Bollier vs Kandanga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kandanga tends to suit 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

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

Kandanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bollier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (153.9 km vs 158 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Bollier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bollier Kandanga
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.

Bollier Kandanga
Walkability 0 / 0
Bollier — Walkability: 0/100 Kandanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 70
Bollier — Safety: 74/100 Kandanga — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bollier — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kandanga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kandanga has more residents (659 vs 221); Bollier has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $63,336).

Bollier Kandanga
Population 221 659
+198% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% -0.9%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $76,336/yr
+17% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+15% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bollier Kandanga
0-4 4.5% / 6.5%
Bollier — 0-4: 4.5% Kandanga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.0% / 14.4%
Bollier — 5-14: 10.0% Kandanga — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 6.8% / 4.9%
Bollier — 15-19: 6.8% Kandanga — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.1% / 3.5%
Bollier — 20-24: 4.1% Kandanga — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 13.6% / 9.0%
Bollier — 25-34: 13.6% Kandanga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 10.0% / 10.5%
Bollier — 35-44: 10.0% Kandanga — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.1% / 14.6%
Bollier — 45-54: 13.1% Kandanga — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 22.2% / 17.1%
Bollier — 55-64: 22.2% Kandanga — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 14.0% / 12.0%
Bollier — 65-74: 14.0% Kandanga — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 5.0% / 5.3%
Bollier — 75-84: 5.0% Kandanga — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Bollier — 85+: not among its largest Kandanga — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bollier 40.0% couple families
Bollier — Couple Families: 40.0% Bollier — Lone Person: 38.2% Bollier — One Parent Families: 14.5% Bollier — Group Household: 7.3% Bollier — Other Families: 0.0%
Kandanga 44.2% couple families
Kandanga — Couple Families: 44.2% Kandanga — Lone Person: 36.4% Kandanga — One Parent Families: 14.3% Kandanga — Group Household: 2.6% Kandanga — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bollier 18.2% renting
Bollier — Owned Outright: 40.3% Bollier — Mortgage: 41.6% Bollier — Renting: 18.2%
Kandanga 18.1% renting
Kandanga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kandanga — Mortgage: 44.9% Kandanga — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Bollier Kandanga
England 4.1% / 4.7%
Bollier — England: 4.1% Kandanga — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.8%
Bollier — New Zealand: 1.8% Kandanga — New Zealand: 1.8%
Thailand 1.8% / —
Bollier — Thailand: 1.8% Kandanga — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bollier — Scotland: not among its largest Kandanga — Scotland: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.5%
Bollier — Canada: not among its largest Kandanga — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Bollier Kandanga
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.5%
Bollier — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Kandanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.1%
Bollier — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Kandanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 5.9%
Bollier — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Kandanga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.2%
Bollier — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Kandanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.5%
Bollier — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kandanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bollier 95.2% houses
Bollier — Houses: 95.2% Bollier — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Kandanga 98.7% houses
Kandanga — Houses: 98.7% Kandanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bollier Kandanga
Median house price — $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Bollier Kandanga
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bollier Kandanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Bollier Kandanga
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bollier Kandanga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
30/100
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

Bollier Kandanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bollier

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

Schools in Kandanga

  • Kandanga State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bollier Kandanga
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Kandanga sits further from the CBD (158 km vs 153.9 km).

Bollier Kandanga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 153.9 km 158 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Bollier Kandanga
Car (driver) 79.0% / 67.2%
Bollier — Car (driver): 79.0% Kandanga — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 22.8%
Bollier — Worked from Home: 17.3% Kandanga — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.7%
Bollier — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kandanga — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 5.2%
Bollier — Walked Only: not among its largest Kandanga — Walked Only: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Bollier Kandanga
Elevation 101 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.0 km 36.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bollier Kandanga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 0%
305 premises

Climate

Bollier Kandanga
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

Bollier Kandanga
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Bollier Kandanga
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

Bollier Kandanga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bollier

Rural

Kandanga

Rural

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