Elliott Heads vs Innes Park

Innes Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 54 in Elliott Heads. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Elliott Heads, about half of households are people living alone. In Innes Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Innes Park: a median of $980,000, against $845,000 in Elliott Heads, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Elliott Heads tends to suit people living alone, while Innes Park suits families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Elliott Heads has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)
  • Innes Park is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Elliott Heads has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $980,000)
  • Innes Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Elliott Heads

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($293/wk vs $335/wk)
  • But Innes Park leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Elliott Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Elliott Heads

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Elliott Heads

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Elliott Heads Innes Park
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.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Walkability 22 / 6
Elliott Heads — Walkability: 22/100 Innes Park — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 69 / 73
Elliott Heads — Safety: 69/100 Innes Park — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Elliott Heads — Low fire risk: 100/100 Innes Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Innes Park has more residents (2,653 vs 1,160); Innes Park has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $53,352).

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Population 1,160 2,653
+129% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +15.2%
Median age 54 42
Median household income $53,352/yr $87,048/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $293/wk $335/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
0-4 3.5% / 4.3%
Elliott Heads — 0-4: 3.5% Innes Park — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.9% / 17.0%
Elliott Heads — 5-14: 11.9% Innes Park — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 4.7% / 6.9%
Elliott Heads — 15-19: 4.7% Innes Park — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 2.6% / 2.9%
Elliott Heads — 20-24: 2.6% Innes Park — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.0% / 8.7%
Elliott Heads — 25-34: 7.0% Innes Park — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 8.4% / 13.3%
Elliott Heads — 35-44: 8.4% Innes Park — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.6% / 13.5%
Elliott Heads — 45-54: 11.6% Innes Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 21.9% / 13.3%
Elliott Heads — 55-64: 21.9% Innes Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 18.2% / 13.7%
Elliott Heads — 65-74: 18.2% Innes Park — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 7.8% / 5.5%
Elliott Heads — 75-84: 7.8% Innes Park — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.2% / 1.0%
Elliott Heads — 85+: 1.2% Innes Park — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elliott Heads 30.3% couple families
Elliott Heads — Couple Families: 30.3% Elliott Heads — Lone Person: 46.3% Elliott Heads — One Parent Families: 18.8% Elliott Heads — Group Household: 4.5%
Innes Park 56.3% couple families
Innes Park — Couple Families: 56.3% Innes Park — Lone Person: 24.6% Innes Park — One Parent Families: 15.2% Innes Park — Group Household: 3.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elliott Heads 25.5% renting
Elliott Heads — Owned Outright: 46.5% Elliott Heads — Mortgage: 28.0% Elliott Heads — Renting: 25.5%
Innes Park 14.6% renting
Innes Park — Owned Outright: 40.1% Innes Park — Mortgage: 45.3% Innes Park — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 20.5%
Elliott Heads — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Innes Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 10.2%
Elliott Heads — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Innes Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.2%
Elliott Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Innes Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.2%
Elliott Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Innes Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.1%
Elliott Heads — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Innes Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%

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.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
England 5.5% / 3.9%
Elliott Heads — England: 5.5% Innes Park — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.0%
Elliott Heads — New Zealand: 2.7% Innes Park — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.1%
Elliott Heads — South Africa: 0.7% Innes Park — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany 0.4% / 0.6%
Elliott Heads — Germany: 0.4% Innes Park — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.4%
Elliott Heads — Scotland: 0.5% Innes Park — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Elliott Heads — Philippines: not among its largest Innes Park — Philippines: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elliott Heads 95.1% houses
Elliott Heads — Houses: 95.1% Elliott Heads — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Elliott Heads — Townhouses: 0.0%
Innes Park 97.7% houses
Innes Park — Houses: 97.7% Innes Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Innes Park — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Median house price $845,000 $980,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $467,500 $410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 25 sales
 43 days
from 42 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.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
3 bed $841K / $818K
Elliott Heads — 3 bed: $841K (26 sales) Innes Park — 3 bed: $818K (36 sales)

26 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.01M / $1.08M
Elliott Heads — 4 bed: $1.01M (23 sales) Innes Park — 4 bed: $1.08M (59 sales)

23 vs 59 sales

Development activity

Elliott Heads Innes Park
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
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.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Houses 3.7%
$630/wk on $888K
 3.1%
$730/wk on $1.23M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Elliott Heads Innes Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Elliott Heads is more walkable (22 vs 6); Innes Park scores higher overall (59 vs 48).

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Grade C B
Score 48/100 59/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
92/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Elliott Heads

  • Elliott Heads State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Innes Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 11 3
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Walkability score 22/100 6/100
Distance to Brisbane 366.9 km 367 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 256 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Car (driver) 86.6% / 84.8%
Elliott Heads — Car (driver): 86.6% Innes Park — Car (driver): 84.8%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 8.5%
Elliott Heads — Worked from Home: 4.9% Innes Park — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.7%
Elliott Heads — Car (passenger): 4.1% Innes Park — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 3.5% / 0.6%
Elliott Heads — Walked Only: 3.5% Innes Park — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.8% / 0.5%
Elliott Heads — Bus: 0.8% Innes Park — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
1.9 km to a named beach
 1.6 km

NBN connectivity

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Connectivity score 64/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
769 premises
 58%
1,363 premises

Climate

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Elliott Heads Innes Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Elliott Heads Innes Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Elliott Heads

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Innes Park

Acreage Coastal

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