Cloncurry vs Duchess

Cloncurry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 45 in Duchess. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cloncurry, about half of households rent. In Duchess, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cloncurry tends to suit families with children, while Duchess suits 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

  • Cloncurry has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Duchess carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 87/100)

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

Duchess

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Cloncurry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1147 min vs 1264 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1728.5 km vs 1852.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duchess

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 87/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Duchess

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (130.4% vs 16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cloncurry Duchess
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.

Cloncurry Duchess
Walkability 0 / 0
Cloncurry — Walkability: 0/100 Duchess — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 83
Cloncurry — Safety: 13/100 Duchess — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 64 / 57
Cloncurry — Low fire risk: 64/100 Duchess — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Cloncurry rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Cloncurry has more residents (3,167 vs 53).

Cloncurry Duchess
Population 3,167
+98% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.5% +130.4%
Median age 34 45
Median household income $101,556/yr $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cloncurry Duchess
0-4 7.8% / —
Cloncurry — 0-4: 7.8% Duchess — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.1% / 15.1%
Cloncurry — 5-14: 12.1% Duchess — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 4.9% / —
Cloncurry — 15-19: 4.9% Duchess — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.5% / 7.5%
Cloncurry — 20-24: 7.5% Duchess — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 18.0% / 11.3%
Cloncurry — 25-34: 18.0% Duchess — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.4% / —
Cloncurry — 35-44: 15.4% Duchess — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 11.8% / 24.5%
Cloncurry — 45-54: 11.8% Duchess — 45-54: 24.5%
55-64 12.4% / 7.5%
Cloncurry — 55-64: 12.4% Duchess — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 6.9% / 9.4%
Cloncurry — 65-74: 6.9% Duchess — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 2.6% / 15.1%
Cloncurry — 75-84: 2.6% Duchess — 75-84: 15.1%
85+ 0.6% / —
Cloncurry — 85+: 0.6% Duchess — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cloncurry 36.6% couple families
Cloncurry — Couple Families: 36.6% Cloncurry — Lone Person: 41.8% Cloncurry — One Parent Families: 14.3% Cloncurry — Group Household: 4.3% Cloncurry — Other Families: 3.0%
Duchess 58.3% couple families
Duchess — Couple Families: 58.3% Duchess — Lone Person: 41.7% Duchess — One Parent Families: 0.0% Duchess — Group Household: 0.0% Duchess — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cloncurry 50.0% renting
Cloncurry — Owned Outright: 25.6% Cloncurry — Mortgage: 24.4% Cloncurry — Renting: 50.0%
Duchess 0.0% renting
Duchess — Owned Outright: 64.3% Duchess — Mortgage: 35.7% Duchess — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cloncurry 79.5% houses
Cloncurry — Houses: 79.5% Cloncurry — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Cloncurry — Townhouses: 2.5%
Duchess 105.9% houses
Duchess — Houses: 105.9% Duchess — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Duchess — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cloncurry Duchess
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 7.5%
Cloncurry — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Duchess — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 9.4%
Cloncurry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Duchess — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / —
Cloncurry — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Duchess — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Cloncurry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Duchess — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Cloncurry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Duchess — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Property market

Cloncurry Duchess
Median house price $260,000 —
Median unit price $307,000 —
Median land price $295,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 80 days
from 27 sales
 —

Development activity

Cloncurry Duchess
New dwellings approved 1
across Cloncurry
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cloncurry Duchess
Houses 6.2%
$480/wk on $400K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cloncurry Duchess
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of QLD —

Liveability

Cloncurry Duchess
Grade D —
Score 17/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cloncurry carries more crime risk (87 vs 17).

Cloncurry Duchess
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime High
87/100
 Low
17/100
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

Cloncurry Duchess
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cloncurry

  • St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cloncurry State School P-12 Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Duchess

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cloncurry Duchess
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 73 393

Mobility

Duchess sits further from the CBD (1852.6 km vs 1728.5 km).

Cloncurry Duchess
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1728.5 km 1852.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1147 min 1264 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4824
 0.1%
postcode 4825
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 4824
 38
postcode 4825

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.

Cloncurry Duchess
Car (driver) 60.9% / 47.4%
Cloncurry — Car (driver): 60.9% Duchess — Car (driver): 47.4%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 31.6%
Cloncurry — Worked from Home: 6.6% Duchess — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Walked Only 13.1% / 21.1%
Cloncurry — Walked Only: 13.1% Duchess — Walked Only: 21.1%
Bus 9.5% / —
Cloncurry — Bus: 9.5% Duchess — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 8.6% / —
Cloncurry — Car (passenger): 8.6% Duchess — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Cloncurry Duchess
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cloncurry Duchess
Connectivity score 45/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,345 premises
 0%
10 premises

Council rates

Cloncurry Duchess
Average residential rate $782/yr
same for both
Council Cloncurry
same for both

Federal electorate

Cloncurry Duchess
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cloncurry Duchess
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cloncurry

Affordable Rural

Duchess

Rural

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