Yalboroo vs Calen

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yalboroo, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yalboroo tends to suit couples.

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

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 92/100)

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

Yalboroo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1020.9 km vs 1032.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -14.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yalboroo Calen
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.

Yalboroo Calen
Walkability 0 / 0
Yalboroo — Walkability: 0/100 Calen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 8 / 35
Yalboroo — Safety: 8/100 Calen — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Yalboroo — Low fire risk: 76/100 Calen — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Calen has more residents (427 vs 146); Calen rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).

Yalboroo Calen
Population 146 427
+192% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.1% +9.5%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $85,748/yr
+14% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $250/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo Calen
0-4 9.6% / 4.0%
Yalboroo — 0-4: 9.6% Calen — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 15.1% / 17.1%
Yalboroo — 5-14: 15.1% Calen — 5-14: 17.1%
15-19 2.1% / 7.5%
Yalboroo — 15-19: 2.1% Calen — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Yalboroo — 20-24: not among its largest Calen — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 8.2% / 6.1%
Yalboroo — 25-34: 8.2% Calen — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 17.8% / 14.8%
Yalboroo — 35-44: 17.8% Calen — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 9.6% / 15.5%
Yalboroo — 45-54: 9.6% Calen — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 17.1% / 17.1%
Yalboroo — 55-64: 17.1% Calen — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 11.0% / 7.3%
Yalboroo — 65-74: 11.0% Calen — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 8.2% / 7.3%
Yalboroo — 75-84: 8.2% Calen — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Yalboroo — 85+: not among its largest Calen — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 59.0% couple families
Yalboroo — Couple Families: 59.0% Yalboroo — Lone Person: 33.3% Yalboroo — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yalboroo — Group Household: 0.0%
Calen 43.9% couple families
Calen — Couple Families: 43.9% Calen — Lone Person: 30.6% Calen — One Parent Families: 19.4% Calen — Group Household: 6.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 20.4% renting
Yalboroo — Owned Outright: 40.8% Yalboroo — Mortgage: 38.8% Yalboroo — Renting: 20.4%
Calen 28.9% renting
Calen — Owned Outright: 42.2% Calen — Mortgage: 28.9% Calen — Renting: 28.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yalboroo 88.1% houses
Yalboroo — Houses: 88.1% Yalboroo — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Yalboroo — Townhouses: 6.8%
Calen 94.4% houses
Calen — Houses: 94.4% Calen — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% Calen — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Yalboroo Calen
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 12.9%
Yalboroo — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Calen — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 3.0%
Yalboroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Calen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 3.3%
Yalboroo — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Calen — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Yalboroo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Calen — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Property market

Yalboroo Calen
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Yalboroo Calen
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Yalboroo Calen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Yalboroo Calen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yalboroo carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Yalboroo carries more crime risk (92 vs 65).

Yalboroo Calen
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
58/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yalboroo Calen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yalboroo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Calen

  • Calen District State College Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yalboroo Calen
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 41 11

Mobility

Yalboroo sits further from the CBD (1032.5 km vs 1020.9 km).

Yalboroo Calen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1032.5 km
+1% vs other
 1020.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 703 min 702 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.4%
postcode 4798
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 67
postcode 4798

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.

Yalboroo Calen
Car (driver) 81.2% / 82.4%
Yalboroo — Car (driver): 81.2% Calen — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 2.1%
Yalboroo — Worked from Home: 12.5% Calen — Worked from Home: 2.1%
Walked Only 6.2% / 7.0%
Yalboroo — Walked Only: 6.2% Calen — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Yalboroo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Calen — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bus — / 2.1%
Yalboroo — Bus: not among its largest Calen — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Yalboroo Calen
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 9.4 km

NBN connectivity

Yalboroo Calen
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

Yalboroo Calen
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Yalboroo Calen
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Yalboroo Calen
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yalboroo Calen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yalboroo

Family Rural Young Families

Calen

Affordable Rural

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