Foreshores vs Iveragh

Iveragh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Foreshores. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Foreshores, most homes are detached houses. In Iveragh, most households are couple families. On these figures, Foreshores tends to suit people living alone, while Iveragh 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

Foreshores

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Iveragh is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Foreshores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Iveragh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $290/wk)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (495.8 km vs 499.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Foreshores carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 56/100)
  • Iveragh has more units and townhouses to downsize into (88% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Foreshores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Foreshores and Iveragh 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 Iveragh
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 Iveragh
Walkability 0 / 0
Foreshores — Walkability: 0/100 Iveragh — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 44
Foreshores — Safety: 69/100 Iveragh — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 55 / 35
Foreshores — Low fire risk: 55/100 Iveragh — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Foreshores rents higher ($290/wk vs $220/wk); Foreshores skews older (52 vs 49).

Foreshores Iveragh
Population 142
+14% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% -12.9%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $88,816/yr $94,224/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+24% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Foreshores Iveragh
0-4 2.1% / 4.1%
Foreshores — 0-4: 2.1% Iveragh — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.6% / 12.3%
Foreshores — 5-14: 10.6% Iveragh — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.6% / 2.5%
Foreshores — 15-19: 5.6% Iveragh — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 2.1% / 2.5%
Foreshores — 20-24: 2.1% Iveragh — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.5% / 6.6%
Foreshores — 25-34: 8.5% Iveragh — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 6.3% / 7.4%
Foreshores — 35-44: 6.3% Iveragh — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 20.4% / 27.9%
Foreshores — 45-54: 20.4% Iveragh — 45-54: 27.9%
55-64 24.6% / 18.0%
Foreshores — 55-64: 24.6% Iveragh — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 12.7% / 13.1%
Foreshores — 65-74: 12.7% Iveragh — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.2% / 4.9%
Foreshores — 75-84: 4.2% Iveragh — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Foreshores — 85+: not among its largest Iveragh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

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 Iveragh
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.3%
Foreshores — New Zealand: 2.1% Iveragh — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 2.1% / —
Foreshores — England: 2.1% Iveragh — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 44.1% couple families
Foreshores — Couple Families: 44.1% Foreshores — Lone Person: 44.1% Foreshores — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Iveragh 58.8% couple families
Iveragh — Couple Families: 58.8% Iveragh — Lone Person: 23.5% Iveragh — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 25.5% townhouses
Foreshores — Townhouses: 25.5% Foreshores — Houses: 70.9% Foreshores — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Iveragh 81.8% townhouses
Iveragh — Townhouses: 81.8% Iveragh — Houses: 12.1% Iveragh — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Townhouses Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Foreshores Iveragh
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 23.8%
Foreshores — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Iveragh — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.0%
Foreshores — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Iveragh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 6.6%
Foreshores — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Iveragh — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.1%
Foreshores — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Iveragh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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%
Iveragh 13.2% renting
Iveragh — Owned Outright: 50.0% Iveragh — Mortgage: 36.8% Iveragh — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Foreshores Iveragh
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Foreshores Iveragh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 35% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Foreshores Iveragh
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Iveragh carries more crime risk (56 vs 31); Iveragh carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 45).

Foreshores Iveragh
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Foreshores Iveragh
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 Iveragh
Parks & reserves 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 7 11

Mobility

Iveragh sits further from the CBD (499.3 km vs 495.8 km).

Foreshores Iveragh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 495.8 km 499.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 360 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4678
 0.3%
postcode 4680
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4678
 59
postcode 4680

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 Iveragh
Car (driver) 75.0% / 89.4%
Foreshores — Car (driver): 75.0% Iveragh — Car (driver): 89.4%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 10.6%
Foreshores — Worked from Home: 16.1% Iveragh — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Foreshores — Car (passenger): 8.9% Iveragh — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.4%).

Setting

Foreshores Iveragh
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Foreshores Iveragh
Annual rainfall 952 mm 851 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 14.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Foreshores Iveragh
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.16 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Foreshores Iveragh
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Foreshores Iveragh
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Foreshores Iveragh
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

Iveragh

Rural Townhouses

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