Bald Knob vs Maleny

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maleny, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bald Knob: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.2 million in Maleny, though rent is higher in Maleny.

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

Maleny

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Bald Knob is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Maleny

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,345,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bald Knob

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bald Knob

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 87 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.6 km vs 92.6 km)
  • But Maleny is more walkable (76/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maleny

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bald Knob Maleny
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.

Bald Knob Maleny
Walkability 10 / 76
Bald Knob — Walkability: 10/100 Maleny — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 53 / 69
Bald Knob — Safety: 53/100 Maleny — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Bald Knob — Low fire risk: 51/100 Maleny — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maleny has more residents (3,959 vs 280); Bald Knob has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $59,488).

Bald Knob Maleny
Population 280 3,959
+1314% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% +6.0%
Median age 60 59
Median household income $94,224/yr
+37% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk $390/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bald Knob Maleny
0-4 1.4% / 2.7%
Bald Knob — 0-4: 1.4% Maleny — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 5.0% / 9.0%
Bald Knob — 5-14: 5.0% Maleny — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.3% / 4.5%
Bald Knob — 15-19: 4.3% Maleny — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 1.4% / 2.3%
Bald Knob — 20-24: 1.4% Maleny — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 5.0% / 5.5%
Bald Knob — 25-34: 5.0% Maleny — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 4.6% / 8.3%
Bald Knob — 35-44: 4.6% Maleny — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 11.8% / 11.8%
Bald Knob — 45-54: 11.8% Maleny — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 30.4% / 16.1%
Bald Knob — 55-64: 30.4% Maleny — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 26.1% / 21.1%
Bald Knob — 65-74: 26.1% Maleny — 65-74: 21.1%
75-84 7.9% / 13.4%
Bald Knob — 75-84: 7.9% Maleny — 75-84: 13.4%
85+ 3.2% / 5.1%
Bald Knob — 85+: 3.2% Maleny — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bald Knob 44.7% lone person
Bald Knob — Lone Person: 44.7% Bald Knob — Couple Families: 36.2% Bald Knob — One Parent Families: 19.1% Bald Knob — Group Household: 0.0% Bald Knob — Other Families: 0.0%
Maleny 49.4% lone person
Maleny — Lone Person: 49.4% Maleny — Couple Families: 26.8% Maleny — One Parent Families: 18.7% Maleny — Group Household: 4.3% Maleny — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bald Knob 14.8% renting
Bald Knob — Owned Outright: 60.0% Bald Knob — Mortgage: 25.2% Bald Knob — Renting: 14.8%
Maleny 19.0% renting
Maleny — Owned Outright: 57.6% Maleny — Mortgage: 23.4% Maleny — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bald Knob Maleny
Bachelor Degree 18.2% / 15.0%
Bald Knob — Bachelor Degree: 18.2% Maleny — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 13.6%
Bald Knob — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Maleny — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.6% / 11.4%
Bald Knob — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.6% Maleny — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 6.2%
Bald Knob — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Maleny — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 3.7%
Bald Knob — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Maleny — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bald Knob Maleny
England 7.9% / 7.5%
Bald Knob — England: 7.9% Maleny — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.1%
Bald Knob — New Zealand: 3.2% Maleny — New Zealand: 3.1%
Germany 2.9% / 1.1%
Bald Knob — Germany: 2.9% Maleny — Germany: 1.1%
Canada 1.4% / 0.6%
Bald Knob — Canada: 1.4% Maleny — Canada: 0.6%
Italy 1.8% / —
Bald Knob — Italy: 1.8% Maleny — Italy: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Bald Knob — India: not among its largest Maleny — India: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Bald Knob — Scotland: not among its largest Maleny — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bald Knob 100.0% houses
Bald Knob — Houses: 100.0% Bald Knob — Townhouses: 0.0% Bald Knob — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maleny 91.4% houses
Maleny — Houses: 91.4% Maleny — Townhouses: 6.5% Maleny — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bald Knob Maleny
Median house price $1,345,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $633,750
Median land price — $837,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 49 sales

Development activity

Bald Knob Maleny
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bald Knob Maleny
Houses — 3.2%
$850/wk on $1.4M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bald Knob Maleny
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 69% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of QLD

Liveability

Maleny is more walkable (76 vs 10).

Bald Knob Maleny
Grade — A
Score — 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Bald Knob carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Bald Knob carries more crime risk (47 vs 31).

Bald Knob Maleny
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
31/100
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

Bald Knob Maleny
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bald Knob

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

Schools in Maleny

  • Maleny State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Maleny State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • The River School Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bald Knob Maleny
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 12
Parks & reserves 1 19
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Maleny sits further from the CBD (92.6 km vs 85.6 km).

Bald Knob Maleny
Walkability score 10/100 76/100
Distance to Brisbane 85.6 km 92.6 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 87 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
same for both

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.

Bald Knob Maleny
Car (driver) 58.9% / 61.0%
Bald Knob — Car (driver): 58.9% Maleny — Car (driver): 61.0%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 26.7%
Bald Knob — Worked from Home: 33.9% Maleny — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 5.2%
Bald Knob — Car (passenger): 7.1% Maleny — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 6.3%
Bald Knob — Walked Only: not among its largest Maleny — Walked Only: 6.3%
Train — / 0.6%
Bald Knob — Train: not among its largest Maleny — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.0%).

Setting

Bald Knob Maleny
Elevation 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.1 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bald Knob Maleny
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
164 premises
 39%
2,314 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Bald Knob Maleny
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bald Knob Maleny
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bald Knob Maleny
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bald Knob Maleny
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bald Knob

Retirees Rural

Maleny

Acreage Parks Retirees Village Feel

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