Cedar Pocket vs Kin Kin

Kin Kin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Cedar Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cedar Pocket, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kin Kin: a median of $1.18 million, against $1.05 million in Cedar Pocket, though rent is higher in Cedar Pocket. On these figures, Cedar Pocket tends to suit couples, while Kin Kin 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cedar Pocket is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)
  • Kin Kin has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Cedar Pocket

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,175,004)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kin Kin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kin Kin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (151.2 km vs 178.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kin Kin

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

Kin Kin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
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.

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Walkability 0 / 13
Cedar Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 Kin Kin — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 67 / 58
Cedar Pocket — Safety: 67/100 Kin Kin — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cedar Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kin Kin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kin Kin has more residents (844 vs 332); Cedar Pocket has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $65,208).

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Population 332 844
+154% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +10.5%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $76,336/yr
+15% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+11% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
0-4 4.2% / 3.8%
Cedar Pocket — 0-4: 4.2% Kin Kin — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 9.0% / 13.2%
Cedar Pocket — 5-14: 9.0% Kin Kin — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.0% / 4.7%
Cedar Pocket — 15-19: 6.0% Kin Kin — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.6% / 2.0%
Cedar Pocket — 20-24: 3.6% Kin Kin — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 7.5% / 8.6%
Cedar Pocket — 25-34: 7.5% Kin Kin — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 6.3% / 10.3%
Cedar Pocket — 35-44: 6.3% Kin Kin — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.5% / 17.2%
Cedar Pocket — 45-54: 14.5% Kin Kin — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 24.1% / 20.5%
Cedar Pocket — 55-64: 24.1% Kin Kin — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 16.0% / 14.0%
Cedar Pocket — 65-74: 16.0% Kin Kin — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 6.6% / 4.9%
Cedar Pocket — 75-84: 6.6% Kin Kin — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.9% / 0.9%
Cedar Pocket — 85+: 0.9% Kin Kin — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 53.1% couple families
Cedar Pocket — Couple Families: 53.1% Cedar Pocket — Lone Person: 20.3% Cedar Pocket — One Parent Families: 12.5% Cedar Pocket — Group Household: 14.1%
Kin Kin 37.0% couple families
Kin Kin — Couple Families: 37.0% Kin Kin — Lone Person: 38.0% Kin Kin — One Parent Families: 16.8% Kin Kin — Group Household: 8.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 10.5% renting
Cedar Pocket — Owned Outright: 60.5% Cedar Pocket — Mortgage: 28.9% Cedar Pocket — Renting: 10.5%
Kin Kin 13.8% renting
Kin Kin — Owned Outright: 48.0% Kin Kin — Mortgage: 38.3% Kin Kin — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
England 4.5% / 4.4%
Cedar Pocket — England: 4.5% Kin Kin — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.0%
Cedar Pocket — New Zealand: 3.6% Kin Kin — New Zealand: 3.0%
Canada 2.4% / 1.1%
Cedar Pocket — Canada: 2.4% Kin Kin — Canada: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.3%
Cedar Pocket — Germany: not among its largest Kin Kin — Germany: 1.3%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Cedar Pocket — South Africa: not among its largest Kin Kin — South Africa: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 15.6%
Cedar Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Kin Kin — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 11.1%
Cedar Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Kin Kin — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 9.8%
Cedar Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Kin Kin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.8%
Cedar Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Kin Kin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.4%
Cedar Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Kin Kin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 100.0% houses
Cedar Pocket — Houses: 100.0% Cedar Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kin Kin 98.4% houses
Kin Kin — Houses: 98.4% Kin Kin — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,175,004
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 2 days
from 3 sales
 39 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
 239
across Noosa
Approvals change year on year +16% -9%

Ranking within QLD

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Kin Kin is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cedar Pocket

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

Schools in Kin Kin

  • Kin Kin State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Parks & reserves 0 6
Waterways 3 16

Mobility

Cedar Pocket sits further from the CBD (178.6 km vs 151.2 km).

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 178.6 km
+15% vs other
 151.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
 0.4%
postcode 4571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
 75
postcode 4571

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.

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Car (driver) 75.0% / 61.6%
Cedar Pocket — Car (driver): 75.0% Kin Kin — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 28.3%
Cedar Pocket — Worked from Home: 15.8% Kin Kin — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Walked Only 2.5% / 7.5%
Cedar Pocket — Walked Only: 2.5% Kin Kin — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 2.6%
Cedar Pocket — Car (passenger): 6.7% Kin Kin — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.5 km 19.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
148 premises
 0%
415 premises

Climate

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
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

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Average residential rate $1,936/yr $1,614/yr
Council Gympie Noosa

Federal electorate

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
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

Cedar Pocket Kin Kin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cedar Pocket

River Rural

Kin Kin

Rural

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