Coral Sea vs Trinity Park

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 Trinity Park, 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 Trinity Park 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

Trinity Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 10)

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

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $465/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)

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 1191 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1135.9 km vs 1716.9 km)
  • But Trinity Park is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Coral Sea has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 6%)
  • Trinity Park is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Trinity Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coral Sea and Trinity Park 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 Trinity Park
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 Trinity Park
Walkability 0 / 49
Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100 Trinity Park — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 49 / 49
Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100 Trinity Park — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100 Trinity Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trinity Park has more residents (3,536 vs 78); Trinity Park rents higher ($465/wk vs $130/wk).

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Population 78 3,536
+4433% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -29.7% +13.9%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $71,448/yr $104,416/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $465/wk
+258% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coral Sea Trinity Park
0-4 — / 6.9%
Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest Trinity Park — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 6.4% / 15.9%
Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4% Trinity Park — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 — / 6.8%
Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest Trinity Park — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest Trinity Park — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 37.2% / 13.3%
Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2% Trinity Park — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 21.8% / 16.2%
Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8% Trinity Park — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 16.7% / 13.9%
Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7% Trinity Park — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 17.9% / 11.3%
Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9% Trinity Park — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 — / 7.1%
Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest Trinity Park — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 — / 3.1%
Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest Trinity Park — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 0.6%
Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest Trinity Park — 85+: 0.6%

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%
Trinity Park 22.3% lone person
Trinity Park — Lone Person: 22.3% Trinity Park — Couple Families: 51.3% Trinity Park — One Parent Families: 20.2% Trinity Park — Group Household: 4.5% Trinity Park — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Trinity Park 34.0% renting
Trinity Park — Owned Outright: 24.4% Trinity Park — Mortgage: 41.6% Trinity Park — Renting: 34.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 17.9%
Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Trinity Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 11.7%
Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Trinity Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 8.4%
Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Trinity Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 2.9%
Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Trinity Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Coral Sea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Trinity Park — 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 Trinity Park
New Zealand 10.3% / 3.2%
Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3% Trinity Park — New Zealand: 3.2%
China 6.4% / —
Coral Sea — China: 6.4% Trinity Park — China: not among its largest
England — / 6.0%
Coral Sea — England: not among its largest Trinity Park — England: 6.0%
India — / 1.0%
Coral Sea — India: not among its largest Trinity Park — India: 1.0%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Coral Sea — South Africa: not among its largest Trinity Park — South Africa: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.0%
Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest Trinity Park — Germany: 1.0%

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%
Trinity Park 2.0% flats / apartments
Trinity Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Trinity Park — Houses: 94.3% Trinity Park — Townhouses: 3.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Median house price — $815,000
Median unit price — $670,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 52 sales

Development activity

Coral Sea Trinity Park
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 Trinity Park
Houses — 4.1%
$798/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coral Sea Trinity Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 86% 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 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of QLD

Liveability

Trinity Park is more walkable (49 vs 0).

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coral Sea carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0).

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 High
89/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
James Cook University - Cairns, 2.6 km

Schools in Coral Sea

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

Schools in Trinity Park

  • Holy Cross School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 10 14
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Beaches 3 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Trinity Park sits further from the CBD (1716.9 km vs 1135.9 km).

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Walkability score 0/100 49/100
Distance to Brisbane 1135.9 km 1716.9 km
+51% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 780 min 1191 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 Trinity Park
Walked Only 83.7% / 1.5%
Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7% Trinity Park — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (driver) 7.0% / 75.3%
Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0% Trinity Park — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 15.8%
Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3% Trinity Park — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trinity Park — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus — / 1.6%
Coral Sea — Bus: not among its largest Trinity Park — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km 787 m
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Connectivity score 15/100 76/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 56%
885 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Coral Sea Trinity Park
Average residential rate $1,412/yr $1,354/yr
Council Whitsunday Cairns

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Coral Sea Trinity Park
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

Trinity Park

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks Quiet River

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