Camboon vs Isla

Camboon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Isla. 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 Isla, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Camboon tends to suit renters and couples, while Isla suits people living alone and older residents.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 64%)

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 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Camboon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Camboon sits closer to the CBD (519.4 km vs 532.7 km)
  • Isla has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 376 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Isla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Isla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.0% vs -18.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Camboon and Isla 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 Isla
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 Isla
Walkability 0 / 0
Camboon — Walkability: 0/100 Isla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 88
Camboon — Safety: 88/100 Isla — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 55 / 45
Camboon — Low fire risk: 55/100 Isla — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Isla rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Isla has more residents (213 vs 76).

Camboon Isla
Population 76 213
+180% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.3% +34.0%
Median age 37 46
Median household income $97,500/yr
+13% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camboon Isla
0-4 10.5% / 6.1%
Camboon — 0-4: 10.5% Isla — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.2% / 14.6%
Camboon — 5-14: 13.2% Isla — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.6% / 3.3%
Camboon — 15-19: 6.6% Isla — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 5.3% / 2.8%
Camboon — 20-24: 5.3% Isla — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 10.5% / 9.9%
Camboon — 25-34: 10.5% Isla — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.5% / 11.3%
Camboon — 35-44: 14.5% Isla — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 3.9% / 16.4%
Camboon — 45-54: 3.9% Isla — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 25.0% / 13.1%
Camboon — 55-64: 25.0% Isla — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 5.3% / 16.9%
Camboon — 65-74: 5.3% Isla — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 6.6% / 6.1%
Camboon — 75-84: 6.6% Isla — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Camboon — 85+: not among its largest Isla — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camboon 78.6% couple families
Camboon — Couple Families: 78.6% Camboon — Lone Person: 21.4% Camboon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Isla 52.3% couple families
Isla — Couple Families: 52.3% Isla — Lone Person: 36.4% Isla — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Isla 24.6% renting
Isla — Owned Outright: 47.5% Isla — Mortgage: 27.9% Isla — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camboon 100.0% houses
Camboon — Houses: 100.0%
Isla 100.0% houses
Isla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Camboon Isla
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 13.1%
Camboon — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Isla — Certificate III & IV: 13.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 8.5%
Camboon — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Isla — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.1%
Camboon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Isla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Camboon Isla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Camboon Isla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Isla carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 45).

Camboon Isla
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
12/100
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

Camboon Isla
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 Isla
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 23 18

Mobility

Isla sits further from the CBD (532.7 km vs 519.4 km).

Camboon Isla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 519.4 km 532.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 376 min 371 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 Isla
Car (driver) 60.0% / 53.4%
Camboon — Car (driver): 60.0% Isla — Car (driver): 53.4%
Worked from Home 40.0% / 30.1%
Camboon — Worked from Home: 40.0% Isla — Worked from Home: 30.1%
Walked Only — / 12.6%
Camboon — Walked Only: not among its largest Isla — Walked Only: 12.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Camboon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Isla — Car (passenger): 3.9%

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

Setting

Camboon Isla
Elevation 346 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Camboon Isla
Connectivity score 18/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Camboon Isla
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 Isla
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

Isla

Retirees Rural

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