Bulgun vs Feluga

Feluga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in Bulgun. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Feluga: a median of $820,000, against $697,000 in Bulgun, though rent is higher in Bulgun. On these figures, Bulgun tends to suit older residents, while Feluga suits families with children.

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

Feluga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Bulgun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($697,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Feluga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Bulgun sits closer to the CBD (1563.4 km vs 1567.7 km)
  • Feluga is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bulgun has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 11%)
  • Feluga is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Feluga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bulgun Feluga
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.

Bulgun Feluga
Walkability 4 / 13
Bulgun — Walkability: 4/100 Feluga — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 89 / 80
Bulgun — Safety: 89/100 Feluga — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bulgun — Low fire risk: 100/100 Feluga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bulgun skews older (48 vs 35); Bulgun rents higher ($310/wk vs $230/wk).

Bulgun Feluga
Population 285 306
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +21.9%
Median age 48 35
Median household income $82,316/yr $87,360/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+26% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bulgun Feluga
0-4 5.6% / 9.2%
Bulgun — 0-4: 5.6% Feluga — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 11.9% / 24.2%
Bulgun — 5-14: 11.9% Feluga — 5-14: 24.2%
15-19 5.3% / 2.0%
Bulgun — 15-19: 5.3% Feluga — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 3.2% / 2.9%
Bulgun — 20-24: 3.2% Feluga — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 5.6% / 11.1%
Bulgun — 25-34: 5.6% Feluga — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.6% / 17.6%
Bulgun — 35-44: 12.6% Feluga — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 15.1% / 8.8%
Bulgun — 45-54: 15.1% Feluga — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 13.7% / 13.1%
Bulgun — 55-64: 13.7% Feluga — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 15.8% / 6.2%
Bulgun — 65-74: 15.8% Feluga — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 6.7% / 2.9%
Bulgun — 75-84: 6.7% Feluga — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 1.4% / 1.6%
Bulgun — 85+: 1.4% Feluga — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bulgun 62.7% couple families
Bulgun — Couple Families: 62.7% Bulgun — Lone Person: 30.5% Bulgun — One Parent Families: 6.8%
Feluga 56.3% couple families
Feluga — Couple Families: 56.3% Feluga — Lone Person: 25.4% Feluga — One Parent Families: 18.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bulgun 7.6% renting
Bulgun — Owned Outright: 47.8% Bulgun — Mortgage: 44.6% Bulgun — Renting: 7.6%
Feluga 14.4% renting
Feluga — Owned Outright: 31.1% Feluga — Mortgage: 54.4% Feluga — Renting: 14.4%
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.

Bulgun Feluga
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Bulgun — New Zealand: not among its largest Feluga — New Zealand: 2.9%
England 1.1% / 1.0%
Bulgun — England: 1.1% Feluga — England: 1.0%
Italy 1.1% / 1.0%
Bulgun — Italy: 1.1% Feluga — Italy: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bulgun Feluga
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 20.6%
Bulgun — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Feluga — Certificate III & IV: 20.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.2%
Bulgun — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Feluga — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 3.9%
Bulgun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Feluga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.6%
Bulgun — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Feluga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Bulgun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Feluga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bulgun 105.0% houses
Bulgun — Houses: 105.0% Bulgun — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Feluga 98.9% houses
Feluga — Houses: 98.9% Feluga — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bulgun Feluga
Median house price $697,000 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $150,000

Development activity

Bulgun Feluga
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bulgun Feluga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Feluga is more walkable (13 vs 4).

Bulgun Feluga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bulgun Feluga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bulgun Feluga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bulgun

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

Schools in Feluga

  • Feluga State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bulgun Feluga
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Feluga sits further from the CBD (1567.7 km vs 1563.4 km).

Bulgun Feluga
Walkability score 4/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 1563.4 km 1567.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1067 min 1068 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4854
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4854
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.

Bulgun Feluga
Car (driver) 86.1% / 83.1%
Bulgun — Car (driver): 86.1% Feluga — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 9.3%
Bulgun — Worked from Home: 5.2% Feluga — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 7.6%
Bulgun — Car (passenger): 5.2% Feluga — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus 3.5% / —
Bulgun — Bus: 3.5% Feluga — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Bulgun Feluga
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.2 km 15.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bulgun Feluga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Bulgun Feluga
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bulgun Feluga
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bulgun Feluga
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bulgun Feluga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bulgun

Acreage

Feluga

Family Rural Young Families

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