Kalunga vs Watsonville

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Watsonville, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Watsonville tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Kalunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 33%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kalunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kalunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1179 min vs 1222 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1701 km vs 1713.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Kalunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.4% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalunga Watsonville
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.

Kalunga Watsonville
Walkability 0 / 0
Kalunga — Walkability: 0/100 Watsonville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 79
Kalunga — Safety: 83/100 Watsonville — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 27 / 30
Kalunga — Low fire risk: 27/100 Watsonville — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Watsonville has more residents (176 vs 103); Kalunga has higher household incomes ($57,200 vs $36,140).

Kalunga Watsonville
Population 103 176
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% -7.9%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $57,200/yr
+37% vs other
 $36,140/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $260/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalunga Watsonville
0-4 2.9% / 5.7%
Kalunga — 0-4: 2.9% Watsonville — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.6% / 15.3%
Kalunga — 5-14: 13.6% Watsonville — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 9.7% / 7.4%
Kalunga — 15-19: 9.7% Watsonville — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.8% / 3.4%
Kalunga — 20-24: 7.8% Watsonville — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 8.7% / 6.8%
Kalunga — 25-34: 8.7% Watsonville — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 6.8% / 13.1%
Kalunga — 35-44: 6.8% Watsonville — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.6% / 8.5%
Kalunga — 45-54: 12.6% Watsonville — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 14.6% / 17.0%
Kalunga — 55-64: 14.6% Watsonville — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 16.5% / 15.9%
Kalunga — 65-74: 16.5% Watsonville — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 5.8% / 5.1%
Kalunga — 75-84: 5.8% Watsonville — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / —
Kalunga — 85+: not among its largest Watsonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Kalunga Watsonville
England 4.9% / 3.4%
Kalunga — England: 4.9% Watsonville — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 4.9% / —
Kalunga — New Zealand: 4.9% Watsonville — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalunga 41.7% lone person
Kalunga — Lone Person: 41.7% Kalunga — Couple Families: 29.2% Kalunga — One Parent Families: 29.2% Kalunga — Group Household: 0.0%
Watsonville 56.9% lone person
Watsonville — Lone Person: 56.9% Watsonville — Couple Families: 25.5% Watsonville — One Parent Families: 7.8% Watsonville — Group Household: 9.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalunga 106.5% houses
Kalunga — Houses: 106.5% Kalunga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Watsonville 98.2% houses
Watsonville — Houses: 98.2% Watsonville — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kalunga Watsonville
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 21.6%
Kalunga — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Watsonville — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.2%
Kalunga — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Watsonville — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 8.0%
Kalunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Watsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Kalunga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Watsonville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Kalunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Watsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalunga 20.6% renting
Kalunga — Owned Outright: 50.0% Kalunga — Mortgage: 29.4% Kalunga — Renting: 20.6%
Watsonville 14.3% renting
Watsonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Watsonville — Mortgage: 28.6% Watsonville — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Kalunga Watsonville
New dwellings approved 167
across Tablelands
 76
across Mareeba
Approvals change year on year -80% -23%

Ranking within QLD

Kalunga Watsonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Kalunga Watsonville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kalunga Watsonville
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
21/100
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

Kalunga Watsonville
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

Kalunga Watsonville
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Watsonville sits further from the CBD (1713.5 km vs 1701 km).

Kalunga Watsonville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1701 km 1713.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1179 min 1222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4887
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4887
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.

Kalunga Watsonville
Car (driver) 64.7% / 68.6%
Kalunga — Car (driver): 64.7% Watsonville — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 11.4%
Kalunga — Worked from Home: 23.5% Watsonville — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 11.8% / 20.0%
Kalunga — Car (passenger): 11.8% Watsonville — Car (passenger): 20.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Kalunga Watsonville
Elevation 872 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 910 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kalunga Watsonville
Connectivity score 25/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Kalunga Watsonville
Annual rainfall 1,114 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kalunga Watsonville
Average residential rate $1,609/yr $1,628/yr
Council Tablelands Mareeba

Federal electorate

Kalunga Watsonville
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalunga Watsonville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalunga

Rural

Watsonville

Rural

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