Foxdale vs Strathdickie

Comparing Foxdale and Strathdickie, QLD: Strathdickie has more residents (1,003 vs 99); Foxdale sits further from the CBD (1100.3 km vs 1095.7 km); and Strathdickie rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Foxdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1095.7 km vs 1100.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Strathdickie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.0% vs -22.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Foxdale Strathdickie
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.

Foxdale Strathdickie
Walkability 0 / 0
Foxdale — Walkability: 0/100 Strathdickie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 84
Foxdale — Safety: 75/100 Strathdickie — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Foxdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Strathdickie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Strathdickie has more residents (1,003 vs 99); Strathdickie rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

Foxdale Strathdickie
Population 99 1,003
+913% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.0% +14.0%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $108,316/yr $111,228/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $350/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Foxdale Strathdickie
0-4 — / 4.9%
Foxdale — 0-4: not among its largest Strathdickie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.2% / 14.8%
Foxdale — 5-14: 17.2% Strathdickie — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 8.1% / 7.0%
Foxdale — 15-19: 8.1% Strathdickie — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Foxdale — 20-24: not among its largest Strathdickie — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 21.2% / 8.8%
Foxdale — 25-34: 21.2% Strathdickie — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 13.1% / 13.1%
Foxdale — 35-44: 13.1% Strathdickie — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 10.1% / 17.5%
Foxdale — 45-54: 10.1% Strathdickie — 45-54: 17.5%
55-64 12.1% / 15.2%
Foxdale — 55-64: 12.1% Strathdickie — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 7.1% / 10.6%
Foxdale — 65-74: 7.1% Strathdickie — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 4.0% / 4.5%
Foxdale — 75-84: 4.0% Strathdickie — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.2%
Foxdale — 85+: not among its largest Strathdickie — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Foxdale 59.3% couple families
Foxdale — Couple Families: 59.3% Foxdale — Lone Person: 22.2% Foxdale — One Parent Families: 18.5% Foxdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Strathdickie 66.7% couple families
Strathdickie — Couple Families: 66.7% Strathdickie — Lone Person: 20.8% Strathdickie — One Parent Families: 7.9% Strathdickie — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Foxdale 25.8% renting
Foxdale — Owned Outright: 45.2% Foxdale — Mortgage: 29.0% Foxdale — Renting: 25.8%
Strathdickie 9.3% renting
Strathdickie — Owned Outright: 40.2% Strathdickie — Mortgage: 50.5% Strathdickie — Renting: 9.3%
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.

Foxdale Strathdickie
New Zealand 6.1% / 3.0%
Foxdale — New Zealand: 6.1% Strathdickie — New Zealand: 3.0%
England — / 4.0%
Foxdale — England: not among its largest Strathdickie — England: 4.0%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Foxdale — Scotland: not among its largest Strathdickie — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Foxdale — South Africa: not among its largest Strathdickie — South Africa: 0.5%
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Foxdale — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Strathdickie — Zimbabwe: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Foxdale Strathdickie
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 22.8%
Foxdale — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Strathdickie — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 8.4%
Foxdale — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Strathdickie — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 6.9%
Foxdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Strathdickie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Foxdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Strathdickie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Foxdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Strathdickie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Foxdale 100.0% houses
Foxdale — Houses: 100.0% Foxdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Strathdickie 99.4% houses
Strathdickie — Houses: 99.4% Strathdickie — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Foxdale Strathdickie
Median house price — $875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Foxdale Strathdickie
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Foxdale Strathdickie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Foxdale Strathdickie
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Foxdale Strathdickie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
16/100
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

Foxdale Strathdickie
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

Foxdale Strathdickie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 12

Mobility

Foxdale sits further from the CBD (1100.3 km vs 1095.7 km).

Foxdale Strathdickie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1100.3 km 1095.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 750 min 748 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4800
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.

Foxdale Strathdickie
Car (driver) 86.3% / 76.9%
Foxdale — Car (driver): 86.3% Strathdickie — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 12.0%
Foxdale — Worked from Home: 5.9% Strathdickie — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 4.7%
Foxdale — Car (passenger): 7.8% Strathdickie — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Foxdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Strathdickie — Walked Only: 4.0%
Bus — / 2.4%
Foxdale — Bus: not among its largest Strathdickie — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Foxdale Strathdickie
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Foxdale Strathdickie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
390 premises

Climate

Foxdale Strathdickie
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Foxdale Strathdickie
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Foxdale Strathdickie
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Foxdale Strathdickie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Foxdale

Rural

Strathdickie

Acreage

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