Coes Creek vs Perwillowen

Coes Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Perwillowen. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coes Creek tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Perwillowen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $443/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coes Creek is more walkable (38/100 vs 4/100)
  • Perwillowen has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Coes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coes Creek and Perwillowen 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 Perwillowen
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 Perwillowen
Walkability 38 / 4
Coes Creek — Walkability: 38/100 Perwillowen — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 80 / 84
Coes Creek — Safety: 80/100 Perwillowen — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coes Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Perwillowen — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coes Creek has more residents (1,515 vs 213); Coes Creek rents higher ($443/wk vs $350/wk).

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Population 1,515
+86% vs other
 213
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% -3.6%
Median age 43 54
Median household income $84,656/yr
+4% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $443/wk
+21% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek Perwillowen
0-4 5.2% / 1.9%
Coes Creek — 0-4: 5.2% Perwillowen — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 14.0% / 5.2%
Coes Creek — 5-14: 14.0% Perwillowen — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 6.1% / 4.7%
Coes Creek — 15-19: 6.1% Perwillowen — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.6% / 7.5%
Coes Creek — 20-24: 3.6% Perwillowen — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 10.4% / 6.6%
Coes Creek — 25-34: 10.4% Perwillowen — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 13.5% / 8.5%
Coes Creek — 35-44: 13.5% Perwillowen — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 13.0% / 16.0%
Coes Creek — 45-54: 13.0% Perwillowen — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 13.3% / 23.5%
Coes Creek — 55-64: 13.3% Perwillowen — 55-64: 23.5%
65-74 11.1% / 16.4%
Coes Creek — 65-74: 11.1% Perwillowen — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 7.2% / 6.6%
Coes Creek — 75-84: 7.2% Perwillowen — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.9% / 3.3%
Coes Creek — 85+: 1.9% Perwillowen — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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%
Perwillowen 51.1% couple families
Perwillowen — Couple Families: 51.1% Perwillowen — Lone Person: 26.7% Perwillowen — One Parent Families: 15.6% Perwillowen — Group Household: 6.7% Perwillowen — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Perwillowen 16.9% renting
Perwillowen — Owned Outright: 42.9% Perwillowen — Mortgage: 40.3% Perwillowen — Renting: 16.9%
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.

Coes Creek Perwillowen
England 4.9% / 2.3%
Coes Creek — England: 4.9% Perwillowen — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 3.6% / —
Coes Creek — New Zealand: 3.6% Perwillowen — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 1.3% / —
Coes Creek — South Africa: 1.3% Perwillowen — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Coes Creek — Germany: 0.7% Perwillowen — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 0.4% / —
Coes Creek — Ireland: 0.4% Perwillowen — Ireland: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 21.1%
Coes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Perwillowen — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 11.7%
Coes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Perwillowen — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.4%
Coes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Perwillowen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Coes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Perwillowen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Coes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Perwillowen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coes Creek 99.1% houses
Coes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Coes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Coes Creek — Townhouses: 0.9%
Perwillowen 95.2% houses
Perwillowen — Houses: 95.2% Perwillowen — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Perwillowen — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Median house price $930,000 $1,010,000
Median unit price — $910,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 8 sales
 —

Development activity

Coes Creek Perwillowen
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 Perwillowen
Houses 4.7%
$950/wk on $1.06M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coes Creek Perwillowen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 68% 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 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of QLD —

Liveability

Coes Creek is more walkable (38 vs 4).

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Grade B —
Score 66/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
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

Coes Creek Perwillowen
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

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Walkability score 38/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 104.2 km 106 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 88 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 Perwillowen
Car (driver) 81.2% / 78.5%
Coes Creek — Car (driver): 81.2% Perwillowen — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 15.1%
Coes Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4% Perwillowen — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.2%
Coes Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2% Perwillowen — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 0.5% / 3.2%
Coes Creek — Walked Only: 0.5% Perwillowen — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 1.0% / —
Coes Creek — Bus: 1.0% Perwillowen — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.7% / —
Coes Creek — Bicycle: 0.7% Perwillowen — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 14.9 km

NBN connectivity

Coes Creek Perwillowen
Connectivity score 75/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
598 premises
 39%
127 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Coes Creek Perwillowen
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 Perwillowen
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

Perwillowen

Retirees Rural

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