Calen vs Pindi Pindi

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

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

Pindi Pindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 65/100)

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

Pindi Pindi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1020.9 km vs 1024.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pindi Pindi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Calen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calen Pindi Pindi
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.

Calen Pindi Pindi
Walkability 0 / 0
Calen — Walkability: 0/100 Pindi Pindi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 67
Calen — Safety: 35/100 Pindi Pindi — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Calen — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pindi Pindi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Calen has more residents (427 vs 86); Calen rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Calen Pindi Pindi
Population 427
+80% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% -12.2%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $74,048/yr $86,112/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calen Pindi Pindi
0-4 4.0% / 5.8%
Calen — 0-4: 4.0% Pindi Pindi — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 17.1% / 14.0%
Calen — 5-14: 17.1% Pindi Pindi — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.5% / 4.7%
Calen — 15-19: 7.5% Pindi Pindi — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 2.6% / 7.0%
Calen — 20-24: 2.6% Pindi Pindi — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 6.1% / 8.1%
Calen — 25-34: 6.1% Pindi Pindi — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 14.8% / 9.3%
Calen — 35-44: 14.8% Pindi Pindi — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 15.5% / 18.6%
Calen — 45-54: 15.5% Pindi Pindi — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 17.1% / 16.3%
Calen — 55-64: 17.1% Pindi Pindi — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 7.3% / 5.8%
Calen — 65-74: 7.3% Pindi Pindi — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 7.3% / 7.0%
Calen — 75-84: 7.3% Pindi Pindi — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 2.3% / —
Calen — 85+: 2.3% Pindi Pindi — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calen 43.9% couple families
Calen — Couple Families: 43.9% Calen — Lone Person: 30.6% Calen — One Parent Families: 19.4% Calen — Group Household: 6.1%
Pindi Pindi 61.1% couple families
Pindi Pindi — Couple Families: 61.1% Pindi Pindi — Lone Person: 38.9% Pindi Pindi — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pindi Pindi — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calen 28.9% renting
Calen — Owned Outright: 42.2% Calen — Mortgage: 28.9% Calen — Renting: 28.9%
Pindi Pindi 21.7% renting
Pindi Pindi — Owned Outright: 43.5% Pindi Pindi — Mortgage: 34.8% Pindi Pindi — Renting: 21.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calen 94.4% houses
Calen — Houses: 94.4% Calen — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Pindi Pindi 100.0% houses
Pindi Pindi — Houses: 100.0% Pindi Pindi — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Calen Pindi Pindi
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 10.5%
Calen — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Pindi Pindi — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 10.5%
Calen — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Pindi Pindi — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 10.5%
Calen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Pindi Pindi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Calen — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Pindi Pindi — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).

Property market

Calen Pindi Pindi
Median house price $410,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Calen Pindi Pindi
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Calen Pindi Pindi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Calen Pindi Pindi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Calen carries more crime risk (65 vs 33).

Calen Pindi Pindi
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Calen Pindi Pindi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Calen

  • Calen District State College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Pindi Pindi

  • Pindi Pindi State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Calen Pindi Pindi
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Pindi Pindi sits further from the CBD (1024.8 km vs 1020.9 km).

Calen Pindi Pindi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1020.9 km 1024.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 702 min 698 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4798
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4798
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.

Calen Pindi Pindi
Car (driver) 82.4% / 58.1%
Calen — Car (driver): 82.4% Pindi Pindi — Car (driver): 58.1%
Worked from Home 2.1% / 23.3%
Calen — Worked from Home: 2.1% Pindi Pindi — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 11.6%
Calen — Car (passenger): 6.3% Pindi Pindi — Car (passenger): 11.6%
Walked Only 7.0% / 7.0%
Calen — Walked Only: 7.0% Pindi Pindi — Walked Only: 7.0%
Bus 2.1% / —
Calen — Bus: 2.1% Pindi Pindi — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Calen Pindi Pindi
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.4 km 9.0 km

NBN connectivity

Calen Pindi Pindi
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Calen Pindi Pindi
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Calen Pindi Pindi
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Calen Pindi Pindi
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calen Pindi Pindi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calen

Affordable Rural

Pindi Pindi

Rural

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