Durong vs Coverty

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coverty, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coverty tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Durong is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 33%)
  • Coverty carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Durong

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Coverty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (276.4 km vs 315.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coverty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Durong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.1% vs -35.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Durong Coverty
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.

Durong Coverty
Walkability 0 / 0
Durong — Walkability: 0/100 Coverty — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 77
Durong — Safety: 51/100 Coverty — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Durong — Low fire risk: 31/100 Coverty — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Durong has more residents (219 vs 107); Durong has higher household incomes ($44,200 vs $36,556).

Durong Coverty
Population 219
+51% vs other
 107
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% -35.9%
Median age 53 54
Median household income $44,200/yr
+17% vs other
 $36,556/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $230/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Durong Coverty
0-4 4.6% / —
Durong — 0-4: 4.6% Coverty — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.5% / 13.1%
Durong — 5-14: 10.5% Coverty — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 2.7% / 5.6%
Durong — 15-19: 2.7% Coverty — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.7% / 3.7%
Durong — 20-24: 3.7% Coverty — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.2% / 2.8%
Durong — 25-34: 8.2% Coverty — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 9.1% / 2.8%
Durong — 35-44: 9.1% Coverty — 35-44: 2.8%
45-54 14.2% / 15.0%
Durong — 45-54: 14.2% Coverty — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 21.0% / 21.5%
Durong — 55-64: 21.0% Coverty — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 20.5% / 15.9%
Durong — 65-74: 20.5% Coverty — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 2.7% / 11.2%
Durong — 75-84: 2.7% Coverty — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ 1.4% / —
Durong — 85+: 1.4% Coverty — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Durong 42.9% lone person
Durong — Lone Person: 42.9% Durong — Couple Families: 33.3% Durong — One Parent Families: 11.9% Durong — Group Household: 11.9%
Coverty 66.7% lone person
Coverty — Lone Person: 66.7% Coverty — Couple Families: 33.3% Coverty — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coverty — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Durong 13.7% renting
Durong — Owned Outright: 54.8% Durong — Mortgage: 31.5% Durong — Renting: 13.7%
Coverty 0.0% renting
Coverty — Owned Outright: 83.3% Coverty — Mortgage: 16.7% Coverty — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Durong Coverty
New Zealand 1.4% / 6.5%
Durong — New Zealand: 1.4% Coverty — New Zealand: 6.5%
England 2.3% / —
Durong — England: 2.3% Coverty — England: not among its largest
Germany 2.3% / —
Durong — Germany: 2.3% Coverty — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

Qualifications

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

Durong Coverty
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 18.7%
Durong — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Coverty — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.6%
Durong — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Coverty — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 2.8%
Durong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Coverty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Durong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Coverty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Durong 100.0% houses
Durong — Houses: 100.0%
Coverty 100.0% houses
Coverty — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Durong Coverty
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Durong Coverty
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Durong Coverty
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Durong carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Durong carries more crime risk (49 vs 23).

Durong Coverty
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
23/100
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

Durong Coverty
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Durong

  • Durong South State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Coverty

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

Amenities in the suburb

Durong Coverty
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 1

Mobility

Durong sits further from the CBD (315.7 km vs 276.4 km).

Durong Coverty
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 315.7 km
+12% vs other
 276.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 227 min 230 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
 0.0%
postcode 4613
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
 48
postcode 4613

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.

Durong Coverty
Car (driver) 42.7% / 29.4%
Durong — Car (driver): 42.7% Coverty — Car (driver): 29.4%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 23.5%
Durong — Worked from Home: 26.8% Coverty — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 19.5% / 29.4%
Durong — Walked Only: 19.5% Coverty — Walked Only: 29.4%
Car (passenger) 11.0% / 17.6%
Durong — Car (passenger): 11.0% Coverty — Car (passenger): 17.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.7%).

Setting

Durong Coverty
Elevation 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 396 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Durong Coverty
Connectivity score 15/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
99 premises
 0%
60 premises

Council rates

Durong Coverty
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Durong Coverty
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Durong Coverty
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Durong

Rural

Coverty

Retirees Rural

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