West Stowe vs Yarwun

West Stowe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Yarwun. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Stowe, most households are couple families. In Yarwun, most households are people living alone. On these figures, West Stowe tends to suit couples, while Yarwun suits people living alone and older residents.

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

West Stowe

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 43%)
  • But Yarwun has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

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

Yarwun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Stowe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (533.9 km vs 547 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (369 min vs 377 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • West Stowe carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 91/100)
  • Yarwun has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)

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

Investors

West Stowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs -25.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

West Stowe Yarwun
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.

West Stowe Yarwun
Walkability 0 / 0
West Stowe — Walkability: 0/100 Yarwun — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 9
West Stowe — Safety: 59/100 Yarwun — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 44 / 36
West Stowe — Low fire risk: 44/100 Yarwun — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

West Stowe has more residents (391 vs 89); West Stowe has higher household incomes ($118,508 vs $68,900).

West Stowe Yarwun
Population 391
+77% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% -25.2%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $118,508/yr
+42% vs other
 $68,900/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+39% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Stowe Yarwun
0-4 2.0% / —
West Stowe — 0-4: 2.0% Yarwun — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 7.9% / 9.0%
West Stowe — 5-14: 7.9% Yarwun — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 7.4% / 9.0%
West Stowe — 15-19: 7.4% Yarwun — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 7.7% / 3.4%
West Stowe — 20-24: 7.7% Yarwun — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 11.8% / 10.1%
West Stowe — 25-34: 11.8% Yarwun — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 12.0% / 7.9%
West Stowe — 35-44: 12.0% Yarwun — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 20.7% / 14.6%
West Stowe — 45-54: 20.7% Yarwun — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 17.9% / 23.6%
West Stowe — 55-64: 17.9% Yarwun — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 7.7% / 14.6%
West Stowe — 65-74: 7.7% Yarwun — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.3% / 5.6%
West Stowe — 75-84: 3.3% Yarwun — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / —
West Stowe — 85+: not among its largest Yarwun — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Stowe 58.3% couple families
West Stowe — Couple Families: 58.3% West Stowe — Lone Person: 25.0% West Stowe — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Yarwun 42.9% couple families
Yarwun — Couple Families: 42.9% Yarwun — Lone Person: 57.1% Yarwun — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Stowe 10.8% renting
West Stowe — Owned Outright: 42.2% West Stowe — Mortgage: 47.0% West Stowe — Renting: 10.8%
Yarwun 22.7% renting
Yarwun — Owned Outright: 45.5% Yarwun — Mortgage: 31.8% Yarwun — Renting: 22.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Stowe 92.4% houses
West Stowe — Houses: 92.4% West Stowe — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Yarwun 89.2% houses
Yarwun — Houses: 89.2% Yarwun — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

West Stowe Yarwun
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 25.8%
West Stowe — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Yarwun — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 6.7%
West Stowe — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Yarwun — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 4.5%
West Stowe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Yarwun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
West Stowe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yarwun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
West Stowe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Yarwun — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Property market

West Stowe Yarwun
Median house price — $525,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

West Stowe Yarwun
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

West Stowe Yarwun
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

West Stowe Yarwun
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yarwun carries more crime risk (91 vs 41).

West Stowe Yarwun
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
91/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
65/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

West Stowe Yarwun
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in West Stowe

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

Schools in Yarwun

  • Yarwun State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

West Stowe Yarwun
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 10 13

Mobility

Yarwun sits further from the CBD (547 km vs 533.9 km).

West Stowe Yarwun
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 533.9 km 547 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 369 min 377 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
 0.0%
postcode 4694
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
 —

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.

West Stowe Yarwun
Car (driver) 65.3% / 90.9%
West Stowe — Car (driver): 65.3% Yarwun — Car (driver): 90.9%
Bus 24.7% / —
West Stowe — Bus: 24.7% Yarwun — Bus: not among its largest
Worked from Home 7.3% / 9.1%
West Stowe — Worked from Home: 7.3% Yarwun — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
West Stowe — Car (passenger): 2.7% Yarwun — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.9%).

Setting

West Stowe Yarwun
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 2.0 km

NBN connectivity

West Stowe Yarwun
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
8 premises

Climate

West Stowe Yarwun
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

West Stowe Yarwun
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ 5.2 µg/m³
PM10 14.3 µg/m³ 15.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.46 pphm 0.47 pphm

Council rates

West Stowe Yarwun
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

West Stowe Yarwun
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

West Stowe Yarwun
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

West Stowe

Rural

Yarwun

Coastal Rural
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