Coquette Point vs South Innisfail

South Innisfail is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Coquette Point. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coquette Point tends to suit couples and 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

Coquette Point

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 32/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 85%)

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

  • Coquette Point leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • South Innisfail has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

South Innisfail

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1102 min vs 1110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1609.3 km vs 1613.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Coquette Point carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 32/100)
  • South Innisfail has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)

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

Investors

Coquette Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (58.1% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coquette Point South Innisfail
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.

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Walkability 4 / 17
Coquette Point — Walkability: 4/100 South Innisfail — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 80 / 68
Coquette Point — Safety: 80/100 South Innisfail — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coquette Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Innisfail — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Innisfail has more residents (508 vs 117); Coquette Point has higher household incomes ($72,748 vs $52,364).

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Population 117 508
+334% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +58.1% +0.4%
Median age 59 50
Median household income $72,748/yr
+28% vs other
 $52,364/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $250/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coquette Point South Innisfail
0-4 6.8% / 4.3%
Coquette Point — 0-4: 6.8% South Innisfail — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 2.6% / 11.0%
Coquette Point — 5-14: 2.6% South Innisfail — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 2.6% / 4.3%
Coquette Point — 15-19: 2.6% South Innisfail — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.1% / 3.1%
Coquette Point — 20-24: 5.1% South Innisfail — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.8% / 13.8%
Coquette Point — 25-34: 6.8% South Innisfail — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 5.1% / 6.5%
Coquette Point — 35-44: 5.1% South Innisfail — 35-44: 6.5%
45-54 6.0% / 12.8%
Coquette Point — 45-54: 6.0% South Innisfail — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 23.9% / 16.1%
Coquette Point — 55-64: 23.9% South Innisfail — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 23.1% / 12.4%
Coquette Point — 65-74: 23.1% South Innisfail — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 12.8% / 10.0%
Coquette Point — 75-84: 12.8% South Innisfail — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 3.9%
Coquette Point — 85+: not among its largest South Innisfail — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coquette Point 54.5% lone person
Coquette Point — Lone Person: 54.5% Coquette Point — Couple Families: 45.5% Coquette Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coquette Point — Other Families: 0.0% Coquette Point — Group Household: 0.0%
South Innisfail 48.6% lone person
South Innisfail — Lone Person: 48.6% South Innisfail — Couple Families: 25.7% South Innisfail — One Parent Families: 20.3% South Innisfail — Other Families: 2.7% South Innisfail — Group Household: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coquette Point 7.0% renting
Coquette Point — Owned Outright: 69.8% Coquette Point — Mortgage: 23.3% Coquette Point — Renting: 7.0%
South Innisfail 32.0% renting
South Innisfail — Owned Outright: 46.9% South Innisfail — Mortgage: 21.1% South Innisfail — Renting: 32.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 20.5%
Coquette Point — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% South Innisfail — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 5.1%
Coquette Point — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% South Innisfail — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 4.5%
Coquette Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% South Innisfail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 1.2%
Coquette Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% South Innisfail — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 0.8%
Coquette Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% South Innisfail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Coquette Point South Innisfail
England 8.5% / 1.2%
Coquette Point — England: 8.5% South Innisfail — England: 1.2%
India — / 3.0%
Coquette Point — India: not among its largest South Innisfail — India: 3.0%
Zimbabwe 2.6% / —
Coquette Point — Zimbabwe: 2.6% South Innisfail — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.6%
Coquette Point — New Zealand: not among its largest South Innisfail — New Zealand: 2.6%
Philippines — / 2.6%
Coquette Point — Philippines: not among its largest South Innisfail — Philippines: 2.6%
Italy — / 2.4%
Coquette Point — Italy: not among its largest South Innisfail — Italy: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coquette Point 97.8% houses
Coquette Point — Houses: 97.8% Coquette Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Coquette Point — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
South Innisfail 84.8% houses
South Innisfail — Houses: 84.8% South Innisfail — Townhouses: 10.0% South Innisfail — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Median house price — $388,000
Median unit price — $470,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Coquette Point South Innisfail
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coquette Point South Innisfail
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD

Liveability

South Innisfail is more walkable (17 vs 4).

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

South Innisfail carries more crime risk (32 vs 20).

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
90/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coquette Point South Innisfail
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 Coquette Point

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

Schools in South Innisfail

  • Radiant Life College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Coquette Point sits further from the CBD (1613.9 km vs 1609.3 km).

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Walkability score 4/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 1613.9 km 1609.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1110 min 1102 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.

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Car (driver) 78.0% / 76.3%
Coquette Point — Car (driver): 78.0% South Innisfail — Car (driver): 76.3%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 12.9%
Coquette Point — Car (passenger): 10.0% South Innisfail — Car (passenger): 12.9%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 6.5%
Coquette Point — Worked from Home: 12.0% South Innisfail — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Walked Only — / 2.7%
Coquette Point — Walked Only: not among its largest South Innisfail — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus — / 1.6%
Coquette Point — Bus: not among its largest South Innisfail — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 305 m
2.6 km to a named beach
 3.6 km
5.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Connectivity score 30/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 31%
251 premises

Climate

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coquette Point South Innisfail
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coquette Point

Coastal Retirees Rural

South Innisfail

Affordable Retirees

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