Image Flat vs Kiamba

Image Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Kiamba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Image Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Image Flat tends to suit couples, while Kiamba suits people living alone.

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

  • Image Flat carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 51/100)
  • Kiamba has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Image Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 92 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (107.5 km vs 111.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Image Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 51/100)

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

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

Image Flat Kiamba
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.

Image Flat Kiamba
Walkability 4 / 0
Image Flat — Walkability: 4/100 Kiamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 49
Image Flat — Safety: 70/100 Kiamba — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 79 / 73
Image Flat — Low fire risk: 79/100 Kiamba — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Image Flat has more residents (457 vs 191); Kiamba skews older (48 vs 45).

Image Flat Kiamba
Population 457
+58% vs other
 191
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +0.0%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $82,316/yr $86,632/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $413/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Image Flat Kiamba
0-4 5.5% / 3.1%
Image Flat — 0-4: 5.5% Kiamba — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 12.0% / 9.4%
Image Flat — 5-14: 12.0% Kiamba — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 7.0% / 5.8%
Image Flat — 15-19: 7.0% Kiamba — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.5% / 7.9%
Image Flat — 20-24: 3.5% Kiamba — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 8.1% / 6.8%
Image Flat — 25-34: 8.1% Kiamba — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 11.2% / 10.5%
Image Flat — 35-44: 11.2% Kiamba — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.1% / 14.7%
Image Flat — 45-54: 15.1% Kiamba — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 15.3% / 15.2%
Image Flat — 55-64: 15.3% Kiamba — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 14.4% / 17.3%
Image Flat — 65-74: 14.4% Kiamba — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 4.2% / 4.7%
Image Flat — 75-84: 4.2% Kiamba — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.3% / —
Image Flat — 85+: 1.3% Kiamba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Image Flat 55.0% couple families
Image Flat — Couple Families: 55.0% Image Flat — Lone Person: 22.0% Image Flat — One Parent Families: 13.0% Image Flat — Group Household: 6.0% Image Flat — Other Families: 4.0%
Kiamba 43.9% couple families
Kiamba — Couple Families: 43.9% Kiamba — Lone Person: 36.6% Kiamba — One Parent Families: 19.5% Kiamba — Group Household: 0.0% Kiamba — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Image Flat 14.4% renting
Image Flat — Owned Outright: 44.5% Image Flat — Mortgage: 41.1% Image Flat — Renting: 14.4%
Kiamba 15.8% renting
Kiamba — Owned Outright: 52.6% Kiamba — Mortgage: 31.6% Kiamba — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Image Flat Kiamba
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 15.7%
Image Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Kiamba — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 8.9%
Image Flat — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Kiamba — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 12.6%
Image Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kiamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.6%
Image Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kiamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 3.7%
Image Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Kiamba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Image Flat Kiamba
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.1%
Image Flat — New Zealand: 4.2% Kiamba — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 2.6% / 4.2%
Image Flat — England: 2.6% Kiamba — England: 4.2%
Zimbabwe — / 2.6%
Image Flat — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Kiamba — Zimbabwe: 2.6%
South Africa 2.2% / —
Image Flat — South Africa: 2.2% Kiamba — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand — / 2.1%
Image Flat — Thailand: not among its largest Kiamba — Thailand: 2.1%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Image Flat — Scotland: 0.9% Kiamba — Scotland: not among its largest
Canada 0.9% / —
Image Flat — Canada: 0.9% Kiamba — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Image Flat 94.8% houses
Image Flat — Houses: 94.8% Image Flat — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Kiamba 100.0% houses
Kiamba — Houses: 100.0% Kiamba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Image Flat Kiamba
Median house price $1,015,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Image Flat Kiamba
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Image Flat Kiamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Image Flat Kiamba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kiamba carries more crime risk (51 vs 30).

Image Flat Kiamba
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
51/100
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 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Image Flat Kiamba
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

Image Flat Kiamba
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Kiamba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 107.5 km).

Image Flat Kiamba
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 107.5 km 111.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Image Flat Kiamba
Car (driver) 78.8% / 69.3%
Image Flat — Car (driver): 78.8% Kiamba — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 18.7%
Image Flat — Worked from Home: 16.8% Kiamba — Worked from Home: 18.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 8.0%
Image Flat — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kiamba — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Walked Only — / 4.0%
Image Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Kiamba — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Image Flat Kiamba
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

Image Flat Kiamba
Connectivity score 44/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
171 premises
 0%
86 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Image Flat Kiamba
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Image Flat Kiamba
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Image Flat Kiamba
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Image Flat Kiamba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Image Flat

Acreage River

Kiamba

Rural

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