Pialba vs Urraween

Pialba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Urraween. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Pialba, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Urraween: a median of $820,000, against $750,000 in Pialba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Urraween tends to suit older residents.

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

Urraween

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 64%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 42%)
  • But Pialba has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Pialba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($540,000 vs $615,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pialba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pialba is more walkable (83/100 vs 60/100)
  • Urraween sits closer to the CBD (282.4 km vs 284.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pialba

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more GPs (11 vs 9)
  • But Urraween has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pialba Urraween
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.

Pialba Urraween
Walkability 83 / 60
Pialba — Walkability: 83/100 Urraween — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 6 / 23
Pialba — Safety: 6/100 Urraween — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pialba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Urraween — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Urraween has more residents (7,951 vs 4,151); Urraween rents higher ($380/wk vs $310/wk).

Pialba Urraween
Population 4,151 7,951
+92% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% +14.1%
Median age 50 55
Median household income $48,464/yr $55,276/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $380/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pialba Urraween
0-4 4.1% / 4.4%
Pialba — 0-4: 4.1% Urraween — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.8% / 10.5%
Pialba — 5-14: 10.8% Urraween — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.1% / 4.4%
Pialba — 15-19: 5.1% Urraween — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.6% / 3.5%
Pialba — 20-24: 4.6% Urraween — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.1% / 8.5%
Pialba — 25-34: 10.1% Urraween — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.7% / 8.6%
Pialba — 35-44: 8.7% Urraween — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 11.9% / 9.4%
Pialba — 45-54: 11.9% Urraween — 45-54: 9.4%
55-64 14.3% / 11.0%
Pialba — 55-64: 14.3% Urraween — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 17.0% / 17.6%
Pialba — 65-74: 17.0% Urraween — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 10.6% / 15.9%
Pialba — 75-84: 10.6% Urraween — 75-84: 15.9%
85+ 2.7% / 5.9%
Pialba — 85+: 2.7% Urraween — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pialba 50.8% lone person
Pialba — Lone Person: 50.8% Pialba — Couple Families: 20.2% Pialba — One Parent Families: 21.8% Pialba — Group Household: 6.0% Pialba — Other Families: 1.4%
Urraween 42.9% lone person
Urraween — Lone Person: 42.9% Urraween — Couple Families: 32.7% Urraween — One Parent Families: 18.7% Urraween — Group Household: 4.4% Urraween — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pialba 42.9% renting
Pialba — Owned Outright: 38.0% Pialba — Mortgage: 19.1% Pialba — Renting: 42.9%
Urraween 22.8% renting
Urraween — Owned Outright: 53.4% Urraween — Mortgage: 23.9% Urraween — Renting: 22.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pialba Urraween
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.4%
Pialba — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Urraween — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 8.5%
Pialba — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Urraween — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.0%
Pialba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Urraween — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.4%
Pialba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Urraween — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.3%
Pialba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Urraween — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Pialba Urraween
England 5.2% / 7.2%
Pialba — England: 5.2% Urraween — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 3.7% / 3.0%
Pialba — New Zealand: 3.7% Urraween — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.0%
Pialba — Philippines: 0.9% Urraween — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany 0.7% / 1.1%
Pialba — Germany: 0.7% Urraween — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.9%
Pialba — Scotland: 0.7% Urraween — Scotland: 0.9%
India 0.4% / 1.2%
Pialba — India: 0.4% Urraween — India: 1.2%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.8%
Pialba — South Africa: 0.7% Urraween — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pialba 63.7% houses
Pialba — Houses: 63.7% Pialba — Townhouses: 28.2% Pialba — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Urraween 92.7% houses
Urraween — Houses: 92.7% Urraween — Townhouses: 6.5% Urraween — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pialba Urraween
Median house price $750,000 $820,000
Median unit price $540,000 $615,000
Median land price $718,000 $732,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 60 sales
 36 days
from 95 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Pialba Urraween
3 bed $710K / $752K
Pialba — 3 bed: $710K (66 sales) Urraween — 3 bed: $752K (58 sales)

66 vs 58 sales

4 bed $882K / $825K
Pialba — 4 bed: $882K (62 sales) Urraween — 4 bed: $825K (139 sales)

62 vs 139 sales

5 bed $830K / $1.03M
Pialba — 5 bed: $830K (9 sales) Urraween — 5 bed: $1.03M (20 sales)

9 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Pialba Urraween
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Pialba Urraween
Houses 4.2%
$670/wk on $837K
 4.0%
$652/wk on $849K
Units 4.8%
$530/wk on $577K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Pialba Urraween
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 4% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 65% of QLD —

Liveability

Pialba is more walkable (83 vs 60).

Pialba Urraween
Grade D C
Score 32/100 36/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Pialba carries more crime risk (94 vs 77).

Pialba Urraween
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 High
77/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
74/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Pialba Urraween
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Pialba

  • Hervey Bay State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Pialba State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Urraween

  • St James Lutheran College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay Independent · Combined below peers
  • Yarrilee State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pialba Urraween
Supermarkets 2 5
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 2 9
GPs 11 9
Pharmacies 3 4
Hospitals 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 8
Fuel stations 2 4
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 3 16

Mobility

Pialba sits further from the CBD (284.6 km vs 282.4 km).

Pialba Urraween
Walkability score 83/100 60/100
Distance to Brisbane 284.6 km 282.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 205 min
Public transport score 71/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4655
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 4655
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.

Pialba Urraween
Car (driver) 76.5% / 82.9%
Pialba — Car (driver): 76.5% Urraween — Car (driver): 82.9%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 8.0%
Pialba — Car (passenger): 7.6% Urraween — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 5.6%
Pialba — Worked from Home: 8.4% Urraween — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 5.9% / 2.5%
Pialba — Walked Only: 5.9% Urraween — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.7%
Pialba — Bicycle: 1.2% Urraween — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Pialba Urraween
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 453 m
797 m to a named beach
 2.7 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Pialba Urraween
Connectivity score 77/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
3,356 premises
 43%
4,372 premises

Climate

Pialba Urraween
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pialba Urraween
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pialba Urraween
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Pialba Urraween
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pialba Urraween
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pialba

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees Townhouses

Urraween

Coastal Large Blocks Retirees River

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