Campwin Beach vs Sarina Beach

Campwin Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Sarina Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sarina Beach, about half of households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sarina Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sarina Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (940.4 km vs 943.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

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

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
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.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Campwin Beach — Walkability: 0/100 Sarina Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Campwin Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sarina Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sarina Beach has more residents (661 vs 511); Campwin Beach rents higher ($340/wk vs $300/wk).

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Population 511 661
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +8.9%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $80,860/yr $88,504/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+12% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
0-4 6.7% / 4.7%
Campwin Beach — 0-4: 6.7% Sarina Beach — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 10.8% / 14.8%
Campwin Beach — 5-14: 10.8% Sarina Beach — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.4% / 5.1%
Campwin Beach — 15-19: 7.4% Sarina Beach — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.9% / 3.5%
Campwin Beach — 20-24: 3.9% Sarina Beach — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 10.8% / 7.0%
Campwin Beach — 25-34: 10.8% Sarina Beach — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 13.5% / 12.4%
Campwin Beach — 35-44: 13.5% Sarina Beach — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.5% / 14.7%
Campwin Beach — 45-54: 11.5% Sarina Beach — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.9% / 13.8%
Campwin Beach — 55-64: 15.9% Sarina Beach — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 14.1% / 16.5%
Campwin Beach — 65-74: 14.1% Sarina Beach — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 5.1% / 6.2%
Campwin Beach — 75-84: 5.1% Sarina Beach — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.0% / 2.3%
Campwin Beach — 85+: 1.0% Sarina Beach — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Campwin Beach 44.9% couple families
Campwin Beach — Couple Families: 44.9% Campwin Beach — Lone Person: 37.8% Campwin Beach — One Parent Families: 13.4% Campwin Beach — Group Household: 3.9% Campwin Beach — Other Families: 0.0%
Sarina Beach 54.3% couple families
Sarina Beach — Couple Families: 54.3% Sarina Beach — Lone Person: 31.2% Sarina Beach — One Parent Families: 7.2% Sarina Beach — Group Household: 5.1% Sarina Beach — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Campwin Beach 24.9% renting
Campwin Beach — Owned Outright: 36.8% Campwin Beach — Mortgage: 38.3% Campwin Beach — Renting: 24.9%
Sarina Beach 17.5% renting
Sarina Beach — Owned Outright: 46.9% Sarina Beach — Mortgage: 35.5% Sarina Beach — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 20.9%
Campwin Beach — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Sarina Beach — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 6.4%
Campwin Beach — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Sarina Beach — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.3%
Campwin Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Sarina Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Campwin Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Sarina Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.5%
Campwin Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Sarina Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
England 1.8% / 2.0%
Campwin Beach — England: 1.8% Sarina Beach — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.7%
Campwin Beach — New Zealand: 1.6% Sarina Beach — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.9%
Campwin Beach — South Africa: 1.2% Sarina Beach — South Africa: 0.9%
Thailand 1.4% / 0.5%
Campwin Beach — Thailand: 1.4% Sarina Beach — Thailand: 0.5%
Netherlands 1.6% / —
Campwin Beach — Netherlands: 1.6% Sarina Beach — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Campwin Beach — Philippines: not among its largest Sarina Beach — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Campwin Beach 93.2% houses
Campwin Beach — Houses: 93.2% Campwin Beach — Townhouses: 2.9% Campwin Beach — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Sarina Beach 95.3% houses
Sarina Beach — Houses: 95.3% Sarina Beach — Townhouses: 6.1% Sarina Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Median house price $670,000 $695,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 5 sales
 105 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
3 bed $662K / $735K
Campwin Beach — 3 bed: $662K (16 sales) Sarina Beach — 3 bed: $735K (11 sales)

16 vs 11 sales

4 bed $693K / $685K
Campwin Beach — 4 bed: $693K (14 sales) Sarina Beach — 4 bed: $685K (17 sales)

14 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Houses 6.1%
$675/wk on $579K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of QLD —

Liveability

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 49/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 Moderate
68/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
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

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Beaches 1 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Campwin Beach sits further from the CBD (943.3 km vs 940.4 km).

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 943.3 km 940.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 645 min 641 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4737
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4737
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.

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Car (driver) 86.1% / 83.3%
Campwin Beach — Car (driver): 86.1% Sarina Beach — Car (driver): 83.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 9.3%
Campwin Beach — Car (passenger): 6.0% Sarina Beach — Car (passenger): 9.3%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 7.4%
Campwin Beach — Worked from Home: 5.0% Sarina Beach — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Bus 3.0% / —
Campwin Beach — Bus: 3.0% Sarina Beach — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 813 m
866 m to a named beach
 463 m
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
274 premises
 0%
319 premises

Climate

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Campwin Beach Sarina Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Campwin Beach

Beach Coastal Large Blocks

Sarina Beach

Acreage Coastal

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