Stretton vs Karawatha

Karawatha is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 38 in Stretton. 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 Stretton: a median of $1.88 million, against $1.31 million in Karawatha, though rent is higher in Karawatha. Stretton is closer to the city centre: 22.7 km, against 26.7 km. On these figures, Karawatha tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Stretton

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

Karawatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,315,000 vs $1,880,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

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

Stretton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.7 km vs 26.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stretton

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • But Karawatha has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Karawatha

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1673.7% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stretton Karawatha
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.

Stretton Karawatha
Walkability 43 / 0
Stretton — Walkability: 43/100 Karawatha — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 2
Stretton — Safety: 43/100 Karawatha — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Stretton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Karawatha — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Stretton has more residents (4,686 vs 337); Stretton skews older (38 vs 31).

Stretton Karawatha
Population 4,686
+93% vs other
 337
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +1673.7%
Median age 38 31
Median household income $111,488/yr $131,612/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $550/wk $585/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stretton Karawatha
0-4 5.6% / 11.6%
Stretton — 0-4: 5.6% Karawatha — 0-4: 11.6%
5-14 14.4% / 19.3%
Stretton — 5-14: 14.4% Karawatha — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 6.9% / 5.0%
Stretton — 15-19: 6.9% Karawatha — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.7% / 4.2%
Stretton — 20-24: 6.7% Karawatha — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.2% / 13.6%
Stretton — 25-34: 12.2% Karawatha — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.9% / 25.5%
Stretton — 35-44: 13.9% Karawatha — 35-44: 25.5%
45-54 12.4% / 9.2%
Stretton — 45-54: 12.4% Karawatha — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 13.9% / 3.0%
Stretton — 55-64: 13.9% Karawatha — 55-64: 3.0%
65-74 9.8% / 4.7%
Stretton — 65-74: 9.8% Karawatha — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 3.3% / 3.3%
Stretton — 75-84: 3.3% Karawatha — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.0% / —
Stretton — 85+: 1.0% Karawatha — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stretton 71.2% couple families
Stretton — Couple Families: 71.2% Stretton — Lone Person: 10.4% Stretton — One Parent Families: 14.7% Stretton — Group Household: 2.2% Stretton — Other Families: 1.6%
Karawatha 75.6% couple families
Karawatha — Couple Families: 75.6% Karawatha — Lone Person: 11.5% Karawatha — One Parent Families: 5.1% Karawatha — Group Household: 7.7% Karawatha — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stretton 14.0% renting
Stretton — Owned Outright: 45.4% Stretton — Mortgage: 40.5% Stretton — Renting: 14.0%
Karawatha 5.3% renting
Karawatha — Owned Outright: 17.1% Karawatha — Mortgage: 77.6% Karawatha — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Stretton Karawatha
Bachelor Degree 20.7% / 22.0%
Stretton — Bachelor Degree: 20.7% Karawatha — Bachelor Degree: 22.0%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 5.0%
Stretton — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Karawatha — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 4.7%
Stretton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Karawatha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 5.3%
Stretton — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Karawatha — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.4%
Stretton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Karawatha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Stretton Karawatha
China 14.7% / 6.2%
Stretton — China: 14.7% Karawatha — China: 6.2%
India 3.8% / 6.8%
Stretton — India: 3.8% Karawatha — India: 6.8%
Taiwan 6.4% / —
Stretton — Taiwan: 6.4% Karawatha — Taiwan: not among its largest
Fiji 1.7% / 4.2%
Stretton — Fiji: 1.7% Karawatha — Fiji: 4.2%
New Zealand 4.0% / 1.5%
Stretton — New Zealand: 4.0% Karawatha — New Zealand: 1.5%
Pakistan — / 4.2%
Stretton — Pakistan: not among its largest Karawatha — Pakistan: 4.2%
Afghanistan — / 4.2%
Stretton — Afghanistan: not among its largest Karawatha — Afghanistan: 4.2%
Vietnam 2.6% / —
Stretton — Vietnam: 2.6% Karawatha — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stretton 98.6% houses
Stretton — Houses: 98.6% Stretton — Townhouses: 1.5%
Karawatha 77.2% houses
Karawatha — Houses: 77.2% Karawatha — Townhouses: 22.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Stretton Karawatha
Median house price $1,880,000 $1,315,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,344,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 37 sales
 20 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Stretton Karawatha
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Stretton Karawatha
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Stretton is more walkable (43 vs 0).

Stretton Karawatha
Grade A —
Score 74/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Karawatha carries more crime risk (98 vs 57).

Stretton Karawatha
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
98/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Stretton Karawatha
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.5 km
 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 10.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 1.5%

Schools in Stretton

  • Stretton State College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Karawatha

  • Islamic College of Brisbane Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Stretton Karawatha
Parks & reserves 12 1
Childcare 4 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Karawatha sits further from the CBD (26.7 km vs 22.7 km).

Stretton Karawatha
Walkability score 43/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 22.7 km 26.7 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4116
 1.8%
postcode 4117
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4116
 69
postcode 4117

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.

Stretton Karawatha
Car (driver) 66.9% / 66.7%
Stretton — Car (driver): 66.9% Karawatha — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 19.1% / 25.4%
Stretton — Worked from Home: 19.1% Karawatha — Worked from Home: 25.4%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 4.4%
Stretton — Car (passenger): 6.5% Karawatha — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus 5.8% / 3.5%
Stretton — Bus: 5.8% Karawatha — Bus: 3.5%
Train 0.9% / —
Stretton — Train: 0.9% Karawatha — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.9%).

Setting

Stretton Karawatha
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.7 km 20.9 km

NBN connectivity

Stretton Karawatha
Connectivity score 81/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
1,626 premises
 88%
196 premises

Climate

Stretton Karawatha
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)

Stretton Karawatha
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Stretton Karawatha
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Stretton Karawatha
Division Rankin
same for both
Member Jim Chalmers
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stretton Karawatha
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stretton

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Quiet

Karawatha

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Townhouses Young Families

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