Tully QLD 4854
Located in Queensland, Tully sits 1,560 km from Brisbane CBD, around 17 hours 45 minutes by car. The town has 2,368 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $66,040 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,100. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 3 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Tully a good town?
Tully scores a C (46/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit, weaker on safety and community.
Above the state average
3 schools · 1 above peer schools · Top 19% in QLD
Very walkable
Walkability 87/100 · 1559.6 km · 1065 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $385K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 80/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 38 · 2,368 residents
Liveability Rating
46 / 100 · Ranked #619 in QLDEach bar is Tully's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Tully?
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Our score
46 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataTully's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $385,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$385,000
Based on 39 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 76 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $325K
- 3 bed 18 sales $401K
- 4 bed 9 sales $450K
Land
$137,500
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Tully are currently listed at around $458,000 on average. Based on 36 houses listed in the past six months.
$458K
36 houses listed in the last 6 months.
36 of the suburb's 843 dwellings (4.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsRental listing coverage for houses in Tully is too thin to publish a meaningful median — only 2 listed.
$412/wk
4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 348 rented homes (1.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $350/wk
- 11 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Is Tully safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Tully sits in the high band, with 84 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 13% on the prior year.
84 offences
13.4% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202411 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Three schools serve Tully, and performance is broadly at peer-suburb levels with one standout. St Clare's School leads the pack.
- • 1,159 students across 3 schools (avg 386)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 885-1008, median 925 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Tully State High School (721 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Tully is very walkable on foot — at 87/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the town there are 4 supermarkets, 6 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tully.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 1,414
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Cassowary Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Tully is home to about 2,400 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $66,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,368
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$66,040/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,100/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$37,804/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.9%
Total Dwellings
843
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.7%
Houses
83.4%
Rental Stress
19.7%
Mortgage Stress
20.0%
Work From Home
4.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
28 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 14 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 328 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 67.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 71.5%
- Employment Rate
- 53.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
115 residents (4.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
1.9% of residents (43) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (28).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,224 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,829 a year through Cassowary Coast based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Cassowary Coast
In the year to August 2026, 186 new dwellings were approved across Cassowary Coast. That mix is 128 houses and 58 units. Approvals are up 68.4% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 160 to 410 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 138 to 330 homes
- No timeframe set 22 to 80 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (15 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Gulngay People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Climate & Setting
from Cardwell Marine Pde, 36.3 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 14.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.7% of addresses
- 13 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 2,150 mm
- 118 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 31.0°C
- 2 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 16.0°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 0.4 km
EV adoption
In postcode 4854, 7 of 4,907 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (103 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4854, 1,127 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,338 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 78 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $385,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Bob Katter Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bob Katter | 40.7% | 59.3% | +0.8 |
| 2022 | Bob Katter | 39.8% | 60.2% | -4.3 |
| 2019 | Bob Katter | 35.5% | 64.5% | +7.8 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Shane Knuth Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shane Knuth KAP | 63.7% |
| 2020 | Shane Knuth KAP | 72.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Tully?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,368 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Tully
Is Tully a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Tully is high (80/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Tully?
Tully has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Tully a good place to live?
Tully has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (46/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Tully?
Tully, QLD had a population of 2,368 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Tully, QLD?
The postcode for Tully, QLD is 4854.
How far is Tully from Brisbane?
Tully is 1,560 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1065 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Tully?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tully was $66,040 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Tully?
The median advertised rent in Tully is $412 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Tully?
The median age of residents in Tully was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Tully?
There are 3 schools inside the Tully boundary: 1 above and 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Tully walkable?
Tully scores 87/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Tully?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tully, Cardwell Marine Pde (36.3 km away), summer days average 31°C, winter nights 16°C, 2,150 mm of rain a year over 118 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tully?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Tully belong to?
Tully sits within the Cassowary Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Tully?
The average residential rates bill through Cassowary Coast is $1,829 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Tully?
Across Cassowary Coast, 186 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 68.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Tully in?
Tully sits within the federal Division of Kennedy, currently held by Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party (KAP)).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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