Buddina vs Minyama

Buddina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Minyama. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Minyama: a median of $2.42 million, against $1.8 million in Buddina, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Buddina tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Minyama suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Buddina has more parks and reserves (11 vs 8)
  • Minyama carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Buddina has cheaper houses ($1,800,000 vs $2,422,500)
  • Minyama has cheaper units ($877,500 vs $1,090,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Buddina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minyama

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Buddina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Buddina Minyama
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.

Buddina Minyama
Walkability 71 / 71
Buddina — Walkability: 71/100 Minyama — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 15 / 46
Buddina — Safety: 15/100 Minyama — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Buddina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Minyama — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Buddina has more residents (4,236 vs 2,726); Minyama skews older (53 vs 43).

Buddina Minyama
Population 4,236
+36% vs other
 2,726
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +7.2%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $89,492/yr $89,232/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk $473/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buddina Minyama
0-4 4.7% / 3.1%
Buddina — 0-4: 4.7% Minyama — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 11.8% / 9.2%
Buddina — 5-14: 11.8% Minyama — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 5.3% / 5.8%
Buddina — 15-19: 5.3% Minyama — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.2% / 4.4%
Buddina — 20-24: 5.2% Minyama — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.7% / 8.1%
Buddina — 25-34: 12.7% Minyama — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 12.6% / 8.5%
Buddina — 35-44: 12.6% Minyama — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.6% / 14.2%
Buddina — 45-54: 13.6% Minyama — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.5% / 17.2%
Buddina — 55-64: 13.5% Minyama — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 11.5% / 16.5%
Buddina — 65-74: 11.5% Minyama — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 6.9% / 10.1%
Buddina — 75-84: 6.9% Minyama — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 2.4% / 3.5%
Buddina — 85+: 2.4% Minyama — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buddina 39.8% couple families
Buddina — Couple Families: 39.8% Buddina — Lone Person: 35.8% Buddina — One Parent Families: 14.3% Buddina — Group Household: 8.8% Buddina — Other Families: 1.3%
Minyama 38.4% couple families
Minyama — Couple Families: 38.4% Minyama — Lone Person: 39.8% Minyama — One Parent Families: 15.8% Minyama — Group Household: 4.0% Minyama — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buddina 32.9% renting
Buddina — Owned Outright: 38.1% Buddina — Mortgage: 29.0% Buddina — Renting: 32.9%
Minyama 20.4% renting
Minyama — Owned Outright: 49.7% Minyama — Mortgage: 29.9% Minyama — Renting: 20.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Buddina Minyama
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 16.1%
Buddina — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Minyama — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 13.8%
Buddina — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Minyama — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.1%
Buddina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Minyama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 3.3%
Buddina — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Minyama — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.6%
Buddina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Minyama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Buddina Minyama
New Zealand 4.1% / 6.3%
Buddina — New Zealand: 4.1% Minyama — New Zealand: 6.3%
England 3.8% / 5.1%
Buddina — England: 3.8% Minyama — England: 5.1%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.2%
Buddina — South Africa: 1.0% Minyama — South Africa: 1.2%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Buddina — Scotland: not among its largest Minyama — Scotland: 1.3%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.5%
Buddina — Philippines: 0.7% Minyama — Philippines: 0.5%
Canada 0.6% / 0.6%
Buddina — Canada: 0.6% Minyama — Canada: 0.6%
Germany 0.4% / 0.6%
Buddina — Germany: 0.4% Minyama — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buddina 68.3% houses
Buddina — Houses: 68.3% Buddina — Townhouses: 15.3% Buddina — Flats / Apartments: 16.4%
Minyama 69.8% houses
Minyama — Houses: 69.8% Minyama — Townhouses: 22.9% Minyama — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Buddina Minyama
Median house price $1,800,000 $2,422,500
Median unit price $1,090,000 $877,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 67 sales
 44 days
from 21 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Buddina Minyama
2 bed $950K / $775K
Buddina — 2 bed: $950K (34 sales) Minyama — 2 bed: $775K (12 sales)

34 vs 12 sales

3 bed $1.24M / $1.34M
Buddina — 3 bed: $1.24M (39 sales) Minyama — 3 bed: $1.34M (9 sales)

39 vs 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Buddina Minyama
3 bed $1.71M / $1.55M
Buddina — 3 bed: $1.71M (54 sales) Minyama — 3 bed: $1.55M (13 sales)

54 vs 13 sales

4 bed $2.05M / $3.38M
Buddina — 4 bed: $2.05M (39 sales) Minyama — 4 bed: $3.38M (27 sales)

39 vs 27 sales

5 bed $2.45M / $2.47M
Buddina — 5 bed: $2.45M (9 sales) Minyama — 5 bed: $2.47M (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Buddina Minyama
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Buddina Minyama
Houses 3.4%
$1,300/wk on $2M
 2.4%
$1,200/wk on $2.65M
Units 3.2%
$835/wk on $1.35M
 —

Ranking within QLD

Buddina Minyama
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 6% of QLD —

Liveability

Minyama scores higher overall (70 vs 57).

Buddina Minyama
Grade B A
Score 57/100 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Buddina carries more crime risk (85 vs 54).

Buddina Minyama
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Buddina Minyama
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 6.0 km
 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 1.5%

Schools in Buddina

  • Buddina State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Minyama

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

Amenities in the suburb

Buddina Minyama
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 10 1
Parks & reserves 11 8
Childcare 2 1
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 12

Mobility

Buddina Minyama
Walkability score 71/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 98.3 km 97.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 79 min
Public transport score 60/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 44.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 4575
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.

Buddina Minyama
Car (driver) 72.4% / 73.2%
Buddina — Car (driver): 72.4% Minyama — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 19.2%
Buddina — Worked from Home: 18.0% Minyama — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.1%
Buddina — Car (passenger): 4.1% Minyama — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.0%
Buddina — Walked Only: 2.7% Minyama — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bicycle 1.8% / 1.5%
Buddina — Bicycle: 1.8% Minyama — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Buddina Minyama
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 405 m
1.6 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Buddina Minyama
Connectivity score 67/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
2,353 premises
 41%
1,386 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Buddina Minyama
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Buddina Minyama
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Buddina Minyama
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Buddina Minyama
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Buddina

Coastal Parks Premium River

Minyama

Coastal Luxury Parks Quiet Retirees River Townhouses

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