Granville vs Walkers Point
Granville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 59 in Walkers Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walkers Point, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Walkers Point tends to suit 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
Granville
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Walkers Point carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 64/100)
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
Walkers Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Granville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (255.3 km vs 258.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Walkers Point
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 64/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 28%)
- But Granville is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Granville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-6.8% vs -23.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Granville and Walkers Point 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
Granville has more residents (2,532 vs 75); Walkers Point has higher household incomes ($66,092 vs $49,920).
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,532 +97% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.8% | -23.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 59 |
| Median household income | $49,920/yr | $66,092/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $239/wk | $250/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $507,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $412,500 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 11 sales | — |
Development activity
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.7% $532/wk on $584K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 84% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Granville is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 25/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Granville carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Granville carries more crime risk (64 vs 48).
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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 | 6 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Granville
- Granville State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Walkers Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Walkers Point sits further from the CBD (258.3 km vs 255.3 km).
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 255.3 km | 258.3 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 188 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4650 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 4650 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 (80.8%).
Setting
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.6 km | 3.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 31% 1,251 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Granville | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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