Chatsworth vs Corella

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chatsworth, about half of households are couple families. In Corella, most households are couple families.

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

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Chatsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (174.2 km vs 194 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chatsworth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Chatsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.2% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chatsworth Corella
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.

Chatsworth Corella
Walkability 13 / 0
Chatsworth — Walkability: 13/100 Corella — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 70
Chatsworth — Safety: 65/100 Corella — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Chatsworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Corella — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Chatsworth has more residents (1,353 vs 68); Corella has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $74,984).

Chatsworth Corella
Population 1,353
+95% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.2% -6.8%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $74,984/yr $110,448/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth Corella
0-4 5.5% / 5.9%
Chatsworth — 0-4: 5.5% Corella — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 14.9% / 14.7%
Chatsworth — 5-14: 14.9% Corella — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 4.9% / 11.8%
Chatsworth — 15-19: 4.9% Corella — 15-19: 11.8%
20-24 4.2% / —
Chatsworth — 20-24: 4.2% Corella — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.1% / 5.9%
Chatsworth — 25-34: 10.1% Corella — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 13.1% / 19.1%
Chatsworth — 35-44: 13.1% Corella — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 12.8% / 16.2%
Chatsworth — 45-54: 12.8% Corella — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 14.7% / 8.8%
Chatsworth — 55-64: 14.7% Corella — 55-64: 8.8%
65-74 13.1% / 13.2%
Chatsworth — 65-74: 13.1% Corella — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.1% / —
Chatsworth — 75-84: 6.1% Corella — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.5% / —
Chatsworth — 85+: 1.5% Corella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 53.2% couple families
Chatsworth — Couple Families: 53.2% Chatsworth — One Parent Families: 17.5% Chatsworth — Lone Person: 24.8% Chatsworth — Group Household: 4.5%
Corella 60.0% couple families
Corella — Couple Families: 60.0% Corella — One Parent Families: 25.0% Corella — Lone Person: 15.0% Corella — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 12.3% renting
Chatsworth — Owned Outright: 44.2% Chatsworth — Mortgage: 43.5% Chatsworth — Renting: 12.3%
Corella 0.0% renting
Corella — Owned Outright: 37.0% Corella — Mortgage: 63.0% Corella — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chatsworth 97.6% houses
Chatsworth — Houses: 97.6% Chatsworth — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Corella 100.0% houses
Corella — Houses: 100.0% Corella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Chatsworth Corella
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 23.5%
Chatsworth — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Corella — Certificate III & IV: 23.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 7.4%
Chatsworth — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Corella — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / —
Chatsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Corella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Chatsworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Corella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Chatsworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Corella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Property market

Chatsworth Corella
Median house price $1,050,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 80 days
from 16 sales
 —

Development activity

Chatsworth Corella
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Chatsworth Corella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Chatsworth is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Chatsworth Corella
Grade C —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Corella carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0).

Chatsworth Corella
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Chatsworth Corella
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Chatsworth

  • Chatsworth State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Corella

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

Amenities in the suburb

Chatsworth Corella
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 18

Mobility

Corella sits further from the CBD (194 km vs 174.2 km).

Chatsworth Corella
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 174.2 km 194 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 128 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Chatsworth Corella
Car (driver) 82.9% / 87.5%
Chatsworth — Car (driver): 82.9% Corella — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 12.5%
Chatsworth — Worked from Home: 9.9% Corella — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Chatsworth — Car (passenger): 5.0% Corella — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Chatsworth — Bus: 1.4% Corella — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Chatsworth — Walked Only: 0.8% Corella — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Chatsworth Corella
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.9 km 39.9 km

NBN connectivity

Chatsworth Corella
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
565 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Chatsworth Corella
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Chatsworth Corella
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Chatsworth Corella
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chatsworth Corella
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chatsworth

Acreage

Corella

River Rural

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