Canoona vs Garnant

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canoona, about half of households are people living alone. In Garnant, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Canoona tends to suit families with children, couples, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Canoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Garnant

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (468 min vs 492 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (669.7 km vs 694.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Canoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canoona Garnant
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.

Canoona Garnant
Walkability 0 / 0
Canoona — Walkability: 0/100 Garnant — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 25
Canoona — Safety: 29/100 Garnant — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Canoona — Low fire risk: 73/100 Garnant — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Garnant has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $69,316).

Canoona Garnant
Population 90
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% -9.1%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $69,316/yr $81,224/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $254/wk
+2% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canoona Garnant
0-4 11.1% / 8.9%
Canoona — 0-4: 11.1% Garnant — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 12.2% / 8.9%
Canoona — 5-14: 12.2% Garnant — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 — / —
Canoona — 15-19: not among its largest Garnant — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 4.4%
Canoona — 20-24: not among its largest Garnant — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 6.7% / 12.2%
Canoona — 25-34: 6.7% Garnant — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 18.9% / 5.6%
Canoona — 35-44: 18.9% Garnant — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 3.3% / 16.7%
Canoona — 45-54: 3.3% Garnant — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 20.0% / 15.6%
Canoona — 55-64: 20.0% Garnant — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 20.0% / 5.6%
Canoona — 65-74: 20.0% Garnant — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 11.1% / 11.1%
Canoona — 75-84: 11.1% Garnant — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 5.6%
Canoona — 85+: not among its largest Garnant — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canoona 54.2% lone person
Canoona — Lone Person: 54.2% Canoona — Couple Families: 45.8% Canoona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Garnant 60.0% lone person
Garnant — Lone Person: 60.0% Garnant — Couple Families: 15.0% Garnant — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canoona 0.0% renting
Canoona — Owned Outright: 59.1% Canoona — Mortgage: 40.9% Canoona — Renting: 0.0%
Garnant 18.5% renting
Garnant — Owned Outright: 66.7% Garnant — Mortgage: 14.8% Garnant — Renting: 18.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canoona 97.0% houses
Canoona — Houses: 97.0% Canoona — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Garnant 91.4% houses
Garnant — Houses: 91.4% Garnant — Flats / Apartments: 8.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Canoona Garnant
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 21.1%
Canoona — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Garnant — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 4.4%
Canoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Garnant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / —
Canoona — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Garnant — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Canoona — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Garnant — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Development activity

Canoona Garnant
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
 390
across Rockhampton
Approvals change year on year +97% +133%

Ranking within QLD

Canoona Garnant
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Canoona Garnant
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Canoona carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0).

Canoona Garnant
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
75/100
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

Canoona Garnant
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

Canoona Garnant
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 16 12

Mobility

Canoona sits further from the CBD (694.8 km vs 669.7 km).

Canoona Garnant
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 694.8 km
+4% vs other
 669.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 492 min 468 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Canoona Garnant
Car (driver) 46.9% / 60.7%
Canoona — Car (driver): 46.9% Garnant — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 43.8% / 39.3%
Canoona — Worked from Home: 43.8% Garnant — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Canoona — Walked Only: 9.4% Garnant — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

Canoona Garnant
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canoona Garnant
Connectivity score 18/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Canoona Garnant
Average residential rate $2,445/yr $1,313/yr
Council Livingstone Rockhampton

Federal electorate

Canoona Garnant
Division Capricornia Flynn
Member Michelle Landry Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canoona Garnant
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canoona

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Garnant

River Rural Young Families

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