Banana vs Kokotungo

Banana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 56 in Kokotungo. 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. On these figures, Banana tends to suit families with children, while Kokotungo suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Banana

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 43%)
  • But Kokotungo carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Banana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)

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

Banana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (431 min vs 453 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (620.5 km vs 649.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kokotungo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Banana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.2% vs -11.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Banana and Kokotungo 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 Kokotungo
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 Kokotungo
Walkability 0 / 0
Banana — Walkability: 0/100 Kokotungo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 88
Banana — Safety: 20/100 Kokotungo — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Banana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kokotungo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Banana has more residents (348 vs 89); Kokotungo skews older (56 vs 40).

Banana Kokotungo
Population 348
+74% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -11.0%
Median age 40 56
Median household income $96,668/yr
+4% vs other
 $93,184/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banana Kokotungo
0-4 7.5% / 3.4%
Banana — 0-4: 7.5% Kokotungo — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.5% / 9.0%
Banana — 5-14: 13.5% Kokotungo — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 7.5% / —
Banana — 15-19: 7.5% Kokotungo — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.0% / 5.6%
Banana — 20-24: 4.0% Kokotungo — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.9% / 3.4%
Banana — 25-34: 10.9% Kokotungo — 25-34: 3.4%
35-44 10.6% / 5.6%
Banana — 35-44: 10.6% Kokotungo — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 12.4% / 16.9%
Banana — 45-54: 12.4% Kokotungo — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.4% / 16.9%
Banana — 55-64: 14.4% Kokotungo — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 10.9% / 21.3%
Banana — 65-74: 10.9% Kokotungo — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 4.3% / 10.1%
Banana — 75-84: 4.3% Kokotungo — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 0.9% / —
Banana — 85+: 0.9% Kokotungo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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 — Group Household: 0.0%
Kokotungo 42.9% couple families
Kokotungo — Couple Families: 42.9% Kokotungo — Lone Person: 42.9% Kokotungo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kokotungo — Group Household: 14.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Kokotungo 19.2% renting
Kokotungo — Owned Outright: 69.2% Kokotungo — Mortgage: 11.5% Kokotungo — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banana 100.9% houses
Banana — Houses: 100.9%
Kokotungo 100.0% houses
Kokotungo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Banana Kokotungo
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 13.5%
Banana — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Kokotungo — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 7.9%
Banana — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Kokotungo — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.6%
Banana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Kokotungo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Banana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kokotungo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Banana Kokotungo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Banana Kokotungo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Banana carries more crime risk (80 vs 12).

Banana Kokotungo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Low
12/100
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 Kokotungo
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 Kokotungo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Banana Kokotungo
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 23

Mobility

Kokotungo sits further from the CBD (649.1 km vs 620.5 km).

Banana Kokotungo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 620.5 km 649.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 453 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Banana Kokotungo
Car (driver) 59.2% / 38.3%
Banana — Car (driver): 59.2% Kokotungo — Car (driver): 38.3%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 53.2%
Banana — Worked from Home: 29.6% Kokotungo — Worked from Home: 53.2%
Walked Only 3.9% / 8.5%
Banana — Walked Only: 3.9% Kokotungo — Walked Only: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Banana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Kokotungo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.6% / —
Banana — Bicycle: 2.6% Kokotungo — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Banana Kokotungo
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Banana Kokotungo
Connectivity score 28/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
43 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Banana

Rural

Kokotungo

Retirees Rural

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