QLD · Fraser Coast Council
Owanyilla, 4650
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Owanyilla offers a slower smaller community life in Fraser Coast, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 245
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,542
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 89
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,278
- Employment rate
- 54.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 13
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 53.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 82 residents
- State safety percentile
- 70.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +3.7%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault165
- Drug Offences272
- Good Order Offences208
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)410
- Traffic And Related Offences234
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 32.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4888th in Australia
- State rank
- 1139th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #277 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #655 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime165
- Drug Offencescrime272
- Good Order Offencescrime208
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime410
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime234
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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