Coral Sea vs Kewarra Beach

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Kewarra Beach. 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 Kewarra Beach, 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, while Kewarra Beach suits 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

Kewarra Beach

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 0%)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $425/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 24%)

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 1190 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 1717.3 km)
  • But Kewarra Beach is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kewarra Beach

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Coral Sea has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 8%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Kewarra Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.5% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coral Sea and Kewarra Beach 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 Kewarra Beach
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 Kewarra Beach
Walkability 0 / 64
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Kewarra Beach — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 49 / 66
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Kewarra Beach — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 64 / 63
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Kewarra Beach — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Kewarra Beach has more residents (6,133 vs 78); Kewarra Beach rents higher ($425/wk vs $130/wk).

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Population 78 6,133
+7763% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% +8.5%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $71,448/yr $90,896/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $425/wk
+227% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
0-4 — / 5.3%
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 6.4% / 12.9%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Kewarra Beach — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 37.2% / 10.7%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Kewarra Beach — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 21.8% / 14.0%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Kewarra Beach — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 16.7% / 15.2%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Kewarra Beach — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 17.9% / 15.0%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Kewarra Beach — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 — / 11.3%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 — / 5.3%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — 85+: 1.6%

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% Coral Sea — Group Household: 0.0% Coral Sea — Other Families: 0.0%
Kewarra Beach 29.2% lone person
Kewarra Beach — Lone Person: 29.2% Kewarra Beach — Couple Families: 45.0% Kewarra Beach — One Parent Families: 18.1% Kewarra Beach — Group Household: 6.3% Kewarra Beach — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Kewarra Beach 24.1% renting
Kewarra Beach — Owned Outright: 32.2% Kewarra Beach — Mortgage: 43.7% Kewarra Beach — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 18.0%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Kewarra Beach — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 11.7%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Kewarra Beach — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 9.7%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Kewarra Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 3.6%
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Kewarra Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Coral Sea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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 Kewarra Beach
New Zealand 10.3% / 3.4%
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Kewarra Beach — New Zealand: 3.4%
England — / 9.0%
Coral Sea — England: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — England: 9.0%
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Kewarra Beach — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.4%
Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Germany: 1.4%
Japan — / 0.8%
Coral Sea — Japan: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Japan: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Coral Sea — Scotland: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Scotland: 0.8%

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

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%
Kewarra Beach 5.4% flats / apartments
Kewarra Beach — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Kewarra Beach — Houses: 92.1% Kewarra Beach — Townhouses: 2.5%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Median house price — $870,000
Median unit price — $620,000
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 112 sales

Development activity

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 767
across Cairns
Approvals change year on year +70% -81%

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.

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Houses — 4.4%
$745/wk on $880K
Units — 5.3%
$710/wk on $700K

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 78% of QLD

Liveability

Kewarra Beach is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coral Sea carries more crime risk (51 vs 34).

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 Moderate
47/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
James Cook University - Cairns, 4.4 km

Schools in Coral Sea

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

Schools in Kewarra Beach

  • Northern Beaches Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary
  • Trinity Anglican School - Marlin Coast Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 10
same for both
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Beaches 3 0
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Kewarra Beach sits further from the CBD (1717.3 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Walkability score 0/100 64/100
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 1717.3 km
+51% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 1190 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 1.0%
postcode 4879
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 66
postcode 4879

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 Kewarra Beach
Walked Only 83.7% / 1.0%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Kewarra Beach — Walked Only: 1.0%
Car (driver) 7.0% / 74.3%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Kewarra Beach — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 17.4%
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Kewarra Beach — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus — / 1.3%
Coral Sea — Bus: not among its largest Kewarra Beach — Bus: 1.3%

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

Setting

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 1.3 km
2.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Connectivity score 15/100 71/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 48%
2,737 premises

Climate

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Annual rainfall — 2,121 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 18.1°C

Council rates

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,354/yr
Council Whitsunday Cairns

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Kewarra Beach
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

Kewarra Beach

Coastal Large Blocks Parks River

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