Black Snake vs Cinnabar

Cinnabar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Black Snake. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Snake, most households are people living alone. In Cinnabar, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Black Snake tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cinnabar suits families with children and couples.

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

Cinnabar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 29%)

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

Cinnabar

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Black Snake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Black Snake

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
  • But Cinnabar carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 77/100)

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

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

Black Snake Cinnabar
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.

Black Snake Cinnabar
Walkability 10 / 0
Black Snake — Walkability: 10/100 Cinnabar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 83
Black Snake — Safety: 23/100 Cinnabar — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 25 / 35
Black Snake — Low fire risk: 25/100 Cinnabar — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Cinnabar has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $55,224); Black Snake skews older (54 vs 43).

Black Snake Cinnabar
Population 88
+6% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.3% +15.3%
Median age 54 43
Median household income $55,224/yr $73,112/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+12% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Snake Cinnabar
0-4 5.7% / 4.8%
Black Snake — 0-4: 5.7% Cinnabar — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.5% / 21.7%
Black Snake — 5-14: 12.5% Cinnabar — 5-14: 21.7%
15-19 4.5% / 9.6%
Black Snake — 15-19: 4.5% Cinnabar — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 5.7% / —
Black Snake — 20-24: 5.7% Cinnabar — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.4% / 12.0%
Black Snake — 25-34: 3.4% Cinnabar — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 6.8% / 18.1%
Black Snake — 35-44: 6.8% Cinnabar — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 20.5% / 14.5%
Black Snake — 45-54: 20.5% Cinnabar — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 27.3% / 10.8%
Black Snake — 55-64: 27.3% Cinnabar — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 23.9% / 12.0%
Black Snake — 65-74: 23.9% Cinnabar — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 — / —
Black Snake — 75-84: not among its largest Cinnabar — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Black Snake — 85+: not among its largest Cinnabar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Snake 70.6% lone person
Black Snake — Lone Person: 70.6% Black Snake — Couple Families: 29.4% Black Snake — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cinnabar 33.3% lone person
Cinnabar — Lone Person: 33.3% Cinnabar — Couple Families: 50.0% Cinnabar — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Snake 8.3% renting
Black Snake — Owned Outright: 69.4% Black Snake — Mortgage: 22.2% Black Snake — Renting: 8.3%
Cinnabar 27.6% renting
Cinnabar — Owned Outright: 31.0% Cinnabar — Mortgage: 41.4% Cinnabar — Renting: 27.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Snake 100.0% houses
Black Snake — Houses: 100.0%
Cinnabar 100.0% houses
Cinnabar — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Black Snake Cinnabar
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 12.0%
Black Snake — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Cinnabar — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.8% / 8.4%
Black Snake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.8% Cinnabar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.0%
Black Snake — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Cinnabar — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Development activity

Black Snake Cinnabar
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Black Snake Cinnabar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Black Snake is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Black Snake Cinnabar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Black Snake carries more crime risk (77 vs 17); Black Snake carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 65).

Black Snake Cinnabar
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
17/100
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

Black Snake Cinnabar
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

Black Snake Cinnabar
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 20 9

Mobility

Black Snake Cinnabar
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 227.3 km 227 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 171 min 169 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4600
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4600
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.

Black Snake Cinnabar
Car (driver) 90.0% / 75.0%
Black Snake — Car (driver): 90.0% Cinnabar — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home — / 25.0%
Black Snake — Worked from Home: not among its largest Cinnabar — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / —
Black Snake — Car (passenger): 10.0% Cinnabar — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Black Snake Cinnabar
Elevation 295 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Black Snake Cinnabar
Connectivity score 16/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Black Snake Cinnabar
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Black Snake Cinnabar
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Snake Cinnabar
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Snake Cinnabar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Snake

River Rural

Cinnabar

Family Rural

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