Currajah vs Wangan

Wangan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 61 in Currajah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currajah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Currajah tends to suit couples and older residents, while Wangan suits 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

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 58%)

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

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $255/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wangan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)
  • But Wangan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Currajah Wangan
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.

Currajah Wangan
Walkability 0 / 13
Currajah — Walkability: 0/100 Wangan — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 87 / 72
Currajah — Safety: 87/100 Wangan — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Currajah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wangan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wangan has more residents (612 vs 57); Currajah has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $69,940).

Currajah Wangan
Population 57 612
+974% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% -4.5%
Median age 61 41
Median household income $113,724/yr
+39% vs other
 $69,940/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $255/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currajah Wangan
0-4 5.3% / 5.2%
Currajah — 0-4: 5.3% Wangan — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.8% / 15.0%
Currajah — 5-14: 15.8% Wangan — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 — / 5.6%
Currajah — 15-19: not among its largest Wangan — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.8% / 3.6%
Currajah — 20-24: 8.8% Wangan — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.0% / 10.5%
Currajah — 25-34: 7.0% Wangan — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 7.0% / 13.4%
Currajah — 35-44: 7.0% Wangan — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 8.8% / 11.1%
Currajah — 45-54: 8.8% Wangan — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 21.1% / 14.5%
Currajah — 55-64: 21.1% Wangan — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 28.1% / 13.7%
Currajah — 65-74: 28.1% Wangan — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 12.3% / 4.9%
Currajah — 75-84: 12.3% Wangan — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 12.3% / 2.3%
Currajah — 85+: 12.3% Wangan — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currajah 53.3% couple families
Currajah — Couple Families: 53.3% Currajah — Lone Person: 26.7% Currajah — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Wangan 41.4% couple families
Wangan — Couple Families: 41.4% Wangan — Lone Person: 42.1% Wangan — One Parent Families: 16.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currajah 0.0% renting
Currajah — Owned Outright: 86.4% Currajah — Mortgage: 13.6% Currajah — Renting: 0.0%
Wangan 23.8% renting
Wangan — Owned Outright: 44.3% Wangan — Mortgage: 31.9% Wangan — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Currajah Wangan
Certificate III & IV 26.3% / 19.1%
Currajah — Certificate III & IV: 26.3% Wangan — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 4.4%
Currajah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Wangan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 2.6%
Currajah — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Wangan — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Currajah Wangan
England 5.3% / 2.0%
Currajah — England: 5.3% Wangan — England: 2.0%
Italy — / 1.3%
Currajah — Italy: not among its largest Wangan — Italy: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Currajah — New Zealand: not among its largest Wangan — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 0.5%
Currajah — India: not among its largest Wangan — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currajah 100.0% houses
Currajah — Houses: 100.0% Currajah — Townhouses: 0.0% Currajah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wangan 94.6% houses
Wangan — Houses: 94.6% Wangan — Townhouses: 3.6% Wangan — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Currajah Wangan
Median house price — $387,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Currajah Wangan
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Currajah Wangan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Wangan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Currajah Wangan
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wangan carries more crime risk (28 vs 13).

Currajah Wangan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
28/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Currajah Wangan
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 Currajah

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

Schools in Wangan

  • Mundoo State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Currajah Wangan
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Currajah Wangan
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 1608.7 km 1607.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1101 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
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.

Currajah Wangan
Car (driver) 90.0% / 84.9%
Currajah — Car (driver): 90.0% Wangan — Car (driver): 84.9%
Walked Only 10.0% / 4.7%
Currajah — Walked Only: 10.0% Wangan — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Currajah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wangan — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bicycle — / 2.6%
Currajah — Bicycle: not among its largest Wangan — Bicycle: 2.6%
Worked from Home — / 1.3%
Currajah — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wangan — Worked from Home: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Currajah Wangan
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Currajah Wangan
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 50%
296 premises

Climate

Currajah Wangan
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Currajah Wangan
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Currajah Wangan
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currajah Wangan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currajah

Retirees Rural

Wangan

Acreage Affordable Quiet

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