Guanaba vs Clagiraba

Clagiraba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Guanaba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Guanaba: a median of $2.19 million, against $1.73 million in Clagiraba. On these figures, Clagiraba tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Guanaba and Clagiraba are both quiet Gold Coast hinterland suburbs, though they differ notably in safety and property values. Guanaba has a significantly lower bushfire risk (0 versus 34) and lower crime risk (34 versus 52), plus a higher liveability score of 67 compared to Clagiraba's 52. However, Guanaba's median house price is substantially higher at $2,187,500 versus $1,725,000, while household incomes are similar. Guanaba may appeal to buyers prioritising safety and amenity, whereas Clagiraba could suit those seeking a more affordable entry point to the area.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Guanaba carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 52/100)
  • Clagiraba has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Guanaba has cheaper land ($1,765,000 vs $2,400,000)
  • Clagiraba has cheaper houses ($1,725,000 vs $2,187,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Guanaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (71.2 km vs 74.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Guanaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Guanaba Clagiraba
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.

Guanaba Clagiraba
Walkability 10 / 10
Guanaba — Walkability: 10/100 Clagiraba — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 66 / 48
Guanaba — Safety: 66/100 Clagiraba — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 66
Guanaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clagiraba — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Guanaba has more residents (852 vs 651); Guanaba skews older (46 vs 41).

Guanaba Clagiraba
Population 852
+24% vs other
 651
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +8.3%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $117,000/yr $120,588/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guanaba Clagiraba
0-4 4.0% / 5.7%
Guanaba — 0-4: 4.0% Clagiraba — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.4% / 14.3%
Guanaba — 5-14: 12.4% Clagiraba — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 4.6% / 8.1%
Guanaba — 15-19: 4.6% Clagiraba — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 6.0% / 2.2%
Guanaba — 20-24: 6.0% Clagiraba — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 11.0% / 10.3%
Guanaba — 25-34: 11.0% Clagiraba — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 10.2% / 11.5%
Guanaba — 35-44: 10.2% Clagiraba — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 18.1% / 15.2%
Guanaba — 45-54: 18.1% Clagiraba — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 18.0% / 16.6%
Guanaba — 55-64: 18.0% Clagiraba — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 11.3% / 9.8%
Guanaba — 65-74: 11.3% Clagiraba — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 4.7% / 5.2%
Guanaba — 75-84: 4.7% Clagiraba — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.3% / —
Guanaba — 85+: 1.3% Clagiraba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 59.0% couple families
Guanaba — Couple Families: 59.0% Guanaba — Lone Person: 17.4% Guanaba — One Parent Families: 18.0% Guanaba — Group Household: 5.6%
Clagiraba 65.4% couple families
Clagiraba — Couple Families: 65.4% Clagiraba — Lone Person: 17.6% Clagiraba — One Parent Families: 11.8% Clagiraba — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 8.5% renting
Guanaba — Owned Outright: 39.9% Guanaba — Mortgage: 51.6% Guanaba — Renting: 8.5%
Clagiraba 11.4% renting
Clagiraba — Owned Outright: 31.8% Clagiraba — Mortgage: 56.7% Clagiraba — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Guanaba Clagiraba
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 20.1%
Guanaba — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Clagiraba — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 9.8%
Guanaba — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Clagiraba — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.2%
Guanaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Clagiraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.7%
Guanaba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Clagiraba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.9%
Guanaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Clagiraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

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.

Guanaba Clagiraba
New Zealand 5.8% / 6.5%
Guanaba — New Zealand: 5.8% Clagiraba — New Zealand: 6.5%
England 5.5% / 6.3%
Guanaba — England: 5.5% Clagiraba — England: 6.3%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.8%
Guanaba — South Africa: 1.5% Clagiraba — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany 0.4% / 1.4%
Guanaba — Germany: 0.4% Clagiraba — Germany: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Guanaba — Scotland: 0.9% Clagiraba — Scotland: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Guanaba — Canada: not among its largest Clagiraba — Canada: 0.9%
Philippines 0.7% / —
Guanaba — Philippines: 0.7% Clagiraba — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guanaba 100.7% houses
Guanaba — Houses: 100.7% Guanaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clagiraba 95.2% houses
Clagiraba — Houses: 95.2% Clagiraba — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Guanaba Clagiraba
Median house price $2,187,500 $1,725,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,765,000 $2,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 235 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Guanaba Clagiraba
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Guanaba Clagiraba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Guanaba scores higher overall (67 vs 52).

Guanaba Clagiraba
Grade A B
Score 67/100 52/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Clagiraba carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0); Clagiraba carries more crime risk (52 vs 34).

Guanaba Clagiraba
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood —
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

Guanaba Clagiraba
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

Guanaba Clagiraba
Parks & reserves 2 6
Waterways 14 4

Mobility

Clagiraba sits further from the CBD (74.8 km vs 71.2 km).

Guanaba Clagiraba
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 71.2 km 74.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 4210
 1.1%
postcode 4211
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 4210
 66
postcode 4211

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.

Guanaba Clagiraba
Car (driver) 71.3% / 73.6%
Guanaba — Car (driver): 71.3% Clagiraba — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 17.6%
Guanaba — Worked from Home: 23.4% Clagiraba — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.3%
Guanaba — Car (passenger): 4.2% Clagiraba — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Guanaba — Walked Only: not among its largest Clagiraba — Walked Only: 3.5%
Train 1.1% / —
Guanaba — Train: 1.1% Clagiraba — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Guanaba Clagiraba
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Guanaba Clagiraba
Connectivity score 42/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
335 premises
 17%
223 premises

Climate

Guanaba Clagiraba
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Guanaba Clagiraba
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Guanaba Clagiraba
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Guanaba Clagiraba
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Guanaba Clagiraba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Clagiraba

Acreage

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