Mckinlay vs Cloncurry

Cloncurry is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in McKinlay. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McKinlay, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Cloncurry, about half of households rent. On these figures, McKinlay tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Cloncurry suits renters 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

Cloncurry

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 25%)
  • But McKinlay carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 87/100)

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

Renters

Cloncurry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McKinlay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1067 min vs 1147 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1610.3 km vs 1728.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McKinlay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Cloncurry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -9.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mckinlay Cloncurry
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.

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Walkability 0 / 0
Mckinlay — Walkability: 0/100 Cloncurry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 13
Mckinlay — Safety: 80/100 Cloncurry — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Mckinlay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cloncurry — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Cloncurry has more residents (3,167 vs 162); McKinlay rents higher ($285/wk vs $240/wk).

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Population 162 3,167
+1855% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.0% +16.5%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $112,632/yr
+10% vs other
 $101,556/yr
Median weekly rent $285/wk
+16% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mckinlay Cloncurry
0-4 — / 7.8%
Mckinlay — 0-4: not among its largest Cloncurry — 0-4: 7.8%
5-14 2.5% / 12.1%
Mckinlay — 5-14: 2.5% Cloncurry — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 2.5% / 4.9%
Mckinlay — 15-19: 2.5% Cloncurry — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 10.5% / 7.5%
Mckinlay — 20-24: 10.5% Cloncurry — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 27.2% / 18.0%
Mckinlay — 25-34: 27.2% Cloncurry — 25-34: 18.0%
35-44 21.6% / 15.4%
Mckinlay — 35-44: 21.6% Cloncurry — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 14.2% / 11.8%
Mckinlay — 45-54: 14.2% Cloncurry — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.6% / 12.4%
Mckinlay — 55-64: 13.6% Cloncurry — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 3.1% / 6.9%
Mckinlay — 65-74: 3.1% Cloncurry — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.9% / 2.6%
Mckinlay — 75-84: 4.9% Cloncurry — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 0.6%
Mckinlay — 85+: not among its largest Cloncurry — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mckinlay 75.0% lone person
Mckinlay — Lone Person: 75.0% Mckinlay — Couple Families: 25.0% Mckinlay — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mckinlay — Group Household: 0.0% Mckinlay — Other Families: 0.0%
Cloncurry 41.8% lone person
Cloncurry — Lone Person: 41.8% Cloncurry — Couple Families: 36.6% Cloncurry — One Parent Families: 14.3% Cloncurry — Group Household: 4.3% Cloncurry — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mckinlay 21.1% renting
Mckinlay — Owned Outright: 63.2% Mckinlay — Mortgage: 15.8% Mckinlay — Renting: 21.1%
Cloncurry 50.0% renting
Cloncurry — Owned Outright: 25.6% Cloncurry — Mortgage: 24.4% Cloncurry — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 17.3%
Mckinlay — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Cloncurry — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 7.2%
Mckinlay — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Cloncurry — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 4.3%
Mckinlay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Cloncurry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 0.8%
Mckinlay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Cloncurry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Mckinlay — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cloncurry — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Mckinlay Cloncurry
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.1%
Mckinlay — New Zealand: 3.1% Cloncurry — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 2.5% / 0.3%
Mckinlay — South Africa: 2.5% Cloncurry — South Africa: 0.3%
England — / 1.3%
Mckinlay — England: not among its largest Cloncurry — England: 1.3%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Mckinlay — Philippines: not among its largest Cloncurry — Philippines: 0.9%
India — / 0.6%
Mckinlay — India: not among its largest Cloncurry — India: 0.6%
China — / 0.5%
Mckinlay — China: not among its largest Cloncurry — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mckinlay 81.0% houses
Mckinlay — Houses: 81.0% Mckinlay — Flats / Apartments: 19.0% Mckinlay — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cloncurry 79.5% houses
Cloncurry — Houses: 79.5% Cloncurry — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Cloncurry — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Median house price — $260,000
Median unit price — $307,000
Median land price — $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 80 days
from 27 sales

Development activity

Mckinlay Cloncurry
New dwellings approved 1
across McKinlay
 1
across Cloncurry

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.

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Houses — 6.2%
$480/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mckinlay Cloncurry
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cloncurry carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Cloncurry carries more crime risk (87 vs 20).

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
20/100
 High
87/100
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

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mckinlay

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

Schools in Cloncurry

  • St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cloncurry State School P-12 Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 1 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 910 73

Mobility

Cloncurry sits further from the CBD (1728.5 km vs 1610.3 km).

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1610.3 km 1728.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1067 min 1147 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4823
 0.0%
postcode 4824
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4823
 32
postcode 4824

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.

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Car (driver) 13.8% / 60.9%
Mckinlay — Car (driver): 13.8% Cloncurry — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 43.1% / 6.6%
Mckinlay — Worked from Home: 43.1% Cloncurry — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 15.5% / 13.1%
Mckinlay — Walked Only: 15.5% Cloncurry — Walked Only: 13.1%
Bus 19.0% / 9.5%
Mckinlay — Bus: 19.0% Cloncurry — Bus: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 8.6%
Mckinlay — Car (passenger): 8.6% Cloncurry — Car (passenger): 8.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Connectivity score 15/100 45/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 2%
1,345 premises

Council rates

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Average residential rate $653/yr $782/yr
Council McKinlay Cloncurry

Federal electorate

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mckinlay Cloncurry
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mckinlay

Multicultural Rural

Cloncurry

Affordable Rural

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