Coles Creek vs Kybong
Coles Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Kybong. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Coles Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Kybong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coles Creek tends to suit couples, while Kybong suits older residents.
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
Coles Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 37%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 58%)
- But Kybong carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 99/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coles Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 45%)
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 17%)
- Kybong has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coles Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (145.7 km vs 155.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kybong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 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 9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coles Creek and Kybong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kybong has more residents (363 vs 68); Coles Creek has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $52,312).
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 363 +434% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.5% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 42 | 53 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +44% vs other | $52,312/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +30% vs other | $238/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
Liveability
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Coles Creek carries more crime risk (99 vs 69).
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 99/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Coles Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kybong
- Mawarra Independent School Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 4 | 5 |
Mobility
Kybong sits further from the CBD (155.3 km vs 145.7 km).
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 145.7 km | 155.3 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 109 min | 112 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).
Setting
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.0 km | 35.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 155 premises |
Climate
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coles Creek | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kybong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.