Canina vs Wolvi

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Canina tends to suit 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

Wolvi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Canina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 131 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (174.2 km vs 182.4 km)
  • But Wolvi is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wolvi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wolvi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs 0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canina Wolvi
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.

Canina Wolvi
Walkability 0 / 13
Canina — Walkability: 0/100 Wolvi — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 59 / 62
Canina — Safety: 59/100 Wolvi — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Canina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wolvi — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wolvi has more residents (521 vs 367).

Canina Wolvi
Population 367 521
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% +11.6%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $64,012/yr $68,432/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $270/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canina Wolvi
0-4 3.5% / 4.0%
Canina — 0-4: 3.5% Wolvi — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 13.9% / 13.2%
Canina — 5-14: 13.9% Wolvi — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.8% / 5.0%
Canina — 15-19: 6.8% Wolvi — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 3.5% / 2.5%
Canina — 20-24: 3.5% Wolvi — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 6.3% / 9.2%
Canina — 25-34: 6.3% Wolvi — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 10.9% / 10.6%
Canina — 35-44: 10.9% Wolvi — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.9% / 14.4%
Canina — 45-54: 13.9% Wolvi — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 21.3% / 21.1%
Canina — 55-64: 21.3% Wolvi — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 13.9% / 14.2%
Canina — 65-74: 13.9% Wolvi — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 7.6% / 4.2%
Canina — 75-84: 7.6% Wolvi — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.1% / 0.6%
Canina — 85+: 1.1% Wolvi — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canina 46.2% couple families
Canina — Couple Families: 46.2% Canina — Lone Person: 35.2% Canina — One Parent Families: 14.3% Canina — Group Household: 4.4% Canina — Other Families: 0.0%
Wolvi 45.7% couple families
Wolvi — Couple Families: 45.7% Wolvi — Lone Person: 26.7% Wolvi — One Parent Families: 15.5% Wolvi — Group Household: 9.5% Wolvi — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canina 6.9% renting
Canina — Owned Outright: 50.9% Canina — Mortgage: 42.2% Canina — Renting: 6.9%
Wolvi 12.4% renting
Wolvi — Owned Outright: 47.6% Wolvi — Mortgage: 40.0% Wolvi — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canina Wolvi
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.0%
Canina — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Wolvi — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 8.8%
Canina — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Wolvi — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.2%
Canina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Wolvi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.7%
Canina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Wolvi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.3%
Canina — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Wolvi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Canina Wolvi
England 4.6% / 3.8%
Canina — England: 4.6% Wolvi — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.3%
Canina — New Zealand: 2.5% Wolvi — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa — / 2.7%
Canina — South Africa: not among its largest Wolvi — South Africa: 2.7%
Germany 1.1% / 0.6%
Canina — Germany: 1.1% Wolvi — Germany: 0.6%
Philippines 1.4% / —
Canina — Philippines: 1.4% Wolvi — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada 0.8% / 0.6%
Canina — Canada: 0.8% Wolvi — Canada: 0.6%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Canina — Scotland: not among its largest Wolvi — Scotland: 1.0%
China — / 0.6%
Canina — China: not among its largest Wolvi — China: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canina 100.0% houses
Canina — Houses: 100.0%
Wolvi 100.0% houses
Wolvi — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Canina Wolvi
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,185,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $787,500

Development activity

Canina Wolvi
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Canina Wolvi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Wolvi is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Canina Wolvi
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Canina Wolvi
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
38/100
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

Canina Wolvi
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 Canina

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

Schools in Wolvi

  • Wolvi State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canina Wolvi
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Wolvi sits further from the CBD (182.4 km vs 174.2 km).

Canina Wolvi
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 174.2 km 182.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 131 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Canina Wolvi
Car (driver) 81.5% / 65.4%
Canina — Car (driver): 81.5% Wolvi — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 25.7%
Canina — Worked from Home: 10.8% Wolvi — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 5.0%
Canina — Car (passenger): 7.7% Wolvi — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Canina — Walked Only: not among its largest Wolvi — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Canina Wolvi
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.4 km 26.4 km

NBN connectivity

Canina Wolvi
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
163 premises
 0%
216 premises

Climate

Canina Wolvi
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Canina Wolvi
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Canina Wolvi
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canina Wolvi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canina

Acreage

Wolvi

River Rural

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