Bargara vs Coral Sea

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 54 in Bargara. In both, most households own their home. In Bargara, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Bargara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 0%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $340/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bargara

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (371.1 km vs 1135.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 780 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bargara is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • Coral Sea has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 22%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bargara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bargara Coral Sea
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.

Bargara Coral Sea
Walkability 30 / 0
Bargara — Walkability: 30/100 Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 49
Bargara — Safety: 55/100 Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 71 / 64
Bargara — Low fire risk: 71/100 Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Bargara has more residents (8,883 vs 78); Bargara rents higher ($340/wk vs $130/wk).

Bargara Coral Sea
Population 8,883
+99% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.7% -29.7%
Median age 54 36
Median household income $65,572/yr $71,448/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+62% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bargara Coral Sea
0-4 3.7% / —
Bargara — 0-4: 3.7% Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.1% / 6.4%
Bargara — 5-14: 10.1% Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 4.2% / —
Bargara — 15-19: 4.2% Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.3% / —
Bargara — 20-24: 3.3% Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.4% / 37.2%
Bargara — 25-34: 8.4% Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2%
35-44 9.5% / 21.8%
Bargara — 35-44: 9.5% Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8%
45-54 11.8% / 16.7%
Bargara — 45-54: 11.8% Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 14.0% / 17.9%
Bargara — 55-64: 14.0% Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 18.5% / —
Bargara — 65-74: 18.5% Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 12.9% / —
Bargara — 75-84: 12.9% Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.7% / —
Bargara — 85+: 3.7% Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bargara 47.1% lone person
Bargara — Lone Person: 47.1% Bargara — Couple Families: 32.9% Bargara — One Parent Families: 15.0% Bargara — Group Household: 4.1% Bargara — Other Families: 0.9%
Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — Group Household: 0.0% Coral Sea — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bargara 27.5% renting
Bargara — Owned Outright: 47.7% Bargara — Mortgage: 24.7% Bargara — Renting: 27.5%
Coral Sea 42.9% renting
Coral Sea — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coral Sea — Mortgage: 0.0% Coral Sea — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bargara Coral Sea
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 25.6%
Bargara — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 23.1%
Bargara — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.3%
Bargara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 9.0%
Bargara — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Bargara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Coral Sea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Bargara Coral Sea
New Zealand 2.9% / 10.3%
Bargara — New Zealand: 2.9% Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3%
China — / 6.4%
Bargara — China: not among its largest Coral Sea — China: 6.4%
England 6.0% / —
Bargara — England: 6.0% Coral Sea — England: not among its largest
South Africa 1.5% / —
Bargara — South Africa: 1.5% Coral Sea — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Bargara — Scotland: 0.8% Coral Sea — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Bargara — Germany: 0.7% Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bargara 12.6% flats / apartments
Bargara — Flats / Apartments: 12.6% Bargara — Houses: 78.2% Bargara — Townhouses: 9.2%
Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0% Coral Sea — Townhouses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bargara Coral Sea
Median house price $899,000 —
Median unit price $645,000 —
Median land price $998,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 99 sales
 —

Development activity

Bargara Coral Sea
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
 190
across Whitsunday
Approvals change year on year -45% +70%

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.

Bargara Coral Sea
Houses 4.1%
$775/wk on $995K
 —
Units 4.0%
$580/wk on $749K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Bargara Coral Sea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 33% of QLD —

Liveability

Bargara is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Bargara Coral Sea
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bargara Coral Sea
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bargara Coral Sea
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

Bargara Coral Sea
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 2
Parks & reserves 8 10
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Beaches 0 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Coral Sea sits further from the CBD (1135.9 km vs 371.1 km).

Bargara Coral Sea
Walkability score 30/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 371.1 km 1135.9 km
+206% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 780 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.3%
postcode 4740
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 56
postcode 4740

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.

Bargara Coral Sea
Car (driver) 82.2% / 7.0%
Bargara — Car (driver): 82.2% Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0%
Walked Only 2.5% / 83.7%
Bargara — Walked Only: 2.5% Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 9.3%
Bargara — Worked from Home: 7.9% Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Bargara — Car (passenger): 5.6% Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Bargara — Bus: 1.0% Coral Sea — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Bargara Coral Sea
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 716 m
967 m to a named beach
 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bargara Coral Sea
Connectivity score 76/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
5,104 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Bargara Coral Sea
Annual rainfall 969 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C —

Council rates

Bargara Coral Sea
Average residential rate $1,773/yr $1,412/yr
Council Bundaberg Whitsunday

Federal electorate

Bargara Coral Sea
Division Hinkler Dawson
Member David Batt Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bargara Coral Sea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bargara

Beach Coastal Regional Centre Retirees

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

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