Highland Park vs Worongary

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Highland Park, about half of households are couple families. In Worongary, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Worongary: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.2 million in Highland Park. On these figures, Highland Park tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Worongary 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

Worongary

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 8)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Highland Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,450,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Worongary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Highland Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (73.3 km vs 77 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highland Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Highland Park returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 4.0%)
  • Worongary is growing faster (7.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Highland Park Worongary
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.

Highland Park Worongary
Walkability 66 / 0
Highland Park — Walkability: 66/100 Worongary — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 42
Highland Park — Safety: 47/100 Worongary — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Highland Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Worongary — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Worongary has higher household incomes ($112,320 vs $83,668); Highland Park skews older (42 vs 40).

Highland Park Worongary
Population 6,576
+8% vs other
 6,021
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +7.3%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $83,668/yr $112,320/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk $450/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highland Park Worongary
0-4 5.5% / 5.8%
Highland Park — 0-4: 5.5% Worongary — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.6% / 13.5%
Highland Park — 5-14: 12.6% Worongary — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.9% / 7.6%
Highland Park — 15-19: 5.9% Worongary — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.7% / 5.7%
Highland Park — 20-24: 4.7% Worongary — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 11.5% / 10.1%
Highland Park — 25-34: 11.5% Worongary — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 13.0% / 14.1%
Highland Park — 35-44: 13.0% Worongary — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.2% / 15.3%
Highland Park — 45-54: 13.2% Worongary — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.1% / 13.5%
Highland Park — 55-64: 13.1% Worongary — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 10.6% / 9.0%
Highland Park — 65-74: 10.6% Worongary — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 7.3% / 4.4%
Highland Park — 75-84: 7.3% Worongary — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.5% / 1.0%
Highland Park — 85+: 2.5% Worongary — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highland Park 49.1% couple families
Highland Park — Couple Families: 49.1% Highland Park — Lone Person: 27.1% Highland Park — One Parent Families: 18.4% Highland Park — Group Household: 4.4% Highland Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Worongary 61.2% couple families
Worongary — Couple Families: 61.2% Worongary — Lone Person: 15.1% Worongary — One Parent Families: 19.0% Worongary — Group Household: 3.8% Worongary — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highland Park 17.8% renting
Highland Park — Owned Outright: 34.5% Highland Park — Mortgage: 47.6% Highland Park — Renting: 17.8%
Worongary 13.4% renting
Worongary — Owned Outright: 30.8% Worongary — Mortgage: 55.8% Worongary — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Highland Park Worongary
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 18.8%
Highland Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Worongary — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 10.3%
Highland Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Worongary — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.8%
Highland Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Worongary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.4%
Highland Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Worongary — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Highland Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Worongary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Highland Park Worongary
New Zealand 8.3% / 6.2%
Highland Park — New Zealand: 8.3% Worongary — New Zealand: 6.2%
England 5.4% / 5.1%
Highland Park — England: 5.4% Worongary — England: 5.1%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.4%
Highland Park — South Africa: 1.1% Worongary — South Africa: 1.4%
Japan 1.0% / 0.5%
Highland Park — Japan: 1.0% Worongary — Japan: 0.5%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.3%
Highland Park — Philippines: 1.0% Worongary — Philippines: 0.3%
Germany 0.6% / 0.5%
Highland Park — Germany: 0.6% Worongary — Germany: 0.5%
China — / 0.5%
Highland Park — China: not among its largest Worongary — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highland Park 85.0% houses
Highland Park — Houses: 85.0% Highland Park — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Highland Park — Townhouses: 4.7%
Worongary 98.2% houses
Worongary — Houses: 98.2% Worongary — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Worongary — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Highland Park Worongary
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,450,000
Median unit price $790,000 —
Median land price — $1,002,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 39 sales
 25 days
from 87 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Highland Park Worongary
3 bed $1.12M / $1.14M
Highland Park — 3 bed: $1.12M (37 sales) Worongary — 3 bed: $1.14M (36 sales)

37 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.38M
Highland Park — 4 bed: $1.26M (43 sales) Worongary — 4 bed: $1.38M (51 sales)

43 vs 51 sales

5 bed $1.38M / $1.92M
Highland Park — 5 bed: $1.38M (9 sales) Worongary — 5 bed: $1.92M (32 sales)

9 vs 32 sales

Development activity

Highland Park Worongary
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Highland Park Worongary
Houses 4.5%
$950/wk on $1.09M
 4.0%
$1,375/wk on $1.8M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Highland Park Worongary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Highland Park is more walkable (66 vs 0); Highland Park scores higher overall (65 vs 56).

Highland Park Worongary
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Highland Park Worongary
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Highland Park Worongary
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Gold Coast, 8.2 km
 2
Gold Coast campus, 6.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.7%

Schools in Highland Park

  • William Duncan State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Worongary

  • Worongary State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Highland Park Worongary
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 8 12
Childcare 4 5
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Worongary sits further from the CBD (77 km vs 73.3 km).

Highland Park Worongary
Walkability score 66/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 73.3 km 77 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 59 min
Public transport score 60/100
Bus
 50/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
 1.4%
postcode 4213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
 85
postcode 4213

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.

Highland Park Worongary
Car (driver) 79.4% / 77.4%
Highland Park — Car (driver): 79.4% Worongary — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 15.6%
Highland Park — Worked from Home: 12.7% Worongary — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.4%
Highland Park — Car (passenger): 4.6% Worongary — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.8%
Highland Park — Walked Only: 1.3% Worongary — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 1.1% / 0.5%
Highland Park — Bus: 1.1% Worongary — Bus: 0.5%
Train 0.7% / 0.8%
Highland Park — Train: 0.7% Worongary — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Highland Park Worongary
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.7 km 9.8 km

NBN connectivity

Highland Park Worongary
Connectivity score 72/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
2,625 premises
 26%
2,061 premises

Climate

Highland Park Worongary
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Highland Park Worongary
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

Highland Park Worongary
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Highland Park Worongary
Division Moncrieff Wright
Member Angie Bell Scott Buchholz
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highland Park Worongary
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Highland Park

Parks Quiet River

Worongary

Acreage

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