Anderleigh vs Curra

Curra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Anderleigh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Curra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (187.1 km vs 196 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Curra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Anderleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.2% vs 9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Anderleigh Curra
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.

Anderleigh Curra
Walkability 0 / 0
Anderleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Curra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 53
Anderleigh — Safety: 50/100 Curra — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 55 / 70
Anderleigh — Low fire risk: 55/100 Curra — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Curra has more residents (2,104 vs 128); Anderleigh has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $56,576).

Anderleigh Curra
Population 128 2,104
+1544% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.2% +9.6%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $69,316/yr
+18% vs other
 $56,576/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh Curra
0-4 8.6% / 4.2%
Anderleigh — 0-4: 8.6% Curra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.6% / 14.7%
Anderleigh — 5-14: 8.6% Curra — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 8.6% / 6.0%
Anderleigh — 15-19: 8.6% Curra — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 2.3% / 3.6%
Anderleigh — 20-24: 2.3% Curra — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 11.7% / 9.0%
Anderleigh — 25-34: 11.7% Curra — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 5.5% / 11.7%
Anderleigh — 35-44: 5.5% Curra — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 17.2% / 13.7%
Anderleigh — 45-54: 17.2% Curra — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 19.5% / 16.8%
Anderleigh — 55-64: 19.5% Curra — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 10.2% / 14.4%
Anderleigh — 65-74: 10.2% Curra — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 3.9% / 5.6%
Anderleigh — 75-84: 3.9% Curra — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 0.5%
Anderleigh — 85+: not among its largest Curra — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 37.5% couple families
Anderleigh — Couple Families: 37.5% Anderleigh — Lone Person: 32.5% Anderleigh — One Parent Families: 22.5% Anderleigh — Group Household: 7.5% Anderleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Curra 42.4% couple families
Curra — Couple Families: 42.4% Curra — Lone Person: 32.1% Curra — One Parent Families: 18.7% Curra — Group Household: 4.8% Curra — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 9.8% renting
Anderleigh — Owned Outright: 53.7% Anderleigh — Mortgage: 36.6% Anderleigh — Renting: 9.8%
Curra 10.9% renting
Curra — Owned Outright: 40.7% Curra — Mortgage: 48.4% Curra — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Anderleigh Curra
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 21.3%
Anderleigh — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Curra — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 3.8%
Anderleigh — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Curra — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 6.4%
Anderleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Curra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.2%
Anderleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Curra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Anderleigh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Curra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Anderleigh Curra
New Zealand 4.7% / 4.4%
Anderleigh — New Zealand: 4.7% Curra — New Zealand: 4.4%
England — / 4.2%
Anderleigh — England: not among its largest Curra — England: 4.2%
Taiwan 3.1% / —
Anderleigh — Taiwan: 3.1% Curra — Taiwan: not among its largest
Philippines 2.3% / 0.3%
Anderleigh — Philippines: 2.3% Curra — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Anderleigh — South Africa: not among its largest Curra — South Africa: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Anderleigh — Netherlands: not among its largest Curra — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anderleigh 91.7% houses
Anderleigh — Houses: 91.7% Anderleigh — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Curra 94.0% houses
Curra — Houses: 94.0% Curra — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Anderleigh Curra
Median house price — $792,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $592,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Anderleigh Curra
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
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.

Anderleigh Curra
Houses — 4.0%
$640/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Anderleigh Curra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Anderleigh Curra
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Anderleigh carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 30).

Anderleigh Curra
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Anderleigh Curra
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

Anderleigh Curra
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 28

Mobility

Anderleigh sits further from the CBD (196 km vs 187.1 km).

Anderleigh Curra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 196 km
+5% vs other
 187.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Anderleigh Curra
Car (driver) 71.7% / 81.5%
Anderleigh — Car (driver): 71.7% Curra — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 10.3%
Anderleigh — Worked from Home: 19.6% Curra — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 8.7% / 1.3%
Anderleigh — Walked Only: 8.7% Curra — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Anderleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Curra — Car (passenger): 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Anderleigh Curra
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.3 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Anderleigh Curra
Connectivity score 23/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
971 premises

Climate

Anderleigh Curra
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Anderleigh Curra
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Anderleigh Curra
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anderleigh Curra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anderleigh

Rural Young Families

Curra

Acreage River

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