Conondale vs Kenilworth

Conondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Kenilworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Conondale: a median of $975,000, against $880,000 in Kenilworth, though rent is higher in Kenilworth.

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

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Kenilworth has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Kenilworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $975,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (104 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.6 km vs 132.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Conondale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Kenilworth has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Kenilworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Conondale Kenilworth
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.

Conondale Kenilworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Conondale — Walkability: 0/100 Kenilworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 40
Conondale — Safety: 66/100 Kenilworth — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 41 / 35
Conondale — Low fire risk: 41/100 Kenilworth — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Conondale has more residents (882 vs 604); Kenilworth skews older (51 vs 48).

Conondale Kenilworth
Population 882
+32% vs other
 604
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +8.2%
Median age 48 51
Median household income $62,088/yr $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $320/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Conondale Kenilworth
0-4 3.7% / 6.1%
Conondale — 0-4: 3.7% Kenilworth — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 11.9% / 7.8%
Conondale — 5-14: 11.9% Kenilworth — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 5.4% / 3.1%
Conondale — 15-19: 5.4% Kenilworth — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 4.0% / 4.6%
Conondale — 20-24: 4.0% Kenilworth — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.9% / 10.8%
Conondale — 25-34: 7.9% Kenilworth — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 12.9% / 10.6%
Conondale — 35-44: 12.9% Kenilworth — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.2% / 10.6%
Conondale — 45-54: 15.2% Kenilworth — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 16.8% / 19.2%
Conondale — 55-64: 16.8% Kenilworth — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 16.8% / 16.6%
Conondale — 65-74: 16.8% Kenilworth — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 5.0% / 9.6%
Conondale — 75-84: 5.0% Kenilworth — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 0.6% / 2.3%
Conondale — 85+: 0.6% Kenilworth — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Conondale 36.0% lone person
Conondale — Lone Person: 36.0% Conondale — Couple Families: 36.4% Conondale — One Parent Families: 18.7% Conondale — Group Household: 7.1% Conondale — Other Families: 1.8%
Kenilworth 43.0% lone person
Kenilworth — Lone Person: 43.0% Kenilworth — Couple Families: 39.1% Kenilworth — One Parent Families: 9.9% Kenilworth — Group Household: 5.3% Kenilworth — Other Families: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Conondale 16.0% renting
Conondale — Owned Outright: 44.3% Conondale — Mortgage: 39.7% Conondale — Renting: 16.0%
Kenilworth 18.9% renting
Kenilworth — Owned Outright: 42.4% Kenilworth — Mortgage: 38.7% Kenilworth — Renting: 18.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Conondale Kenilworth
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 21.4%
Conondale — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Kenilworth — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 8.9%
Conondale — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Kenilworth — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 6.8%
Conondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Kenilworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.5%
Conondale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Kenilworth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.3%
Conondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kenilworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Conondale Kenilworth
England 5.8% / 3.6%
Conondale — England: 5.8% Kenilworth — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 2.9% / 1.7%
Conondale — New Zealand: 2.9% Kenilworth — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 1.5% / 1.7%
Conondale — Germany: 1.5% Kenilworth — Germany: 1.7%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Conondale — Scotland: 1.1% Kenilworth — Scotland: not among its largest
France 1.0% / —
Conondale — France: 1.0% Kenilworth — France: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.0%
Conondale — South Africa: not among its largest Kenilworth — South Africa: 1.0%
Nepal — / 0.7%
Conondale — Nepal: not among its largest Kenilworth — Nepal: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Conondale 74.2% houses
Conondale — Houses: 74.2% Conondale — Flats / Apartments: 25.8%
Kenilworth 96.0% houses
Kenilworth — Houses: 96.0% Kenilworth — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Conondale Kenilworth
Median house price $975,000 $880,000
Median unit price $730,000 —
Median land price $1,150,000 $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 78 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Conondale Kenilworth
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.

Conondale Kenilworth
Houses — 2.9%
$550/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Conondale Kenilworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Conondale scores higher overall (28 vs 22).

Conondale Kenilworth
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 22/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kenilworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 34).

Conondale Kenilworth
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Conondale Kenilworth
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Conondale

  • Conondale State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kenilworth

  • Kenilworth State Community College Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Conondale Kenilworth
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 7 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 32 25

Mobility

Kenilworth sits further from the CBD (132.5 km vs 108.6 km).

Conondale Kenilworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 108.6 km 132.5 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 104 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
 0.5%
postcode 4574
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
 76
postcode 4574

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.

Conondale Kenilworth
Car (driver) 63.5% / 67.9%
Conondale — Car (driver): 63.5% Kenilworth — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 18.1%
Conondale — Worked from Home: 29.4% Kenilworth — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 2.9% / 10.0%
Conondale — Walked Only: 2.9% Kenilworth — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 4.0%
Conondale — Car (passenger): 3.2% Kenilworth — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 1.0% / —
Conondale — Train: 1.0% Kenilworth — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Conondale Kenilworth
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.5 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Conondale Kenilworth
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
371 premises
 0%
353 premises

Climate

Conondale Kenilworth
Annual rainfall 950 mm 1,045 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Conondale Kenilworth
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Conondale Kenilworth
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Conondale Kenilworth
Division Fisher Fairfax
Member Andrew Wallace Ted O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Conondale Kenilworth
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Conondale

Rural

Kenilworth

Retirees Rural

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