Yamanto vs Purga

Yamanto is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Purga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yamanto, about half of households are couple families. In Purga, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yamanto: a median of $926,000, against $793,000 in Purga, and rent is higher there too. Yamanto is closer to the city centre: 45.7 km, against 53.4 km. On these figures, Yamanto tends to suit 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

Yamanto

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 91/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Yamanto leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)
  • Purga has cheaper houses ($793,000 vs $926,000)

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

Yamanto

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (45.7 km vs 53.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 49 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yamanto

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Purga has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yamanto Purga
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.

Yamanto Purga
Walkability 59 / 0
Yamanto — Walkability: 59/100 Purga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 9
Yamanto — Safety: 26/100 Purga — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Yamanto — Low fire risk: 100/100 Purga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yamanto has more residents (4,971 vs 561); Purga skews older (44 vs 35).

Yamanto Purga
Population 4,971
+89% vs other
 561
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% -2.6%
Median age 35 44
Median household income $100,100/yr
+11% vs other
 $88,920/yr
Median weekly rent $318/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yamanto Purga
0-4 6.6% / 5.0%
Yamanto — 0-4: 6.6% Purga — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 16.2% / 13.0%
Yamanto — 5-14: 16.2% Purga — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 7.1% / 5.2%
Yamanto — 15-19: 7.1% Purga — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.5% / 4.3%
Yamanto — 20-24: 5.5% Purga — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 14.1% / 10.9%
Yamanto — 25-34: 14.1% Purga — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 14.1% / 12.3%
Yamanto — 35-44: 14.1% Purga — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.8% / 15.5%
Yamanto — 45-54: 11.8% Purga — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 11.7% / 14.1%
Yamanto — 55-64: 11.7% Purga — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 8.5% / 12.3%
Yamanto — 65-74: 8.5% Purga — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 3.7% / 6.8%
Yamanto — 75-84: 3.7% Purga — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 0.6% / —
Yamanto — 85+: 0.6% Purga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yamanto 53.6% couple families
Yamanto — Couple Families: 53.6% Yamanto — Lone Person: 22.7% Yamanto — One Parent Families: 20.4% Yamanto — Group Household: 2.1% Yamanto — Other Families: 1.2%
Purga 57.7% couple families
Purga — Couple Families: 57.7% Purga — Lone Person: 23.8% Purga — One Parent Families: 18.5% Purga — Group Household: 0.0% Purga — 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.

Yamanto 31.4% renting
Yamanto — Owned Outright: 28.8% Yamanto — Mortgage: 39.8% Yamanto — Renting: 31.4%
Purga 23.3% renting
Purga — Owned Outright: 41.7% Purga — Mortgage: 35.0% Purga — Renting: 23.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yamanto Purga
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 21.4%
Yamanto — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Purga — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.7%
Yamanto — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Purga — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.2%
Yamanto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Purga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.2%
Yamanto — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Purga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Yamanto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Purga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Yamanto Purga
England 2.2% / 2.3%
Yamanto — England: 2.2% Purga — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.3%
Yamanto — New Zealand: 2.0% Purga — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Yamanto — Philippines: 0.7% Purga — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.7%
Yamanto — Canada: not among its largest Purga — Canada: 0.7%
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Yamanto — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Purga — Zimbabwe: 0.7%
India 0.5% / —
Yamanto — India: 0.5% Purga — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.4% / —
Yamanto — Malaysia: 0.4% Purga — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yamanto 96.3% houses
Yamanto — Houses: 96.3% Yamanto — Townhouses: 3.5% Yamanto — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Purga 102.2% houses
Purga — Houses: 102.2% Purga — Townhouses: 0.0% Purga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yamanto Purga
Median house price $926,000 $793,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $850,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 16 sales
 25 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Yamanto Purga
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Yamanto Purga
Houses 3.1%
$620/wk on $1.02M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Yamanto Purga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of QLD —

Liveability

Yamanto is more walkable (59 vs 0); Yamanto scores higher overall (53 vs 37).

Yamanto Purga
Grade B C
Score 53/100 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Purga carries more crime risk (91 vs 74).

Yamanto Purga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
91/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
100/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Yamanto Purga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Yamanto

  • Amberley District State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Purga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yamanto Purga
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 5 2
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Purga sits further from the CBD (53.4 km vs 45.7 km).

Yamanto Purga
Walkability score 59/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 45.7 km 53.4 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
 1.2%
postcode 4306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
 —
postcode 4306

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.

Yamanto Purga
Car (driver) 81.3% / 70.3%
Yamanto — Car (driver): 81.3% Purga — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 21.5%
Yamanto — Worked from Home: 9.2% Purga — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.2%
Yamanto — Car (passenger): 5.6% Purga — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 5.0%
Yamanto — Walked Only: 1.0% Purga — Walked Only: 5.0%
Train 1.4% / —
Yamanto — Train: 1.4% Purga — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).

Setting

Yamanto Purga
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yamanto Purga
Connectivity score 91/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 77%
2,203 premises
 0%
170 premises

Climate

Yamanto Purga
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yamanto Purga
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 20.4 µg/m³ 17.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Yamanto Purga
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Yamanto Purga
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yamanto Purga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yamanto

Family Large Blocks Outer

Purga

Outer

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