Araluen vs Veteran
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Araluen: a median of $1.04 million, against $950,000 in Veteran, and rent is higher there too.
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
Araluen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Araluen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($727,500 vs $1,059,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Veteran
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Araluen
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (171.8 km vs 175.1 km)
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 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs 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
Araluen and Veteran drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Veteran has more residents (959 vs 649).
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 649 | 959 +48% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | +7.5% |
| Median age | 49 same for both | |
| Median household income | $70,616/yr +4% vs other | $67,704/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +8% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,040,000 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $727,500 | $1,059,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 8 sales | 33 days from 5 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.
5 vs 5 sales
10 vs 11 sales
Development activity
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 25% 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 54% of QLD |
Liveability
Araluen is more walkable (19 vs 0); Araluen scores higher overall (58 vs 37).
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Score | 58/100 | 37/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Veteran carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0); Veteran carries more crime risk (37 vs 22).
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Veteran
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Veteran sits further from the CBD (175.1 km vs 171.8 km).
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 171.8 km | 175.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 125 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).
Setting
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 92 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.1 km | 36.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 16% 298 premises | 0% 426 premises |
Climate
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Araluen | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Veteran | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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