Araluen vs Victory Heights
Victory Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Araluen. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Araluen, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Araluen: a median of $1.04 million, against $740,000 in Victory Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Araluen tends to suit couples, while Victory Heights suits 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
Araluen
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 86/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Victory Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $1,040,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Victory Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Victory Heights
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 123 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (167.3 km vs 171.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Araluen
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 86/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Araluen and Victory Heights 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
Araluen has more residents (649 vs 486); Araluen skews older (49 vs 43).
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 649 +25% vs other | 486 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | — |
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Median household income | $70,616/yr +10% vs other | $63,596/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 (3.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,040,000 | $740,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $727,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 8 sales | — |
Development activity
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.9% $610/wk on $822K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 58/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Victory Heights carries more crime risk (86 vs 22).
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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 | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Victory Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Araluen sits further from the CBD (171.8 km vs 167.3 km).
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 171.8 km +3% vs other | 167.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 117 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 | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 92 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.1 km | 38.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 55/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 16% 298 premises | 26% 224 premises |
Climate
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Araluen | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Victory Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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