Carmoo vs Lower Tully

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lower Tully tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Carmoo carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 47/100)
  • Lower Tully is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Tully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Tully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1564.8 km vs 1573.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1068 min vs 1073 min)
  • But Carmoo is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carmoo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Lower Tully has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.4% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Carmoo and Lower 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.

Carmoo Lower Tully
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.

Carmoo Lower Tully
Walkability 10 / 0
Carmoo — Walkability: 10/100 Lower Tully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 53
Carmoo — Safety: 83/100 Lower Tully — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 38 / 54
Carmoo — Low fire risk: 38/100 Lower Tully — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Carmoo has more residents (179 vs 88); Carmoo rents higher ($305/wk vs $200/wk).

Carmoo Lower Tully
Population 179
+51% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +11.4%
Median age 53 54
Median household income $56,836/yr $67,600/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+34% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carmoo Lower Tully
0-4 2.2% / 4.5%
Carmoo — 0-4: 2.2% Lower Tully — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.4% / 15.9%
Carmoo — 5-14: 13.4% Lower Tully — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 3.4% / 3.4%
Carmoo — 15-19: 3.4% Lower Tully — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Carmoo — 20-24: not among its largest Lower Tully — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 2.8% / 5.7%
Carmoo — 25-34: 2.8% Lower Tully — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 15.1% / —
Carmoo — 35-44: 15.1% Lower Tully — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 14.5% / 10.2%
Carmoo — 45-54: 14.5% Lower Tully — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 20.7% / 10.2%
Carmoo — 55-64: 20.7% Lower Tully — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 15.6% / 17.0%
Carmoo — 65-74: 15.6% Lower Tully — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 6.7% / 13.6%
Carmoo — 75-84: 6.7% Lower Tully — 75-84: 13.6%
85+ 2.8% / 3.4%
Carmoo — 85+: 2.8% Lower Tully — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carmoo 52.3% lone person
Carmoo — Lone Person: 52.3% Carmoo — Couple Families: 27.3% Carmoo — Group Household: 11.4% Carmoo — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Lower Tully 52.9% lone person
Lower Tully — Lone Person: 52.9% Lower Tully — Couple Families: 47.1% Lower Tully — Group Household: 0.0% Lower Tully — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carmoo 13.2% renting
Carmoo — Owned Outright: 46.1% Carmoo — Mortgage: 40.8% Carmoo — Renting: 13.2%
Lower Tully 18.8% renting
Lower Tully — Owned Outright: 81.2% Lower Tully — Mortgage: 0.0% Lower Tully — Renting: 18.8%
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.

Carmoo Lower Tully
New Zealand 6.1% / 5.7%
Carmoo — New Zealand: 6.1% Lower Tully — New Zealand: 5.7%
England 6.1% / —
Carmoo — England: 6.1% Lower Tully — England: not among its largest
South Africa — / 3.4%
Carmoo — South Africa: not among its largest Lower Tully — South Africa: 3.4%
Philippines 2.8% / —
Carmoo — Philippines: 2.8% Lower Tully — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Carmoo Lower Tully
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 11.4%
Carmoo — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Lower Tully — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / —
Carmoo — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Lower Tully — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 8.0%
Carmoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Lower Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Carmoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Lower Tully — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carmoo 94.7% houses
Carmoo — Houses: 94.7% Carmoo — Townhouses: 0.0% Carmoo — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Lower Tully 87.1% houses
Lower Tully — Houses: 87.1% Lower Tully — Townhouses: 9.7% Lower Tully — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carmoo Lower Tully
Median house price $744,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Carmoo Lower Tully
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carmoo Lower Tully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Carmoo is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Carmoo Lower Tully
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lower Tully carries more crime risk (47 vs 17); Carmoo carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 46).

Carmoo Lower Tully
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Carmoo Lower Tully
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Carmoo

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

Schools in Lower Tully

  • Lower Tully State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carmoo Lower Tully
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Carmoo sits further from the CBD (1573.2 km vs 1564.8 km).

Carmoo Lower Tully
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1573.2 km 1564.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1073 min 1068 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4852
 0.1%
postcode 4854
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4852
 48
postcode 4854

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.

Carmoo Lower Tully
Car (driver) 70.9% / 48.6%
Carmoo — Car (driver): 70.9% Lower Tully — Car (driver): 48.6%
Walked Only 16.4% / 13.5%
Carmoo — Walked Only: 16.4% Lower Tully — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 13.5%
Carmoo — Car (passenger): 5.5% Lower Tully — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Worked from Home 7.3% / 10.8%
Carmoo — Worked from Home: 7.3% Lower Tully — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Bus — / 13.5%
Carmoo — Bus: not among its largest Lower Tully — Bus: 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Carmoo Lower Tully
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Carmoo Lower Tully
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Carmoo Lower Tully
Annual rainfall 2,150 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Carmoo Lower Tully
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Carmoo Lower 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

Carmoo Lower Tully
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carmoo

Retirees Rural

Lower Tully

Retirees Rural

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