El Arish vs Granadilla
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Granadilla, most households are couple families. On these figures, El Arish tends to suit people living alone, while Granadilla suits couples.
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
Granadilla
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
El Arish
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Granadilla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $273/wk)
- But El Arish has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
El Arish
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (1073 min vs 1081 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1575.8 km vs 1580.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- El Arish is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- Granadilla carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Granadilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.8% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
El Arish and Granadilla 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
El Arish has more residents (337 vs 101); El Arish rents higher ($273/wk vs $240/wk).
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 337 +70% vs other | 101 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +14.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 45 |
| Median household income | $59,696/yr | $67,184/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $273/wk +12% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $440,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 31% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
Liveability
El Arish is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Granadilla carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); El Arish carries more crime risk (34 vs 22).
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 El Arish
- El Arish State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Granadilla
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 5 |
Mobility
Granadilla sits further from the CBD (1580.3 km vs 1575.8 km).
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1575.8 km | 1580.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1073 min | 1081 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4855 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4855 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 (91.7%).
Setting
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.8 km | 7.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 163 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| El Arish | Granadilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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