Craignish vs Toogoom

Craignish is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Toogoom. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Craignish, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Craignish: a median of $968,000, against $820,000 in Toogoom, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Craignish tends to suit couples, while Toogoom suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Craignish

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Craignish leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)
  • Toogoom has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $967,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toogoom

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $383/wk)
  • But Craignish leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Toogoom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (288.1 km vs 290.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Toogoom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Craignish Toogoom
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.

Craignish Toogoom
Walkability 10 / 16
Craignish — Walkability: 10/100 Toogoom — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 72 / 72
Craignish — Safety: 72/100 Toogoom — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 25
Craignish — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toogoom — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Craignish has higher household incomes ($83,304 vs $56,212); Craignish rents higher ($383/wk vs $345/wk).

Craignish Toogoom
Population 2,190 2,596
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.9% +19.2%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $83,304/yr
+33% vs other
 $56,212/yr
Median weekly rent $383/wk
+10% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Craignish Toogoom
0-4 3.9% / 4.7%
Craignish — 0-4: 3.9% Toogoom — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.4% / 12.2%
Craignish — 5-14: 13.4% Toogoom — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.5% / 4.2%
Craignish — 15-19: 6.5% Toogoom — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 3.1% / 3.0%
Craignish — 20-24: 3.1% Toogoom — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 7.7% / 7.4%
Craignish — 25-34: 7.7% Toogoom — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 11.7% / 9.5%
Craignish — 35-44: 11.7% Toogoom — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.8% / 11.8%
Craignish — 45-54: 15.8% Toogoom — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 16.3% / 16.9%
Craignish — 55-64: 16.3% Toogoom — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 14.7% / 21.0%
Craignish — 65-74: 14.7% Toogoom — 65-74: 21.0%
75-84 6.7% / 8.6%
Craignish — 75-84: 6.7% Toogoom — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 0.3% / 1.0%
Craignish — 85+: 0.3% Toogoom — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Craignish 58.4% couple families
Craignish — Couple Families: 58.4% Craignish — Lone Person: 19.0% Craignish — One Parent Families: 16.4% Craignish — Group Household: 4.2% Craignish — Other Families: 2.0%
Toogoom 36.7% couple families
Toogoom — Couple Families: 36.7% Toogoom — Lone Person: 37.7% Toogoom — One Parent Families: 18.9% Toogoom — Group Household: 5.6% Toogoom — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Craignish 8.5% renting
Craignish — Owned Outright: 42.4% Craignish — Mortgage: 49.1% Craignish — Renting: 8.5%
Toogoom 25.6% renting
Toogoom — Owned Outright: 47.9% Toogoom — Mortgage: 26.5% Toogoom — Renting: 25.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Craignish Toogoom
England 4.3% / 5.2%
Craignish — England: 4.3% Toogoom — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 3.4% / 4.1%
Craignish — New Zealand: 3.4% Toogoom — New Zealand: 4.1%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.7%
Craignish — Scotland: 1.1% Toogoom — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany 0.8% / 0.5%
Craignish — Germany: 0.8% Toogoom — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Craignish — Netherlands: 0.7% Toogoom — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Craignish Toogoom
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 20.8%
Craignish — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Toogoom — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.1%
Craignish — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Toogoom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 6.6%
Craignish — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Toogoom — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.8%
Craignish — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Toogoom — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.4%
Craignish — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Toogoom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Craignish 98.9% houses
Craignish — Houses: 98.9% Craignish — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Craignish — Townhouses: 0.0%
Toogoom 98.2% houses
Toogoom — Houses: 98.2% Toogoom — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Toogoom — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Craignish Toogoom
Median house price $967,500 $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $495,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 21 sales
 44 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Craignish Toogoom
3 bed $885K / $755K
Craignish — 3 bed: $885K (26 sales) Toogoom — 3 bed: $755K (25 sales)

26 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $832K
Craignish — 4 bed: $1.16M (32 sales) Toogoom — 4 bed: $832K (60 sales)

32 vs 60 sales

5 bed $1.18M / $983K
Craignish — 5 bed: $1.18M (7 sales) Toogoom — 5 bed: $983K (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Craignish Toogoom
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Craignish Toogoom
Houses 3.5%
$800/wk on $1.2M
 3.7%
$690/wk on $962K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Craignish Toogoom
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Craignish scores higher overall (58 vs 22).

Craignish Toogoom
Grade B D
Score 58/100 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Toogoom carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0).

Craignish Toogoom
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
28/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
78/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Craignish Toogoom
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

Craignish Toogoom
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 1 3
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Craignish sits further from the CBD (290.8 km vs 288.1 km).

Craignish Toogoom
Walkability score 10/100 16/100
Distance to Brisbane 290.8 km 288.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 202 min 203 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 15/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 0.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 —
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4655
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 4655
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.

Craignish Toogoom
Car (driver) 81.6% / 81.4%
Craignish — Car (driver): 81.6% Toogoom — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 10.7%
Craignish — Worked from Home: 11.9% Toogoom — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 6.8%
Craignish — Car (passenger): 5.4% Toogoom — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.1%
Craignish — Walked Only: 1.1% Toogoom — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Craignish Toogoom
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km 192 m

NBN connectivity

Craignish Toogoom
Connectivity score 79/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
995 premises
 55%
1,436 premises

Climate

Craignish Toogoom
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Craignish Toogoom
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Craignish Toogoom
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Craignish Toogoom
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Craignish Toogoom
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Craignish

Acreage Coastal Quiet

Toogoom

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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