Bunya Creek vs Nikenbah
Nikenbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Bunya Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bunya Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Nikenbah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bunya Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Nikenbah suits families with children 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bunya Creek carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 63/100)
- Nikenbah is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 53%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bunya Creek has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $390/wk)
- Nikenbah has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nikenbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 207 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (279.5 km vs 283.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bunya Creek carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 63/100)
- Nikenbah has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nikenbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (87.8% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bunya Creek and Nikenbah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nikenbah has more residents (1,234 vs 75); Nikenbah rents higher ($390/wk vs $295/wk).
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 1,234 +1545% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.1% | +87.8% |
| Median age | 48 | 39 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr | $86,320/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk | $390/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $425,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 47 days from 40 sales |
Development activity
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.3% $700/wk on $1.09M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 60% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 18% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Nikenbah carries more crime risk (63 vs 53).
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bunya Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nikenbah
- Carinity Education - Glendyne Independent · Combined · Special school below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 7 |
Mobility
Bunya Creek sits further from the CBD (283.2 km vs 279.5 km).
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 7/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 283.2 km +1% vs other | 279.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 207 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4655 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 81 postcode 4655 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).
Setting
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.4 km | 5.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 90/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 83% 1,089 premises |
Climate
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bunya Creek | Nikenbah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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