Burnside vs Coes Creek

Burnside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Coes Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Burnside

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Coes Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burnside

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.9% vs 8.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burnside Coes Creek
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.

Burnside Coes Creek
Walkability 46 / 38
Burnside — Walkability: 46/100 Coes Creek — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 86 / 80
Burnside — Safety: 86/100 Coes Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Burnside — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coes Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Burnside has more residents (3,104 vs 1,515); Coes Creek skews older (43 vs 37).

Burnside Coes Creek
Population 3,104
+51% vs other
 1,515
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.9% +8.8%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $84,552/yr $84,656/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk $443/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burnside Coes Creek
0-4 5.9% / 5.2%
Burnside — 0-4: 5.9% Coes Creek — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.0% / 14.0%
Burnside — 5-14: 15.0% Coes Creek — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.9% / 6.1%
Burnside — 15-19: 5.9% Coes Creek — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.6% / 3.6%
Burnside — 20-24: 5.6% Coes Creek — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 14.0% / 10.4%
Burnside — 25-34: 14.0% Coes Creek — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.8% / 13.5%
Burnside — 35-44: 12.8% Coes Creek — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 11.8% / 13.0%
Burnside — 45-54: 11.8% Coes Creek — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 10.3% / 13.3%
Burnside — 55-64: 10.3% Coes Creek — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.7% / 11.1%
Burnside — 65-74: 8.7% Coes Creek — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 5.5% / 7.2%
Burnside — 75-84: 5.5% Coes Creek — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 4.4% / 1.9%
Burnside — 85+: 4.4% Coes Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burnside 48.6% couple families
Burnside — Couple Families: 48.6% Burnside — Lone Person: 28.6% Burnside — One Parent Families: 18.3% Burnside — Group Household: 3.3% Burnside — Other Families: 1.2%
Coes Creek 50.9% couple families
Coes Creek — Couple Families: 50.9% Coes Creek — Lone Person: 26.1% Coes Creek — One Parent Families: 17.7% Coes Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Coes Creek — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 19.9% renting
Burnside — Owned Outright: 28.6% Burnside — Mortgage: 51.6% Burnside — Renting: 19.9%
Coes Creek 13.1% renting
Coes Creek — Owned Outright: 36.3% Coes Creek — Mortgage: 50.7% Coes Creek — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burnside Coes Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.0%
Burnside — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Coes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 9.3%
Burnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Coes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.1%
Burnside — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Coes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.6%
Burnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Coes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.9%
Burnside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Coes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Burnside Coes Creek
England 3.3% / 4.9%
Burnside — England: 3.3% Coes Creek — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.6%
Burnside — New Zealand: 3.1% Coes Creek — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.3%
Burnside — South Africa: 1.0% Coes Creek — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany 0.7% / 0.7%
Burnside — Germany: 0.7% Coes Creek — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.3%
Burnside — Philippines: 0.7% Coes Creek — Philippines: 0.3%
India 0.7% / 0.3%
Burnside — India: 0.7% Coes Creek — India: 0.3%
Ireland — / 0.4%
Burnside — Ireland: not among its largest Coes Creek — Ireland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 88.1% houses
Burnside — Houses: 88.1% Burnside — Townhouses: 11.6% Burnside — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Coes Creek 99.1% houses
Coes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Coes Creek — Townhouses: 0.9% Coes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burnside Coes Creek
Median house price $960,000 $930,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $585,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 19 sales
 24 days
from 8 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.

Burnside Coes Creek
3 bed $900K / $831K
Burnside — 3 bed: $900K (23 sales) Coes Creek — 3 bed: $831K (25 sales)

23 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1M / $982K
Burnside — 4 bed: $1M (36 sales) Coes Creek — 4 bed: $982K (21 sales)

36 vs 21 sales

Development activity

Burnside Coes Creek
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.

Burnside Coes Creek
Houses 4.4%
$850/wk on $1M
 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.06M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Burnside Coes Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD
same for both
Schools Higher than 28% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD

Liveability

Burnside is more walkable (46 vs 38); Coes Creek scores higher overall (66 vs 56).

Burnside Coes Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burnside Coes Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
20/100
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 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Burnside Coes Creek
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Burnside

  • Burnside State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Burnside State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Nambour Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Coes Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Burnside Coes Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 9 1
Childcare 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 11 1

Mobility

Burnside Coes Creek
Walkability score 46/100 38/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.6 km 104.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Burnside Coes Creek
Car (driver) 83.3% / 81.2%
Burnside — Car (driver): 83.3% Coes Creek — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 11.4%
Burnside — Worked from Home: 10.3% Coes Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.2%
Burnside — Car (passenger): 4.1% Coes Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus 1.0% / 1.0%
Burnside — Bus: 1.0% Coes Creek — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.5%
Burnside — Walked Only: 1.0% Coes Creek — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bicycle 0.3% / 0.7%
Burnside — Bicycle: 0.3% Coes Creek — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Burnside Coes Creek
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.8 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Burnside Coes Creek
Connectivity score 72/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
1,423 premises
 55%
598 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Burnside Coes Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Burnside Coes Creek
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Burnside Coes Creek
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burnside Coes Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burnside

Large Blocks Parks River

Coes Creek

Large Blocks Quiet

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