Yowah vs Eulo

Eulo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 62 in Yowah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Yowah tends to suit older residents, while Eulo suits share households.

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 6 things we measure here

  • Yowah has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 82%)
  • Eulo carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yowah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Eulo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Eulo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (863.5 km vs 927.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (628 min vs 667 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eulo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 40/100)
  • But Yowah has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Eulo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.1% vs -10.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yowah Eulo
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.

Yowah Eulo
Walkability 0 / 0
Yowah — Walkability: 0/100 Eulo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 84
Yowah — Safety: 60/100 Eulo — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Yowah — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eulo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eulo has higher household incomes ($49,868 vs $25,532); Yowah has more residents (126 vs 94).

Yowah Eulo
Population 126
+25% vs other
 94
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.6% -1.1%
Median age 62 57
Median household income $25,532/yr $49,868/yr
+95% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk
+7% vs other
 $93/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yowah Eulo
0-4 — / 7.4%
Yowah — 0-4: not among its largest Eulo — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 5.6% / 7.4%
Yowah — 5-14: 5.6% Eulo — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 — / —
Yowah — 15-19: not among its largest Eulo — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Yowah — 20-24: not among its largest Eulo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.0% / 16.0%
Yowah — 25-34: 4.0% Eulo — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 7.1% / 7.4%
Yowah — 35-44: 7.1% Eulo — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 6.3% / 10.6%
Yowah — 45-54: 6.3% Eulo — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 30.2% / 17.0%
Yowah — 55-64: 30.2% Eulo — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 26.2% / 24.5%
Yowah — 65-74: 26.2% Eulo — 65-74: 24.5%
75-84 19.0% / 4.3%
Yowah — 75-84: 19.0% Eulo — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Yowah — 85+: not among its largest Eulo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yowah 73.7% lone person
Yowah — Lone Person: 73.7% Yowah — Couple Families: 12.3% Yowah — Group Household: 7.0% Yowah — One Parent Families: 7.0%
Eulo 70.0% lone person
Eulo — Lone Person: 70.0% Eulo — Couple Families: 15.0% Eulo — Group Household: 15.0% Eulo — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yowah 14.1% renting
Yowah — Owned Outright: 78.1% Yowah — Mortgage: 7.8% Yowah — Renting: 14.1%
Eulo 21.4% renting
Eulo — Owned Outright: 67.9% Eulo — Mortgage: 10.7% Eulo — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yowah 97.1% houses
Yowah — Houses: 97.1% Yowah — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Eulo 81.8% houses
Eulo — Houses: 81.8% Eulo — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yowah Eulo
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 14.9%
Yowah — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Eulo — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 11.7%
Yowah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Eulo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 4.3%
Yowah — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Eulo — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Ranking within QLD

Yowah Eulo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Yowah Eulo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yowah carries more crime risk (40 vs 16).

Yowah Eulo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
16/100
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

Yowah Eulo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yowah

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

Schools in Eulo

  • Eulo State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Yowah Eulo
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 4 3
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 191 182

Mobility

Yowah sits further from the CBD (927.4 km vs 863.5 km).

Yowah Eulo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 927.4 km
+7% vs other
 863.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 667 min 628 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4490
 —
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 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.

Yowah Eulo
Car (driver) 63.2% / 45.1%
Yowah — Car (driver): 63.2% Eulo — Car (driver): 45.1%
Worked from Home 36.8% / 31.4%
Yowah — Worked from Home: 36.8% Eulo — Worked from Home: 31.4%
Walked Only — / 23.5%
Yowah — Walked Only: not among its largest Eulo — Walked Only: 23.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Yowah Eulo
Elevation 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yowah Eulo
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Yowah Eulo
Average residential rate $510/yr
same for both
Council Paroo
same for both

Federal electorate

Yowah Eulo
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yowah Eulo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yowah

Retirees River Rural

Eulo

Retirees Rural

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