Longreach vs Corfield

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longreach, about half of households are people living alone. In Corfield, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Longreach tends to suit people living alone, while Corfield suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Longreach has more parks and reserves (18 vs 1)
  • Corfield carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 72/100)

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

Renters

Longreach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Longreach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1242.2 km vs 1412 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (846 min vs 951 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longreach

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
  • But Corfield carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 72/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Longreach Corfield
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.

Longreach Corfield
Walkability 0 / 0
Longreach — Walkability: 0/100 Corfield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 64
Longreach — Safety: 28/100 Corfield — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 90 / 100
Longreach — Low fire risk: 90/100 Corfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Longreach has more residents (3,124 vs 158); Corfield rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Longreach Corfield
Population 3,124
+95% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -13.7%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $84,500/yr $94,224/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longreach Corfield
0-4 5.3% / 8.2%
Longreach — 0-4: 5.3% Corfield — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 13.6% / 8.2%
Longreach — 5-14: 13.6% Corfield — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.4% / 3.2%
Longreach — 15-19: 5.4% Corfield — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.1% / 7.6%
Longreach — 20-24: 6.1% Corfield — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 13.2% / 16.5%
Longreach — 25-34: 13.2% Corfield — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 12.7% / 13.3%
Longreach — 35-44: 12.7% Corfield — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.7% / 16.5%
Longreach — 45-54: 11.7% Corfield — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 14.7% / 19.0%
Longreach — 55-64: 14.7% Corfield — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 9.7% / 9.5%
Longreach — 65-74: 9.7% Corfield — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.6% / 2.5%
Longreach — 75-84: 4.6% Corfield — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 2.8% / —
Longreach — 85+: 2.8% Corfield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longreach 33.5% couple families
Longreach — Couple Families: 33.5% Longreach — Lone Person: 45.5% Longreach — One Parent Families: 14.0% Longreach — Group Household: 4.9% Longreach — Other Families: 2.2%
Corfield 76.0% couple families
Corfield — Couple Families: 76.0% Corfield — Lone Person: 24.0% Corfield — One Parent Families: 0.0% Corfield — Group Household: 0.0% Corfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longreach 42.4% renting
Longreach — Owned Outright: 32.9% Longreach — Mortgage: 24.7% Longreach — Renting: 42.4%
Corfield 18.4% renting
Corfield — Owned Outright: 55.3% Corfield — Mortgage: 26.3% Corfield — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longreach 87.1% houses
Longreach — Houses: 87.1% Longreach — Flats / Apartments: 7.1% Longreach — Townhouses: 5.8%
Corfield 92.7% houses
Corfield — Houses: 92.7% Corfield — Flats / Apartments: 7.3% Corfield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Longreach Corfield
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 15.8%
Longreach — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Corfield — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 11.4%
Longreach — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Corfield — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.7%
Longreach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Corfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Longreach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Corfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Longreach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Corfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Property market

Longreach Corfield
Median house price $330,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $77,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 73 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

Longreach Corfield
New dwellings approved 7
across Longreach
 2
across Winton
Approvals change year on year — -85%

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.

Longreach Corfield
Houses 5.2%
$500/wk on $502K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Longreach Corfield
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools Higher than 10% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD —

Liveability

Longreach Corfield
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Longreach carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Longreach carries more crime risk (72 vs 36).

Longreach Corfield
Bushfire Low
10/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 Low
36/100
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

Longreach Corfield
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Longreach

  • Longreach School of Distance Education Government · Combined at peers
  • Longreach State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Longreach State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Corfield

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

Amenities in the suburb

Longreach Corfield
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 18 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7395 5672

Mobility

Corfield sits further from the CBD (1412 km vs 1242.2 km).

Longreach Corfield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1242.2 km 1412 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 846 min 951 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4730
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4730
 —

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.

Longreach Corfield
Car (driver) 71.1% / 27.8%
Longreach — Car (driver): 71.1% Corfield — Car (driver): 27.8%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 59.8%
Longreach — Worked from Home: 10.7% Corfield — Worked from Home: 59.8%
Walked Only 10.2% / 12.4%
Longreach — Walked Only: 10.2% Corfield — Walked Only: 12.4%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Longreach — Car (passenger): 6.1% Corfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.9% / —
Longreach — Bicycle: 1.9% Corfield — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Longreach Corfield
Elevation 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 228 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Longreach Corfield
Connectivity score 64/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
1,868 premises
 0%
85 premises

Council rates

Longreach Corfield
Average residential rate $735/yr $719/yr
Council Longreach Winton

Federal electorate

Longreach Corfield
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longreach Corfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longreach

Affordable Rural

Corfield

Rural

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