Eromanga vs Quilpie

Quilpie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Eromanga. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Eromanga tends to suit couples, while Quilpie suits 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

Eromanga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 45%)
  • But Quilpie has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Eromanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Quilpie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (674 min vs 817 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (986.5 km vs 1114.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Eromanga has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 10%)
  • Quilpie has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Quilpie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.9% vs -17.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eromanga Quilpie
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.

Eromanga Quilpie
Walkability 0 / 0
Eromanga — Walkability: 0/100 Quilpie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 32
Eromanga — Safety: 61/100 Quilpie — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Eromanga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Quilpie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Quilpie has more residents (530 vs 98); Eromanga has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $67,756).

Eromanga Quilpie
Population 98 530
+441% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.6% -10.9%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $110,500/yr
+39% vs other
 $67,756/yr
Median weekly rent $140/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eromanga Quilpie
0-4 6.1% / 7.7%
Eromanga — 0-4: 6.1% Quilpie — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 8.2% / 14.0%
Eromanga — 5-14: 8.2% Quilpie — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 3.1% / 2.6%
Eromanga — 15-19: 3.1% Quilpie — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 5.1% / 3.4%
Eromanga — 20-24: 5.1% Quilpie — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 11.2% / 14.9%
Eromanga — 25-34: 11.2% Quilpie — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 4.1% / 10.4%
Eromanga — 35-44: 4.1% Quilpie — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 30.6% / 12.3%
Eromanga — 45-54: 30.6% Quilpie — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 13.3% / 17.5%
Eromanga — 55-64: 13.3% Quilpie — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 — / 10.6%
Eromanga — 65-74: not among its largest Quilpie — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / 4.0%
Eromanga — 75-84: not among its largest Quilpie — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 7.1% / 1.1%
Eromanga — 85+: 7.1% Quilpie — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 46.2% lone person
Eromanga — Lone Person: 46.2% Eromanga — Couple Families: 53.8% Eromanga — One Parent Families: 0.0% Eromanga — Group Household: 0.0%
Quilpie 52.9% lone person
Quilpie — Lone Person: 52.9% Quilpie — Couple Families: 36.1% Quilpie — One Parent Families: 9.0% Quilpie — Group Household: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 28.6% renting
Eromanga — Owned Outright: 57.1% Eromanga — Mortgage: 14.3% Eromanga — Renting: 28.6%
Quilpie 37.2% renting
Quilpie — Owned Outright: 38.8% Quilpie — Mortgage: 24.0% Quilpie — Renting: 37.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eromanga 78.1% houses
Eromanga — Houses: 78.1% Eromanga — Flats / Apartments: 21.9%
Quilpie 90.3% houses
Quilpie — Houses: 90.3% Quilpie — Flats / Apartments: 9.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Eromanga Quilpie
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.1%
Eromanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Quilpie — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 8.1%
Eromanga — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Quilpie — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.1%
Eromanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Quilpie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.2%
Eromanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Quilpie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / —
Eromanga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Quilpie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Property market

Eromanga Quilpie
Median house price — $155,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Eromanga Quilpie
New dwellings approved 2
across Quilpie
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Eromanga Quilpie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD

Liveability

Eromanga Quilpie
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Quilpie carries more crime risk (68 vs 39).

Eromanga Quilpie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Eromanga Quilpie
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Eromanga

  • Eromanga State School Government · Primary

Schools in Quilpie

  • Quilpie State College Government · Combined below peers
  • St Finbarr's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eromanga Quilpie
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 5932 2890

Mobility

Eromanga sits further from the CBD (1114.8 km vs 986.5 km).

Eromanga Quilpie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1114.8 km
+12% vs other
 986.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 817 min 674 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4480
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.

Eromanga Quilpie
Car (driver) 32.7% / 67.2%
Eromanga — Car (driver): 32.7% Quilpie — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 53.1% / 13.0%
Eromanga — Worked from Home: 53.1% Quilpie — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Walked Only 14.3% / 16.6%
Eromanga — Walked Only: 14.3% Quilpie — Walked Only: 16.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Eromanga — Car (passenger): not among its largest Quilpie — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Eromanga Quilpie
Elevation 188 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 184 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eromanga Quilpie
Connectivity score 15/100 93/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 92%
423 premises

Council rates

Eromanga Quilpie
Average residential rate $500/yr
same for both
Council Quilpie
same for both

Federal electorate

Eromanga Quilpie
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eromanga Quilpie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eromanga

Rural

Quilpie

Affordable Rural

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