Imbil vs Kandanga Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Imbil tends to suit people living alone, while Kandanga Creek suits share households.

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

  • Imbil has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Kandanga Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 68/100)

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

Kandanga Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Imbil has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kandanga Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (165.6 km vs 171 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kandanga Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Imbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs 9.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Imbil Kandanga Creek
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.

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Imbil — Walkability: 0/100 Kandanga Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 80
Imbil — Safety: 32/100 Kandanga Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Imbil — Low fire risk: 47/100 Kandanga Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Imbil has more residents (1,071 vs 129); Imbil rents higher ($300/wk vs $248/wk).

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Population 1,071
+88% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% +9.3%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $59,332/yr $71,500/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $248/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Imbil Kandanga Creek
0-4 5.4% / —
Imbil — 0-4: 5.4% Kandanga Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.3% / 15.5%
Imbil — 5-14: 11.3% Kandanga Creek — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.3% / 2.3%
Imbil — 15-19: 5.3% Kandanga Creek — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 3.0% / 7.0%
Imbil — 20-24: 3.0% Kandanga Creek — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 6.7% / —
Imbil — 25-34: 6.7% Kandanga Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.7% / 12.4%
Imbil — 35-44: 11.7% Kandanga Creek — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.0% / 17.1%
Imbil — 45-54: 13.0% Kandanga Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 20.3% / 22.5%
Imbil — 55-64: 20.3% Kandanga Creek — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 16.3% / 13.2%
Imbil — 65-74: 16.3% Kandanga Creek — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.3% / 6.2%
Imbil — 75-84: 6.3% Kandanga Creek — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.7% / —
Imbil — 85+: 0.7% Kandanga Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Imbil 34.9% couple families
Imbil — Couple Families: 34.9% Imbil — Lone Person: 40.8% Imbil — Group Household: 7.4% Imbil — One Parent Families: 15.8% Imbil — Other Families: 1.1%
Kandanga Creek 43.3% couple families
Kandanga Creek — Couple Families: 43.3% Kandanga Creek — Lone Person: 26.7% Kandanga Creek — Group Household: 20.0% Kandanga Creek — One Parent Families: 10.0% Kandanga Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Imbil 22.8% renting
Imbil — Owned Outright: 39.0% Imbil — Mortgage: 38.2% Imbil — Renting: 22.8%
Kandanga Creek 9.3% renting
Kandanga Creek — Owned Outright: 62.8% Kandanga Creek — Mortgage: 27.9% Kandanga Creek — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.1%
Imbil — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Kandanga Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 8.5%
Imbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Kandanga Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.4%
Imbil — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Kandanga Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Imbil — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Kandanga Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Imbil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Kandanga Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Imbil Kandanga Creek
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.3%
Imbil — New Zealand: 3.4% Kandanga Creek — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 4.3% / —
Imbil — England: 4.3% Kandanga Creek — England: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / 3.1%
Imbil — Scotland: 0.3% Kandanga Creek — Scotland: 3.1%
Germany 0.7% / 2.3%
Imbil — Germany: 0.7% Kandanga Creek — Germany: 2.3%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Imbil — South Africa: 0.7% Kandanga Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Imbil — Philippines: 0.6% Kandanga Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Imbil 96.4% houses
Imbil — Houses: 96.4% Imbil — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Kandanga Creek 100.0% houses
Kandanga Creek — Houses: 100.0% Kandanga Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Median house price $789,998 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $810,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Imbil Kandanga Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
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.

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Houses 4.0%
$650/wk on $850K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Imbil Kandanga Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of QLD —

Liveability

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Imbil carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Imbil carries more crime risk (68 vs 20).

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
20/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Imbil

  • Mary Valley State College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Kandanga Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 31 5

Mobility

Imbil sits further from the CBD (171 km vs 165.6 km).

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 171 km
+3% vs other
 165.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Car (driver) 72.0% / 66.1%
Imbil — Car (driver): 72.0% Kandanga Creek — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 17.7%
Imbil — Worked from Home: 16.3% Kandanga Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Walked Only 6.9% / 11.3%
Imbil — Walked Only: 6.9% Kandanga Creek — Walked Only: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.8%
Imbil — Car (passenger): 4.8% Kandanga Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.6 km 44.1 km

NBN connectivity

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
540 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Imbil Kandanga Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Imbil

River Rural

Kandanga Creek

Rural

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