Cunnamulla vs Eulo

Cunnamulla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 57 in Eulo. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cunnamulla, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Eulo, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cunnamulla tends to suit renters and families with children, while Eulo suits people living alone, share households, and older residents.

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

Cunnamulla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 15%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • But Eulo carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cunnamulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cunnamulla has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 21%)
  • Eulo has cheaper rent ($93/wk vs $125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cunnamulla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (563 min vs 628 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (789.9 km vs 863.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eulo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 92/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 19%)
  • But Cunnamulla has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Cunnamulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cunnamulla Eulo
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.

Cunnamulla Eulo
Walkability 4 / 0
Cunnamulla — Walkability: 4/100 Eulo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 84
Cunnamulla — Safety: 8/100 Eulo — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cunnamulla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eulo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cunnamulla has more residents (1,233 vs 94); Eulo skews older (57 vs 40).

Cunnamulla Eulo
Population 1,233
+92% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% -1.1%
Median age 40 57
Median household income $51,688/yr
+4% vs other
 $49,868/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+26% vs other
 $93/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cunnamulla Eulo
0-4 8.5% / 7.4%
Cunnamulla — 0-4: 8.5% Eulo — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 15.2% / 7.4%
Cunnamulla — 5-14: 15.2% Eulo — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 4.4% / —
Cunnamulla — 15-19: 4.4% Eulo — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.8% / —
Cunnamulla — 20-24: 4.8% Eulo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.4% / 16.0%
Cunnamulla — 25-34: 11.4% Eulo — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 9.8% / 7.4%
Cunnamulla — 35-44: 9.8% Eulo — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 12.7% / 10.6%
Cunnamulla — 45-54: 12.7% Eulo — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 13.9% / 17.0%
Cunnamulla — 55-64: 13.9% Eulo — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 10.4% / 24.5%
Cunnamulla — 65-74: 10.4% Eulo — 65-74: 24.5%
75-84 5.8% / 4.3%
Cunnamulla — 75-84: 5.8% Eulo — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.8% / —
Cunnamulla — 85+: 2.8% Eulo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cunnamulla 47.5% lone person
Cunnamulla — Lone Person: 47.5% Cunnamulla — Couple Families: 25.9% Cunnamulla — One Parent Families: 20.8% Cunnamulla — Group Household: 3.3% Cunnamulla — Other Families: 2.5%
Eulo 70.0% lone person
Eulo — Lone Person: 70.0% Eulo — Couple Families: 15.0% Eulo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Eulo — Group Household: 15.0% Eulo — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cunnamulla 46.1% renting
Cunnamulla — Owned Outright: 40.4% Cunnamulla — Mortgage: 13.5% Cunnamulla — Renting: 46.1%
Eulo 21.4% renting
Eulo — Owned Outright: 67.9% Eulo — Mortgage: 10.7% Eulo — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cunnamulla 90.1% houses
Cunnamulla — Houses: 90.1% Cunnamulla — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Cunnamulla — Townhouses: 5.5%
Eulo 81.8% houses
Eulo — Houses: 81.8% Eulo — Flats / Apartments: 18.2% Eulo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cunnamulla Eulo
Certificate III & IV 11.9% / 14.9%
Cunnamulla — Certificate III & IV: 11.9% Eulo — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 11.7%
Cunnamulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Eulo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 4.3%
Cunnamulla — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Eulo — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Cunnamulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Eulo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Cunnamulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Eulo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Property market

Cunnamulla Eulo
Median house price $150,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $40,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 94 days
from 3 sales
 —

Ranking within QLD

Cunnamulla Eulo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools Higher than 79% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Cunnamulla Eulo
Grade D —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cunnamulla carries more crime risk (92 vs 16).

Cunnamulla Eulo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Low
16/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cunnamulla Eulo
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cunnamulla

  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Cunnamulla P-12 State School Government · Combined
  • Sacred Heart Primary School - Jane Street Campus Catholic · Primary

Schools in Eulo

  • Eulo State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Cunnamulla Eulo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 49 182

Mobility

Eulo sits further from the CBD (863.5 km vs 789.9 km).

Cunnamulla Eulo
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 789.9 km 863.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 563 min 628 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4490
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4490
 —

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.

Cunnamulla Eulo
Car (driver) 75.4% / 45.1%
Cunnamulla — Car (driver): 75.4% Eulo — Car (driver): 45.1%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 31.4%
Cunnamulla — Worked from Home: 6.0% Eulo — Worked from Home: 31.4%
Walked Only 11.6% / 23.5%
Cunnamulla — Walked Only: 11.6% Eulo — Walked Only: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Cunnamulla — Car (passenger): 6.0% Eulo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Cunnamulla — Bicycle: 1.0% Eulo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Cunnamulla Eulo
Elevation 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cunnamulla Eulo
Connectivity score 95/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
715 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Cunnamulla Eulo
Average residential rate $510/yr
same for both
Council Paroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Cunnamulla Eulo
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cunnamulla Eulo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cunnamulla

Affordable Family Rural Young Families

Eulo

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