Carmoo vs South Mission Beach
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carmoo, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carmoo: a median of $744,000, against $675,000 in South Mission Beach. On these figures, Carmoo tends to suit people living alone.
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
South Mission Beach
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 36%)
- But Carmoo has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 81%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
South Mission Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($675,000 vs $744,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
South Mission Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Carmoo
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (1073 min vs 1085 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1573.2 km vs 1584.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Carmoo is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- South Mission Beach has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 5%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Carmoo and South Mission Beach 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
South Mission Beach has more residents (968 vs 179); South Mission Beach has higher household incomes ($66,872 vs $56,836).
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 179 | 968 +441% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 51 |
| Median household income | $56,836/yr | $66,872/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk | $320/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
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 (6.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $744,500 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $400,000 |
| Median land price | — | $230,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 76 days from 16 sales |
Development activity
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 5.1% $862/wk on $874K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 92% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 93% of QLD |
Liveability
Carmoo is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Carmoo carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 25).
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carmoo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in South Mission Beach
- The Rainforest School Independent · Primary
- The Rainforest School - South Mission Beach Campus Independent · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
South Mission Beach sits further from the CBD (1584.6 km vs 1573.2 km).
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1573.2 km | 1584.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1073 min | 1085 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4852 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 4852 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 (80.5%).
Setting
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.3 km 4.8 km to a named beach | 609 m 703 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 81/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 66% 628 premises |
Climate
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carmoo | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | South Mission Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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