Cambroon vs Conondale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Cambroon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cambroon: a median of $1.1 million, against $975,000 in Conondale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cambroon tends to suit families with children and couples, while Conondale 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

Conondale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Cambroon has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Conondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($975,000 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Conondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (108.6 km vs 122.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 115 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Conondale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 6%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Conondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.8% vs -3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cambroon Conondale
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.

Cambroon Conondale
Walkability 0 / 0
Cambroon — Walkability: 0/100 Conondale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 66
Cambroon — Safety: 53/100 Conondale — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 45 / 41
Cambroon — Low fire risk: 45/100 Conondale — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Conondale has more residents (882 vs 211); Cambroon rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).

Cambroon Conondale
Population 211 882
+318% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +2.8%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $65,936/yr
+6% vs other
 $62,088/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambroon Conondale
0-4 3.8% / 3.7%
Cambroon — 0-4: 3.8% Conondale — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 16.1% / 11.9%
Cambroon — 5-14: 16.1% Conondale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 8.5% / 5.4%
Cambroon — 15-19: 8.5% Conondale — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.7% / 4.0%
Cambroon — 20-24: 5.7% Conondale — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 3.3% / 7.9%
Cambroon — 25-34: 3.3% Conondale — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.3% / 12.9%
Cambroon — 35-44: 12.3% Conondale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 15.6% / 15.2%
Cambroon — 45-54: 15.6% Conondale — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 19.4% / 16.8%
Cambroon — 55-64: 19.4% Conondale — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.8% / 16.8%
Cambroon — 65-74: 11.8% Conondale — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 4.7% / 5.0%
Cambroon — 75-84: 4.7% Conondale — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 0.6%
Cambroon — 85+: not among its largest Conondale — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cambroon 50.0% couple families
Cambroon — Couple Families: 50.0% Cambroon — Lone Person: 28.0% Cambroon — One Parent Families: 16.0% Cambroon — Group Household: 6.0% Cambroon — Other Families: 0.0%
Conondale 36.4% couple families
Conondale — Couple Families: 36.4% Conondale — Lone Person: 36.0% Conondale — One Parent Families: 18.7% Conondale — Group Household: 7.1% Conondale — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cambroon 9.5% renting
Cambroon — Owned Outright: 46.0% Cambroon — Mortgage: 44.4% Cambroon — Renting: 9.5%
Conondale 16.0% renting
Conondale — Owned Outright: 44.3% Conondale — Mortgage: 39.7% Conondale — Renting: 16.0%
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.

Cambroon Conondale
England 6.2% / 5.8%
Cambroon — England: 6.2% Conondale — England: 5.8%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Cambroon — New Zealand: not among its largest Conondale — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany — / 1.5%
Cambroon — Germany: not among its largest Conondale — Germany: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Cambroon — Scotland: not among its largest Conondale — Scotland: 1.1%
France — / 1.0%
Cambroon — France: not among its largest Conondale — France: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

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

Cambroon Conondale
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 14.6%
Cambroon — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Conondale — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 13.0%
Cambroon — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Conondale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 9.5%
Cambroon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Conondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 3.9%
Cambroon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Conondale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Cambroon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Conondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cambroon 94.1% houses
Cambroon — Houses: 94.1% Cambroon — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Conondale 74.2% houses
Conondale — Houses: 74.2% Conondale — Flats / Apartments: 25.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cambroon Conondale
Median house price $1,100,000 $975,000
Median unit price — $730,000
Median land price — $1,150,000

Development activity

Cambroon Conondale
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cambroon Conondale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Cambroon Conondale
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cambroon carries more crime risk (47 vs 34).

Cambroon Conondale
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
34/100
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
same for both

Schools

Cambroon Conondale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cambroon

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Conondale

  • Conondale State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cambroon Conondale
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 4 7
Waterways 4 32

Mobility

Cambroon sits further from the CBD (122.6 km vs 108.6 km).

Cambroon Conondale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 122.6 km
+11% vs other
 108.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
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.

Cambroon Conondale
Car (driver) 82.1% / 63.5%
Cambroon — Car (driver): 82.1% Conondale — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 29.4%
Cambroon — Worked from Home: 13.4% Conondale — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.2%
Cambroon — Car (passenger): 4.5% Conondale — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Cambroon — Walked Only: not among its largest Conondale — Walked Only: 2.9%
Train — / 1.0%
Cambroon — Train: not among its largest Conondale — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Cambroon Conondale
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.5 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Cambroon Conondale
Connectivity score 18/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
112 premises
 0%
371 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Cambroon Conondale
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cambroon Conondale
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cambroon Conondale
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cambroon Conondale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cambroon

Rural

Conondale

Rural

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