Canoona vs Yaamba
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 Yaamba, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Canoona tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yaamba 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
Canoona
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 18%)
- carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)
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 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Canoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yaamba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (466 min vs 492 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (669.1 km vs 694.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Canoona
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 89/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 26%)
- But Yaamba has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
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 -17.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canoona and Yaamba 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
Canoona has more residents (90 vs 51); Canoona has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $46,800).
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +43% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | -17.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr +32% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $254/wk +2% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).
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 | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 40% of QLD |
Liveability
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Canoona carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Yaamba carries more crime risk (89 vs 71).
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | High 89/100 |
| 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 | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 16 | 5 |
Mobility
Canoona sits further from the CBD (694.8 km vs 669.1 km).
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 694.8 km +4% vs other | 669.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 492 min | 466 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 | 0.0% postcode 4704 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 | — |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Council rates
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canoona | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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