Alloway vs Calavos

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alloway, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Calavos: a median of $1.08 million, against $595,000 in Alloway, though rent is higher in Alloway. On these figures, Alloway tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Calavos suits people living alone.

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

Alloway

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 55%)
  • But Calavos carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Alloway

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $1,085,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Calavos

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($128/wk vs $253/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Alloway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 253 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351.1 km vs 360.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Calavos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Calavos

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs -0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alloway Calavos
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.

Alloway Calavos
Walkability 0 / 0
Alloway — Walkability: 0/100 Calavos — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 70
Alloway — Safety: 18/100 Calavos — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Alloway — Low fire risk: 64/100 Calavos — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Alloway rents higher ($253/wk vs $128/wk); Alloway has more residents (488 vs 359).

Alloway Calavos
Population 488
+26% vs other
 359
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% +8.5%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $73,840/yr
+19% vs other
 $60,112/yr
Median weekly rent $253/wk
+49% vs other
 $128/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alloway Calavos
0-4 4.3% / 3.3%
Alloway — 0-4: 4.3% Calavos — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 11.7% / 11.7%
Alloway — 5-14: 11.7% Calavos — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 7.4% / 7.5%
Alloway — 15-19: 7.4% Calavos — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 6.1% / 3.9%
Alloway — 20-24: 6.1% Calavos — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.5% / 12.5%
Alloway — 25-34: 11.5% Calavos — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 8.8% / 11.7%
Alloway — 35-44: 8.8% Calavos — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 17.4% / 17.3%
Alloway — 45-54: 17.4% Calavos — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 18.0% / 18.1%
Alloway — 55-64: 18.0% Calavos — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 10.0% / 10.6%
Alloway — 65-74: 10.0% Calavos — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 4.3% / 5.0%
Alloway — 75-84: 4.3% Calavos — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.0% / —
Alloway — 85+: 2.0% Calavos — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alloway 50.0% couple families
Alloway — Couple Families: 50.0% Alloway — Lone Person: 31.0% Alloway — One Parent Families: 19.0% Alloway — Group Household: 0.0%
Calavos 37.5% couple families
Calavos — Couple Families: 37.5% Calavos — Lone Person: 40.2% Calavos — One Parent Families: 17.9% Calavos — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alloway 25.5% renting
Alloway — Owned Outright: 43.3% Alloway — Mortgage: 31.2% Alloway — Renting: 25.5%
Calavos 32.1% renting
Calavos — Owned Outright: 35.7% Calavos — Mortgage: 32.1% Calavos — Renting: 32.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alloway Calavos
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 14.5%
Alloway — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Calavos — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 8.4%
Alloway — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Calavos — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 4.7%
Alloway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Calavos — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.8%
Alloway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Calavos — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Alloway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Calavos — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Alloway Calavos
New Zealand 1.8% / 3.1%
Alloway — New Zealand: 1.8% Calavos — New Zealand: 3.1%
Malaysia — / 3.6%
Alloway — Malaysia: not among its largest Calavos — Malaysia: 3.6%
Italy 1.6% / 1.7%
Alloway — Italy: 1.6% Calavos — Italy: 1.7%
England 0.6% / 2.5%
Alloway — England: 0.6% Calavos — England: 2.5%
Indonesia — / 2.5%
Alloway — Indonesia: not among its largest Calavos — Indonesia: 2.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.8%
Alloway — Philippines: 0.8% Calavos — Philippines: 0.8%
Vietnam 1.4% / —
Alloway — Vietnam: 1.4% Calavos — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alloway 100.0% houses
Alloway — Houses: 100.0% Alloway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Calavos 77.4% houses
Calavos — Houses: 77.4% Calavos — Flats / Apartments: 22.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alloway Calavos
Median house price $595,000 $1,085,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Alloway Calavos
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Alloway Calavos
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Alloway Calavos
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Alloway carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Alloway carries more crime risk (82 vs 30).

Alloway Calavos
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Alloway Calavos
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alloway

  • Alloway State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Calavos

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

Amenities in the suburb

Alloway Calavos
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 13
same for both

Mobility

Calavos sits further from the CBD (360.4 km vs 351.1 km).

Alloway Calavos
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 351.1 km 360.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 243 min 253 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Alloway Calavos
Car (driver) 69.5% / 70.7%
Alloway — Car (driver): 69.5% Calavos — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 11.4%
Alloway — Worked from Home: 14.1% Calavos — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 13.2%
Alloway — Car (passenger): 6.6% Calavos — Car (passenger): 13.2%
Walked Only 8.0% / 4.8%
Alloway — Walked Only: 8.0% Calavos — Walked Only: 4.8%
Bicycle 1.9% / —
Alloway — Bicycle: 1.9% Calavos — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Alloway Calavos
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km 3.0 km

NBN connectivity

Alloway Calavos
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Alloway Calavos
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Alloway Calavos
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Alloway Calavos
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Alloway Calavos
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alloway Calavos
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alloway

Rural

Calavos

Coastal Rural

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