Gumlu vs Guthalungra

Guthalungra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Gumlu. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Gumlu 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

They split

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

  • Gumlu carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 92/100)
  • Guthalungra has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Gumlu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Guthalungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $176/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Guthalungra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (818 min vs 837 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1199.8 km vs 1226.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gumlu

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Guthalungra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -31.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gumlu Guthalungra
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.

Gumlu Guthalungra
Walkability 0 / 0
Gumlu — Walkability: 0/100 Guthalungra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 8
Gumlu — Safety: 43/100 Guthalungra — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Gumlu — Low fire risk: 100/100 Guthalungra — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Gumlu rents higher ($176/wk vs $100/wk); Guthalungra has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $55,224).

Gumlu Guthalungra
Population 124
+10% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -31.5% +0.0%
Median age 53 47
Median household income $55,224/yr $71,500/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $176/wk
+43% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumlu Guthalungra
0-4 — / 3.6%
Gumlu — 0-4: not among its largest Guthalungra — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.9% / 9.8%
Gumlu — 5-14: 12.9% Guthalungra — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Gumlu — 15-19: not among its largest Guthalungra — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 7.1%
Gumlu — 20-24: not among its largest Guthalungra — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 6.5% / 8.9%
Gumlu — 25-34: 6.5% Guthalungra — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 16.1% / 11.6%
Gumlu — 35-44: 16.1% Guthalungra — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.1% / 12.5%
Gumlu — 45-54: 12.1% Guthalungra — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 19.4% / 22.3%
Gumlu — 55-64: 19.4% Guthalungra — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 22.6% / 20.5%
Gumlu — 65-74: 22.6% Guthalungra — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 2.4% / 3.6%
Gumlu — 75-84: 2.4% Guthalungra — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Gumlu — 85+: not among its largest Guthalungra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Gumlu Guthalungra
England — / 4.5%
Gumlu — England: not among its largest Guthalungra — England: 4.5%
Netherlands 3.2% / —
Gumlu — Netherlands: 3.2% Guthalungra — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gumlu 73.3% lone person
Gumlu — Lone Person: 73.3% Gumlu — Couple Families: 26.7% Gumlu — Group Household: 0.0%
Guthalungra 57.7% lone person
Guthalungra — Lone Person: 57.7% Guthalungra — Couple Families: 30.8% Guthalungra — Group Household: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gumlu 70.0% houses
Gumlu — Houses: 70.0% Gumlu — Flats / Apartments: 30.0%
Guthalungra 90.7% houses
Guthalungra — Houses: 90.7% Guthalungra — Flats / Apartments: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gumlu Guthalungra
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 20.5%
Gumlu — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Guthalungra — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.1%
Gumlu — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Guthalungra — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.6%
Gumlu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Guthalungra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gumlu 9.5% renting
Gumlu — Owned Outright: 66.7% Gumlu — Mortgage: 23.8% Gumlu — Renting: 9.5%
Guthalungra 11.1% renting
Guthalungra — Owned Outright: 66.7% Guthalungra — Mortgage: 22.2% Guthalungra — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Gumlu Guthalungra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Gumlu Guthalungra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Guthalungra carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Guthalungra carries more crime risk (92 vs 57).

Gumlu Guthalungra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
92/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
82/100
 High
95/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gumlu Guthalungra
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gumlu

  • Gumlu State School Government · Primary

Schools in Guthalungra

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Gumlu Guthalungra
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 21 29

Mobility

Gumlu sits further from the CBD (1226.3 km vs 1199.8 km).

Gumlu Guthalungra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1226.3 km
+2% vs other
 1199.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 837 min 818 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4805
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4805
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.

Gumlu Guthalungra
Car (driver) 52.2% / 60.5%
Gumlu — Car (driver): 52.2% Guthalungra — Car (driver): 60.5%
Walked Only 17.4% / 20.9%
Gumlu — Walked Only: 17.4% Guthalungra — Walked Only: 20.9%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 18.6%
Gumlu — Worked from Home: 17.4% Guthalungra — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 13.0% / —
Gumlu — Car (passenger): 13.0% Guthalungra — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).

Setting

Gumlu Guthalungra
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gumlu Guthalungra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

Gumlu Guthalungra
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Gumlu Guthalungra
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gumlu Guthalungra
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gumlu

Retirees Rural

Guthalungra

Rural

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