Howard vs Pacific Haven
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Howard, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pacific Haven: a median of $730,000, against $600,000 in Howard, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Howard tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Pacific Haven
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Howard
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($320,000 vs $410,000)
- has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $730,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Howard
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Howard
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 198 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (278 km vs 284.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pacific Haven
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
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
Howard and Pacific Haven 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
Howard has more residents (1,394 vs 778); Pacific Haven has higher household incomes ($50,544 vs $44,408).
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,394 +44% vs other | 778 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 55 |
| Median household income | $44,408/yr | $50,544/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $248/wk | $270/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
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 (4.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $320,000 | $410,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 38 days from 10 sales | 17 days from 7 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.
9 vs 8 sales
22 vs 8 sales
7 vs 7 sales
Development activity
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
Liveability
Pacific Haven scores higher overall (40 vs 31).
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 31/100 | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Howard carries more crime risk (56 vs 28).
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Howard
- Howard State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Pacific Haven
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 2 |
Mobility
Pacific Haven sits further from the CBD (284.2 km vs 278 km).
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 278 km | 284.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 198 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4659 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 94 postcode 4659 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 (82.3%).
Setting
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.7 km | 7.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 50/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 752 premises | 0% 403 premises |
Climate
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Howard | Pacific Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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