Killaloe vs Port Douglas

Port Douglas is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Killaloe. In both, most households own their home. In Killaloe, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Port Douglas, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Douglas tends to suit young adults.

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

Port Douglas

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Killaloe has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 36%)

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

Killaloe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Port Douglas has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Port Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1763 km vs 1765.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Killaloe carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)
  • Port Douglas has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

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

Killaloe Port Douglas
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.

Killaloe Port Douglas
Walkability 0 / 0
Killaloe — Walkability: 0/100 Port Douglas — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 31
Killaloe — Safety: 60/100 Port Douglas — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Killaloe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Douglas — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Douglas has more residents (3,650 vs 124); Port Douglas rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Killaloe Port Douglas
Population 124 3,650
+2844% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +4.2%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $80,132/yr
+11% vs other
 $71,240/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killaloe Port Douglas
0-4 5.6% / 2.7%
Killaloe — 0-4: 5.6% Port Douglas — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 6.5% / 5.8%
Killaloe — 5-14: 6.5% Port Douglas — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 2.4% / 2.8%
Killaloe — 15-19: 2.4% Port Douglas — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 5.6% / 4.9%
Killaloe — 20-24: 5.6% Port Douglas — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 4.8% / 21.6%
Killaloe — 25-34: 4.8% Port Douglas — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 6.5% / 12.3%
Killaloe — 35-44: 6.5% Port Douglas — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 21.0% / 12.6%
Killaloe — 45-54: 21.0% Port Douglas — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 25.0% / 16.4%
Killaloe — 55-64: 25.0% Port Douglas — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 11.3% / 13.9%
Killaloe — 65-74: 11.3% Port Douglas — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.0% / 5.6%
Killaloe — 75-84: 4.0% Port Douglas — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.0% / 1.1%
Killaloe — 85+: 4.0% Port Douglas — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killaloe 59.1% lone person
Killaloe — Lone Person: 59.1% Killaloe — Couple Families: 40.9% Killaloe — Group Household: 0.0% Killaloe — One Parent Families: 0.0% Killaloe — Other Families: 0.0%
Port Douglas 51.3% lone person
Port Douglas — Lone Person: 51.3% Port Douglas — Couple Families: 23.5% Port Douglas — Group Household: 13.6% Port Douglas — One Parent Families: 11.0% Port Douglas — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killaloe 6.5% renting
Killaloe — Owned Outright: 56.5% Killaloe — Mortgage: 37.0% Killaloe — Renting: 6.5%
Port Douglas 43.8% renting
Port Douglas — Owned Outright: 29.1% Port Douglas — Mortgage: 27.2% Port Douglas — Renting: 43.8%
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.

Killaloe Port Douglas
England 7.3% / 6.7%
Killaloe — England: 7.3% Port Douglas — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 3.2% / 4.1%
Killaloe — New Zealand: 3.2% Port Douglas — New Zealand: 4.1%
Italy — / 1.0%
Killaloe — Italy: not among its largest Port Douglas — Italy: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.0%
Killaloe — Germany: not among its largest Port Douglas — Germany: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Killaloe — Philippines: not among its largest Port Douglas — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Killaloe Port Douglas
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 15.0%
Killaloe — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Port Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 15.3%
Killaloe — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Port Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.7%
Killaloe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Port Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.2%
Killaloe — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Port Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Killaloe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Douglas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killaloe 100.0% houses
Killaloe — Houses: 100.0% Killaloe — Townhouses: 0.0% Killaloe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Port Douglas 35.7% houses
Port Douglas — Houses: 35.7% Port Douglas — Townhouses: 32.9% Port Douglas — Flats / Apartments: 31.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Killaloe Port Douglas
Median house price — $935,000
Median unit price — $380,000
Median land price — $730,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 26 sales

Development activity

Killaloe Port Douglas
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Killaloe Port Douglas
Houses — 2.4%
$792/wk on $1.72M
Units — 6.9%
$600/wk on $449K

Ranking within QLD

Killaloe Port Douglas
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 3% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 95% of QLD

Liveability

Killaloe Port Douglas
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Port Douglas carries more crime risk (69 vs 40).

Killaloe Port Douglas
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Killaloe Port Douglas
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Killaloe

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

Schools in Port Douglas

  • Port Douglas State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Newman Catholic College - Port Douglas Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Killaloe Port Douglas
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 48
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Killaloe sits further from the CBD (1765.5 km vs 1763 km).

Killaloe Port Douglas
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1765.5 km 1763 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1237 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4877
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 4877
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.

Killaloe Port Douglas
Car (driver) 75.4% / 59.1%
Killaloe — Car (driver): 75.4% Port Douglas — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 13.3%
Killaloe — Worked from Home: 14.0% Port Douglas — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Walked Only 10.5% / 13.6%
Killaloe — Walked Only: 10.5% Port Douglas — Walked Only: 13.6%
Bicycle — / 6.4%
Killaloe — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Douglas — Bicycle: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Killaloe — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Douglas — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Killaloe Port Douglas
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km
4.5 km to a named beach
 119 m
511 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Killaloe Port Douglas
Connectivity score 28/100 52/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 13%
4,084 premises

Climate

Killaloe Port Douglas
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Killaloe Port Douglas
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Killaloe Port Douglas
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killaloe Port Douglas
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killaloe

Coastal River Rural

Port Douglas

Affordable Beach Coastal Townhouses

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