Daradgee vs Garradunga

Garradunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Daradgee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Garradunga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Daradgee tends to suit people living alone, while Garradunga suits families with children and couples.

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

Garradunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Garradunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Garradunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Daradgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1621.1 km vs 1624 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Daradgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

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

Daradgee Garradunga
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.

Daradgee Garradunga
Walkability 0 / 0
Daradgee — Walkability: 0/100 Garradunga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 78
Daradgee — Safety: 84/100 Garradunga — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Daradgee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Garradunga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Garradunga has more residents (170 vs 90); Garradunga has higher household incomes ($112,112 vs $63,076).

Daradgee Garradunga
Population 90 170
+89% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.6% +19.7%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $63,076/yr $112,112/yr
+78% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $250/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daradgee Garradunga
0-4 6.7% / 6.5%
Daradgee — 0-4: 6.7% Garradunga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.0% / 15.9%
Daradgee — 5-14: 10.0% Garradunga — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 11.1% / 4.7%
Daradgee — 15-19: 11.1% Garradunga — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.4% / 7.1%
Daradgee — 20-24: 4.4% Garradunga — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 10.0% / 11.2%
Daradgee — 25-34: 10.0% Garradunga — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.1% / 10.0%
Daradgee — 35-44: 11.1% Garradunga — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 14.4% / 11.2%
Daradgee — 45-54: 14.4% Garradunga — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.6% / 23.5%
Daradgee — 55-64: 15.6% Garradunga — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 10.0% / 5.3%
Daradgee — 65-74: 10.0% Garradunga — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 5.6% / —
Daradgee — 75-84: 5.6% Garradunga — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.5%
Daradgee — 85+: not among its largest Garradunga — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daradgee 37.5% couple families
Daradgee — Couple Families: 37.5% Daradgee — Lone Person: 37.5% Daradgee — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Garradunga 59.3% couple families
Garradunga — Couple Families: 59.3% Garradunga — Lone Person: 22.2% Garradunga — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daradgee 18.5% renting
Daradgee — Owned Outright: 51.9% Daradgee — Mortgage: 29.6% Daradgee — Renting: 18.5%
Garradunga 13.0% renting
Garradunga — Owned Outright: 47.8% Garradunga — Mortgage: 39.1% Garradunga — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Daradgee Garradunga
Thailand 3.3% / 4.7%
Daradgee — Thailand: 3.3% Garradunga — Thailand: 4.7%
India — / 3.5%
Daradgee — India: not among its largest Garradunga — India: 3.5%
Italy — / 2.4%
Daradgee — Italy: not among its largest Garradunga — Italy: 2.4%
England — / 1.8%
Daradgee — England: not among its largest Garradunga — England: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Daradgee Garradunga
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 13.5%
Daradgee — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Garradunga — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.2%
Daradgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Garradunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.5%
Daradgee — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Garradunga — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / —
Daradgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Garradunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daradgee 109.7% houses
Daradgee — Houses: 109.7%
Garradunga 106.7% houses
Garradunga — Houses: 106.7%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Daradgee Garradunga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Daradgee Garradunga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Daradgee Garradunga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
22/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Daradgee Garradunga
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

Daradgee Garradunga
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Garradunga sits further from the CBD (1624 km vs 1621.1 km).

Daradgee Garradunga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1621.1 km 1624 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1112 min 1115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Daradgee Garradunga
Car (driver) 89.7% / 72.9%
Daradgee — Car (driver): 89.7% Garradunga — Car (driver): 72.9%
Walked Only 10.3% / 5.9%
Daradgee — Walked Only: 10.3% Garradunga — Walked Only: 5.9%
Worked from Home — / 11.8%
Daradgee — Worked from Home: not among its largest Garradunga — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.4%
Daradgee — Car (passenger): not among its largest Garradunga — Car (passenger): 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).

Setting

Daradgee Garradunga
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 6.5 km

NBN connectivity

Daradgee Garradunga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Daradgee Garradunga
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Daradgee Garradunga
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Daradgee Garradunga
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daradgee Garradunga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daradgee

Rural

Garradunga

Family Rural

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