Curra vs Gunalda

Curra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Gunalda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gunalda, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Curra: a median of $792,000, against $660,000 in Gunalda, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Curra tends to suit families with children, while Gunalda suits people living alone 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

Curra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Gunalda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($660,000 vs $792,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunalda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Curra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (187.1 km vs 195.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Curra carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)
  • Gunalda has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

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

Curra Gunalda
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.

Curra Gunalda
Walkability 0 / 0
Curra — Walkability: 0/100 Gunalda — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 14
Curra — Safety: 53/100 Gunalda — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 70 / 57
Curra — Low fire risk: 70/100 Gunalda — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Curra has more residents (2,104 vs 426); Gunalda skews older (55 vs 45).

Curra Gunalda
Population 2,104
+80% vs other
 426
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +8.7%
Median age 45 55
Median household income $56,576/yr
+18% vs other
 $46,436/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curra Gunalda
0-4 4.2% / 3.3%
Curra — 0-4: 4.2% Gunalda — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.7% / 9.6%
Curra — 5-14: 14.7% Gunalda — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.0% / 2.6%
Curra — 15-19: 6.0% Gunalda — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 3.6% / 3.1%
Curra — 20-24: 3.6% Gunalda — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.0% / 7.7%
Curra — 25-34: 9.0% Gunalda — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.7% / 7.5%
Curra — 35-44: 11.7% Gunalda — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.7% / 15.5%
Curra — 45-54: 13.7% Gunalda — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.8% / 20.7%
Curra — 55-64: 16.8% Gunalda — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 14.4% / 18.5%
Curra — 65-74: 14.4% Gunalda — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 5.6% / 7.7%
Curra — 75-84: 5.6% Gunalda — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 0.5% / 1.2%
Curra — 85+: 0.5% Gunalda — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curra 32.1% lone person
Curra — Lone Person: 32.1% Curra — Couple Families: 42.4% Curra — One Parent Families: 18.7% Curra — Group Household: 4.8% Curra — Other Families: 2.1%
Gunalda 47.4% lone person
Gunalda — Lone Person: 47.4% Gunalda — Couple Families: 29.3% Gunalda — One Parent Families: 15.5% Gunalda — Group Household: 7.8% Gunalda — 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.

Curra 10.9% renting
Curra — Owned Outright: 40.7% Curra — Mortgage: 48.4% Curra — Renting: 10.9%
Gunalda 16.8% renting
Gunalda — Owned Outright: 46.0% Gunalda — Mortgage: 37.3% Gunalda — Renting: 16.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Curra Gunalda
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 19.2%
Curra — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Gunalda — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 4.9%
Curra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Gunalda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 3.5%
Curra — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Gunalda — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Curra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Gunalda — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / —
Curra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Gunalda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Curra Gunalda
New Zealand 4.4% / 5.2%
Curra — New Zealand: 4.4% Gunalda — New Zealand: 5.2%
England 4.2% / 4.9%
Curra — England: 4.2% Gunalda — England: 4.9%
Philippines 0.3% / 0.9%
Curra — Philippines: 0.3% Gunalda — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Curra — South Africa: 0.7% Gunalda — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Curra — Thailand: not among its largest Gunalda — Thailand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Curra — Netherlands: 0.5% Gunalda — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curra 94.0% houses
Curra — Houses: 94.0% Curra — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Gunalda 93.6% houses
Gunalda — Houses: 93.6% Gunalda — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Curra Gunalda
Median house price $792,000 $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $592,500 $616,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 18 sales
 —

Development activity

Curra Gunalda
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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Curra Gunalda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of QLD —

Liveability

Curra Gunalda
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gunalda carries more crime risk (86 vs 47); Gunalda carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 30).

Curra Gunalda
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
86/100
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

Curra Gunalda
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Curra

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

Schools in Gunalda

  • Gunalda State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Curra Gunalda
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 28 4

Mobility

Gunalda sits further from the CBD (195.4 km vs 187.1 km).

Curra Gunalda
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 187.1 km 195.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 135 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.

Curra Gunalda
Car (driver) 81.5% / 63.9%
Curra — Car (driver): 81.5% Gunalda — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 27.8%
Curra — Worked from Home: 10.3% Gunalda — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 8.3%
Curra — Car (passenger): 6.9% Gunalda — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Curra — Walked Only: 1.3% Gunalda — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Curra Gunalda
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.1 km 39.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Curra Gunalda
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

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

Federal electorate

Curra Gunalda
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

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

Tags

Curra

Acreage River

Gunalda

Retirees Rural

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