Moore Park Beach vs Coral Sea
Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 51 in Moore Park Beach. In both, most households own their home. In Moore Park Beach, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coral Sea tends to suit young adults and people living alone.
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
Moore Park Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 0%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Coral Sea
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $310/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moore Park Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (384.6 km vs 1135.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (277 min vs 780 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coral Sea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 7%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moore Park Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.1% vs -29.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moore Park Beach and Coral Sea drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Moore Park Beach has more residents (2,890 vs 78); Moore Park Beach rents higher ($310/wk vs $130/wk).
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,890 +97% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | -29.7% |
| Median age | 51 | 36 |
| Median household income | $54,340/yr | $71,448/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +58% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $762,750 | — |
| Median unit price | $485,000 | — |
| Median land price | $475,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 51 days from 42 sales | — |
Development activity
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg | 190 across Whitsunday |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% | +70% |
Gross rental yield
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $595/wk on $890K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 24% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 31/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Coral Sea carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 19).
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 19/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 96/100 | High 98/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Moore Park Beach
- Moore Park Beach State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Coral Sea
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 same for both | |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 10 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Coral Sea sits further from the CBD (1135.9 km vs 384.6 km).
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 384.6 km | 1135.9 km +195% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 277 min | 780 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4670 | 0.3% postcode 4740 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 4670 | 56 postcode 4740 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).
Setting
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 499 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.0 km | 1.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 35% 1,557 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 969 mm | — |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.2°C | — |
Council rates
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr | $1,412/yr |
| Council | Bundaberg | Whitsunday |
Federal electorate
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn | Dawson |
| Member | Colin Boyce | Andrew Willcox |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moore Park Beach | Coral Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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