Flametree vs Whitsundays
Whitsundays is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 45 in Flametree. In Flametree, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Whitsundays, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Flametree tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Whitsundays suits renters, young adults, and 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
Whitsundays
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 69/100)
- But Flametree has more separate houses rather than flats (69% vs 21%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Whitsundays
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Whitsundays
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 22%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Flametree
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (770 min vs 830 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1118.3 km vs 1144.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Flametree is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- Whitsundays has more units and townhouses to downsize into (79% vs 31%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Flametree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs 0.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flametree and Whitsundays 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
Whitsundays has more residents (2,281 vs 143); Flametree skews older (45 vs 29).
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 | 2,281 +1495% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.2% | +0.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 29 |
| Median household income | $72,748/yr | $98,904/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $356/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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 (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 190 across Whitsunday same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
Flametree is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Whitsundays carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Flametree carries more crime risk (69 vs 35).
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 17/100 | High 87/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Flametree
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Whitsundays
- Hamilton Island State School Government · Primary below peers
- Hayman Island State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 14 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 9 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Whitsundays sits further from the CBD (1144.5 km vs 1118.3 km).
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1118.3 km | 1144.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 770 min | 830 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4802 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4802 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 (82.6%).
Setting
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 716 m 2.4 km to a named beach | 1.5 km 4.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 73/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 69% 51 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,708 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,412/yr same for both | |
| Council | Whitsunday same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flametree | Whitsundays | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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