Cainbable vs Nindooinbah

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cainbable, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cainbable tends to suit couples, while Nindooinbah suits people living alone and 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

They split

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

  • Cainbable is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 64%)
  • Nindooinbah carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 44/100)

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

Nindooinbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nindooinbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81.3 km vs 93.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cainbable and Nindooinbah 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 Nindooinbah
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 Nindooinbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Cainbable — Walkability: 0/100 Nindooinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 77
Cainbable — Safety: 56/100 Nindooinbah — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 27 / 100
Cainbable — Low fire risk: 27/100 Nindooinbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cainbable rents higher ($315/wk vs $210/wk); Cainbable has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $62,816).

Cainbable Nindooinbah
Population 85 95
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +18.8%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $81,224/yr
+23% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+33% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cainbable Nindooinbah
0-4 — / 5.3%
Cainbable — 0-4: not among its largest Nindooinbah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 18.8% / 20.0%
Cainbable — 5-14: 18.8% Nindooinbah — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 4.7% / 10.5%
Cainbable — 15-19: 4.7% Nindooinbah — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 9.4% / 4.2%
Cainbable — 20-24: 9.4% Nindooinbah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 4.7% / 4.2%
Cainbable — 25-34: 4.7% Nindooinbah — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 14.1% / 7.4%
Cainbable — 35-44: 14.1% Nindooinbah — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 10.6% / 12.6%
Cainbable — 45-54: 10.6% Nindooinbah — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 24.7% / 23.2%
Cainbable — 55-64: 24.7% Nindooinbah — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 16.5% / 8.4%
Cainbable — 65-74: 16.5% Nindooinbah — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 — / 3.2%
Cainbable — 75-84: not among its largest Nindooinbah — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / —
Cainbable — 85+: not among its largest Nindooinbah — 85+: not among its largest

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

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 Nindooinbah
Fiji 3.5% / —
Cainbable — Fiji: 3.5% Nindooinbah — Fiji: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.2%
Cainbable — New Zealand: not among its largest Nindooinbah — New Zealand: 3.2%

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

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%
Nindooinbah 35.7% couple families
Nindooinbah — Couple Families: 35.7% Nindooinbah — Lone Person: 35.7% Nindooinbah — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cainbable 90.9% houses
Cainbable — Houses: 90.9% Cainbable — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Nindooinbah 91.2% houses
Nindooinbah — Houses: 91.2% Nindooinbah — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cainbable Nindooinbah
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 15.8%
Cainbable — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Nindooinbah — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 8.4%
Cainbable — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Nindooinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 3.2%
Cainbable — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Nindooinbah — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / —
Cainbable — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Nindooinbah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Nindooinbah 44.8% renting
Nindooinbah — Owned Outright: 44.8% Nindooinbah — Mortgage: 10.3% Nindooinbah — Renting: 44.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Cainbable Nindooinbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Cainbable Nindooinbah
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 0); Cainbable carries more crime risk (44 vs 23).

Cainbable Nindooinbah
Bushfire High
73/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
23/100
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

Cainbable Nindooinbah
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 Nindooinbah
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Cainbable sits further from the CBD (93.9 km vs 81.3 km).

Cainbable Nindooinbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 93.9 km
+13% vs other
 81.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 98 min 77 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 Nindooinbah
Car (driver) 80.0% / 55.3%
Cainbable — Car (driver): 80.0% Nindooinbah — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 25.5%
Cainbable — Worked from Home: 12.5% Nindooinbah — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 7.5% / 19.1%
Cainbable — Walked Only: 7.5% Nindooinbah — Walked Only: 19.1%

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

Setting

Cainbable Nindooinbah
Elevation 269 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.5 km 35.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Cainbable

Rural

Nindooinbah

Family Rural

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