Quilpie vs Yowah
Quilpie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 62 in Yowah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Quilpie, about half of households are people living alone. In Yowah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Quilpie tends to suit families with children, while Yowah suits people living alone and 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
Quilpie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 19%)
- But Yowah carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)
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
Quilpie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 14%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)
- But Yowah has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $140/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yowah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (927.4 km vs 986.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (667 min vs 674 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Yowah
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 68/100)
- But Quilpie has more GPs (3 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Quilpie and Yowah 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
Quilpie has more residents (530 vs 126); Quilpie has higher household incomes ($67,756 vs $25,532).
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 530 +76% vs other | 126 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.9% | -10.6% |
| Median age | 39 | 62 |
| Median household income | $67,756/yr +62% vs other | $25,532/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $140/wk +29% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).
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 (21.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $155,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 9% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 96% of QLD | Higher than 3% of QLD |
Liveability
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Quilpie carries more crime risk (68 vs 40).
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Quilpie
- Quilpie State College Government · Combined below peers
- St Finbarr's School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Yowah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2890 | 191 |
Mobility
Quilpie sits further from the CBD (986.5 km vs 927.4 km).
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 986.5 km +6% vs other | 927.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 674 min | 667 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4480 | 0.0% postcode 4490 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4480 | 47 postcode 4490 |
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 (67.2%).
Setting
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 184 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 201 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 93/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 92% 423 premises | 0% 54 premises |
Council rates
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $500/yr | $510/yr |
| Council | Quilpie | Paroo |
Federal electorate
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quilpie | Yowah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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