Airlie Beach vs Jubilee Pocket

Jubilee Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Airlie Beach. In Airlie Beach, about half of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Jubilee Pocket, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Airlie Beach: a median of $1.38 million, against $781,000 in Jubilee Pocket. On these figures, Airlie Beach tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Jubilee Pocket suits 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

Jubilee Pocket

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 30%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 23%)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Jubilee Pocket

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($781,250 vs $1,375,000)
  • has cheaper land ($325,000 vs $454,500)
  • has cheaper units ($545,000 vs $649,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Airlie Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Airlie Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1112.7 km vs 1115.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Airlie Beach has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 25%)
  • Jubilee Pocket carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)

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

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

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
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.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Walkability 34 / 33
Airlie Beach — Walkability: 34/100 Jubilee Pocket — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 5 / 42
Airlie Beach — Safety: 5/100 Jubilee Pocket — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Airlie Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jubilee Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Jubilee Pocket has more residents (2,047 vs 1,312); Airlie Beach skews older (41 vs 37).

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Population 1,312 2,047
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +12.7%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $81,224/yr
+6% vs other
 $76,648/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
0-4 1.8% / 6.5%
Airlie Beach — 0-4: 1.8% Jubilee Pocket — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 4.0% / 12.4%
Airlie Beach — 5-14: 4.0% Jubilee Pocket — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.0% / 4.6%
Airlie Beach — 15-19: 2.0% Jubilee Pocket — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.8% / 4.3%
Airlie Beach — 20-24: 7.8% Jubilee Pocket — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 26.4% / 17.5%
Airlie Beach — 25-34: 26.4% Jubilee Pocket — 25-34: 17.5%
35-44 13.8% / 16.6%
Airlie Beach — 35-44: 13.8% Jubilee Pocket — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 13.9% / 15.1%
Airlie Beach — 45-54: 13.9% Jubilee Pocket — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 16.5% / 11.4%
Airlie Beach — 55-64: 16.5% Jubilee Pocket — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 9.7% / 8.4%
Airlie Beach — 65-74: 9.7% Jubilee Pocket — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 3.4% / 2.7%
Airlie Beach — 75-84: 3.4% Jubilee Pocket — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.2% / 0.4%
Airlie Beach — 85+: 0.2% Jubilee Pocket — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Airlie Beach 60.3% lone person
Airlie Beach — Lone Person: 60.3% Airlie Beach — Couple Families: 15.4% Airlie Beach — Group Household: 15.4% Airlie Beach — One Parent Families: 7.2% Airlie Beach — Other Families: 1.7%
Jubilee Pocket 37.1% lone person
Jubilee Pocket — Lone Person: 37.1% Jubilee Pocket — Couple Families: 34.4% Jubilee Pocket — Group Household: 10.0% Jubilee Pocket — One Parent Families: 16.7% Jubilee Pocket — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Airlie Beach 50.7% renting
Airlie Beach — Owned Outright: 31.0% Airlie Beach — Mortgage: 18.2% Airlie Beach — Renting: 50.7%
Jubilee Pocket 39.7% renting
Jubilee Pocket — Owned Outright: 22.1% Jubilee Pocket — Mortgage: 38.2% Jubilee Pocket — Renting: 39.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 21.7%
Airlie Beach — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Jubilee Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 7.5%
Airlie Beach — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Jubilee Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 8.4%
Airlie Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Jubilee Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.1%
Airlie Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Jubilee Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Airlie Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Jubilee Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
England 6.9% / 5.9%
Airlie Beach — England: 6.9% Jubilee Pocket — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 5.3% / 4.3%
Airlie Beach — New Zealand: 5.3% Jubilee Pocket — New Zealand: 4.3%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.7%
Airlie Beach — Scotland: 0.8% Jubilee Pocket — Scotland: 0.7%
Canada 0.9% / 0.4%
Airlie Beach — Canada: 0.9% Jubilee Pocket — Canada: 0.4%
Germany 0.8% / 0.4%
Airlie Beach — Germany: 0.8% Jubilee Pocket — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Airlie Beach — Netherlands: 0.9% Jubilee Pocket — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.6%
Airlie Beach — South Africa: not among its largest Jubilee Pocket — South Africa: 0.6%
France — / 0.6%
Airlie Beach — France: not among its largest Jubilee Pocket — France: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Airlie Beach 30.0% houses
Airlie Beach — Houses: 30.0% Airlie Beach — Flats / Apartments: 57.4% Airlie Beach — Townhouses: 12.6%
Jubilee Pocket 75.0% houses
Jubilee Pocket — Houses: 75.0% Jubilee Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 10.6% Jubilee Pocket — Townhouses: 14.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Median house price $1,375,000 $781,250
Median unit price $649,500 $545,000
Median land price $454,500 $325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 10 sales
 32 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
3 bed $1.3M / $765K
Airlie Beach — 3 bed: $1.3M (8 sales) Jubilee Pocket — 3 bed: $765K (42 sales)

8 vs 42 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $851K
Airlie Beach — 4 bed: $1.55M (8 sales) Jubilee Pocket — 4 bed: $851K (26 sales)

8 vs 26 sales

Development activity

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
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.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Houses — 4.9%
$835/wk on $890K
Units 5.7%
$728/wk on $670K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 84% of QLD —

Liveability

Jubilee Pocket scores higher overall (46 vs 38).

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Airlie Beach carries more crime risk (95 vs 58).

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
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

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 33 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Jubilee Pocket sits further from the CBD (1115.7 km vs 1112.7 km).

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Walkability score 34/100 33/100
Distance to Brisbane 1112.7 km 1115.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 764 min 768 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4802
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4802
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.

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Car (driver) 53.7% / 74.2%
Airlie Beach — Car (driver): 53.7% Jubilee Pocket — Car (driver): 74.2%
Walked Only 24.8% / 4.5%
Airlie Beach — Walked Only: 24.8% Jubilee Pocket — Walked Only: 4.5%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 9.7%
Airlie Beach — Worked from Home: 14.6% Jubilee Pocket — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 7.7%
Airlie Beach — Car (passenger): 5.5% Jubilee Pocket — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus 1.4% / 2.1%
Airlie Beach — Bus: 1.4% Jubilee Pocket — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 517 m
981 m to a named beach
 1.4 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Connectivity score 53/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
1,495 premises
 40%
924 premises

Climate

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Annual rainfall 1,708 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Airlie Beach Jubilee Pocket
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Airlie Beach

Apartments Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife River

Jubilee Pocket

Coastal River

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