Cainbable vs Kerry

Cainbable is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Kerry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cainbable, most households are couple families. In Kerry, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kerry tends to suit people living alone.

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

Cainbable

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Kerry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Cainbable has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $345/wk)
  • Kerry has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kerry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (78 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.1 km vs 93.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Cainbable

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cainbable Kerry
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.

Cainbable Kerry
Walkability 0 / 0
Cainbable — Walkability: 0/100 Kerry — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 56
Cainbable — Safety: 56/100 Kerry — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 27 / 48
Cainbable — Low fire risk: 27/100 Kerry — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Kerry has more residents (306 vs 85); Kerry skews older (49 vs 45).

Cainbable Kerry
Population 85 306
+260% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% -6.1%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $81,224/yr $84,500/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk $345/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cainbable Kerry
0-4 — / 3.6%
Cainbable — 0-4: not among its largest Kerry — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 18.8% / 12.1%
Cainbable — 5-14: 18.8% Kerry — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.7% / 4.6%
Cainbable — 15-19: 4.7% Kerry — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 9.4% / 5.2%
Cainbable — 20-24: 9.4% Kerry — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 4.7% / 9.2%
Cainbable — 25-34: 4.7% Kerry — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 14.1% / 10.1%
Cainbable — 35-44: 14.1% Kerry — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.6% / 16.0%
Cainbable — 45-54: 10.6% Kerry — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 24.7% / 19.3%
Cainbable — 55-64: 24.7% Kerry — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 16.5% / 16.0%
Cainbable — 65-74: 16.5% Kerry — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 — / 2.6%
Cainbable — 75-84: not among its largest Kerry — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 1.3%
Cainbable — 85+: not among its largest Kerry — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cainbable 60.0% couple families
Cainbable — Couple Families: 60.0% Cainbable — Lone Person: 20.0% Cainbable — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Kerry 52.9% couple families
Kerry — Couple Families: 52.9% Kerry — Lone Person: 30.0% Kerry — One Parent Families: 17.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cainbable 11.5% renting
Cainbable — Owned Outright: 46.2% Cainbable — Mortgage: 42.3% Cainbable — Renting: 11.5%
Kerry 22.6% renting
Kerry — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kerry — Mortgage: 33.0% Kerry — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Cainbable Kerry
Fiji 3.5% / —
Cainbable — Fiji: 3.5% Kerry — Fiji: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.3%
Cainbable — New Zealand: not among its largest Kerry — New Zealand: 3.3%
England — / 2.9%
Cainbable — England: not among its largest Kerry — England: 2.9%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Cainbable — South Africa: not among its largest Kerry — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Cainbable Kerry
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 15.0%
Cainbable — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Kerry — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 9.2%
Cainbable — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Kerry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.5%
Cainbable — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Kerry — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 2.3%
Cainbable — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Kerry — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Cainbable — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kerry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cainbable 90.9% houses
Cainbable — Houses: 90.9% Cainbable — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Kerry 100.0% houses
Kerry — Houses: 100.0% Kerry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Cainbable Kerry
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cainbable Kerry
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Cainbable Kerry
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cainbable carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 52).

Cainbable Kerry
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
same for both
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
same for both

Schools

Cainbable Kerry
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

Cainbable Kerry
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Cainbable sits further from the CBD (93.9 km vs 85.1 km).

Cainbable Kerry
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 93.9 km
+9% vs other
 85.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Cainbable Kerry
Car (driver) 80.0% / 68.2%
Cainbable — Car (driver): 80.0% Kerry — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 22.3%
Cainbable — Worked from Home: 12.5% Kerry — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Walked Only 7.5% / 6.8%
Cainbable — Walked Only: 7.5% Kerry — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Cainbable — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kerry — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Cainbable Kerry
Elevation 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 40.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cainbable Kerry
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
126 premises

Climate

Cainbable Kerry
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,682 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C —

Council rates

Cainbable Kerry
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Cainbable Kerry
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cainbable Kerry
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cainbable

Rural

Kerry

Rural

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