Dulong vs Kureelpa

Comparing Dulong and Kureelpa, QLD: Kureelpa is more walkable (15 vs 0); Kureelpa has more residents (968 vs 688); and Kureelpa sits further from the CBD (113 km vs 110.3 km).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dulong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($825,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dulong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $478/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dulong sits closer to the CBD (110.3 km vs 113 km)
  • Kureelpa is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kureelpa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Dulong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dulong Kureelpa
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.

Dulong Kureelpa
Walkability 0 / 15
Dulong — Walkability: 0/100 Kureelpa — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 88 / 82
Dulong — Safety: 88/100 Kureelpa — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dulong — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kureelpa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kureelpa has more residents (968 vs 688); Kureelpa rents higher ($478/wk vs $380/wk).

Dulong Kureelpa
Population 688 968
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% +6.7%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $91,884/yr $92,768/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk $478/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dulong Kureelpa
0-4 2.5% / 4.8%
Dulong — 0-4: 2.5% Kureelpa — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.8% / 11.7%
Dulong — 5-14: 12.8% Kureelpa — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.7% / 6.0%
Dulong — 15-19: 6.7% Kureelpa — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 2.5% / 5.0%
Dulong — 20-24: 2.5% Kureelpa — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 4.1% / 7.0%
Dulong — 25-34: 4.1% Kureelpa — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 12.5% / 10.0%
Dulong — 35-44: 12.5% Kureelpa — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 18.9% / 16.1%
Dulong — 45-54: 18.9% Kureelpa — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 16.0% / 17.5%
Dulong — 55-64: 16.0% Kureelpa — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 15.1% / 13.7%
Dulong — 65-74: 15.1% Kureelpa — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 7.0% / 7.2%
Dulong — 75-84: 7.0% Kureelpa — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.5% / 1.1%
Dulong — 85+: 1.5% Kureelpa — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dulong 58.2% couple families
Dulong — Couple Families: 58.2% Dulong — Lone Person: 29.1% Dulong — One Parent Families: 9.0% Dulong — Group Household: 3.7%
Kureelpa 58.0% couple families
Kureelpa — Couple Families: 58.0% Kureelpa — Lone Person: 21.2% Kureelpa — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kureelpa — Group Household: 5.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dulong 7.3% renting
Dulong — Owned Outright: 40.8% Dulong — Mortgage: 51.9% Dulong — Renting: 7.3%
Kureelpa 10.1% renting
Kureelpa — Owned Outright: 46.5% Kureelpa — Mortgage: 43.4% Kureelpa — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dulong Kureelpa
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 18.4%
Dulong — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Kureelpa — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 13.6%
Dulong — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Kureelpa — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 9.2%
Dulong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Kureelpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.8%
Dulong — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Kureelpa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Dulong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Kureelpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Dulong Kureelpa
England 8.0% / 4.9%
Dulong — England: 8.0% Kureelpa — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.7%
Dulong — New Zealand: 2.9% Kureelpa — New Zealand: 2.7%
Germany 1.3% / 1.7%
Dulong — Germany: 1.3% Kureelpa — Germany: 1.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.3%
Dulong — South Africa: 1.2% Kureelpa — South Africa: 1.3%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.3%
Dulong — Netherlands: 1.2% Kureelpa — Netherlands: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Dulong — Scotland: not among its largest Kureelpa — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dulong 95.9% houses
Dulong — Houses: 95.9% Dulong — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Kureelpa 97.3% houses
Kureelpa — Houses: 97.3% Kureelpa — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dulong Kureelpa
Median house price $1,380,000 $1,430,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $825,000 $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 6 sales
 70 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Dulong Kureelpa
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dulong Kureelpa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Kureelpa is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Dulong Kureelpa
Grade A B
Score 68/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Dulong Kureelpa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
18/100
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

Dulong Kureelpa
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dulong

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

Schools in Kureelpa

  • Blackall Range Independent School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dulong Kureelpa
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Kureelpa sits further from the CBD (113 km vs 110.3 km).

Dulong Kureelpa
Walkability score 0/100 15/100
Distance to Brisbane 110.3 km 113 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Dulong Kureelpa
Car (driver) 69.0% / 71.3%
Dulong — Car (driver): 69.0% Kureelpa — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 19.5%
Dulong — Worked from Home: 22.0% Kureelpa — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 3.8%
Dulong — Car (passenger): 5.9% Kureelpa — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 3.1% / 1.9%
Dulong — Walked Only: 3.1% Kureelpa — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 2.2%
Dulong — Bus: not among its largest Kureelpa — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Dulong Kureelpa
Elevation 261 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Dulong Kureelpa
Connectivity score 29/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
266 premises
 23%
342 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Dulong Kureelpa
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dulong Kureelpa
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Dulong Kureelpa
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

Dulong Kureelpa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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