Stokes vs Four Ways

In both, the large majority of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Stokes, the large majority of households are couple families. In Four Ways, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Stokes tends to suit young adults and couples, while Four Ways suits 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

Stokes

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 27%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 65%)
  • But Four Ways carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Four Ways

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1268 min vs 1304 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1910.1 km vs 1955.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Four Ways

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Four Ways

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (406.7% vs -10.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stokes Four Ways
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.

Stokes Four Ways
Walkability 0 / 0
Stokes — Walkability: 0/100 Four Ways — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 73
Stokes — Safety: 62/100 Four Ways — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Stokes — Low fire risk: 100/100 Four Ways — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stokes has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $74,724).

Stokes Four Ways
Population 75 76
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.7% +406.7%
Median age 25 26
Median household income $108,316/yr
+31% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stokes Four Ways
0-4 9.3% / 3.9%
Stokes — 0-4: 9.3% Four Ways — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 — / 19.7%
Stokes — 5-14: not among its largest Four Ways — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 13.3% / 11.8%
Stokes — 15-19: 13.3% Four Ways — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 28.0% / 19.7%
Stokes — 20-24: 28.0% Four Ways — 20-24: 19.7%
25-34 18.7% / 10.5%
Stokes — 25-34: 18.7% Four Ways — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 9.3% / 11.8%
Stokes — 35-44: 9.3% Four Ways — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 17.3% / 22.4%
Stokes — 45-54: 17.3% Four Ways — 45-54: 22.4%
55-64 5.3% / 5.3%
Stokes — 55-64: 5.3% Four Ways — 55-64: 5.3%
65-74 — / —
Stokes — 65-74: not among its largest Four Ways — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / —
Stokes — 75-84: not among its largest Four Ways — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Stokes — 85+: not among its largest Four Ways — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stokes 100.0% couple families
Stokes — Couple Families: 100.0% Stokes — Lone Person: 0.0%
Four Ways 26.7% couple families
Four Ways — Couple Families: 26.7% Four Ways — Lone Person: 73.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stokes 100.0% renting
Stokes — Owned Outright: 0.0% Stokes — Mortgage: 0.0% Stokes — Renting: 100.0%
Four Ways 100.0% renting
Four Ways — Owned Outright: 0.0% Four Ways — Mortgage: 0.0% Four Ways — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stokes 94.1% houses
Stokes — Houses: 94.1% Stokes — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Four Ways 64.7% houses
Four Ways — Houses: 64.7% Four Ways — Flats / Apartments: 35.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Stokes Four Ways
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 27.6%
Stokes — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Four Ways — Certificate III & IV: 27.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.2%
Stokes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Four Ways — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.2%
Stokes — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Four Ways — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Development activity

Stokes Four Ways
New dwellings approved 1
across Carpentaria
 1
across Cloncurry

Ranking within QLD

Stokes Four Ways
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Stokes Four Ways
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Stokes carries more crime risk (38 vs 27).

Stokes Four Ways
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
27/100
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

Stokes Four Ways
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

Stokes Four Ways
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 11 37

Mobility

Stokes sits further from the CBD (1955.8 km vs 1910.1 km).

Stokes Four Ways
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1955.8 km
+2% vs other
 1910.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1304 min 1268 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4823
 0.0%
postcode 4824
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4823
 32
postcode 4824

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.

Stokes Four Ways
Walked Only 17.1% / 70.6%
Stokes — Walked Only: 17.1% Four Ways — Walked Only: 70.6%
Worked from Home 41.5% / 15.7%
Stokes — Worked from Home: 41.5% Four Ways — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (driver) 34.1% / 13.7%
Stokes — Car (driver): 34.1% Four Ways — Car (driver): 13.7%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Stokes — Car (passenger): 7.3% Four Ways — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Stokes Four Ways
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Stokes Four Ways
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
23 premises

Council rates

Stokes Four Ways
Average residential rate $749/yr $782/yr
Council Carpentaria Cloncurry

Federal electorate

Stokes Four Ways
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stokes Four Ways
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stokes

Rural Students Young Families

Four Ways

Family Rural Students

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