Cape Tribulation vs Bloomfield
Cape Tribulation is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Bloomfield. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cape Tribulation, about half of households are people living alone. In Bloomfield, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cape Tribulation tends to suit young adults.
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
Bloomfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (30% vs 12%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cape Tribulation
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cape Tribulation
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cape Tribulation
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1345 min vs 1467 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1844.9 km vs 1885.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bloomfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs 4.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cape Tribulation and Bloomfield 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
Bloomfield has more residents (228 vs 123); Bloomfield skews older (53 vs 46).
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 123 | 228 +85% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.2% | +11.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr +10% vs other | $44,460/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $155/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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 (3.3%).
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 (17.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Douglas same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Bloomfield carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0).
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | High 85/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 78/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cape Tribulation
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Bloomfield
- Bloomfield River State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 same for both | |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Beaches | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 70 |
Mobility
Bloomfield sits further from the CBD (1885.4 km vs 1844.9 km).
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1844.9 km | 1885.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1345 min | 1467 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4873 | 0.0% postcode 4895 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 4873 | 34 postcode 4895 |
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 (64.9%).
Setting
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 585 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 201 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.6 km 4.1 km to a named beach | 13.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 94 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,186 mm | 792 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 21.3°C | — |
Council rates
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,417/yr same for both | |
| Council | Douglas same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Leichhardt same for both | |
| Member | Matt Smith same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cape Tribulation | Bloomfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.