Rules Beach vs Coral Sea

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 60 in Rules Beach. In both, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Rules Beach, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coral Sea, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Rules Beach has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 0%)
  • Coral Sea has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Coral Sea

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rules Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (458.2 km vs 1135.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (328 min vs 780 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coral Sea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-29.7% vs -34.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rules 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.

Rules Beach Coral Sea
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.

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Walkability 0 / 0
Rules Beach — Walkability: 0/100 Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 49
Rules Beach — Safety: 42/100 Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 18 / 64
Rules Beach — Low fire risk: 18/100 Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Rules Beach rents higher ($225/wk vs $130/wk); Rules Beach skews older (60 vs 36).

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Population 56 78
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -34.9% -29.7%
Median age 60 36
Median household income $44,148/yr $71,448/yr
+62% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+42% vs other
 $130/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rules Beach Coral Sea
0-4 — / —
Rules Beach — 0-4: not among its largest Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.9% / 6.4%
Rules Beach — 5-14: 8.9% Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 5.4% / —
Rules Beach — 15-19: 5.4% Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.1% / —
Rules Beach — 20-24: 7.1% Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 37.2%
Rules Beach — 25-34: not among its largest Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2%
35-44 12.5% / 21.8%
Rules Beach — 35-44: 12.5% Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8%
45-54 12.5% / 16.7%
Rules Beach — 45-54: 12.5% Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 28.6% / 17.9%
Rules Beach — 55-64: 28.6% Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 21.4% / —
Rules Beach — 65-74: 21.4% Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 14.3% / —
Rules Beach — 75-84: 14.3% Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Rules Beach — 85+: not among its largest Coral Sea — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rules Beach 64.3% lone person
Rules Beach — Lone Person: 64.3% Rules Beach — Couple Families: 35.7%
Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rules Beach 11.1% renting
Rules Beach — Owned Outright: 59.3% Rules Beach — Mortgage: 29.6% Rules Beach — Renting: 11.1%
Coral Sea 42.9% renting
Coral Sea — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coral Sea — Mortgage: 0.0% Coral Sea — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Rules Beach Coral Sea
New Zealand — / 10.3%
Rules Beach — New Zealand: not among its largest Coral Sea — New Zealand: 10.3%
England 7.1% / —
Rules Beach — England: 7.1% Coral Sea — England: not among its largest
China — / 6.4%
Rules Beach — China: not among its largest Coral Sea — China: 6.4%
Germany 5.4% / —
Rules Beach — Germany: 5.4% Coral Sea — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

Qualifications

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

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 25.6%
Rules Beach — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 23.1%
Rules Beach — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.3%
Rules Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 9.0%
Rules Beach — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rules Beach 0.0% flats / apartments
Rules Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Rules Beach — Houses: 100.0%
Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses

Development activity

Rules Beach Coral Sea
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
 190
across Whitsunday
Approvals change year on year +132% +70%

Ranking within QLD

Rules Beach Coral Sea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 41% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Rules Beach carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 36).

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Bushfire High
82/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
51/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
99/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 10
Beaches 0 3
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Coral Sea sits further from the CBD (1135.9 km vs 458.2 km).

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 458.2 km 1135.9 km
+148% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 328 min 780 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4674
 0.3%
postcode 4740
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4674
 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.

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Walked Only — / 83.7%
Rules Beach — Walked Only: not among its largest Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7%
Car (driver) 55.6% / 7.0%
Rules Beach — Car (driver): 55.6% Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0%
Worked from Home 44.4% / 9.3%
Rules Beach — Worked from Home: 44.4% Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 519 m 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C —

Council rates

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Average residential rate $2,358/yr $1,412/yr
Council Gladstone Whitsunday

Federal electorate

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Division Flynn Dawson
Member Colin Boyce Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rules Beach Coral Sea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rules Beach

Coastal Retirees Rural

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

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