Coconuts vs Flying Fish Point

Flying Fish Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Coconuts. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flying Fish Point, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Coconuts: a median of $960,000, against $592,000 in Flying Fish Point. On these figures, Coconuts tends to suit older residents, while Flying Fish Point suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Coconuts is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 41%)
  • Flying Fish Point has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Coconuts leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Flying Fish Point has cheaper houses ($592,500 vs $960,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 sits closer to the CBD (1616.7 km vs 1619.1 km)
  • Flying Fish Point is more walkable (39/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coconuts

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 23%)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Flying Fish Point is more walkable (39/100 vs 17/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coconuts and Flying Fish 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 Flying Fish 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 Flying Fish Point
Walkability 17 / 39
Coconuts — Walkability: 17/100 Flying Fish Point — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 42 / 31
Coconuts — Safety: 42/100 Flying Fish Point — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coconuts — Low fire risk: 100/100 Flying Fish Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Flying Fish Point has more residents (395 vs 216); Coconuts skews older (56 vs 50).

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Population 216 395
+83% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% -7.1%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $61,256/yr
+8% vs other
 $56,472/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk $268/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
0-4 3.7% / 3.5%
Coconuts — 0-4: 3.7% Flying Fish Point — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 6.9% / 11.9%
Coconuts — 5-14: 6.9% Flying Fish Point — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 3.7% / 7.1%
Coconuts — 15-19: 3.7% Flying Fish Point — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.2% / 4.6%
Coconuts — 20-24: 4.2% Flying Fish Point — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.8% / 5.6%
Coconuts — 25-34: 8.8% Flying Fish Point — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 8.3% / 9.1%
Coconuts — 35-44: 8.3% Flying Fish Point — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 10.6% / 15.4%
Coconuts — 45-54: 10.6% Flying Fish Point — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 17.1% / 18.5%
Coconuts — 55-64: 17.1% Flying Fish Point — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 18.5% / 15.9%
Coconuts — 65-74: 18.5% Flying Fish Point — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 11.1% / 5.1%
Coconuts — 75-84: 11.1% Flying Fish Point — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 4.6% / 2.0%
Coconuts — 85+: 4.6% Flying Fish Point — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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% Coconuts — Group Household: 0.0%
Flying Fish Point 48.7% lone person
Flying Fish Point — Lone Person: 48.7% Flying Fish Point — Couple Families: 27.4% Flying Fish Point — One Parent Families: 13.3% Flying Fish Point — Other Families: 3.5% Flying Fish Point — Group Household: 7.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Flying Fish Point 33.8% renting
Flying Fish Point — Owned Outright: 46.5% Flying Fish Point — Mortgage: 19.7% Flying Fish Point — Renting: 33.8%
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.

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
England 2.3% / 3.0%
Coconuts — England: 2.3% Flying Fish Point — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Coconuts — New Zealand: 1.4% Flying Fish Point — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.3%
Coconuts — Philippines: 1.4% Flying Fish Point — Philippines: 1.3%
Taiwan — / 1.5%
Coconuts — Taiwan: not among its largest Flying Fish Point — Taiwan: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Coconuts — Netherlands: not among its largest Flying Fish Point — Netherlands: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 18.5%
Coconuts — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Flying Fish Point — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 7.6%
Coconuts — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Flying Fish Point — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.1%
Coconuts — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Flying Fish Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Coconuts — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Flying Fish Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Coconuts — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Flying Fish Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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 — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Coconuts — Townhouses: 12.6%
Flying Fish Point 87.8% houses
Flying Fish Point — Houses: 87.8% Flying Fish Point — Flats / Apartments: 10.4% Flying Fish Point — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Median house price $960,000 $592,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 78 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Flying Fish Point is more walkable (39 vs 17).

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Flying Fish Point carries more crime risk (69 vs 58).

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
56/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coconuts

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

Schools in Flying Fish Point

  • Flying Fish Point State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Flying Fish Point sits further from the CBD (1619.1 km vs 1616.7 km).

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Walkability score 17/100 39/100
Distance to Brisbane 1616.7 km 1619.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1109 min 1112 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 Flying Fish Point
Car (driver) 83.3% / 77.8%
Coconuts — Car (driver): 83.3% Flying Fish Point — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 9.0%
Coconuts — Worked from Home: 12.5% Flying Fish Point — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 10.4%
Coconuts — Car (passenger): 4.2% Flying Fish Point — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Coconuts — Walked Only: not among its largest Flying Fish Point — Walked Only: 2.8%

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

Setting

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 405 m
491 m to a named beach
 35 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coconuts Flying Fish Point
Connectivity score 44/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 47%
207 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Coconuts Flying Fish 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 Flying Fish 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

Flying Fish Point

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal Quiet

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