Hull Heads vs Tully Heads

Tully Heads is the younger of the two, with a median age of 58 against 63 in Hull Heads. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hull Heads, most households are people living alone. In Tully Heads, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hull Heads tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Tully Heads

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 62%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

Tully Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 44%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tully Heads

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 18%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tully Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Hull Heads has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 8%)
  • Tully Heads is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Hull Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hull Heads and Tully Heads 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 Tully Heads
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 Tully Heads
Walkability 0 / 14
Hull Heads — Walkability: 0/100 Tully Heads — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 16 / 62
Hull Heads — Safety: 16/100 Tully Heads — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Hull Heads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tully Heads — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Tully Heads has more residents (354 vs 127); Hull Heads rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Population 127 354
+179% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +0.0%
Median age 63 58
Median household income $46,800/yr $54,964/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+24% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hull Heads Tully Heads
0-4 2.4% / 2.5%
Hull Heads — 0-4: 2.4% Tully Heads — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 3.1% / 9.9%
Hull Heads — 5-14: 3.1% Tully Heads — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 2.4% / 4.8%
Hull Heads — 15-19: 2.4% Tully Heads — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 3.1% / 2.5%
Hull Heads — 20-24: 3.1% Tully Heads — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 7.9% / 5.9%
Hull Heads — 25-34: 7.9% Tully Heads — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 8.7% / 8.5%
Hull Heads — 35-44: 8.7% Tully Heads — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 3.9% / 12.7%
Hull Heads — 45-54: 3.9% Tully Heads — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 26.8% / 17.5%
Hull Heads — 55-64: 26.8% Tully Heads — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 29.1% / 19.5%
Hull Heads — 65-74: 29.1% Tully Heads — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 20.5% / 13.3%
Hull Heads — 75-84: 20.5% Tully Heads — 75-84: 13.3%
85+ 3.1% / 3.7%
Hull Heads — 85+: 3.1% Tully Heads — 85+: 3.7%

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% Hull Heads — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tully Heads 49.5% lone person
Tully Heads — Lone Person: 49.5% Tully Heads — Couple Families: 26.3% Tully Heads — Group Household: 7.1% Tully Heads — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

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%
Tully Heads 29.0% renting
Tully Heads — Owned Outright: 49.7% Tully Heads — Mortgage: 21.4% Tully Heads — Renting: 29.0%
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 Tully Heads
England 2.4% / 2.5%
Hull Heads — England: 2.4% Tully Heads — England: 2.5%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Hull Heads — New Zealand: not among its largest Tully Heads — New Zealand: 1.7%
France — / 1.7%
Hull Heads — France: not among its largest Tully Heads — France: 1.7%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Hull Heads — Scotland: not among its largest Tully Heads — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 19.8%
Hull Heads — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Tully Heads — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 5.9%
Hull Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Tully Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 4.2%
Hull Heads — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Tully Heads — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Hull Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tully Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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%
Tully Heads 92.2% houses
Tully Heads — Houses: 92.2% Tully Heads — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Tully Heads — Townhouses: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Median house price $520,000 $530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $157,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Houses — 4.2%
$500/wk on $618K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hull Heads Tully Heads
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 76% 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 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Tully Heads is more walkable (14 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Tully Heads carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Hull Heads carries more crime risk (84 vs 38).

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
84/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
57/100
 Low
38/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 1568.3 km 1568.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1068 min 1071 min
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 Tully Heads
Car (driver) 63.4% / 80.7%
Hull Heads — Car (driver): 63.4% Tully Heads — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 6.7%
Hull Heads — Worked from Home: 19.5% Tully Heads — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 10.1%
Hull Heads — Car (passenger): 7.3% Tully Heads — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only 9.8% / —
Hull Heads — Walked Only: 9.8% Tully Heads — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus — / 2.5%
Hull Heads — Bus: not among its largest Tully Heads — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Hull Heads Tully Heads
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
218 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Hull Heads Tully Heads
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 Tully Heads
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

Tully Heads

Acreage Affordable Coastal Retirees

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