Coes Creek vs Nambour

Nambour is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Coes Creek. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Coes Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coes Creek tends to suit couples, while Nambour 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

  • Coes Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
  • Nambour has more parks and reserves (30 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $443/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nambour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nambour

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Coes Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coes Creek Nambour
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.

Coes Creek Nambour
Walkability 38 / 91
Coes Creek — Walkability: 38/100 Nambour — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 80 / 17
Coes Creek — Safety: 80/100 Nambour — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coes Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nambour — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nambour has more residents (12,145 vs 1,515); Coes Creek has higher household incomes ($84,656 vs $63,648).

Coes Creek Nambour
Population 1,515 12,145
+702% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +8.6%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $84,656/yr
+25% vs other
 $63,648/yr
Median weekly rent $443/wk
+23% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek Nambour
0-4 5.2% / 5.8%
Coes Creek — 0-4: 5.2% Nambour — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.0% / 12.7%
Coes Creek — 5-14: 14.0% Nambour — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 6.1% / 5.6%
Coes Creek — 15-19: 6.1% Nambour — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.6% / 5.8%
Coes Creek — 20-24: 3.6% Nambour — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 10.4% / 13.1%
Coes Creek — 25-34: 10.4% Nambour — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 13.5% / 12.7%
Coes Creek — 35-44: 13.5% Nambour — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.0% / 12.7%
Coes Creek — 45-54: 13.0% Nambour — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.3% / 12.2%
Coes Creek — 55-64: 13.3% Nambour — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 11.1% / 9.6%
Coes Creek — 65-74: 11.1% Nambour — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 7.2% / 6.8%
Coes Creek — 75-84: 7.2% Nambour — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.9% / 3.2%
Coes Creek — 85+: 1.9% Nambour — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek 50.9% couple families
Coes Creek — Couple Families: 50.9% Coes Creek — Lone Person: 26.1% Coes Creek — One Parent Families: 17.7% Coes Creek — Group Household: 4.5% Coes Creek — Other Families: 0.8%
Nambour 30.3% couple families
Nambour — Couple Families: 30.3% Nambour — Lone Person: 42.1% Nambour — One Parent Families: 21.1% Nambour — Group Household: 5.3% Nambour — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek 13.1% renting
Coes Creek — Owned Outright: 36.3% Coes Creek — Mortgage: 50.7% Coes Creek — Renting: 13.1%
Nambour 39.8% renting
Nambour — Owned Outright: 23.5% Nambour — Mortgage: 36.7% Nambour — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coes Creek Nambour
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 18.7%
Coes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Nambour — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.1%
Coes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Nambour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 8.3%
Coes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Nambour — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.3%
Coes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Nambour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.8%
Coes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Nambour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Coes Creek Nambour
England 4.9% / 4.4%
Coes Creek — England: 4.9% Nambour — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / 4.1%
Coes Creek — New Zealand: 3.6% Nambour — New Zealand: 4.1%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.5%
Coes Creek — South Africa: 1.3% Nambour — South Africa: 0.5%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.0%
Coes Creek — Philippines: 0.3% Nambour — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany 0.7% / 0.5%
Coes Creek — Germany: 0.7% Nambour — Germany: 0.5%
India 0.3% / 0.7%
Coes Creek — India: 0.3% Nambour — India: 0.7%
Ireland 0.4% / —
Coes Creek — Ireland: 0.4% Nambour — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek 99.1% houses
Coes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Coes Creek — Townhouses: 0.9% Coes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nambour 66.3% houses
Nambour — Houses: 66.3% Nambour — Townhouses: 20.3% Nambour — Flats / Apartments: 13.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coes Creek Nambour
Median house price $930,000 $890,000
Median unit price — $609,000
Median land price — $840,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 8 sales
 20 days
from 118 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Coes Creek Nambour
3 bed $831K / $852K
Coes Creek — 3 bed: $831K (25 sales) Nambour — 3 bed: $852K (112 sales)

25 vs 112 sales

4 bed $982K / $975K
Coes Creek — 4 bed: $982K (21 sales) Nambour — 4 bed: $975K (70 sales)

21 vs 70 sales

Development activity

Coes Creek Nambour
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coes Creek Nambour
Houses 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.06M
 4.0%
$700/wk on $912K
Units — 4.3%
$560/wk on $670K

Ranking within QLD

Coes Creek Nambour
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 38% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Nambour is more walkable (91 vs 38); Coes Creek scores higher overall (66 vs 39).

Coes Creek Nambour
Grade B C
Score 66/100 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nambour carries more crime risk (83 vs 20).

Coes Creek Nambour
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 High
83/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Coes Creek Nambour
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coes Creek

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

Schools in Nambour

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nambour State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Nambour State College - Junior School Government · Primary
  • OneSchool Global QLD - Nambour Independent · Combined
  • Kairos Community College - Nambour Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Coes Creek Nambour
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 30
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 8
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 21

Mobility

Coes Creek Nambour
Walkability score 38/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.2 km 105.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 87 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Coes Creek Nambour
Car (driver) 81.2% / 80.1%
Coes Creek — Car (driver): 81.2% Nambour — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 9.5%
Coes Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4% Nambour — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.7%
Coes Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2% Nambour — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 0.5% / 2.9%
Coes Creek — Walked Only: 0.5% Nambour — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 1.0% / 1.3%
Coes Creek — Bus: 1.0% Nambour — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle 0.7% / 0.2%
Coes Creek — Bicycle: 0.7% Nambour — Bicycle: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Coes Creek Nambour
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Coes Creek Nambour
Connectivity score 75/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
598 premises
 34%
6,600 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Coes Creek Nambour
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coes Creek Nambour
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coes Creek Nambour
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coes Creek Nambour
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coes Creek

Large Blocks Quiet

Nambour

Parks Regional Centre River Townhouses

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