Coowonga vs Tungamull

Tungamull is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Coowonga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tungamull, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tungamull: a median of $800,000, against $735,000 in Coowonga, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coowonga tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tungamull suits families with children and couples.

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

Tungamull

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Tungamull

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Coowonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Coowonga is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Tungamull sits closer to the CBD (659.1 km vs 663.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coowonga

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 (28% vs 18%)

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

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

Coowonga Tungamull
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.

Coowonga Tungamull
Walkability 13 / 0
Coowonga — Walkability: 13/100 Tungamull — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 71
Coowonga — Safety: 62/100 Tungamull — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Coowonga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tungamull — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Tungamull has more residents (429 vs 255); Tungamull has higher household incomes ($100,256 vs $67,184).

Coowonga Tungamull
Population 255 429
+68% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% -3.2%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $67,184/yr $100,256/yr
+49% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $350/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coowonga Tungamull
0-4 3.5% / 5.8%
Coowonga — 0-4: 3.5% Tungamull — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.2% / 12.6%
Coowonga — 5-14: 10.2% Tungamull — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 8.2% / 7.9%
Coowonga — 15-19: 8.2% Tungamull — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 5.9% / 5.8%
Coowonga — 20-24: 5.9% Tungamull — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 4.7% / 7.7%
Coowonga — 25-34: 4.7% Tungamull — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 14.5% / 13.8%
Coowonga — 35-44: 14.5% Tungamull — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.2% / 13.3%
Coowonga — 45-54: 12.2% Tungamull — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 18.4% / 15.9%
Coowonga — 55-64: 18.4% Tungamull — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 17.3% / 12.8%
Coowonga — 65-74: 17.3% Tungamull — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 8.6% / 4.0%
Coowonga — 75-84: 8.6% Tungamull — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.6% / 1.2%
Coowonga — 85+: 1.6% Tungamull — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coowonga 43.9% couple families
Coowonga — Couple Families: 43.9% Coowonga — Lone Person: 33.3% Coowonga — One Parent Families: 10.5% Coowonga — Group Household: 7.0% Coowonga — Other Families: 5.3%
Tungamull 72.6% couple families
Tungamull — Couple Families: 72.6% Tungamull — Lone Person: 10.7% Tungamull — One Parent Families: 16.7% Tungamull — Group Household: 0.0% Tungamull — 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.

Coowonga 9.6% renting
Coowonga — Owned Outright: 51.1% Coowonga — Mortgage: 39.4% Coowonga — Renting: 9.6%
Tungamull 3.0% renting
Tungamull — Owned Outright: 44.7% Tungamull — Mortgage: 52.3% Tungamull — Renting: 3.0%
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.

Coowonga Tungamull
England 1.6% / 2.6%
Coowonga — England: 1.6% Tungamull — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Coowonga — New Zealand: 1.2% Tungamull — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 1.6% / 0.9%
Coowonga — South Africa: 1.6% Tungamull — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Coowonga — Germany: not among its largest Tungamull — Germany: 0.9%
China — / 0.7%
Coowonga — China: not among its largest Tungamull — China: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Coowonga Tungamull
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.6%
Coowonga — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Tungamull — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.3%
Coowonga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Tungamull — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.1%
Coowonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Tungamull — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.1%
Coowonga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Tungamull — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 0.7%
Coowonga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Tungamull — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coowonga 100.0% houses
Coowonga — Houses: 100.0%
Tungamull 100.0% houses
Tungamull — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Coowonga Tungamull
Median house price $735,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coowonga Tungamull
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Coowonga is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Coowonga Tungamull
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tungamull carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0).

Coowonga Tungamull
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
29/100
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

Coowonga Tungamull
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coowonga

  • Coowonga State School Government · Primary

Schools in Tungamull

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coowonga Tungamull
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Coowonga sits further from the CBD (663.4 km vs 659.1 km).

Coowonga Tungamull
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 663.4 km 659.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 460 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Coowonga Tungamull
Car (driver) 77.9% / 80.6%
Coowonga — Car (driver): 77.9% Tungamull — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 11.2%
Coowonga — Worked from Home: 9.3% Tungamull — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 12.8% / 6.2%
Coowonga — Car (passenger): 12.8% Tungamull — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus — / 1.9%
Coowonga — Bus: not among its largest Tungamull — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Coowonga Tungamull
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 7.1 km

NBN connectivity

Coowonga Tungamull
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
93 premises
 0%
124 premises

Climate

Coowonga Tungamull
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm 811 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Coowonga Tungamull
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coowonga Tungamull
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Coowonga Tungamull
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coowonga Tungamull
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coowonga

Retirees Rural

Tungamull

Rural

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