Coconuts vs Coquette Point

Coconuts is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in Coquette Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coquette Point, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coquette Point tends to suit people living alone and 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

Coquette Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)

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

Coconuts

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Coconuts is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • Coquette Point sits closer to the CBD (1613.9 km vs 1616.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coconuts

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • But Coquette Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Coquette Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (58.1% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coconuts Coquette Point
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.

Coconuts Coquette Point
Walkability 17 / 4
Coconuts — Walkability: 17/100 Coquette Point — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 42 / 80
Coconuts — Safety: 42/100 Coquette Point — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coconuts — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coquette Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coconuts has more residents (216 vs 117); Coquette Point has higher household incomes ($72,748 vs $61,256).

Coconuts Coquette Point
Population 216
+46% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +58.1%
Median age 56 59
Median household income $61,256/yr $72,748/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+6% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coconuts Coquette Point
0-4 3.7% / 6.8%
Coconuts — 0-4: 3.7% Coquette Point — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 6.9% / 2.6%
Coconuts — 5-14: 6.9% Coquette Point — 5-14: 2.6%
15-19 3.7% / 2.6%
Coconuts — 15-19: 3.7% Coquette Point — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 4.2% / 5.1%
Coconuts — 20-24: 4.2% Coquette Point — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 8.8% / 6.8%
Coconuts — 25-34: 8.8% Coquette Point — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 8.3% / 5.1%
Coconuts — 35-44: 8.3% Coquette Point — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 10.6% / 6.0%
Coconuts — 45-54: 10.6% Coquette Point — 45-54: 6.0%
55-64 17.1% / 23.9%
Coconuts — 55-64: 17.1% Coquette Point — 55-64: 23.9%
65-74 18.5% / 23.1%
Coconuts — 65-74: 18.5% Coquette Point — 65-74: 23.1%
75-84 11.1% / 12.8%
Coconuts — 75-84: 11.1% Coquette Point — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ 4.6% / —
Coconuts — 85+: 4.6% Coquette Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coconuts 43.3% lone person
Coconuts — Lone Person: 43.3% Coconuts — Couple Families: 31.3% Coconuts — One Parent Families: 17.9% Coconuts — Other Families: 7.5%
Coquette Point 54.5% lone person
Coquette Point — Lone Person: 54.5% Coquette Point — Couple Families: 45.5% Coquette Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coquette Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coconuts 37.9% renting
Coconuts — Owned Outright: 52.6% Coconuts — Mortgage: 9.5% Coconuts — Renting: 37.9%
Coquette Point 7.0% renting
Coquette Point — Owned Outright: 69.8% Coquette Point — Mortgage: 23.3% Coquette Point — Renting: 7.0%
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.

Coconuts Coquette Point
England 2.3% / 8.5%
Coconuts — England: 2.3% Coquette Point — England: 8.5%
Zimbabwe — / 2.6%
Coconuts — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Coquette Point — Zimbabwe: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Coconuts — New Zealand: 1.4% Coquette Point — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 1.4% / —
Coconuts — Philippines: 1.4% Coquette Point — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Coconuts Coquette Point
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 17.1%
Coconuts — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Coquette Point — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 14.5%
Coconuts — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Coquette Point — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.7%
Coconuts — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Coquette Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 4.3%
Coconuts — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Coquette Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.4%
Coconuts — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coquette Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coconuts 80.0% houses
Coconuts — Houses: 80.0% Coconuts — Townhouses: 12.6% Coconuts — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Coquette Point 97.8% houses
Coquette Point — Houses: 97.8% Coquette Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Coquette Point — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coconuts Coquette Point
Median house price $960,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Coconuts Coquette Point
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coconuts Coquette Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD

Liveability

Coconuts is more walkable (17 vs 4).

Coconuts Coquette Point
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

Coconuts carries more crime risk (58 vs 20).

Coconuts Coquette Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
20/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
56/100
 High
90/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coconuts Coquette Point
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

Coconuts Coquette Point
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Coconuts sits further from the CBD (1616.7 km vs 1613.9 km).

Coconuts Coquette Point
Walkability score 17/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1616.7 km 1613.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1109 min 1110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Coconuts Coquette Point
Car (driver) 83.3% / 78.0%
Coconuts — Car (driver): 83.3% Coquette Point — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 12.0%
Coconuts — Worked from Home: 12.5% Coquette Point — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 10.0%
Coconuts — Car (passenger): 4.2% Coquette Point — Car (passenger): 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Coconuts Coquette Point
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 405 m
491 m to a named beach
 305 m
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coconuts Coquette Point
Connectivity score 44/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Coconuts Coquette Point
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Coconuts Coquette Point
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coconuts Coquette Point
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coconuts Coquette Point
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coconuts

Beach Beachfront Coastal Retirees River

Coquette Point

Coastal Retirees Rural

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