Cinnabar vs Kilkivan

Cinnabar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Kilkivan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cinnabar, about half of households are couple families. In Kilkivan, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cinnabar tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kilkivan suits people living alone 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

Cinnabar

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 67/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 32%)
  • But Kilkivan has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kilkivan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cinnabar has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 16%)
  • Kilkivan has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilkivan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 169 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214.3 km vs 227 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cinnabar carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 67/100)
  • Kilkivan has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Cinnabar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.3% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cinnabar Kilkivan
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.

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Walkability 0 / 0
Cinnabar — Walkability: 0/100 Kilkivan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 33
Cinnabar — Safety: 83/100 Kilkivan — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 35 / 32
Cinnabar — Low fire risk: 35/100 Kilkivan — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Kilkivan has more residents (689 vs 83); Cinnabar has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $46,592).

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Population 83 689
+730% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.3% -3.4%
Median age 43 54
Median household income $73,112/yr
+36% vs other
 $46,592/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+18% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cinnabar Kilkivan
0-4 4.8% / 2.5%
Cinnabar — 0-4: 4.8% Kilkivan — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 21.7% / 12.9%
Cinnabar — 5-14: 21.7% Kilkivan — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 9.6% / 3.8%
Cinnabar — 15-19: 9.6% Kilkivan — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Cinnabar — 20-24: not among its largest Kilkivan — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 12.0% / 5.5%
Cinnabar — 25-34: 12.0% Kilkivan — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 18.1% / 10.0%
Cinnabar — 35-44: 18.1% Kilkivan — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 14.5% / 13.9%
Cinnabar — 45-54: 14.5% Kilkivan — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 10.8% / 18.0%
Cinnabar — 55-64: 10.8% Kilkivan — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 12.0% / 19.3%
Cinnabar — 65-74: 12.0% Kilkivan — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Cinnabar — 75-84: not among its largest Kilkivan — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 2.9%
Cinnabar — 85+: not among its largest Kilkivan — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cinnabar 33.3% lone person
Cinnabar — Lone Person: 33.3% Cinnabar — Couple Families: 50.0% Cinnabar — One Parent Families: 16.7% Cinnabar — Group Household: 0.0% Cinnabar — Other Families: 0.0%
Kilkivan 59.7% lone person
Kilkivan — Lone Person: 59.7% Kilkivan — Couple Families: 20.9% Kilkivan — One Parent Families: 11.4% Kilkivan — Group Household: 6.5% Kilkivan — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cinnabar 27.6% renting
Cinnabar — Owned Outright: 31.0% Cinnabar — Mortgage: 41.4% Cinnabar — Renting: 27.6%
Kilkivan 15.9% renting
Kilkivan — Owned Outright: 56.9% Kilkivan — Mortgage: 27.1% Kilkivan — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cinnabar 100.0% houses
Cinnabar — Houses: 100.0% Cinnabar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cinnabar — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kilkivan 95.5% houses
Kilkivan — Houses: 95.5% Kilkivan — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Kilkivan — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 17.4%
Cinnabar — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Kilkivan — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 6.8%
Cinnabar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Kilkivan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 4.4%
Cinnabar — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Kilkivan — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Cinnabar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kilkivan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Cinnabar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kilkivan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Property market

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $380,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 12 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Cinnabar Kilkivan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kilkivan carries more crime risk (67 vs 17).

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cinnabar

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

Schools in Kilkivan

  • Kilkivan State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 43

Mobility

Cinnabar sits further from the CBD (227 km vs 214.3 km).

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227 km
+6% vs other
 214.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 169 min 156 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4600
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4600
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.

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Car (driver) 75.0% / 67.6%
Cinnabar — Car (driver): 75.0% Kilkivan — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 19.1%
Cinnabar — Worked from Home: 25.0% Kilkivan — Worked from Home: 19.1%
Walked Only — / 7.4%
Cinnabar — Walked Only: not among its largest Kilkivan — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 3.7%
Cinnabar — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kilkivan — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bicycle — / 2.1%
Cinnabar — Bicycle: not among its largest Kilkivan — Bicycle: 2.1%

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

Setting

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
415 premises

Climate

Cinnabar Kilkivan
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

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cinnabar Kilkivan
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

Cinnabar Kilkivan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cinnabar

Family Rural

Kilkivan

Affordable Retirees Rural

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