Biddaddaba vs Nindooinbah

Nindooinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Biddaddaba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Biddaddaba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Biddaddaba tends to suit couples and older residents, while Nindooinbah suits families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nindooinbah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Biddaddaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 77 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (74.6 km vs 81.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biddaddaba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
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.

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Biddaddaba — Walkability: 0/100 Nindooinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 77
Biddaddaba — Safety: 69/100 Nindooinbah — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Biddaddaba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nindooinbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Biddaddaba rents higher ($380/wk vs $210/wk); Biddaddaba has more residents (171 vs 95).

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Population 171
+44% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +18.8%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $70,200/yr
+11% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+45% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
0-4 5.8% / 5.3%
Biddaddaba — 0-4: 5.8% Nindooinbah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.8% / 20.0%
Biddaddaba — 5-14: 8.8% Nindooinbah — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 5.3% / 10.5%
Biddaddaba — 15-19: 5.3% Nindooinbah — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 7.6% / 4.2%
Biddaddaba — 20-24: 7.6% Nindooinbah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.8% / 4.2%
Biddaddaba — 25-34: 5.8% Nindooinbah — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 7.0% / 7.4%
Biddaddaba — 35-44: 7.0% Nindooinbah — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 15.8% / 12.6%
Biddaddaba — 45-54: 15.8% Nindooinbah — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 18.1% / 23.2%
Biddaddaba — 55-64: 18.1% Nindooinbah — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 15.2% / 8.4%
Biddaddaba — 65-74: 15.2% Nindooinbah — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 7.0% / 3.2%
Biddaddaba — 75-84: 7.0% Nindooinbah — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / —
Biddaddaba — 85+: not among its largest Nindooinbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 46.5% couple families
Biddaddaba — Couple Families: 46.5% Biddaddaba — Lone Person: 27.9% Biddaddaba — One Parent Families: 16.3% Biddaddaba — Group Household: 9.3%
Nindooinbah 35.7% couple families
Nindooinbah — Couple Families: 35.7% Nindooinbah — Lone Person: 35.7% Nindooinbah — One Parent Families: 28.6% Nindooinbah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 21.7% renting
Biddaddaba — Owned Outright: 48.3% Biddaddaba — Mortgage: 30.0% Biddaddaba — Renting: 21.7%
Nindooinbah 44.8% renting
Nindooinbah — Owned Outright: 44.8% Nindooinbah — Mortgage: 10.3% Nindooinbah — Renting: 44.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
New Zealand 5.3% / 3.2%
Biddaddaba — New Zealand: 5.3% Nindooinbah — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 2.9% / —
Biddaddaba — England: 2.9% Nindooinbah — England: not among its largest
France 1.8% / —
Biddaddaba — France: 1.8% Nindooinbah — France: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 15.8%
Biddaddaba — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Nindooinbah — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 8.4%
Biddaddaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Nindooinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 3.2%
Biddaddaba — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Nindooinbah — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Biddaddaba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Nindooinbah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Biddaddaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Nindooinbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biddaddaba 100.0% houses
Biddaddaba — Houses: 100.0% Biddaddaba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nindooinbah 91.2% houses
Nindooinbah — Houses: 91.2% Nindooinbah — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
23/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Nindooinbah sits further from the CBD (81.3 km vs 74.6 km).

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 74.6 km 81.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4275
 0.4%
postcode 4285
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4275
 84
postcode 4285

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.

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Car (driver) 60.3% / 55.3%
Biddaddaba — Car (driver): 60.3% Nindooinbah — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 25.5%
Biddaddaba — Worked from Home: 35.3% Nindooinbah — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 4.4% / 19.1%
Biddaddaba — Walked Only: 4.4% Nindooinbah — Walked Only: 19.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).

Setting

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.7 km 35.6 km

NBN connectivity

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biddaddaba Nindooinbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biddaddaba

Rural

Nindooinbah

Family Rural

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