Coolabine vs Kidaman Creek

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coolabine, most households are people living alone. In Kidaman Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coolabine tends to suit 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

Kidaman Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 36%)

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

Coolabine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kidaman Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.2 km vs 152.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 117 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Coolabine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
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.

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Coolabine — Walkability: 0/100 Kidaman Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 73
Coolabine — Safety: 64/100 Kidaman Creek — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Coolabine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kidaman Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Kidaman Creek has more residents (125 vs 76); Coolabine skews older (53 vs 51).

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Population 76 125
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% -3.8%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $56,316/yr
+5% vs other
 $53,300/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk $250/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
0-4 3.9% / 2.4%
Coolabine — 0-4: 3.9% Kidaman Creek — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 11.8% / 11.2%
Coolabine — 5-14: 11.8% Kidaman Creek — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.3% / 12.0%
Coolabine — 15-19: 5.3% Kidaman Creek — 15-19: 12.0%
20-24 — / —
Coolabine — 20-24: not among its largest Kidaman Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 7.2%
Coolabine — 25-34: 7.9% Kidaman Creek — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 10.5% / 11.2%
Coolabine — 35-44: 10.5% Kidaman Creek — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 17.1% / 16.0%
Coolabine — 45-54: 17.1% Kidaman Creek — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 25.0% / 16.8%
Coolabine — 55-64: 25.0% Kidaman Creek — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 14.5% / 18.4%
Coolabine — 65-74: 14.5% Kidaman Creek — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 7.9% / 6.4%
Coolabine — 75-84: 7.9% Kidaman Creek — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Coolabine — 85+: not among its largest Kidaman Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coolabine 63.6% lone person
Coolabine — Lone Person: 63.6% Coolabine — Couple Families: 36.4% Coolabine — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kidaman Creek 51.4% lone person
Kidaman Creek — Lone Person: 51.4% Kidaman Creek — Couple Families: 29.7% Kidaman Creek — One Parent Families: 18.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coolabine 42.4% renting
Coolabine — Owned Outright: 42.4% Coolabine — Mortgage: 15.2% Coolabine — Renting: 42.4%
Kidaman Creek 15.9% renting
Kidaman Creek — Owned Outright: 56.8% Kidaman Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Kidaman Creek — Renting: 15.9%
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.

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
England 13.2% / 2.4%
Coolabine — England: 13.2% Kidaman Creek — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Coolabine — New Zealand: not among its largest Kidaman Creek — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa — / 2.4%
Coolabine — South Africa: not among its largest Kidaman Creek — South Africa: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

Qualifications

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

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 20.8%
Coolabine — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Kidaman Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 8.0%
Coolabine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Kidaman Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 8.8%
Coolabine — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Kidaman Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 2.4%
Coolabine — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Kidaman Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.8%
Coolabine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kidaman Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coolabine 100.0% houses
Coolabine — Houses: 100.0%
Kidaman Creek 100.0% houses
Kidaman Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kidaman Creek carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
27/100
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

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
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

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Coolabine sits further from the CBD (152.7 km vs 111.2 km).

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 152.7 km
+27% vs other
 111.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4574
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 4574
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.

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Car (driver) 41.7% / 65.2%
Coolabine — Car (driver): 41.7% Kidaman Creek — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 34.8%
Coolabine — Worked from Home: 37.5% Kidaman Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Walked Only 20.8% / —
Coolabine — Walked Only: 20.8% Kidaman Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Elevation 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.1 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
73 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Coolabine Kidaman Creek
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

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

Tags

Coolabine

Rural

Kidaman Creek

River Rural

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