Canoona vs Kunwarara
Canoona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Kunwarara. 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 Kunwarara, most households are couple families. On these figures, Canoona tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents, while Kunwarara suits couples.
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
Kunwarara
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Canoona
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (694.8 km vs 715.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (492 min vs 500 min)
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 -2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canoona and Kunwarara drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kunwarara has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $69,316); Canoona has more residents (90 vs 69).
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +23% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | -2.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr | $94,224/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $254/wk | $270/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Development activity
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of QLD | Higher than 27% 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 9% of QLD |
Liveability
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Canoona carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0).
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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 | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 16 | 37 |
Mobility
Kunwarara sits further from the CBD (715.3 km vs 694.8 km).
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 694.8 km | 715.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 500 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.5%).
Setting
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 7 premises |
Council rates
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canoona | Kunwarara | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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