater has more residents (4,702 vs 52).
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 4,702 +8942% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.3% | -1.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 31 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr | $122,616/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $220/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Property market
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $302,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $310,000 |
| Median land price | — | $39,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 62 days from 46 sales |
Development activity
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 35 across Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 6.7% $500/wk on $389K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 99% of QLD |
Liveability
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 24/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Stewarton carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0).
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Stewarton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Blackwater
- Blackwater State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Blackwater North State School Government · Primary below peers
- Blackwater State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 15 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 17 | 31 |
Mobility
Stewarton sits further from the CBD (838.9 km vs 831.6 km).
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 838.9 km | 831.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 605 min | 560 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 | 0.3% postcode 4717 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 | 26 postcode 4717 |
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 (70.1%).
Setting
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 222 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 72/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 8 premises | 49% 2,756 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,276/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stewarton | Blackwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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