Coles Creek vs Kandanga

Coles Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Kandanga. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coles Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Coles Creek tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Coles Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 58%)
  • Kandanga carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 99/100)

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

They split

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

  • Coles Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 18%)
  • Kandanga has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coles Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (145.7 km vs 158 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 117 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kandanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Coles Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (54.5% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coles Creek Kandanga
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.

Coles Creek Kandanga
Walkability 0 / 0
Coles Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kandanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 1 / 70
Coles Creek — Safety: 1/100 Kandanga — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coles Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kandanga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kandanga has more residents (659 vs 68); Coles Creek has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $63,336).

Coles Creek Kandanga
Population 68 659
+869% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +54.5% -0.9%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $94,224/yr
+33% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+25% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coles Creek Kandanga
0-4 5.9% / 6.5%
Coles Creek — 0-4: 5.9% Kandanga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.8% / 14.4%
Coles Creek — 5-14: 11.8% Kandanga — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.9% / 4.9%
Coles Creek — 15-19: 5.9% Kandanga — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 8.8% / 3.5%
Coles Creek — 20-24: 8.8% Kandanga — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.8% / 9.0%
Coles Creek — 25-34: 11.8% Kandanga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 16.2% / 10.5%
Coles Creek — 35-44: 16.2% Kandanga — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.2% / 14.6%
Coles Creek — 45-54: 13.2% Kandanga — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 19.1% / 17.1%
Coles Creek — 55-64: 19.1% Kandanga — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 7.4% / 12.0%
Coles Creek — 65-74: 7.4% Kandanga — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 8.8% / 5.3%
Coles Creek — 75-84: 8.8% Kandanga — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Coles Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kandanga — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coles Creek 100.0% couple families
Coles Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Coles Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Coles Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coles Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Coles Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Kandanga 44.2% couple families
Kandanga — Couple Families: 44.2% Kandanga — Lone Person: 36.4% Kandanga — One Parent Families: 14.3% Kandanga — Group Household: 2.6% Kandanga — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coles Creek 31.2% renting
Coles Creek — Owned Outright: 18.8% Coles Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Coles Creek — Renting: 31.2%
Kandanga 18.1% renting
Kandanga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kandanga — Mortgage: 44.9% Kandanga — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Coles Creek Kandanga
England 7.4% / 4.7%
Coles Creek — England: 7.4% Kandanga — England: 4.7%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Coles Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Kandanga — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Coles Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Kandanga — Scotland: 0.8%
Canada — / 0.5%
Coles Creek — Canada: not among its largest Kandanga — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Coles Creek Kandanga
Certificate III & IV 29.4% / 18.5%
Coles Creek — Certificate III & IV: 29.4% Kandanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 5.9%
Coles Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Kandanga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.1%
Coles Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Kandanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 1.2%
Coles Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Kandanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Coles Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kandanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coles Creek 100.0% houses
Coles Creek — Houses: 100.0% Coles Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kandanga 98.7% houses
Kandanga — Houses: 98.7% Kandanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coles Creek Kandanga
Median house price — $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Coles Creek Kandanga
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coles Creek Kandanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Coles Creek Kandanga
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Coles Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 30).

Coles Creek Kandanga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
99/100
 Low
30/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coles Creek Kandanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coles Creek

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

Schools in Kandanga

  • Kandanga State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coles Creek Kandanga
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Kandanga sits further from the CBD (158 km vs 145.7 km).

Coles Creek Kandanga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 145.7 km 158 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Coles Creek Kandanga
Car (driver) 71.4% / 67.2%
Coles Creek — Car (driver): 71.4% Kandanga — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 22.8%
Coles Creek — Worked from Home: 11.4% Kandanga — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 17.1% / 5.2%
Coles Creek — Walked Only: 17.1% Kandanga — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Coles Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kandanga — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Coles Creek Kandanga
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.0 km 36.7 km

NBN connectivity

Coles Creek Kandanga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
305 premises

Climate

Coles Creek Kandanga
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Coles Creek Kandanga
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Coles Creek Kandanga
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coles Creek

Rural

Kandanga

Rural

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