Image Flat vs Kureelpa

Image Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Kureelpa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kureelpa: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.01 million in Image Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Image Flat tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Kureelpa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Image Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,015,000 vs $1,430,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Image Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $478/wk)

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 94 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (107.5 km vs 113 km)
  • But Kureelpa is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kureelpa

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 4/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Kureelpa 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 Kureelpa
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 Kureelpa
Walkability 4 / 15
Image Flat — Walkability: 4/100 Kureelpa — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 70 / 82
Image Flat — Safety: 70/100 Kureelpa — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Image Flat — Low fire risk: 79/100 Kureelpa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kureelpa has more residents (968 vs 457); Kureelpa rents higher ($478/wk vs $400/wk).

Image Flat Kureelpa
Population 457 968
+112% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +6.7%
Median age 45 50
Median household income $82,316/yr $92,768/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $478/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Image Flat Kureelpa
0-4 5.5% / 4.8%
Image Flat — 0-4: 5.5% Kureelpa — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.0% / 11.7%
Image Flat — 5-14: 12.0% Kureelpa — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 7.0% / 6.0%
Image Flat — 15-19: 7.0% Kureelpa — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.5% / 5.0%
Image Flat — 20-24: 3.5% Kureelpa — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.1% / 7.0%
Image Flat — 25-34: 8.1% Kureelpa — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.2% / 10.0%
Image Flat — 35-44: 11.2% Kureelpa — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 15.1% / 16.1%
Image Flat — 45-54: 15.1% Kureelpa — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 15.3% / 17.5%
Image Flat — 55-64: 15.3% Kureelpa — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 14.4% / 13.7%
Image Flat — 65-74: 14.4% Kureelpa — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.2% / 7.2%
Image Flat — 75-84: 4.2% Kureelpa — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.1%
Image Flat — 85+: 1.3% Kureelpa — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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%
Kureelpa 58.0% couple families
Kureelpa — Couple Families: 58.0% Kureelpa — Lone Person: 21.2% Kureelpa — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kureelpa — Group Household: 5.2% Kureelpa — 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%
Kureelpa 10.1% renting
Kureelpa — Owned Outright: 46.5% Kureelpa — Mortgage: 43.4% Kureelpa — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Image Flat Kureelpa
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 18.4%
Image Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Kureelpa — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 13.6%
Image Flat — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Kureelpa — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.2%
Image Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kureelpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.3%
Image Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kureelpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.8%
Image Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Kureelpa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%

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 Kureelpa
England 2.6% / 4.9%
Image Flat — England: 2.6% Kureelpa — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 4.2% / 2.7%
Image Flat — New Zealand: 4.2% Kureelpa — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 2.2% / 1.3%
Image Flat — South Africa: 2.2% Kureelpa — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany — / 1.7%
Image Flat — Germany: not among its largest Kureelpa — Germany: 1.7%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.5%
Image Flat — Scotland: 0.9% Kureelpa — Scotland: 0.5%
Canada 0.9% / —
Image Flat — Canada: 0.9% Kureelpa — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

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%
Kureelpa 97.3% houses
Kureelpa — Houses: 97.3% Kureelpa — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Image Flat Kureelpa
Median house price $1,015,000 $1,430,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Image Flat Kureelpa
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 Kureelpa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 76% 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 70% of QLD

Liveability

Kureelpa is more walkable (15 vs 4).

Image Flat Kureelpa
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Image Flat carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Image Flat carries more crime risk (30 vs 18).

Image Flat Kureelpa
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
18/100
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 Kureelpa
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Image Flat

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

Schools in Kureelpa

  • Blackall Range Independent School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Image Flat Kureelpa
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Kureelpa sits further from the CBD (113 km vs 107.5 km).

Image Flat Kureelpa
Walkability score 4/100 15/100
Distance to Brisbane 107.5 km 113 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 94 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 Kureelpa
Car (driver) 78.8% / 71.3%
Image Flat — Car (driver): 78.8% Kureelpa — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 19.5%
Image Flat — Worked from Home: 16.8% Kureelpa — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.8%
Image Flat — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kureelpa — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus — / 2.2%
Image Flat — Bus: not among its largest Kureelpa — Bus: 2.2%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Image Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Kureelpa — Walked Only: 1.9%

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

Setting

Image Flat Kureelpa
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Image Flat Kureelpa
Connectivity score 44/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
171 premises
 23%
342 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Image Flat Kureelpa
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 Kureelpa
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

Kureelpa

Acreage

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