Cape Gloucester vs Hideaway Bay
Cape Gloucester is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 63 in Hideaway Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cape Gloucester, about half of households are people living alone. In Hideaway Bay, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cape Gloucester tends to suit couples, while Hideaway Bay suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Cape Gloucester
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 43%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 92%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cape Gloucester
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cape Gloucester
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 3%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 33%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $370/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
- Cape Gloucester sits closer to the CBD (1119.4 km vs 1130.6 km)
- Hideaway Bay is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hideaway Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 34%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cape Gloucester
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.1% vs 13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cape Gloucester and Hideaway Bay 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
Hideaway Bay has more residents (232 vs 85); Hideaway Bay rents higher ($370/wk vs $250/wk).
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 232 +173% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +37.1% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 49 | 63 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr +20% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $370/wk +48% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $785,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $307,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 100 days from 5 sales |
Development activity
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 190 across Whitsunday same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
Hideaway Bay is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Cape Gloucester carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 63/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 23 | 0 |
Mobility
Hideaway Bay sits further from the CBD (1130.6 km vs 1119.4 km).
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1119.4 km | 1130.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 771 min | 773 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 4800 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 (80.6%).
Setting
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.4 km | 222 m 906 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 47 premises | 0% 182 premises |
Climate
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm | — |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,412/yr same for both | |
| Council | Whitsunday same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cape Gloucester | Hideaway Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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