Cawarral vs Mulara

Cawarral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Mulara. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cawarral, most households are couple families. In Mulara, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cawarral tends to suit families with children, while Mulara suits share households.

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

Cawarral

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Mulara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

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

Cawarral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $510/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Cawarral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cawarral is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mulara carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 25/100)

Weighs 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

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

Cawarral Mulara
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.

Cawarral Mulara
Walkability 32 / 0
Cawarral — Walkability: 32/100 Mulara — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 86
Cawarral — Safety: 75/100 Mulara — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 56 / 100
Cawarral — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mulara — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cawarral has more residents (831 vs 93); Mulara rents higher ($510/wk vs $300/wk).

Cawarral Mulara
Population 831
+89% vs other
 93
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +4.5%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $91,416/yr $136,500/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $510/wk
+70% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cawarral Mulara
0-4 4.9% / 3.2%
Cawarral — 0-4: 4.9% Mulara — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 13.4% / 9.7%
Cawarral — 5-14: 13.4% Mulara — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 6.3% / 11.8%
Cawarral — 15-19: 6.3% Mulara — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 6.3% / 4.3%
Cawarral — 20-24: 6.3% Mulara — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 9.7% / 8.6%
Cawarral — 25-34: 9.7% Mulara — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 11.4% / 8.6%
Cawarral — 35-44: 11.4% Mulara — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 12.9% / 15.1%
Cawarral — 45-54: 12.9% Mulara — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 18.4% / 12.9%
Cawarral — 55-64: 18.4% Mulara — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 11.2% / 17.2%
Cawarral — 65-74: 11.2% Mulara — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 4.5% / 4.3%
Cawarral — 75-84: 4.5% Mulara — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.0% / —
Cawarral — 85+: 1.0% Mulara — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 55.4% couple families
Cawarral — Couple Families: 55.4% Cawarral — Lone Person: 23.9% Cawarral — One Parent Families: 15.8% Cawarral — Group Household: 4.9%
Mulara 52.2% couple families
Mulara — Couple Families: 52.2% Mulara — Lone Person: 13.0% Mulara — One Parent Families: 13.0% Mulara — Group Household: 21.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 6.1% renting
Cawarral — Owned Outright: 46.4% Cawarral — Mortgage: 47.5% Cawarral — Renting: 6.1%
Mulara 0.0% renting
Mulara — Owned Outright: 42.3% Mulara — Mortgage: 57.7% Mulara — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Cawarral Mulara
England 2.0% / 3.2%
Cawarral — England: 2.0% Mulara — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Cawarral — New Zealand: 2.3% Mulara — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Cawarral — Philippines: 0.6% Mulara — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Cawarral — Netherlands: 0.5% Mulara — Netherlands: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Cawarral — India: 0.4% Mulara — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Cawarral Mulara
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 19.4%
Cawarral — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Mulara — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.5%
Cawarral — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mulara — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.5%
Cawarral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Mulara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Cawarral — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Mulara — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Cawarral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mulara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 100.4% houses
Cawarral — Houses: 100.4%
Mulara 100.0% houses
Mulara — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cawarral Mulara
Median house price $900,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,142,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 13 sales
 —

Development activity

Cawarral Mulara
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cawarral Mulara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Cawarral is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Cawarral Mulara
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cawarral carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Cawarral carries more crime risk (25 vs 14).

Cawarral Mulara
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
14/100
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

Cawarral Mulara
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cawarral

  • Cawarral State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mulara

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cawarral Mulara
Parks & reserves 8 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Cawarral Mulara
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 659.4 km 659 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 461 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.3%
postcode 4703
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 68
postcode 4703

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.

Cawarral Mulara
Car (driver) 83.9% / 79.1%
Cawarral — Car (driver): 83.9% Mulara — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 20.9%
Cawarral — Worked from Home: 11.5% Mulara — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Cawarral — Car (passenger): 3.6% Mulara — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Cawarral — Walked Only: 0.9% Mulara — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Cawarral Mulara
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 15.6 km

NBN connectivity

Cawarral Mulara
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
339 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Cawarral Mulara
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cawarral Mulara
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cawarral Mulara
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Cawarral Mulara
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cawarral Mulara
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cawarral

Quiet Rural

Mulara

Rural

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