East Feluga vs Feluga
Feluga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 48 in East Feluga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Feluga, about half of households are couple families. In Feluga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Feluga tends to suit families with children.
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
Feluga
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 41/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 64%)
- But East Feluga has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
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
Feluga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Feluga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (1567.7 km vs 1571 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- East Feluga has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
- Feluga is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Feluga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.9% vs 8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Feluga and Feluga 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
East Feluga skews older (48 vs 35); Feluga has higher household incomes ($87,360 vs $71,500).
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 266 | 306 +15% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.6% | +21.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 35 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $87,360/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +12% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $820,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $150,000 |
Development activity
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
Liveability
Feluga is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
East Feluga carries more crime risk (41 vs 20).
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in East Feluga
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Feluga
- Feluga State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
East Feluga sits further from the CBD (1571 km vs 1567.7 km).
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1571 km | 1567.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1071 min | 1068 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4854 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 4854 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 (83.1%).
Setting
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.5 km | 15.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 105 premises | 0% 108 premises |
Climate
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,534 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Feluga | Feluga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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