Coorumba vs Pin Gin Hill

Coorumba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Pin Gin Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Coorumba 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

Coorumba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)

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

Coorumba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $248/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pin Gin Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1613.2 km vs 1617.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coorumba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
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.

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Coorumba — Walkability: 0/100 Pin Gin Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 43
Coorumba — Safety: 89/100 Pin Gin Hill — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coorumba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pin Gin Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pin Gin Hill has more residents (191 vs 137); Pin Gin Hill rents higher ($248/wk vs $185/wk).

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Population 137 191
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +9.1%
Median age 41 47
Median household income $82,316/yr $83,408/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk $248/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
0-4 7.3% / 5.2%
Coorumba — 0-4: 7.3% Pin Gin Hill — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 16.8% / 11.0%
Coorumba — 5-14: 16.8% Pin Gin Hill — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 6.6% / 6.8%
Coorumba — 15-19: 6.6% Pin Gin Hill — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.1% / 4.2%
Coorumba — 20-24: 5.1% Pin Gin Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 16.8% / 12.0%
Coorumba — 25-34: 16.8% Pin Gin Hill — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 7.3% / 8.9%
Coorumba — 35-44: 7.3% Pin Gin Hill — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 15.3% / 11.0%
Coorumba — 45-54: 15.3% Pin Gin Hill — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 19.7% / 15.7%
Coorumba — 55-64: 19.7% Pin Gin Hill — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 8.8% / 15.7%
Coorumba — 65-74: 8.8% Pin Gin Hill — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 5.8% / 5.2%
Coorumba — 75-84: 5.8% Pin Gin Hill — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 4.4% / 1.6%
Coorumba — 85+: 4.4% Pin Gin Hill — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 58.1% couple families
Coorumba — Couple Families: 58.1% Coorumba — Lone Person: 29.0% Coorumba — One Parent Families: 12.9% Coorumba — Group Household: 0.0%
Pin Gin Hill 61.5% couple families
Pin Gin Hill — Couple Families: 61.5% Pin Gin Hill — Lone Person: 30.8% Pin Gin Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pin Gin Hill — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 24.4% renting
Coorumba — Owned Outright: 53.3% Coorumba — Mortgage: 22.2% Coorumba — Renting: 24.4%
Pin Gin Hill 9.1% renting
Pin Gin Hill — Owned Outright: 54.5% Pin Gin Hill — Mortgage: 36.4% Pin Gin Hill — Renting: 9.1%
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.

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
England 2.2% / 1.6%
Coorumba — England: 2.2% Pin Gin Hill — England: 1.6%
Japan — / 2.6%
Coorumba — Japan: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Japan: 2.6%
Netherlands — / 2.6%
Coorumba — Netherlands: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Netherlands: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 20.4%
Coorumba — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Pin Gin Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 8.9%
Coorumba — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Pin Gin Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 6.8%
Coorumba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Pin Gin Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Coorumba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coorumba 100.0% houses
Coorumba — Houses: 100.0%
Pin Gin Hill 100.0% houses
Pin Gin Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pin Gin Hill carries more crime risk (57 vs 11).

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
same for both

Schools

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
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

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 27 2

Mobility

Coorumba sits further from the CBD (1617.8 km vs 1613.2 km).

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1617.8 km 1613.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1108 min 1104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Car (driver) 69.2% / 81.4%
Coorumba — Car (driver): 69.2% Pin Gin Hill — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 4.7%
Coorumba — Worked from Home: 23.1% Pin Gin Hill — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 7.0%
Coorumba — Car (passenger): 7.7% Pin Gin Hill — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Coorumba — Walked Only: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Walked Only: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coorumba Pin Gin Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coorumba

Family River Rural

Pin Gin Hill

Rural

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