Stanage vs Coral Sea

Coral Sea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 60 in Stanage. In both, most households own their home. In Stanage, 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

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Stanage has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 0%)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Stanage has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $130/wk)
  • Coral Sea leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Stanage

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (793.1 km vs 1135.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (586 min vs 780 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coral Sea

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 12%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Stanage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.0% vs -29.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Stanage 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.

Stanage 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.

Stanage Coral Sea
Walkability 0 / 0
Stanage — Walkability: 0/100 Coral Sea — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 49
Stanage — Safety: 24/100 Coral Sea — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 87 / 64
Stanage — Low fire risk: 87/100 Coral Sea — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Coral Sea has higher household incomes ($71,448 vs $34,788); Stanage skews older (60 vs 36).

Stanage Coral Sea
Population 78
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.0% -29.7%
Median age 60 36
Median household income $34,788/yr $71,448/yr
+105% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $130/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stanage Coral Sea
0-4 — / —
Stanage — 0-4: not among its largest Coral Sea — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 3.8% / 6.4%
Stanage — 5-14: 3.8% Coral Sea — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 3.8% / —
Stanage — 15-19: 3.8% Coral Sea — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / —
Stanage — 20-24: 3.8% Coral Sea — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 37.2%
Stanage — 25-34: not among its largest Coral Sea — 25-34: 37.2%
35-44 10.3% / 21.8%
Stanage — 35-44: 10.3% Coral Sea — 35-44: 21.8%
45-54 15.4% / 16.7%
Stanage — 45-54: 15.4% Coral Sea — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 23.1% / 17.9%
Stanage — 55-64: 23.1% Coral Sea — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 26.9% / —
Stanage — 65-74: 26.9% Coral Sea — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 7.7% / —
Stanage — 75-84: 7.7% Coral Sea — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Stanage — 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.

Stanage 38.9% lone person
Stanage — Lone Person: 38.9% Stanage — Couple Families: 44.4% Stanage — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Coral Sea 100.0% lone person
Coral Sea — Lone Person: 100.0% Coral Sea — Couple Families: 0.0% Coral Sea — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 0.0% renting
Stanage — Owned Outright: 87.5% Stanage — Mortgage: 12.5% Stanage — Renting: 0.0%
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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 11.5% flats / apartments
Stanage — Flats / Apartments: 11.5% Stanage — Houses: 88.5%
Coral Sea 100.0% flats / apartments
Coral Sea — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Coral Sea — Houses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses

Qualifications

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

Stanage Coral Sea
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 25.6%
Stanage — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Coral Sea — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 23.1%
Stanage — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Coral Sea — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.3%
Stanage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coral Sea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 9.0%
Stanage — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coral Sea — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%

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

Development activity

Stanage Coral Sea
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
 190
across Whitsunday
Approvals change year on year +97% +70%

Ranking within QLD

Stanage Coral Sea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD

Liveability

Stanage Coral Sea
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Coral Sea carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 13); Stanage carries more crime risk (76 vs 51).

Stanage Coral Sea
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
76/100
 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

Stanage 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

Stanage Coral Sea
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 10
Beaches 0 3
Waterways 25 0

Mobility

Coral Sea sits further from the CBD (1135.9 km vs 793.1 km).

Stanage Coral Sea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 793.1 km 1135.9 km
+43% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 586 min 780 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.3%
postcode 4740
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 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.

Stanage Coral Sea
Walked Only — / 83.7%
Stanage — Walked Only: not among its largest Coral Sea — Walked Only: 83.7%
Worked from Home 72.7% / 9.3%
Stanage — Worked from Home: 72.7% Coral Sea — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (driver) 27.3% / 7.0%
Stanage — Car (driver): 27.3% Coral Sea — Car (driver): 7.0%

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

Setting

Stanage Coral Sea
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Stanage Coral Sea
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
102 premises

Council rates

Stanage Coral Sea
Average residential rate $2,445/yr $1,412/yr
Council Livingstone Whitsunday

Federal electorate

Stanage Coral Sea
Division Capricornia Dawson
Member Michelle Landry Andrew Willcox
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stanage

Retirees Rural

Coral Sea

Coastal Rural

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