Image Flat vs Nambour

Nambour is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Image Flat. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Image Flat, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Image Flat: a median of $1.01 million, against $890,000 in Nambour, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Image Flat tends to suit couples, while Nambour 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 83/100)
  • Nambour has more parks and reserves (30 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Nambour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,015,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nambour

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.3 km vs 107.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nambour

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 5%)
  • But Image Flat carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

Nambour

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Image Flat and Nambour 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 Nambour
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 Nambour
Walkability 4 / 91
Image Flat — Walkability: 4/100 Nambour — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 70 / 17
Image Flat — Safety: 70/100 Nambour — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Image Flat — Low fire risk: 79/100 Nambour — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nambour has more residents (12,145 vs 457); Image Flat has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $63,648).

Image Flat Nambour
Population 457 12,145
+2558% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +8.6%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $82,316/yr
+23% vs other
 $63,648/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+15% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Image Flat Nambour
0-4 5.5% / 5.8%
Image Flat — 0-4: 5.5% Nambour — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.0% / 12.7%
Image Flat — 5-14: 12.0% Nambour — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 7.0% / 5.6%
Image Flat — 15-19: 7.0% Nambour — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.5% / 5.8%
Image Flat — 20-24: 3.5% Nambour — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.1% / 13.1%
Image Flat — 25-34: 8.1% Nambour — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 11.2% / 12.7%
Image Flat — 35-44: 11.2% Nambour — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.1% / 12.7%
Image Flat — 45-54: 15.1% Nambour — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 15.3% / 12.2%
Image Flat — 55-64: 15.3% Nambour — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 14.4% / 9.6%
Image Flat — 65-74: 14.4% Nambour — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.2% / 6.8%
Image Flat — 75-84: 4.2% Nambour — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.3% / 3.2%
Image Flat — 85+: 1.3% Nambour — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

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%
Nambour 30.3% couple families
Nambour — Couple Families: 30.3% Nambour — Lone Person: 42.1% Nambour — One Parent Families: 21.1% Nambour — Group Household: 5.3% Nambour — 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.

Image Flat 14.4% renting
Image Flat — Owned Outright: 44.5% Image Flat — Mortgage: 41.1% Image Flat — Renting: 14.4%
Nambour 39.8% renting
Nambour — Owned Outright: 23.5% Nambour — Mortgage: 36.7% Nambour — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Image Flat Nambour
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 18.7%
Image Flat — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Nambour — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 8.3%
Image Flat — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Nambour — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Image Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Nambour — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.3%
Image Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Nambour — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.8%
Image Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Nambour — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

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 Nambour
New Zealand 4.2% / 4.1%
Image Flat — New Zealand: 4.2% Nambour — New Zealand: 4.1%
England 2.6% / 4.4%
Image Flat — England: 2.6% Nambour — England: 4.4%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.5%
Image Flat — South Africa: 2.2% Nambour — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.4%
Image Flat — Scotland: 0.9% Nambour — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Image Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Nambour — Philippines: 1.0%
Canada 0.9% / —
Image Flat — Canada: 0.9% Nambour — Canada: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Image Flat — India: not among its largest Nambour — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Image Flat 94.8% houses
Image Flat — Houses: 94.8% Image Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Image Flat — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Nambour 66.3% houses
Nambour — Houses: 66.3% Nambour — Townhouses: 20.3% Nambour — Flats / Apartments: 13.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Image Flat Nambour
Median house price $1,015,000 $890,000
Median unit price — $609,000
Median land price — $840,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 118 sales

Development activity

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

Image Flat Nambour
Houses — 4.0%
$700/wk on $912K
Units — 4.3%
$560/wk on $670K

Ranking within QLD

Image Flat Nambour
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 38% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 54% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Nambour is more walkable (91 vs 4).

Image Flat Nambour
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Image Flat carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Nambour carries more crime risk (83 vs 30).

Image Flat Nambour
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
83/100
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
same for both

Schools

Image Flat Nambour
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Image Flat

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

Schools in Nambour

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nambour State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Nambour State College - Junior School Government · Primary
  • OneSchool Global QLD - Nambour Independent · Combined
  • Kairos Community College - Nambour Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Image Flat Nambour
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 0 30
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 8
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 21

Mobility

Image Flat sits further from the CBD (107.5 km vs 105.3 km).

Image Flat Nambour
Walkability score 4/100 91/100
Distance to Brisbane 107.5 km
+2% vs other
 105.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 87 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 Nambour
Car (driver) 78.8% / 80.1%
Image Flat — Car (driver): 78.8% Nambour — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 9.5%
Image Flat — Worked from Home: 16.8% Nambour — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.7%
Image Flat — Car (passenger): 4.5% Nambour — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Image Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Nambour — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus — / 1.3%
Image Flat — Bus: not among its largest Nambour — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Image Flat Nambour
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Image Flat Nambour
Connectivity score 44/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
171 premises
 34%
6,600 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Image Flat Nambour
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 Nambour
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

Nambour

Parks Regional Centre River Townhouses

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