Hull Heads vs Lower Tully

Lower Tully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 63 in Hull Heads. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hull Heads, most households are people living alone. In Lower Tully, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hull Heads tends to suit older residents, while Lower Tully suits families with children and 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

Lower Tully

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 30%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (87% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Tully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Tully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1564.8 km vs 1568.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hull Heads

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 13%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 34%)
  • But Lower Tully carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Hull Heads Lower Tully
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.

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Walkability 0 / 0
Hull Heads — Walkability: 0/100 Lower Tully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 53
Hull Heads — Safety: 16/100 Lower Tully — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Hull Heads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lower Tully — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Hull Heads rents higher ($330/wk vs $200/wk); Lower Tully has higher household incomes ($67,600 vs $46,800).

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Population 127
+31% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +11.4%
Median age 63 54
Median household income $46,800/yr $67,600/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+39% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hull Heads Lower Tully
0-4 2.4% / 4.5%
Hull Heads — 0-4: 2.4% Lower Tully — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 3.1% / 15.9%
Hull Heads — 5-14: 3.1% Lower Tully — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 2.4% / 3.4%
Hull Heads — 15-19: 2.4% Lower Tully — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 3.1% / 3.4%
Hull Heads — 20-24: 3.1% Lower Tully — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 7.9% / 5.7%
Hull Heads — 25-34: 7.9% Lower Tully — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.7% / —
Hull Heads — 35-44: 8.7% Lower Tully — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 3.9% / 10.2%
Hull Heads — 45-54: 3.9% Lower Tully — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 26.8% / 10.2%
Hull Heads — 55-64: 26.8% Lower Tully — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 29.1% / 17.0%
Hull Heads — 65-74: 29.1% Lower Tully — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 20.5% / 13.6%
Hull Heads — 75-84: 20.5% Lower Tully — 75-84: 13.6%
85+ 3.1% / 3.4%
Hull Heads — 85+: 3.1% Lower Tully — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hull Heads 59.3% lone person
Hull Heads — Lone Person: 59.3% Hull Heads — Couple Families: 29.6% Hull Heads — Group Household: 11.1%
Lower Tully 52.9% lone person
Lower Tully — Lone Person: 52.9% Lower Tully — Couple Families: 47.1% Lower Tully — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hull Heads 17.7% renting
Hull Heads — Owned Outright: 64.5% Hull Heads — Mortgage: 17.7% Hull Heads — Renting: 17.7%
Lower Tully 18.8% renting
Lower Tully — Owned Outright: 81.2% Lower Tully — Mortgage: 0.0% Lower Tully — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hull Heads Lower Tully
New Zealand — / 5.7%
Hull Heads — New Zealand: not among its largest Lower Tully — New Zealand: 5.7%
South Africa — / 3.4%
Hull Heads — South Africa: not among its largest Lower Tully — South Africa: 3.4%
England 2.4% / —
Hull Heads — England: 2.4% Lower Tully — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 11.4%
Hull Heads — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Lower Tully — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.0%
Hull Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Lower Tully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / —
Hull Heads — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Lower Tully — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hull Heads 61.5% houses
Hull Heads — Houses: 61.5% Hull Heads — Flats / Apartments: 33.8% Hull Heads — Townhouses: 4.6%
Lower Tully 87.1% houses
Lower Tully — Houses: 87.1% Lower Tully — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Lower Tully — Townhouses: 9.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Median house price $520,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Hull Heads Lower Tully
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hull Heads Lower Tully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lower Tully carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Hull Heads carries more crime risk (84 vs 47).

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
84/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hull Heads

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

Schools in Lower Tully

  • Lower Tully State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Hull Heads sits further from the CBD (1568.3 km vs 1564.8 km).

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1568.3 km 1564.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1068 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4854
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4854
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.

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Car (driver) 63.4% / 48.6%
Hull Heads — Car (driver): 63.4% Lower Tully — Car (driver): 48.6%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 10.8%
Hull Heads — Worked from Home: 19.5% Lower Tully — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 9.8% / 13.5%
Hull Heads — Walked Only: 9.8% Lower Tully — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 13.5%
Hull Heads — Car (passenger): 7.3% Lower Tully — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Bus — / 13.5%
Hull Heads — Bus: not among its largest Lower Tully — Bus: 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 426 m
4.9 km to a named beach
 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Annual rainfall 2,150 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hull Heads Lower Tully
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hull Heads

Coastal Retirees Rural

Lower Tully

Retirees Rural

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