Question 1

Is Dolphin Heads a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin Heads is a small coastal locality on a headland by the Coral Sea, known for its seaside character, regular sea views and sheltered inlets.

The community is older with incomes above the Queensland median, and couples without children make up 50.0% of families while most homes are owner-occupied. Day-to-day services and larger shopping and medical centres are in nearby Mackay, and local reserves, coastal walks, fishing and boating provide everyday amenity. The Northern Beaches Community Hub has Stage 1A open to the public with an undercover multi-purpose court, nature play and picnic spaces, and Stage 1B is under construction.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Dolphin Heads?

Accepted Answer

In Dolphin Heads, a typical local household earned about $2,833 a week at the last Census. A unit renting for about $500 a week would take roughly 18% of that weekly household income, which is a modest share of income. If you are looking to rent in Dolphin Heads, that rent share is the figure to consider when weighing housing costs against local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Dolphin Heads a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

A sharp 17.9% fall in unit values over the past 12 months is the main movement for Dolphin Heads. That decline is a large reduction in capital value for units; there isn't enough recent data to report movements in house values or rents, so the unit value change is the only market movement recorded.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	N/A	-17.9%
Sold Past 3 months	4	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	65	69
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	48	38
Median household income weekly	$2,833	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	41.8%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	50.0%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	8.2%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	27.5%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	32.9%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	39.6%	34.3%

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