Dundowran vs Nikenbah

Nikenbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Dundowran. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dundowran, about half of households are couple families. In Nikenbah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nikenbah: a median of $1 million, against $750,000 in Dundowran, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dundowran tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Nikenbah suits couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Dundowran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dundowran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

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

Nikenbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (87.8% vs 19.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dundowran Nikenbah
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.

Dundowran Nikenbah
Walkability 11 / 7
Dundowran — Walkability: 11/100 Nikenbah — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 32 / 37
Dundowran — Safety: 32/100 Nikenbah — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dundowran — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nikenbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nikenbah has higher household incomes ($86,320 vs $72,956); Dundowran skews older (42 vs 39).

Dundowran Nikenbah
Population 1,085 1,234
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +87.8%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $72,956/yr $86,320/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $390/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundowran Nikenbah
0-4 6.1% / 7.4%
Dundowran — 0-4: 6.1% Nikenbah — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 16.5% / 14.7%
Dundowran — 5-14: 16.5% Nikenbah — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.9% / 4.6%
Dundowran — 15-19: 6.9% Nikenbah — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 2.9% / 4.0%
Dundowran — 20-24: 2.9% Nikenbah — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.1% / 12.2%
Dundowran — 25-34: 10.1% Nikenbah — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 10.9% / 13.0%
Dundowran — 35-44: 10.9% Nikenbah — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 13.0% / 9.7%
Dundowran — 45-54: 13.0% Nikenbah — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 13.6% / 13.1%
Dundowran — 55-64: 13.6% Nikenbah — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.2% / 14.3%
Dundowran — 65-74: 13.2% Nikenbah — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 6.0% / 6.4%
Dundowran — 75-84: 6.0% Nikenbah — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.1% / 0.6%
Dundowran — 85+: 1.1% Nikenbah — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dundowran 47.3% couple families
Dundowran — Couple Families: 47.3% Dundowran — Lone Person: 26.5% Dundowran — One Parent Families: 22.0% Dundowran — Group Household: 4.1% Dundowran — Other Families: 0.0%
Nikenbah 60.9% couple families
Nikenbah — Couple Families: 60.9% Nikenbah — Lone Person: 19.3% Nikenbah — One Parent Families: 15.1% Nikenbah — Group Household: 3.4% Nikenbah — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dundowran 17.4% renting
Dundowran — Owned Outright: 40.1% Dundowran — Mortgage: 42.5% Dundowran — Renting: 17.4%
Nikenbah 23.6% renting
Nikenbah — Owned Outright: 39.0% Nikenbah — Mortgage: 37.5% Nikenbah — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dundowran Nikenbah
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 16.7%
Dundowran — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Nikenbah — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 10.5%
Dundowran — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Nikenbah — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 9.5%
Dundowran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Nikenbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.9%
Dundowran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Nikenbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 2.4%
Dundowran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Nikenbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Dundowran Nikenbah
England 3.5% / 5.0%
Dundowran — England: 3.5% Nikenbah — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.7% / 2.4%
Dundowran — New Zealand: 3.7% Nikenbah — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Dundowran — South Africa: not among its largest Nikenbah — South Africa: 2.0%
India 0.6% / 1.4%
Dundowran — India: 0.6% Nikenbah — India: 1.4%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.6%
Dundowran — Philippines: 1.1% Nikenbah — Philippines: 0.6%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / 0.4%
Dundowran — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Nikenbah — Sri Lanka: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Dundowran — Netherlands: 0.9% Nikenbah — Netherlands: not among its largest
Japan — / 0.7%
Dundowran — Japan: not among its largest Nikenbah — Japan: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dundowran 96.0% houses
Dundowran — Houses: 96.0% Dundowran — Townhouses: 3.0% Dundowran — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Nikenbah 101.0% houses
Nikenbah — Houses: 101.0% Nikenbah — Townhouses: 0.0% Nikenbah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dundowran Nikenbah
Median house price $750,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price $665,000 —
Median land price $385,000 $425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 11 sales
 47 days
from 40 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dundowran Nikenbah
3 bed $682K / $900K
Dundowran — 3 bed: $682K (11 sales) Nikenbah — 3 bed: $900K (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

4 bed $770K / $990K
Dundowran — 4 bed: $770K (19 sales) Nikenbah — 4 bed: $990K (55 sales)

19 vs 55 sales

Development activity

Dundowran Nikenbah
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Dundowran Nikenbah
Houses 3.3%
$650/wk on $1.01M
 3.3%
$700/wk on $1.09M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dundowran Nikenbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Nikenbah scores higher overall (52 vs 37).

Dundowran Nikenbah
Grade C B
Score 37/100 52/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dundowran Nikenbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Dundowran Nikenbah
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 Dundowran

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

Schools in Nikenbah

  • Carinity Education - Glendyne Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dundowran Nikenbah
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Dundowran Nikenbah
Walkability score 11/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 281.2 km 279.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 203 min 201 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 1.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4655
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 4655
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.

Dundowran Nikenbah
Car (driver) 81.5% / 83.2%
Dundowran — Car (driver): 81.5% Nikenbah — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 9.1% / 8.6%
Dundowran — Worked from Home: 9.1% Nikenbah — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.6%
Dundowran — Car (passenger): 6.7% Nikenbah — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.4%
Dundowran — Walked Only: 2.7% Nikenbah — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Dundowran — Bicycle: not among its largest Nikenbah — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Dundowran Nikenbah
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dundowran Nikenbah
Connectivity score 65/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
618 premises
 83%
1,089 premises

Climate

Dundowran Nikenbah
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dundowran Nikenbah
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dundowran Nikenbah
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Dundowran Nikenbah
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dundowran Nikenbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dundowran

Acreage Coastal Family

Nikenbah

Acreage Family

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