Cow Bay vs Diwan
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cow Bay, most households are people living alone. In Diwan, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cow Bay tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Diwan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cow Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1300 min vs 1309 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1815.4 km vs 1821.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cow Bay and Diwan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Diwan has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $39,104); Cow Bay has more residents (220 vs 169).
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 220 +23% vs other | 169 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 52 | 51 |
| Median household income | $39,104/yr | $55,224/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $205/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $610,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Douglas same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
Liveability
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 36/100 | High 82/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cow Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Diwan
- Alexandra Bay State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 6 |
Mobility
Diwan sits further from the CBD (1821.1 km vs 1815.4 km).
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1815.4 km | 1821.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1300 min | 1309 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4873 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 4873 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).
Setting
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.0 km 3.4 km to a named beach | 1.9 km 4.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 156 premises | 0% 92 premises |
Climate
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,186 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 21.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,417/yr same for both | |
| Council | Douglas same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Leichhardt same for both | |
| Member | Matt Smith same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cow Bay | Diwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.