Corella vs Curra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corella, most households are couple families. On these figures, Corella tends to suit couples, while Curra suits 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

Corella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 61%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Curra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (187.1 km vs 194 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Corella carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 47/100)
  • Curra has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Curra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corella Curra
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.

Corella Curra
Walkability 0 / 0
Corella — Walkability: 0/100 Curra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 53
Corella — Safety: 70/100 Curra — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 67 / 70
Corella — Low fire risk: 67/100 Curra — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Curra has more residents (2,104 vs 68); Corella has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $56,576).

Corella Curra
Population 68 2,104
+2994% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% +9.6%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $110,448/yr
+49% vs other
 $56,576/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corella Curra
0-4 5.9% / 4.2%
Corella — 0-4: 5.9% Curra — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.7% / 14.7%
Corella — 5-14: 14.7% Curra — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 11.8% / 6.0%
Corella — 15-19: 11.8% Curra — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Corella — 20-24: not among its largest Curra — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 5.9% / 9.0%
Corella — 25-34: 5.9% Curra — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 19.1% / 11.7%
Corella — 35-44: 19.1% Curra — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.2% / 13.7%
Corella — 45-54: 16.2% Curra — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 8.8% / 16.8%
Corella — 55-64: 8.8% Curra — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 13.2% / 14.4%
Corella — 65-74: 13.2% Curra — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Corella — 75-84: not among its largest Curra — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 0.5%
Corella — 85+: not among its largest Curra — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corella 60.0% couple families
Corella — Couple Families: 60.0% Corella — Lone Person: 15.0% Corella — One Parent Families: 25.0% Corella — Group Household: 0.0% Corella — Other Families: 0.0%
Curra 42.4% couple families
Curra — Couple Families: 42.4% Curra — Lone Person: 32.1% Curra — One Parent Families: 18.7% Curra — Group Household: 4.8% Curra — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corella 0.0% renting
Corella — Owned Outright: 37.0% Corella — Mortgage: 63.0% Corella — Renting: 0.0%
Curra 10.9% renting
Curra — Owned Outright: 40.7% Curra — Mortgage: 48.4% Curra — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corella 100.0% houses
Corella — Houses: 100.0% Corella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Curra 94.0% houses
Curra — Houses: 94.0% Curra — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Corella Curra
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 21.3%
Corella — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Curra — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 3.8%
Corella — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Curra — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.4%
Corella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Curra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Corella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Curra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.2%
Corella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Curra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Property market

Corella Curra
Median house price — $792,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $592,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

Corella Curra
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

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.

Corella Curra
Houses — 4.0%
$640/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Corella Curra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Corella Curra
Grade — D
Score — 23/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Curra carries more crime risk (47 vs 30).

Corella Curra
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Corella Curra
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

Corella Curra
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 18 28

Mobility

Corella sits further from the CBD (194 km vs 187.1 km).

Corella Curra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 194 km
+4% vs other
 187.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 129 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
same for both

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.

Corella Curra
Car (driver) 87.5% / 81.5%
Corella — Car (driver): 87.5% Curra — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 10.3%
Corella — Worked from Home: 12.5% Curra — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.9%
Corella — Car (passenger): not among its largest Curra — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Corella — Walked Only: not among its largest Curra — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Corella Curra
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.9 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Corella Curra
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
971 premises

Climate

Corella Curra
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Corella Curra
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Corella Curra
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corella Curra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corella

River Rural

Curra

Acreage River

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