Coconuts vs Innisfail Estate

Innisfail Estate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 56 in Coconuts. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Coconuts, most households own their home. In Innisfail Estate, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Coconuts: a median of $960,000, against $542,000 in Innisfail Estate, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coconuts tends to suit older residents, while Innisfail Estate suits families with children and 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

Innisfail Estate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Innisfail Estate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($542,500 vs $960,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Innisfail Estate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Innisfail Estate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1613.2 km vs 1616.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coconuts has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)
  • Innisfail Estate is more walkable (37/100 vs 17/100)

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

Investors

Innisfail Estate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coconuts and Innisfail Estate 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 Innisfail Estate
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 Innisfail Estate
Walkability 17 / 37
Coconuts — Walkability: 17/100 Innisfail Estate — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 42 / 38
Coconuts — Safety: 42/100 Innisfail Estate — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coconuts — Low fire risk: 100/100 Innisfail Estate — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Innisfail Estate has more residents (1,454 vs 216); Coconuts skews older (56 vs 39).

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Population 216 1,454
+573% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +8.7%
Median age 56 39
Median household income $61,256/yr $64,792/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+10% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
0-4 3.7% / 5.8%
Coconuts — 0-4: 3.7% Innisfail Estate — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 6.9% / 14.6%
Coconuts — 5-14: 6.9% Innisfail Estate — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 3.7% / 4.1%
Coconuts — 15-19: 3.7% Innisfail Estate — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 4.2% / 5.2%
Coconuts — 20-24: 4.2% Innisfail Estate — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 8.8% / 13.9%
Coconuts — 25-34: 8.8% Innisfail Estate — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 8.3% / 11.1%
Coconuts — 35-44: 8.3% Innisfail Estate — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.6% / 10.2%
Coconuts — 45-54: 10.6% Innisfail Estate — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 17.1% / 13.1%
Coconuts — 55-64: 17.1% Innisfail Estate — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 18.5% / 12.6%
Coconuts — 65-74: 18.5% Innisfail Estate — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 11.1% / 6.3%
Coconuts — 75-84: 11.1% Innisfail Estate — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 4.6% / 2.8%
Coconuts — 85+: 4.6% Innisfail Estate — 85+: 2.8%

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%
Innisfail Estate 41.6% lone person
Innisfail Estate — Lone Person: 41.6% Innisfail Estate — Couple Families: 34.0% Innisfail Estate — One Parent Families: 17.9% Innisfail Estate — Other Families: 1.5% Innisfail Estate — Group Household: 5.0%
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%
Innisfail Estate 46.9% renting
Innisfail Estate — Owned Outright: 33.4% Innisfail Estate — Mortgage: 19.7% Innisfail Estate — Renting: 46.9%
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 Innisfail Estate
India — / 11.4%
Coconuts — India: not among its largest Innisfail Estate — India: 11.4%
England 2.3% / 1.6%
Coconuts — England: 2.3% Innisfail Estate — England: 1.6%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.7%
Coconuts — Philippines: 1.4% Innisfail Estate — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.2%
Coconuts — New Zealand: 1.4% Innisfail Estate — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy — / 2.5%
Coconuts — Italy: not among its largest Innisfail Estate — Italy: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

Qualifications

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

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 14.6%
Coconuts — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Innisfail Estate — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.8%
Coconuts — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Innisfail Estate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.4%
Coconuts — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Innisfail Estate — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.4%
Coconuts — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Innisfail Estate — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Coconuts — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Innisfail Estate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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%
Innisfail Estate 74.0% houses
Innisfail Estate — Houses: 74.0% Innisfail Estate — Townhouses: 23.5% Innisfail Estate — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Median house price $960,000 $542,500
Median unit price — $225,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 83% 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 73% of QLD

Liveability

Innisfail Estate is more walkable (37 vs 17).

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Inside the suburb 0 2
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 Innisfail Estate

  • Innisfail State College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Coconuts sits further from the CBD (1616.7 km vs 1613.2 km).

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Walkability score 17/100 37/100
Distance to Brisbane 1616.7 km 1613.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1109 min 1106 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 Innisfail Estate
Car (driver) 83.3% / 76.6%
Coconuts — Car (driver): 83.3% Innisfail Estate — Car (driver): 76.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 13.3%
Coconuts — Car (passenger): 4.2% Innisfail Estate — Car (passenger): 13.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 4.9%
Coconuts — Worked from Home: 12.5% Innisfail Estate — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Bus — / 2.5%
Coconuts — Bus: not among its largest Innisfail Estate — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Coconuts — Walked Only: not among its largest Innisfail Estate — Walked Only: 2.0%

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

Setting

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 405 m
491 m to a named beach
 2.0 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
Connectivity score 44/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
115 premises
 30%
643 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Coconuts Innisfail Estate
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 Innisfail Estate
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

Innisfail Estate

Affordable Coastal Townhouses

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