Cassowary vs Craiglie

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cassowary, most households are couple families. In Craiglie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cassowary tends to suit share households and couples, while Craiglie 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

They split

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

  • Cassowary has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
  • Craiglie carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cassowary leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
  • Craiglie has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Craiglie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1230 min vs 1251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1757.9 km vs 1775.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Craiglie

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Craiglie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cassowary and Craiglie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cassowary Craiglie
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.

Cassowary Craiglie
Walkability 0 / 47
Cassowary — Walkability: 0/100 Craiglie — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 24 / 39
Cassowary — Safety: 24/100 Craiglie — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cassowary — Low fire risk: 100/100 Craiglie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Craiglie has more residents (1,062 vs 119); Cassowary has higher household incomes ($115,908 vs $86,736).

Cassowary Craiglie
Population 119 1,062
+792% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +11.3%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $115,908/yr
+25% vs other
 $86,736/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk $420/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cassowary Craiglie
0-4 5.9% / 5.6%
Cassowary — 0-4: 5.9% Craiglie — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.4% / 10.5%
Cassowary — 5-14: 13.4% Craiglie — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 7.6% / 4.0%
Cassowary — 15-19: 7.6% Craiglie — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 2.5% / 3.7%
Cassowary — 20-24: 2.5% Craiglie — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.4% / 10.6%
Cassowary — 25-34: 8.4% Craiglie — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 13.4% / 16.5%
Cassowary — 35-44: 13.4% Craiglie — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 17.6% / 13.7%
Cassowary — 45-54: 17.6% Craiglie — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 20.2% / 10.9%
Cassowary — 55-64: 20.2% Craiglie — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 9.2% / 12.5%
Cassowary — 65-74: 9.2% Craiglie — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.0% / 9.0%
Cassowary — 75-84: 5.0% Craiglie — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 2.2%
Cassowary — 85+: not among its largest Craiglie — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 58.3% couple families
Cassowary — Couple Families: 58.3% Cassowary — Lone Person: 25.0% Cassowary — Group Household: 16.7% Cassowary — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cassowary — Other Families: 0.0%
Craiglie 47.5% couple families
Craiglie — Couple Families: 47.5% Craiglie — Lone Person: 33.5% Craiglie — Group Household: 5.4% Craiglie — One Parent Families: 12.0% Craiglie — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 9.8% renting
Cassowary — Owned Outright: 53.7% Cassowary — Mortgage: 36.6% Cassowary — Renting: 9.8%
Craiglie 33.1% renting
Craiglie — Owned Outright: 27.3% Craiglie — Mortgage: 39.6% Craiglie — Renting: 33.1%
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.

Cassowary Craiglie
England 4.2% / 7.6%
Cassowary — England: 4.2% Craiglie — England: 7.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 4.2%
Cassowary — New Zealand: 2.5% Craiglie — New Zealand: 4.2%
Scotland — / 2.2%
Cassowary — Scotland: not among its largest Craiglie — Scotland: 2.2%
Thailand — / 1.8%
Cassowary — Thailand: not among its largest Craiglie — Thailand: 1.8%
Germany — / 1.4%
Cassowary — Germany: not among its largest Craiglie — Germany: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Cassowary Craiglie
Certificate III & IV 26.9% / 19.7%
Cassowary — Certificate III & IV: 26.9% Craiglie — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.7%
Cassowary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Craiglie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 9.9%
Cassowary — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Craiglie — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.7%
Cassowary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Craiglie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Cassowary — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Craiglie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 100.0% houses
Cassowary — Houses: 100.0% Cassowary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cassowary — Townhouses: 0.0%
Craiglie 87.2% houses
Craiglie — Houses: 87.2% Craiglie — Flats / Apartments: 11.5% Craiglie — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cassowary Craiglie
Median house price — $1,000,000
Median unit price — $412,500
Median land price — $950,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Cassowary Craiglie
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cassowary Craiglie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Craiglie is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Cassowary Craiglie
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cassowary carries more crime risk (76 vs 61).

Cassowary Craiglie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cassowary Craiglie
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

Cassowary Craiglie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 12 8

Mobility

Cassowary sits further from the CBD (1775.7 km vs 1757.9 km).

Cassowary Craiglie
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Brisbane 1775.7 km
+1% vs other
 1757.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1251 min 1230 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4873
 0.9%
postcode 4877
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4873
 53
postcode 4877

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.

Cassowary Craiglie
Car (driver) 92.1% / 70.2%
Cassowary — Car (driver): 92.1% Craiglie — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 14.0%
Cassowary — Worked from Home: 7.9% Craiglie — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.2%
Cassowary — Car (passenger): not among its largest Craiglie — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Cassowary — Walked Only: not among its largest Craiglie — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bus — / 2.5%
Cassowary — Bus: not among its largest Craiglie — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Cassowary Craiglie
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 1.2 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cassowary Craiglie
Connectivity score 29/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 28%
792 premises

Climate

Cassowary Craiglie
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cassowary Craiglie
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Cassowary Craiglie
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cassowary Craiglie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cassowary

Rural

Craiglie

Acreage Coastal Quiet

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