Doonan vs Weyba Downs

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Doonan: a median of $2 million, against $1.82 million in Weyba Downs, though rent is higher in Weyba Downs.

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

Doonan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Weyba Downs carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Doonan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Doonan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 101 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (125.8 km vs 130.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Weyba Downs

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

Weyba Downs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.9% vs 7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Doonan and Weyba Downs 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 Weyba Downs
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 Weyba Downs
Walkability 0 / 0
Doonan — Walkability: 0/100 Weyba Downs — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 83
Doonan — Safety: 73/100 Weyba Downs — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 45 / 26
Doonan — Low fire risk: 45/100 Weyba Downs — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Doonan has more residents (3,727 vs 352); Doonan has higher household incomes ($108,992 vs $89,076).

Doonan Weyba Downs
Population 3,727
+91% vs other
 352
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +18.9%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $108,992/yr
+18% vs other
 $89,076/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk $500/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Doonan Weyba Downs
0-4 3.5% / 5.7%
Doonan — 0-4: 3.5% Weyba Downs — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 14.4% / 12.2%
Doonan — 5-14: 14.4% Weyba Downs — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 7.0% / 9.9%
Doonan — 15-19: 7.0% Weyba Downs — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 3.2% / 5.7%
Doonan — 20-24: 3.2% Weyba Downs — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.2% / 6.0%
Doonan — 25-34: 6.2% Weyba Downs — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 12.3% / 8.8%
Doonan — 35-44: 12.3% Weyba Downs — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 17.6% / 18.5%
Doonan — 45-54: 17.6% Weyba Downs — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 16.3% / 18.8%
Doonan — 55-64: 16.3% Weyba Downs — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 13.2% / 14.2%
Doonan — 65-74: 13.2% Weyba Downs — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 5.3% / 3.7%
Doonan — 75-84: 5.3% Weyba Downs — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.1% / 1.1%
Doonan — 85+: 1.1% Weyba Downs — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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%
Weyba Downs 62.2% couple families
Weyba Downs — Couple Families: 62.2% Weyba Downs — Lone Person: 23.2% Weyba Downs — One Parent Families: 14.6% Weyba Downs — Group Household: 0.0% Weyba Downs — 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.

Doonan 10.3% renting
Doonan — Owned Outright: 43.8% Doonan — Mortgage: 45.9% Doonan — Renting: 10.3%
Weyba Downs 11.2% renting
Weyba Downs — Owned Outright: 37.1% Weyba Downs — Mortgage: 51.7% Weyba Downs — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Doonan Weyba Downs
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.5%
Doonan — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Weyba Downs — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 14.8%
Doonan — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Weyba Downs — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 12.2%
Doonan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Weyba Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.6%
Doonan — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Weyba Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.0%
Doonan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Weyba Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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 Weyba Downs
England 8.9% / 8.8%
Doonan — England: 8.9% Weyba Downs — England: 8.8%
New Zealand 4.4% / 4.0%
Doonan — New Zealand: 4.4% Weyba Downs — New Zealand: 4.0%
Germany 1.1% / 1.7%
Doonan — Germany: 1.1% Weyba Downs — Germany: 1.7%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Doonan — South Africa: 1.7% Weyba Downs — South Africa: not among its largest
Brazil — / 0.9%
Doonan — Brazil: not among its largest Weyba Downs — Brazil: 0.9%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Doonan — Scotland: 0.7% Weyba Downs — Scotland: not among its largest

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%
Weyba Downs 94.7% houses
Weyba Downs — Houses: 94.7% Weyba Downs — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Weyba Downs — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Doonan Weyba Downs
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,622,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 66 days
from 46 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Doonan Weyba Downs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 4% 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 49% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of QLD —

Liveability

Doonan Weyba Downs
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Doonan carries more crime risk (27 vs 17); Weyba Downs carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 55).

Doonan Weyba Downs
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
74/100
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
same for both

Schools

Doonan Weyba Downs
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 Weyba Downs

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Weyba Downs sits further from the CBD (130.3 km vs 125.8 km).

Doonan Weyba Downs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 125.8 km 130.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 101 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 Weyba Downs
Car (driver) 66.2% / 68.9%
Doonan — Car (driver): 66.2% Weyba Downs — Car (driver): 68.9%
Worked from Home 26.4% / 24.4%
Doonan — Worked from Home: 26.4% Weyba Downs — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.0%
Doonan — Car (passenger): 4.3% Weyba Downs — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 2.3% / 3.7%
Doonan — Walked Only: 2.3% Weyba Downs — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus 0.5% / —
Doonan — Bus: 0.5% Weyba Downs — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Doonan Weyba Downs
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Doonan Weyba Downs
Connectivity score 72/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
1,498 premises
 0%
138 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Doonan Weyba Downs
Division Fairfax Wide Bay
Member Ted O'Brien Llew O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Doonan

Acreage Luxury Quiet River

Weyba Downs

Acreage

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