Camboon vs Cracow

Camboon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 54 in Cracow. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Camboon, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. In Cracow, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Camboon tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples, while Cracow suits 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

Camboon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Camboon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Camboon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $130/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cracow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (351 min vs 376 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (496.5 km vs 519.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Camboon carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 23/100)
  • Cracow has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Cracow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.1% vs -18.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Camboon Cracow
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.

Camboon Cracow
Walkability 0 / 0
Camboon — Walkability: 0/100 Cracow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 77
Camboon — Safety: 88/100 Cracow — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 55 / 40
Camboon — Low fire risk: 55/100 Cracow — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Cracow rents higher ($130/wk vs $0/wk); Camboon has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $39,624).

Camboon Cracow
Population 76 114
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.3% +28.1%
Median age 37 54
Median household income $97,500/yr
+59% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent — $130/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camboon Cracow
0-4 10.5% / 2.6%
Camboon — 0-4: 10.5% Cracow — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 13.2% / 4.4%
Camboon — 5-14: 13.2% Cracow — 5-14: 4.4%
15-19 6.6% / 5.3%
Camboon — 15-19: 6.6% Cracow — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.3% / 3.5%
Camboon — 20-24: 5.3% Cracow — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.5% / 3.5%
Camboon — 25-34: 10.5% Cracow — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 14.5% / 9.6%
Camboon — 35-44: 14.5% Cracow — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 3.9% / 18.4%
Camboon — 45-54: 3.9% Cracow — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 25.0% / 30.7%
Camboon — 55-64: 25.0% Cracow — 55-64: 30.7%
65-74 5.3% / 14.9%
Camboon — 65-74: 5.3% Cracow — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.6% / 4.4%
Camboon — 75-84: 6.6% Cracow — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / —
Camboon — 85+: not among its largest Cracow — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

Qualifications

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

Camboon Cracow
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 14.0%
Camboon — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Cracow — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 5.3%
Camboon — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Cracow — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camboon 21.4% lone person
Camboon — Lone Person: 21.4% Camboon — Couple Families: 78.6%
Cracow 86.4% lone person
Cracow — Lone Person: 86.4% Cracow — Couple Families: 13.6%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camboon 100.0% renting
Camboon — Owned Outright: 0.0% Camboon — Mortgage: 0.0% Camboon — Renting: 100.0%
Cracow 21.1% renting
Cracow — Owned Outright: 65.8% Cracow — Mortgage: 13.2% Cracow — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camboon 100.0% houses
Camboon — Houses: 100.0% Camboon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cracow 89.2% houses
Cracow — Houses: 89.2% Cracow — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Camboon Cracow
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Camboon Cracow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Cracow carries more crime risk (23 vs 12); Cracow carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 45).

Camboon Cracow
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
12/100
 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

Camboon Cracow
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

Camboon Cracow
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 23 11

Mobility

Camboon sits further from the CBD (519.4 km vs 496.5 km).

Camboon Cracow
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 519.4 km
+4% vs other
 496.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 376 min 351 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4719
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4719
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.

Camboon Cracow
Car (driver) 60.0% / 25.0%
Camboon — Car (driver): 60.0% Cracow — Car (driver): 25.0%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 27.3%
Camboon — Worked from Home: 40.0% Cracow — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Walked Only — / 22.7%
Camboon — Walked Only: not among its largest Cracow — Walked Only: 22.7%
Car (passenger) — / 15.9%
Camboon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cracow — Car (passenger): 15.9%
Bus — / 9.1%
Camboon — Bus: not among its largest Cracow — Bus: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Camboon Cracow
Elevation 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Camboon Cracow
Connectivity score 18/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
18 premises

Council rates

Camboon Cracow
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Camboon Cracow
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camboon Cracow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camboon

Family Rural Young Families

Cracow

Rural

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