Dululu vs Westwood
Westwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Dululu. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone.
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
Dululu
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dululu
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Dululu
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (642.7 km vs 678.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (446 min vs 468 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dululu carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 82/100)
- Westwood has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.4% vs -23.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dululu and Westwood drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Westwood has more residents (199 vs 97); Dululu rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk).
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 | 199 +105% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.0% | +14.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr +19% vs other | $54,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +33% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
Property market
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $445,000 |
Development activity
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Banana same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -93% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
Liveability
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Westwood carries more crime risk (82 vs 42).
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dululu
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Westwood
- Westwood State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 24 |
Mobility
Westwood sits further from the CBD (678.9 km vs 642.7 km).
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 642.7 km | 678.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 446 min | 468 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).
Setting
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 128 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 281 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Council rates
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,081/yr same for both | |
| Council | Banana same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dululu | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.