Highworth vs Kureelpa

Highworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Kureelpa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kureelpa, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kureelpa: a median of $1.43 million, against $920,000 in Highworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Highworth tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kureelpa 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Highworth has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • Kureelpa is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,430,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $478/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Highworth

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 15/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 94 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.3 km vs 113 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 15/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Highworth Kureelpa
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.

Highworth Kureelpa
Walkability 29 / 15
Highworth — Walkability: 29/100 Kureelpa — Walkability: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Highworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kureelpa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kureelpa has more residents (968 vs 348); Kureelpa skews older (50 vs 40).

Highworth Kureelpa
Population 348 968
+178% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +6.7%
Median age 40 50
Median household income $87,048/yr $92,768/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $478/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highworth Kureelpa
0-4 7.5% / 4.8%
Highworth — 0-4: 7.5% Kureelpa — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.5% / 11.7%
Highworth — 5-14: 11.5% Kureelpa — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 7.2% / 6.0%
Highworth — 15-19: 7.2% Kureelpa — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.7% / 5.0%
Highworth — 20-24: 3.7% Kureelpa — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 14.7% / 7.0%
Highworth — 25-34: 14.7% Kureelpa — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.5% / 10.0%
Highworth — 35-44: 11.5% Kureelpa — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 10.1% / 16.1%
Highworth — 45-54: 10.1% Kureelpa — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.5% / 17.5%
Highworth — 55-64: 13.5% Kureelpa — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 14.1% / 13.7%
Highworth — 65-74: 14.1% Kureelpa — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.3% / 7.2%
Highworth — 75-84: 6.3% Kureelpa — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.6% / 1.1%
Highworth — 85+: 2.6% Kureelpa — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highworth 39.6% couple families
Highworth — Couple Families: 39.6% Highworth — Lone Person: 32.7% Highworth — One Parent Families: 18.8% Highworth — Group Household: 8.9%
Kureelpa 58.0% couple families
Kureelpa — Couple Families: 58.0% Kureelpa — Lone Person: 21.2% Kureelpa — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kureelpa — Group Household: 5.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highworth 14.3% renting
Highworth — Owned Outright: 34.1% Highworth — Mortgage: 51.6% Highworth — Renting: 14.3%
Kureelpa 10.1% renting
Kureelpa — Owned Outright: 46.5% Kureelpa — Mortgage: 43.4% Kureelpa — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Highworth Kureelpa
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 18.4%
Highworth — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Kureelpa — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 13.6%
Highworth — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Kureelpa — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Highworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kureelpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.8%
Highworth — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Kureelpa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.3%
Highworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kureelpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Highworth Kureelpa
England 5.5% / 4.9%
Highworth — England: 5.5% Kureelpa — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.7%
Highworth — New Zealand: 2.0% Kureelpa — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.3%
Highworth — South Africa: 1.1% Kureelpa — South Africa: 1.3%
Indonesia 1.7% / —
Highworth — Indonesia: 1.7% Kureelpa — Indonesia: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.7%
Highworth — Germany: not among its largest Kureelpa — Germany: 1.7%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.5%
Highworth — Scotland: 0.9% Kureelpa — Scotland: 0.5%
Malaysia 1.1% / —
Highworth — Malaysia: 1.1% Kureelpa — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highworth 100.0% houses
Highworth — Houses: 100.0% Highworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kureelpa 97.3% houses
Kureelpa — Houses: 97.3% Kureelpa — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highworth Kureelpa
Median house price $920,000 $1,430,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 3 sales
 70 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Highworth Kureelpa
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Highworth Kureelpa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools Higher than 1% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Highworth is more walkable (29 vs 15).

Highworth Kureelpa
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Highworth Kureelpa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — Low
18/100
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Highworth Kureelpa
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Highworth

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

Schools in Kureelpa

  • Blackall Range Independent School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Highworth Kureelpa
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Kureelpa sits further from the CBD (113 km vs 108.3 km).

Highworth Kureelpa
Walkability score 29/100 15/100
Distance to Brisbane 108.3 km 113 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Highworth Kureelpa
Car (driver) 86.5% / 71.3%
Highworth — Car (driver): 86.5% Kureelpa — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 19.5%
Highworth — Worked from Home: 10.5% Kureelpa — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.8%
Highworth — Car (passenger): 3.0% Kureelpa — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 2.2%
Highworth — Bus: not among its largest Kureelpa — Bus: 2.2%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Highworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Kureelpa — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Highworth Kureelpa
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Highworth Kureelpa
Connectivity score 81/100 51/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
152 premises
 23%
342 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Highworth Kureelpa
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Highworth Kureelpa
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Highworth Kureelpa
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highworth Kureelpa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Highworth

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Kureelpa

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