Coral Sea vs Cape Cleveland

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Cape Cleveland. In both, most households own their home. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Cape Cleveland, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit young adults and people living alone.

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

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 74/100)
  • But Cape Cleveland has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 0%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 1327.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (780 min vs 902 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coral Sea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cape Cleveland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-17.4% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
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.

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Walkability 0 / 0
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Cape Cleveland — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 26
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Cape Cleveland — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 64 / 41
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Cape Cleveland — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Cape Cleveland rents higher ($250/wk vs $130/wk); Cape Cleveland has more residents (128 vs 78).

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Population 78 128
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% -17.4%
Median age 36 48
Median household income $71,448/yr $81,224/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $250/wk
+92% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
0-4 — / —
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.4% / 9.4%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Cape Cleveland — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 — / 10.2%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 37.2% / 13.3%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Cape Cleveland — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 21.8% / 6.2%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Cape Cleveland — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 16.7% / 19.5%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Cape Cleveland — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 17.9% / 15.6%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Cape Cleveland — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 — / 11.7%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 — / 3.1%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cape Cleveland 37.0% lone person
Cape Cleveland — Lone Person: 37.0% Cape Cleveland — Couple Families: 51.9% Cape Cleveland — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 42.9% renting
Coral Sea — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coral Sea — Mortgage: 0.0% Coral Sea — Renting: 42.9%
Cape Cleveland 7.3% renting
Cape Cleveland — Owned Outright: 41.5% Cape Cleveland — Mortgage: 51.2% Cape Cleveland — Renting: 7.3%
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.

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
New Zealand 10.3% / —
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Cape Cleveland — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Cape Cleveland — China: not among its largest
England — / 3.1%
Coral Sea — England: not among its largest Cape Cleveland — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 19.5%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Cape Cleveland — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 4.7%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Cape Cleveland — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 2.3%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Cape Cleveland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 2.3%
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Cape Cleveland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0%
Cape Cleveland 0.0% flats / apartments
Cape Cleveland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cape Cleveland — Houses: 100.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses

Development activity

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 1,096
across Townsville
Approvals change year on year +70% -22%

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Cape Cleveland carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 36); Cape Cleveland carries more crime risk (74 vs 51).

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
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

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 2
Beaches 3 2
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Cape Cleveland sits further from the CBD (1327.4 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 1327.4 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 902 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 1.2%
postcode 4810
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 34
postcode 4810

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.

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Car (driver) 7.0% / 86.3%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Cape Cleveland — Car (driver): 86.3%
Walked Only 83.7% / 7.8%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Cape Cleveland — Walked Only: 7.8%
Worked from Home 9.3% / —
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Cape Cleveland — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cape Cleveland — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 0%
31 premises

Climate

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Annual rainfall — 1,304 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 15.0°C

Council rates

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,810/yr
Council Whitsunday Townsville

Federal electorate

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Cape Cleveland
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

Cape Cleveland

Rural

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