Advancetown vs Clagiraba

Clagiraba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Advancetown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Advancetown, about half of households are couple families. In Clagiraba, most households are couple families. On these figures, Advancetown tends to suit people living alone, while Clagiraba suits couples.

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

Clagiraba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 61%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Advancetown has cheaper land ($1,547,500 vs $2,400,000)
  • Clagiraba leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Advancetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Clagiraba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74.8 km vs 86.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 69 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clagiraba

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Advancetown has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Advancetown Clagiraba
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.

Advancetown Clagiraba
Walkability 0 / 10
Advancetown — Walkability: 0/100 Clagiraba — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 22 / 48
Advancetown — Safety: 22/100 Clagiraba — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 39 / 66
Advancetown — Low fire risk: 39/100 Clagiraba — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Clagiraba rents higher ($475/wk vs $205/wk); Clagiraba has higher household incomes ($120,588 vs $102,492).

Advancetown Clagiraba
Population 528 651
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +8.3%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $102,492/yr $120,588/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $205/wk $475/wk
+132% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Clagiraba
0-4 5.3% / 5.7%
Advancetown — 0-4: 5.3% Clagiraba — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.7% / 14.3%
Advancetown — 5-14: 11.7% Clagiraba — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.4% / 8.1%
Advancetown — 15-19: 4.4% Clagiraba — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.5% / 2.2%
Advancetown — 20-24: 4.5% Clagiraba — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 10.4% / 10.3%
Advancetown — 25-34: 10.4% Clagiraba — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 11.6% / 11.5%
Advancetown — 35-44: 11.6% Clagiraba — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.0% / 15.2%
Advancetown — 45-54: 15.0% Clagiraba — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 16.9% / 16.6%
Advancetown — 55-64: 16.9% Clagiraba — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 12.1% / 9.8%
Advancetown — 65-74: 12.1% Clagiraba — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.3% / 5.2%
Advancetown — 75-84: 5.3% Clagiraba — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.8% / —
Advancetown — 85+: 0.8% Clagiraba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 47.8% couple families
Advancetown — Couple Families: 47.8% Advancetown — Lone Person: 38.8% Advancetown — One Parent Families: 13.4% Advancetown — Group Household: 0.0%
Clagiraba 65.4% couple families
Clagiraba — Couple Families: 65.4% Clagiraba — Lone Person: 17.6% Clagiraba — One Parent Families: 11.8% Clagiraba — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 17.2% renting
Advancetown — Owned Outright: 31.7% Advancetown — Mortgage: 51.1% Advancetown — Renting: 17.2%
Clagiraba 11.4% renting
Clagiraba — Owned Outright: 31.8% Clagiraba — Mortgage: 56.7% Clagiraba — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Advancetown Clagiraba
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 20.1%
Advancetown — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Clagiraba — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 9.8%
Advancetown — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Clagiraba — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Advancetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Clagiraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.7%
Advancetown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Clagiraba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.9%
Advancetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Clagiraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Advancetown Clagiraba
New Zealand 9.5% / 6.5%
Advancetown — New Zealand: 9.5% Clagiraba — New Zealand: 6.5%
England 5.3% / 6.3%
Advancetown — England: 5.3% Clagiraba — England: 6.3%
Germany 0.9% / 1.4%
Advancetown — Germany: 0.9% Clagiraba — Germany: 1.4%
Philippines 1.7% / —
Advancetown — Philippines: 1.7% Clagiraba — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / 0.8%
Advancetown — South Africa: 0.6% Clagiraba — South Africa: 0.8%
China 1.1% / —
Advancetown — China: 1.1% Clagiraba — China: not among its largest
Thailand 1.1% / —
Advancetown — Thailand: 1.1% Clagiraba — Thailand: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Advancetown — Canada: not among its largest Clagiraba — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 81.3% houses
Advancetown — Houses: 81.3% Advancetown — Flats / Apartments: 18.7%
Clagiraba 95.2% houses
Clagiraba — Houses: 95.2% Clagiraba — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Advancetown Clagiraba
Median house price $1,805,000 $1,725,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,547,500 $2,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 238 days
from 3 sales
 235 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Advancetown Clagiraba
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Advancetown Clagiraba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Clagiraba is more walkable (10 vs 0); Clagiraba scores higher overall (52 vs 32).

Advancetown Clagiraba
Grade D B
Score 32/100 52/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Advancetown carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 34); Advancetown carries more crime risk (78 vs 52).

Advancetown Clagiraba
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood —
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

Advancetown Clagiraba
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

Advancetown Clagiraba
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 6
same for both
Waterways 30 4

Mobility

Advancetown sits further from the CBD (86.6 km vs 74.8 km).

Advancetown Clagiraba
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 86.6 km
+14% vs other
 74.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
same for both

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.

Advancetown Clagiraba
Car (driver) 69.5% / 73.6%
Advancetown — Car (driver): 69.5% Clagiraba — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 17.6%
Advancetown — Worked from Home: 21.4% Clagiraba — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.3%
Advancetown — Car (passenger): 4.1% Clagiraba — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 4.9% / 3.5%
Advancetown — Walked Only: 4.9% Clagiraba — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Advancetown Clagiraba
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Advancetown Clagiraba
Connectivity score 70/100 42/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
119 premises
 17%
223 premises

Climate

Advancetown Clagiraba
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,682 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Advancetown Clagiraba
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Advancetown Clagiraba
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Advancetown Clagiraba
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Advancetown Clagiraba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Advancetown

Rural

Clagiraba

Acreage

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