Coral Sea vs Coen

Coen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 36 in Coral Sea. In Coral Sea, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Coen, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit people living alone, while Coen suits renters and families with children.

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

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 7)
  • But Coen has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 0%)

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

Renters

Coen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (76% vs 43%)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (780 min vs 1713 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 2266.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Coen has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-12.1% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coral Sea and Coen 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 Coen
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 Coen
Walkability 0 / 0
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Coen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 3
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Coen — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 64 / 31
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Coen — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Coen has more residents (320 vs 78); Coral Sea skews older (36 vs 31).

Coral Sea Coen
Population 78 320
+310% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% -12.1%
Median age 36 31
Median household income $71,448/yr
+10% vs other
 $64,324/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk
+5% vs other
 $123/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Coen
0-4 — / 9.1%
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Coen — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 6.4% / 12.8%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Coen — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 — / 1.9%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Coen — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 — / 10.9%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Coen — 20-24: 10.9%
25-34 37.2% / 19.4%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Coen — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 21.8% / 13.1%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Coen — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 16.7% / 10.6%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Coen — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 17.9% / 10.9%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Coen — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 — / 4.4%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Coen — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 — / 3.1%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Coen — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Coen — 85+: not among its largest

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

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 Coen
New Zealand 10.3% / 2.8%
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Coen — New Zealand: 2.8%
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Coen — China: not among its largest

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

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% Coral Sea — Group Household: 0.0%
Coen 25.4% lone person
Coen — Lone Person: 25.4% Coen — Couple Families: 38.8% Coen — One Parent Families: 29.9% Coen — Group Household: 6.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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% Coral Sea — Townhouses: 0.0%
Coen 5.7% flats / apartments
Coen — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Coen — Houses: 89.7% Coen — Townhouses: 4.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Coen
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 18.4%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Coen — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 5.3%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Coen — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.3%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Coen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / —
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Coen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Coen 75.9% renting
Coen — Owned Outright: 20.5% Coen — Mortgage: 3.6% Coen — Renting: 75.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Coral Sea Coen
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 25
across Cook
Approvals change year on year +70% -50%

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Coen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Coral Sea Coen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Coen carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 36); Coen carries more crime risk (97 vs 51).

Coral Sea Coen
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
97/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 High
93/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coral Sea Coen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coral Sea

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

Schools in Coen

  • Coen Campus of CYAAA Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Coral Sea Coen
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Beaches 3 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Coen sits further from the CBD (2266.2 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Coen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 2266.2 km
+100% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 1713 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.0%
postcode 4892
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 5
postcode 4892

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 Coen
Walked Only 83.7% / 46.0%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Coen — Walked Only: 46.0%
Car (driver) 7.0% / 31.7%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Coen — Car (driver): 31.7%
Car (passenger) — / 17.5%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Coen — Car (passenger): 17.5%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 4.8%
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Coen — Worked from Home: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Coral Sea Coen
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 27.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Coral Sea Coen
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,277/yr
Council Whitsunday Cook

Federal electorate

Coral Sea Coen
Division Dawson Leichhardt
Member Andrew Willcox Matt Smith
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Coen
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

Coen

Rural Young Families

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