Djarawong vs East Feluga

Djarawong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in East Feluga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Djarawong, most households are couple families. In East Feluga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Djarawong tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Djarawong is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
  • East Feluga has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Djarawong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Djarawong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1567.9 km vs 1571 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

East Feluga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

East Feluga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Djarawong East Feluga
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.

Djarawong East Feluga
Walkability 0 / 0
Djarawong — Walkability: 0/100 East Feluga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 59
Djarawong — Safety: 24/100 East Feluga — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Djarawong — Low fire risk: 83/100 East Feluga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Feluga has more residents (266 vs 103); Djarawong has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $71,500).

Djarawong East Feluga
Population 103 266
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +8.6%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $86,112/yr
+17% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+4% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Djarawong East Feluga
0-4 2.9% / 4.1%
Djarawong — 0-4: 2.9% East Feluga — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.6% / 7.9%
Djarawong — 5-14: 13.6% East Feluga — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Djarawong — 15-19: not among its largest East Feluga — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 12.6% / 4.9%
Djarawong — 20-24: 12.6% East Feluga — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 8.7% / 12.4%
Djarawong — 25-34: 8.7% East Feluga — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 10.7% / 9.8%
Djarawong — 35-44: 10.7% East Feluga — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 21.4% / 17.3%
Djarawong — 45-54: 21.4% East Feluga — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 9.7% / 18.8%
Djarawong — 55-64: 9.7% East Feluga — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 14.6% / 12.8%
Djarawong — 65-74: 14.6% East Feluga — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 7.8% / 2.6%
Djarawong — 75-84: 7.8% East Feluga — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 3.0%
Djarawong — 85+: not among its largest East Feluga — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Djarawong 63.6% couple families
Djarawong — Couple Families: 63.6% Djarawong — One Parent Families: 36.4% Djarawong — Lone Person: 0.0% Djarawong — Group Household: 0.0%
East Feluga 48.3% couple families
East Feluga — Couple Families: 48.3% East Feluga — One Parent Families: 15.5% East Feluga — Lone Person: 27.6% East Feluga — Group Household: 8.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Djarawong 13.9% renting
Djarawong — Owned Outright: 38.9% Djarawong — Mortgage: 47.2% Djarawong — Renting: 13.9%
East Feluga 7.9% renting
East Feluga — Owned Outright: 51.7% East Feluga — Mortgage: 40.4% East Feluga — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Djarawong East Feluga
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 22.2%
Djarawong — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% East Feluga — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.4%
Djarawong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest East Feluga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.3%
Djarawong — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest East Feluga — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Djarawong East Feluga
Italy 3.9% / —
Djarawong — Italy: 3.9% East Feluga — Italy: not among its largest
England — / 3.8%
Djarawong — England: not among its largest East Feluga — England: 3.8%
New Zealand — / 3.0%
Djarawong — New Zealand: not among its largest East Feluga — New Zealand: 3.0%
Indonesia — / 1.9%
Djarawong — Indonesia: not among its largest East Feluga — Indonesia: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Djarawong — Philippines: not among its largest East Feluga — Philippines: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Djarawong 100.0% houses
Djarawong — Houses: 100.0% Djarawong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
East Feluga 88.0% houses
East Feluga — Houses: 88.0% East Feluga — Flats / Apartments: 12.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Djarawong East Feluga
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Djarawong East Feluga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Djarawong East Feluga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Djarawong carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Djarawong carries more crime risk (76 vs 41).

Djarawong East Feluga
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
76/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Djarawong East Feluga
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

Djarawong East Feluga
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

East Feluga sits further from the CBD (1571 km vs 1567.9 km).

Djarawong East Feluga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1567.9 km 1571 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1067 min 1071 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4854
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4854
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.

Djarawong East Feluga
Car (driver) 73.2% / 76.4%
Djarawong — Car (driver): 73.2% East Feluga — Car (driver): 76.4%
Car (passenger) 9.8% / 4.9%
Djarawong — Car (passenger): 9.8% East Feluga — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 9.8% / 3.3%
Djarawong — Walked Only: 9.8% East Feluga — Walked Only: 3.3%
Worked from Home 7.3% / 4.9%
Djarawong — Worked from Home: 7.3% East Feluga — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Bus — / 10.6%
Djarawong — Bus: not among its largest East Feluga — Bus: 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Djarawong East Feluga
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Djarawong East Feluga
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
105 premises

Climate

Djarawong East Feluga
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

Djarawong East Feluga
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Djarawong East Feluga
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Djarawong East Feluga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Djarawong

Rural

East Feluga

Rural

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