Banana vs Kianga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Banana, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Banana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Kianga carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 80/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kianga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (592.4 km vs 620.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (414 min vs 431 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kianga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 80/100)

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

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

Banana Kianga
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.

Banana Kianga
Walkability 0 / 0
Banana — Walkability: 0/100 Kianga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 78
Banana — Safety: 20/100 Kianga — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Banana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kianga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Banana has more residents (348 vs 219); Kianga has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $96,668).

Banana Kianga
Population 348
+37% vs other
 219
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -3.5%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $96,668/yr $113,724/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banana Kianga
0-4 7.5% / 7.3%
Banana — 0-4: 7.5% Kianga — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.5% / 13.7%
Banana — 5-14: 13.5% Kianga — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.5% / 5.5%
Banana — 15-19: 7.5% Kianga — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.0% / 4.1%
Banana — 20-24: 4.0% Kianga — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.9% / 11.0%
Banana — 25-34: 10.9% Kianga — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 10.6% / 11.9%
Banana — 35-44: 10.6% Kianga — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.4% / 12.3%
Banana — 45-54: 12.4% Kianga — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.4% / 16.4%
Banana — 55-64: 14.4% Kianga — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.9% / 10.0%
Banana — 65-74: 10.9% Kianga — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 4.3% / 2.3%
Banana — 75-84: 4.3% Kianga — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.9% / —
Banana — 85+: 0.9% Kianga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Banana Kianga
South Africa — / 2.3%
Banana — South Africa: not among its largest Kianga — South Africa: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Banana — New Zealand: 0.9% Kianga — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Banana 50.0% couple families
Banana — Couple Families: 50.0% Banana — Lone Person: 34.7% Banana — One Parent Families: 15.3% Banana — Other Families: 0.0%
Kianga 43.8% couple families
Kianga — Couple Families: 43.8% Kianga — Lone Person: 29.2% Kianga — One Parent Families: 14.6% Kianga — Other Families: 12.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banana 100.9% houses
Banana — Houses: 100.9% Banana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kianga 94.4% houses
Kianga — Houses: 94.4% Kianga — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Banana Kianga
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 19.2%
Banana — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Kianga — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 6.4%
Banana — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Kianga — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 4.6%
Banana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Kianga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Banana — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kianga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Banana 15.1% renting
Banana — Owned Outright: 54.8% Banana — Mortgage: 30.1% Banana — Renting: 15.1%
Kianga 25.0% renting
Kianga — Owned Outright: 45.0% Kianga — Mortgage: 30.0% Kianga — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Banana Kianga
Median house price $405,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $120,000 —

Development activity

Banana Kianga
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Banana Kianga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Banana Kianga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Banana carries more crime risk (80 vs 22).

Banana Kianga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Low
22/100
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

Banana Kianga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Banana

  • Banana State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kianga

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

Amenities in the suburb

Banana Kianga
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Banana sits further from the CBD (620.5 km vs 592.4 km).

Banana Kianga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 620.5 km
+5% vs other
 592.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 414 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4718
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 48
postcode 4718

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.

Banana Kianga
Car (driver) 59.2% / 70.7%
Banana — Car (driver): 59.2% Kianga — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 22.0%
Banana — Worked from Home: 29.6% Kianga — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 3.9% / 7.3%
Banana — Walked Only: 3.9% Kianga — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Banana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Kianga — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.6% / —
Banana — Bicycle: 2.6% Kianga — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Banana Kianga
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Banana Kianga
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
38 premises

Council rates

Banana Kianga
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Banana Kianga
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Banana Kianga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Banana

Rural

Kianga

Rural

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