Araluen vs Banks Pocket

Banks Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Araluen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Araluen, about half of households are couple families. In Banks Pocket, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Araluen tends to suit people living alone, while Banks Pocket suits families with children and 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

Banks Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Banks Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Araluen has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $390/wk)
  • Banks Pocket leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Araluen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Araluen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Banks Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.9% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Araluen and Banks 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.

Araluen Banks 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.

Araluen Banks Pocket
Walkability 19 / 6
Araluen — Walkability: 19/100 Banks Pocket — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 78 / 80
Araluen — Safety: 78/100 Banks Pocket — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Araluen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Banks Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Araluen has more residents (649 vs 187); Banks Pocket has higher household incomes ($111,436 vs $70,616).

Araluen Banks Pocket
Population 649
+71% vs other
 187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +19.9%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $70,616/yr $111,436/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $390/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Araluen Banks Pocket
0-4 2.9% / 4.3%
Araluen — 0-4: 2.9% Banks Pocket — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.7% / 15.0%
Araluen — 5-14: 11.7% Banks Pocket — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 7.4% / 8.6%
Araluen — 15-19: 7.4% Banks Pocket — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 4.0% / 3.7%
Araluen — 20-24: 4.0% Banks Pocket — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.3% / 4.8%
Araluen — 25-34: 8.3% Banks Pocket — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 10.6% / 10.2%
Araluen — 35-44: 10.6% Banks Pocket — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.1% / 21.9%
Araluen — 45-54: 13.1% Banks Pocket — 45-54: 21.9%
55-64 17.4% / 9.1%
Araluen — 55-64: 17.4% Banks Pocket — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 15.1% / 13.9%
Araluen — 65-74: 15.1% Banks Pocket — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 7.4% / 5.3%
Araluen — 75-84: 7.4% Banks Pocket — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.9% / —
Araluen — 85+: 2.9% Banks Pocket — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Araluen 50.4% couple families
Araluen — Couple Families: 50.4% Araluen — Lone Person: 30.5% Araluen — One Parent Families: 17.0% Araluen — Other Families: 2.1%
Banks Pocket 88.5% couple families
Banks Pocket — Couple Families: 88.5% Banks Pocket — Lone Person: 11.5% Banks Pocket — One Parent Families: 0.0% Banks Pocket — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 10.7% renting
Araluen — Owned Outright: 51.2% Araluen — Mortgage: 38.1% Araluen — Renting: 10.7%
Banks Pocket 7.3% renting
Banks Pocket — Owned Outright: 52.7% Banks Pocket — Mortgage: 40.0% Banks Pocket — Renting: 7.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Araluen Banks Pocket
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.6%
Araluen — New Zealand: 2.2% Banks Pocket — New Zealand: 1.6%
England 3.7% / —
Araluen — England: 3.7% Banks Pocket — England: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / 1.6%
Araluen — Canada: 0.9% Banks Pocket — Canada: 1.6%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Araluen — South Africa: 1.5% Banks Pocket — South Africa: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Araluen — France: 0.9% Banks Pocket — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Araluen Banks Pocket
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 20.3%
Araluen — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Banks Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.1%
Araluen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Banks Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 10.7%
Araluen — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Banks Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.6%
Araluen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Banks Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Araluen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Banks Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Araluen 100.4% houses
Araluen — Houses: 100.4%
Banks Pocket 109.3% houses
Banks Pocket — Houses: 109.3%
Houses

Property market

Araluen Banks Pocket
Median house price $1,040,000 $1,008,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $727,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 8 sales
 —

Development activity

Araluen Banks Pocket
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Araluen Banks Pocket
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Araluen is more walkable (19 vs 6).

Araluen Banks Pocket
Grade B —
Score 58/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Araluen Banks Pocket
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
20/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Araluen Banks Pocket
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Araluen

  • Victory College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Banks Pocket

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

Amenities in the suburb

Araluen Banks Pocket
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Araluen Banks Pocket
Walkability score 19/100 6/100
Distance to Brisbane 171.8 km 172.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 127 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.

Araluen Banks Pocket
Car (driver) 83.8% / 89.6%
Araluen — Car (driver): 83.8% Banks Pocket — Car (driver): 89.6%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 6.5%
Araluen — Worked from Home: 8.8% Banks Pocket — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Araluen — Car (passenger): 7.3% Banks Pocket — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 3.9%
Araluen — Bus: not among its largest Banks Pocket — Bus: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.6%).

Setting

Araluen Banks Pocket
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.1 km 40.7 km

NBN connectivity

Araluen Banks Pocket
Connectivity score 43/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
298 premises
 39%
66 premises

Climate

Araluen Banks Pocket
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

Araluen Banks Pocket
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Araluen Banks Pocket
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

Araluen Banks Pocket
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Araluen

Acreage Retirees

Banks Pocket

River

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