Flying Fox vs Illinbah

Illinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Flying Fox. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Flying Fox tends to suit couples, while Illinbah suits 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

They split

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

  • Flying Fox is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 82%)
  • Illinbah carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Flying Fox

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Flying Fox

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Flying Fox

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.9 km vs 93.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Illinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Illinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.8% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Flying Fox Illinbah
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.

Flying Fox Illinbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Flying Fox — Walkability: 0/100 Illinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 89
Flying Fox — Safety: 64/100 Illinbah — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 30
Flying Fox — Low fire risk: 100/100 Illinbah — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Illinbah has more residents (128 vs 61); Flying Fox has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $86,632).

Flying Fox Illinbah
Population 61 128
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% -0.8%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $143,000/yr
+39% vs other
 $86,632/yr
Median weekly rent $465/wk $470/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flying Fox Illinbah
0-4 4.9% / 6.2%
Flying Fox — 0-4: 4.9% Illinbah — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 4.9% / 12.5%
Flying Fox — 5-14: 4.9% Illinbah — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 11.5% / 7.8%
Flying Fox — 15-19: 11.5% Illinbah — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 6.6% / 3.1%
Flying Fox — 20-24: 6.6% Illinbah — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 4.9% / 7.8%
Flying Fox — 25-34: 4.9% Illinbah — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 11.5% / 18.0%
Flying Fox — 35-44: 11.5% Illinbah — 35-44: 18.0%
45-54 32.8% / 13.3%
Flying Fox — 45-54: 32.8% Illinbah — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 4.9% / 14.8%
Flying Fox — 55-64: 4.9% Illinbah — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 13.1% / 10.2%
Flying Fox — 65-74: 13.1% Illinbah — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.6% / 4.7%
Flying Fox — 75-84: 6.6% Illinbah — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Flying Fox — 85+: not among its largest Illinbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).

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.

Flying Fox Illinbah
New Zealand 11.5% / 5.5%
Flying Fox — New Zealand: 11.5% Illinbah — New Zealand: 5.5%
England — / 2.3%
Flying Fox — England: not among its largest Illinbah — England: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flying Fox 100.0% couple families
Flying Fox — Couple Families: 100.0% Flying Fox — Lone Person: 0.0% Flying Fox — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Illinbah 63.0% couple families
Illinbah — Couple Families: 63.0% Illinbah — Lone Person: 18.5% Illinbah — One Parent Families: 18.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flying Fox 100.0% houses
Flying Fox — Houses: 100.0%
Illinbah 100.0% houses
Illinbah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Flying Fox Illinbah
Certificate III & IV 34.4% / 14.8%
Flying Fox — Certificate III & IV: 34.4% Illinbah — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 12.5%
Flying Fox — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Illinbah — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 4.7%
Flying Fox — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Illinbah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.2%
Flying Fox — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Illinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flying Fox 0.0% renting
Flying Fox — Owned Outright: 0.0% Flying Fox — Mortgage: 100.0% Flying Fox — Renting: 0.0%
Illinbah 30.0% renting
Illinbah — Owned Outright: 25.0% Illinbah — Mortgage: 45.0% Illinbah — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Flying Fox Illinbah
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Flying Fox Illinbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Flying Fox Illinbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Illinbah carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 0); Flying Fox carries more crime risk (36 vs 11).

Flying Fox Illinbah
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
11/100
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

Flying Fox Illinbah
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

Flying Fox Illinbah
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Illinbah sits further from the CBD (93.1 km vs 88.9 km).

Flying Fox Illinbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 88.9 km 93.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4275
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.

Flying Fox Illinbah
Car (driver) 70.6% / 64.7%
Flying Fox — Car (driver): 70.6% Illinbah — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 29.4% / 17.6%
Flying Fox — Worked from Home: 29.4% Illinbah — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only — / 9.8%
Flying Fox — Walked Only: not among its largest Illinbah — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.8%
Flying Fox — Car (passenger): not among its largest Illinbah — Car (passenger): 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Flying Fox Illinbah
Elevation 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.9 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

Flying Fox Illinbah
Connectivity score 26/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Flying Fox Illinbah
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Flying Fox Illinbah
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Flying Fox Illinbah
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Flying Fox Illinbah
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flying Fox Illinbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flying Fox

Rural

Illinbah

Rural

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