Bulgun vs Tully
Tully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Bulgun. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bulgun, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bulgun: a median of $697,000, against $385,000 in Tully, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bulgun tends to suit couples, while Tully suits people living alone and 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
Bulgun
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 80/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 46%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 83%)
- But Tully has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($385,000 vs $697,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tully
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tully
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 4/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (1559.6 km vs 1563.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tully
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- But Bulgun carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 80/100)
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
Bulgun and Tully 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
Tully has more residents (2,368 vs 285); Bulgun skews older (48 vs 38).
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 285 | 2,368 +731% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.3% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 38 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +20% vs other | $66,040/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +19% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $697,000 | $385,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $137,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 76 days from 7 sales |
Development activity
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 98% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
Tully is more walkable (87 vs 4).
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 46/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Tully carries more crime risk (80 vs 11).
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | High 80/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| 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 Tully
- St Clare's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Tully State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Tully State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 4 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 5 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Bulgun sits further from the CBD (1563.4 km vs 1559.6 km).
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 87/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1563.4 km | 1559.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1067 min | 1065 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).
Setting
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.2 km | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 1% 1,414 premises |
Climate
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,534 mm | 2,150 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C | 31.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.5°C | 16.0°C |
Council rates
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bulgun | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tully | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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