Doonan vs Verrierdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Doonan, most households are couple families. In Verrierdale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Doonan 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

  • Doonan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Verrierdale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Verrierdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($1,225,000 vs $1,622,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Verrierdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Verrierdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

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

Doonan Verrierdale
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.

Doonan Verrierdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Doonan — Walkability: 0/100 Verrierdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 83
Doonan — Safety: 73/100 Verrierdale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 45 / 49
Doonan — Low fire risk: 45/100 Verrierdale — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Doonan has more residents (3,727 vs 809); Doonan has higher household incomes ($108,992 vs $95,212).

Doonan Verrierdale
Population 3,727
+78% vs other
 809
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +4.4%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $108,992/yr
+13% vs other
 $95,212/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+9% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doonan Verrierdale
0-4 3.5% / 2.2%
Doonan — 0-4: 3.5% Verrierdale — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 14.4% / 14.1%
Doonan — 5-14: 14.4% Verrierdale — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.0% / 7.9%
Doonan — 15-19: 7.0% Verrierdale — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 3.2% / 4.0%
Doonan — 20-24: 3.2% Verrierdale — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.2% / 5.8%
Doonan — 25-34: 6.2% Verrierdale — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 12.3% / 12.9%
Doonan — 35-44: 12.3% Verrierdale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 17.6% / 18.4%
Doonan — 45-54: 17.6% Verrierdale — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 16.3% / 18.2%
Doonan — 55-64: 16.3% Verrierdale — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 13.2% / 10.5%
Doonan — 65-74: 13.2% Verrierdale — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 5.3% / 4.7%
Doonan — 75-84: 5.3% Verrierdale — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.1% / 1.2%
Doonan — 85+: 1.1% Verrierdale — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Doonan 63.2% couple families
Doonan — Couple Families: 63.2% Doonan — Lone Person: 18.2% Doonan — One Parent Families: 12.8% Doonan — Group Household: 4.7% Doonan — Other Families: 1.0%
Verrierdale 51.1% couple families
Verrierdale — Couple Families: 51.1% Verrierdale — Lone Person: 23.7% Verrierdale — One Parent Families: 18.9% Verrierdale — Group Household: 2.6% Verrierdale — Other Families: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Doonan 10.3% renting
Doonan — Owned Outright: 43.8% Doonan — Mortgage: 45.9% Doonan — Renting: 10.3%
Verrierdale 9.6% renting
Verrierdale — Owned Outright: 41.5% Verrierdale — Mortgage: 48.9% Verrierdale — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Doonan Verrierdale
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.3%
Doonan — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Verrierdale — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 15.1%
Doonan — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Verrierdale — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.0%
Doonan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Verrierdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.8%
Doonan — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Verrierdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.5%
Doonan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Verrierdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Doonan Verrierdale
England 8.9% / 8.2%
Doonan — England: 8.9% Verrierdale — England: 8.2%
New Zealand 4.4% / 3.1%
Doonan — New Zealand: 4.4% Verrierdale — New Zealand: 3.1%
Germany 1.1% / 1.2%
Doonan — Germany: 1.1% Verrierdale — Germany: 1.2%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Doonan — South Africa: 1.7% Verrierdale — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada 0.7% / 0.7%
Doonan — Canada: 0.7% Verrierdale — Canada: 0.7%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.5%
Doonan — Scotland: 0.7% Verrierdale — Scotland: 0.5%
France — / 1.0%
Doonan — France: not among its largest Verrierdale — France: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Doonan 97.9% houses
Doonan — Houses: 97.9% Doonan — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Doonan — Townhouses: 1.0%
Verrierdale 98.2% houses
Verrierdale — Houses: 98.2% Verrierdale — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Verrierdale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Doonan Verrierdale
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,622,500 $1,225,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 46 sales
 —

Development activity

Doonan Verrierdale
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Doonan Verrierdale
Houses 3.0%
$1,350/wk on $2.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Doonan Verrierdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of QLD —

Liveability

Doonan Verrierdale
Grade C B
Score 48/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Doonan carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).

Doonan Verrierdale
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Doonan Verrierdale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Doonan

  • Noosa Pengari Steiner School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Verrierdale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Doonan Verrierdale
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Doonan Verrierdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 125.8 km 125.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 4562
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 95
postcode 4562
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.

Doonan Verrierdale
Car (driver) 66.2% / 63.6%
Doonan — Car (driver): 66.2% Verrierdale — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 26.7%
Doonan — Worked from Home: 26.4% Verrierdale — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.2%
Doonan — Car (passenger): 4.3% Verrierdale — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 2.3% / 4.4%
Doonan — Walked Only: 2.3% Verrierdale — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bus 0.5% / —
Doonan — Bus: 0.5% Verrierdale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.2%).

Setting

Doonan Verrierdale
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Doonan Verrierdale
Connectivity score 72/100 40/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
1,498 premises
 13%
310 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Doonan Verrierdale
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Doonan Verrierdale
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Doonan Verrierdale
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Doonan Verrierdale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Doonan

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Verrierdale

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