Curra vs Sexton

Sexton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Curra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Curra tends to suit families with children.

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

Sexton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sexton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sexton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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 147 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (187.1 km vs 195 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Curra has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • Sexton carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Sexton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.1% vs 9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Curra and Sexton 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 Sexton
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 Sexton
Walkability 0 / 0
Curra — Walkability: 0/100 Sexton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 82
Curra — Safety: 53/100 Sexton — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Curra — Low fire risk: 70/100 Sexton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Curra has more residents (2,104 vs 187); Sexton has higher household incomes ($79,092 vs $56,576).

Curra Sexton
Population 2,104
+91% vs other
 187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +16.1%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $56,576/yr $79,092/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $310/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curra Sexton
0-4 4.2% / 3.7%
Curra — 0-4: 4.2% Sexton — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 14.7% / 9.6%
Curra — 5-14: 14.7% Sexton — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 6.0% / 10.7%
Curra — 15-19: 6.0% Sexton — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 3.6% / 3.7%
Curra — 20-24: 3.6% Sexton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 9.0% / 11.2%
Curra — 25-34: 9.0% Sexton — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.7% / 13.4%
Curra — 35-44: 11.7% Sexton — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.7% / 13.4%
Curra — 45-54: 13.7% Sexton — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 16.8% / 12.3%
Curra — 55-64: 16.8% Sexton — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 14.4% / 8.6%
Curra — 65-74: 14.4% Sexton — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 5.6% / 3.2%
Curra — 75-84: 5.6% Sexton — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 0.5% / 1.6%
Curra — 85+: 0.5% Sexton — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Sexton 36.0% couple families
Sexton — Couple Families: 36.0% Sexton — Lone Person: 40.0% Sexton — One Parent Families: 18.0% Sexton — Group Household: 6.0% Sexton — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Sexton 21.1% renting
Sexton — Owned Outright: 33.3% Sexton — Mortgage: 45.6% Sexton — Renting: 21.1%
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.

Curra Sexton
New Zealand 4.4% / 3.2%
Curra — New Zealand: 4.4% Sexton — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 4.2% / —
Curra — England: 4.2% Sexton — England: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Curra — South Africa: 0.7% Sexton — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Curra — Netherlands: 0.5% Sexton — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Curra — Philippines: 0.3% Sexton — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Curra Sexton
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 15.5%
Curra — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Sexton — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 9.1%
Curra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Sexton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 8.0%
Curra — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Sexton — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Curra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Sexton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.2% / —
Curra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.2% Sexton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Curra Sexton
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

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

Ranking within QLD

Curra Sexton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of QLD —

Liveability

Curra Sexton
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Curra carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Curra carries more crime risk (47 vs 18).

Curra Sexton
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
18/100
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 Sexton
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

Curra Sexton
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 28 1

Mobility

Sexton sits further from the CBD (195 km vs 187.1 km).

Curra Sexton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 187.1 km 195 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 147 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 Sexton
Car (driver) 81.5% / 64.2%
Curra — Car (driver): 81.5% Sexton — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 16.4%
Curra — Worked from Home: 10.3% Sexton — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 10.4%
Curra — Car (passenger): 6.9% Sexton — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 9.0%
Curra — Walked Only: 1.3% Sexton — Walked Only: 9.0%

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

Setting

Curra Sexton
Elevation 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Curra Sexton
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
971 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Curra

Acreage River

Sexton

Rural

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