Foreshores vs Coral Sea

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 52 in Foreshores. In both, most households own their home. In Foreshores, most homes are detached houses. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit 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

Foreshores

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 0%)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
  • But Coral Sea has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Foreshores

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (495.8 km vs 1135.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 780 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Foreshores carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 51/100)
  • Coral Sea has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 29%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Foreshores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Foreshores Coral Sea
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.

Foreshores Coral Sea
Walkability 0 / 0
Foreshores — Walkability: 0/100 Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 49
Foreshores — Safety: 69/100 Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 55 / 64
Foreshores — Low fire risk: 55/100 Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Foreshores rents higher ($290/wk vs $130/wk); Foreshores has more residents (142 vs 78).

Foreshores Coral Sea
Population 142
+45% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% -29.7%
Median age 52 36
Median household income $88,816/yr
+20% vs other
 $71,448/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+55% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Foreshores Coral Sea
0-4 2.1% / —
Foreshores — 0-4: 2.1% Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.6% / 6.4%
Foreshores — 5-14: 10.6% Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 5.6% / —
Foreshores — 15-19: 5.6% Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.1% / —
Foreshores — 20-24: 2.1% Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.5% / 37.2%
Foreshores — 25-34: 8.5% Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2%
35-44 6.3% / 21.8%
Foreshores — 35-44: 6.3% Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8%
45-54 20.4% / 16.7%
Foreshores — 45-54: 20.4% Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 24.6% / 17.9%
Foreshores — 55-64: 24.6% Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 12.7% / —
Foreshores — 65-74: 12.7% Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 4.2% / —
Foreshores — 75-84: 4.2% Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Foreshores — 85+: not among its largest Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 44.1% lone person
Foreshores — Lone Person: 44.1% Foreshores — Couple Families: 44.1% Foreshores — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 11.8% renting
Foreshores — Owned Outright: 54.9% Foreshores — Mortgage: 33.3% Foreshores — Renting: 11.8%
Coral Sea 42.9% renting
Coral Sea — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coral Sea — Mortgage: 0.0% Coral Sea — Renting: 42.9%
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.

Foreshores Coral Sea
New Zealand 2.1% / 10.3%
Foreshores — New Zealand: 2.1% Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3%
China — / 6.4%
Foreshores — China: not among its largest Coral Sea — China: 6.4%
England 2.1% / —
Foreshores — England: 2.1% Coral Sea — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Qualifications

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

Foreshores Coral Sea
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 25.6%
Foreshores — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 23.1%
Foreshores — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 10.3%
Foreshores — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 9.0%
Foreshores — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 3.6% flats / apartments
Foreshores — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Foreshores — Houses: 70.9% Foreshores — Townhouses: 25.5%
Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0% Coral Sea — Townhouses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Development activity

Foreshores Coral Sea
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
 190
across Whitsunday
Approvals change year on year +132% +70%

Ranking within QLD

Foreshores Coral Sea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 41% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Foreshores Coral Sea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Coral Sea carries more crime risk (51 vs 31).

Foreshores Coral Sea
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Foreshores Coral Sea
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Foreshores Coral Sea
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 10
Beaches 1 3
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Coral Sea sits further from the CBD (1135.9 km vs 495.8 km).

Foreshores Coral Sea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 495.8 km 1135.9 km
+129% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 780 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4678
 0.3%
postcode 4740
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4678
 56
postcode 4740

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.

Foreshores Coral Sea
Walked Only — / 83.7%
Foreshores — Walked Only: not among its largest Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7%
Car (driver) 75.0% / 7.0%
Foreshores — Car (driver): 75.0% Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 9.3%
Foreshores — Worked from Home: 16.1% Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Foreshores — Car (passenger): 8.9% Coral Sea — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Foreshores Coral Sea
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Foreshores Coral Sea
Connectivity score 18/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Foreshores Coral Sea
Annual rainfall 952 mm —
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Foreshores Coral Sea
Average residential rate $2,358/yr $1,412/yr
Council Gladstone Whitsunday

Federal electorate

Foreshores Coral Sea
Division Flynn Dawson
Member Colin Boyce Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Foreshores Coral Sea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Foreshores

Coastal Rural Townhouses

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

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