Coral Sea vs Oak Beach

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 57 in Oak 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 Oak Beach, the large majority of homes are detached houses. 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coral Sea has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • Oak Beach 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 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $450/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 27%)

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 1224 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 1749.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Oak Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.6% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coral Sea and Oak 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 Oak 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 Oak Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Oak Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 54
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Oak Beach — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 64 / 30
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Oak Beach — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Oak Beach rents higher ($450/wk vs $130/wk); Oak Beach has more residents (186 vs 78).

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Population 78 186
+138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% -4.6%
Median age 36 57
Median household income $71,448/yr $87,724/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $450/wk
+246% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Oak Beach
0-4 — / —
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Oak Beach — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.4% / 3.2%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Oak Beach — 5-14: 3.2%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Oak Beach — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 4.8%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Oak Beach — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 37.2% / 4.8%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Oak Beach — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 21.8% / 9.1%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Oak Beach — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 16.7% / 14.0%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Oak Beach — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 17.9% / 31.7%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Oak Beach — 55-64: 31.7%
65-74 — / 16.1%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Oak Beach — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 — / 5.9%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Oak Beach — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 2.7%
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Oak Beach — 85+: 2.7%

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%
Oak Beach 34.1% lone person
Oak Beach — Lone Person: 34.1% Oak Beach — Couple Families: 29.3% Oak Beach — One Parent Families: 24.4% Oak Beach — Group Household: 12.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Oak Beach 5.6% renting
Oak Beach — Owned Outright: 47.9% Oak Beach — Mortgage: 46.5% Oak Beach — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 19.9%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Oak Beach — Bachelor Degree: 19.9%
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 15.1%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Oak Beach — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 14.0%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Oak Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.0%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 7.0%
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Oak Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.2%
Coral Sea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Oak Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

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 Oak Beach
New Zealand 10.3% / 9.1%
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Oak Beach — New Zealand: 9.1%
England — / 10.2%
Coral Sea — England: not among its largest Oak Beach — England: 10.2%
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Oak Beach — China: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 2.7%
Coral Sea — Netherlands: not among its largest Oak Beach — Netherlands: 2.7%
Germany — / 2.2%
Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest Oak Beach — Germany: 2.2%
Scotland — / 1.6%
Coral Sea — Scotland: not among its largest Oak Beach — Scotland: 1.6%

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%
Oak Beach 0.0% flats / apartments
Oak Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Oak Beach — Houses: 100.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses

Property market

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Median house price — $1,128,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Coral Sea Oak Beach
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
 48
across Douglas
Approvals change year on year +70% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Oak Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD

Liveability

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Oak Beach carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 36).

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Bushfire Low
36/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 Low
27/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coral Sea Oak Beach
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 Oak Beach
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 0
Beaches 3 1

Mobility

Oak Beach sits further from the CBD (1749.2 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 1749.2 km
+54% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 1224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
 0.9%
postcode 4877
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
 53
postcode 4877

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 Oak Beach
Walked Only 83.7% / 5.7%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Oak Beach — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (driver) 7.0% / 65.9%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Oak Beach — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 21.6%
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Oak Beach — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Oak Beach — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 3.4%
Coral Sea — Bus: not among its largest Oak Beach — Bus: 3.4%

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

Setting

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 84 m
670 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Annual rainfall — 2,155 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coral Sea Oak Beach
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,417/yr
Council Whitsunday Douglas

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Oak 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

Oak Beach

Beach Coastal

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