Avoca vs Sharon

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sharon, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sharon: a median of $800,000, against $688,000 in Avoca. On these figures, Avoca tends to suit people living alone, while Sharon suits 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

Sharon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 77%)
  • But Avoca has more childcare (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Avoca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Avoca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Avoca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (356.9 km vs 361.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Avoca

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 23%)
  • But Sharon carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 69/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Avoca Sharon
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.

Avoca Sharon
Walkability 51 / 0
Avoca — Walkability: 51/100 Sharon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 73
Avoca — Safety: 31/100 Sharon — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Avoca — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sharon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avoca has more residents (4,912 vs 1,209); Sharon has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $60,788).

Avoca Sharon
Population 4,912
+75% vs other
 1,209
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% —
Median age 48 47
Median household income $60,788/yr $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+2% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avoca Sharon
0-4 4.7% / 3.7%
Avoca — 0-4: 4.7% Sharon — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.7% / 13.3%
Avoca — 5-14: 11.7% Sharon — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.5% / 5.5%
Avoca — 15-19: 5.5% Sharon — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.5% / 5.2%
Avoca — 20-24: 5.5% Sharon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.5% / 8.9%
Avoca — 25-34: 9.5% Sharon — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 9.9% / 11.1%
Avoca — 35-44: 9.9% Sharon — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.5% / 12.2%
Avoca — 45-54: 10.5% Sharon — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 11.3% / 16.8%
Avoca — 55-64: 11.3% Sharon — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 12.9% / 14.8%
Avoca — 65-74: 12.9% Sharon — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 12.5% / 7.0%
Avoca — 75-84: 12.5% Sharon — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 5.7% / 1.3%
Avoca — 85+: 5.7% Sharon — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avoca 31.8% couple families
Avoca — Couple Families: 31.8% Avoca — Lone Person: 44.9% Avoca — One Parent Families: 17.5% Avoca — Group Household: 4.1% Avoca — Other Families: 1.6%
Sharon 59.4% couple families
Sharon — Couple Families: 59.4% Sharon — Lone Person: 20.5% Sharon — One Parent Families: 15.3% Sharon — Group Household: 4.8% Sharon — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 24.7% renting
Avoca — Owned Outright: 44.6% Avoca — Mortgage: 30.7% Avoca — Renting: 24.7%
Sharon 6.9% renting
Sharon — Owned Outright: 49.1% Sharon — Mortgage: 44.0% Sharon — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Avoca Sharon
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 19.6%
Avoca — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Sharon — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.0%
Avoca — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Sharon — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.7%
Avoca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Sharon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.4%
Avoca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Sharon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.6%
Avoca — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Sharon — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Avoca Sharon
England 2.6% / 2.8%
Avoca — England: 2.6% Sharon — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.2%
Avoca — New Zealand: 1.8% Sharon — New Zealand: 1.2%
Thailand 0.3% / 0.7%
Avoca — Thailand: 0.3% Sharon — Thailand: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Avoca — Scotland: 0.5% Sharon — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Avoca — India: 0.5% Sharon — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Avoca — Philippines: 0.5% Sharon — Philippines: not among its largest
Singapore — / 0.5%
Avoca — Singapore: not among its largest Sharon — Singapore: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 77.3% houses
Avoca — Houses: 77.3% Avoca — Townhouses: 21.8% Avoca — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Sharon 99.0% houses
Sharon — Houses: 99.0% Sharon — Townhouses: 0.0% Sharon — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Avoca Sharon
Median house price $687,500 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $367,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 26 sales
 45 days
from 16 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.

Avoca Sharon
3 bed $652K / $722K
Avoca — 3 bed: $652K (44 sales) Sharon — 3 bed: $722K (16 sales)

44 vs 16 sales

4 bed $740K / $825K
Avoca — 4 bed: $740K (27 sales) Sharon — 4 bed: $825K (22 sales)

27 vs 22 sales

5 bed $935K / $880K
Avoca — 5 bed: $935K (5 sales) Sharon — 5 bed: $880K (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Avoca Sharon
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
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.

Avoca Sharon
Houses 4.7%
$660/wk on $734K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Avoca Sharon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of QLD —

Liveability

Avoca is more walkable (51 vs 0); Sharon scores higher overall (48 vs 42).

Avoca Sharon
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Avoca carries more crime risk (69 vs 27).

Avoca Sharon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
27/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Avoca Sharon
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Avoca

  • Avoca State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Sharon

  • Sharon State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Avoca Sharon
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Sharon sits further from the CBD (361.2 km vs 356.9 km).

Avoca Sharon
Walkability score 51/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 356.9 km 361.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 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.

Avoca Sharon
Car (driver) 86.8% / 81.5%
Avoca — Car (driver): 86.8% Sharon — Car (driver): 81.5%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 8.6%
Avoca — Car (passenger): 6.0% Sharon — Car (passenger): 8.6%
Worked from Home 3.7% / 8.6%
Avoca — Worked from Home: 3.7% Sharon — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.3%
Avoca — Walked Only: 1.9% Sharon — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.8% / —
Avoca — Bus: 0.8% Sharon — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Avoca Sharon
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 17.4 km

NBN connectivity

Avoca Sharon
Connectivity score 67/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
2,559 premises
 0%
484 premises

Climate

Avoca Sharon
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)

Avoca Sharon
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Avoca Sharon
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Avoca Sharon
Division Hinkler Flynn
Member David Batt Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avoca Sharon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avoca

Retirees Townhouses

Sharon

Acreage

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