Imbil vs Kandanga

Kandanga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Imbil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kandanga tends to suit 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

Kandanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kandanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($222,500 vs $810,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kandanga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kandanga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (158 km vs 171 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kandanga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Imbil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.9% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Imbil and Kandanga 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
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
Walkability 0 / 0
Imbil — Walkability: 0/100 Kandanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 32 / 70
Imbil — Safety: 32/100 Kandanga — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Imbil — Low fire risk: 47/100 Kandanga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Imbil has more residents (1,071 vs 659); Imbil rents higher ($300/wk vs $255/wk).

Imbil Kandanga
Population 1,071
+38% vs other
 659
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.9% -0.9%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $59,332/yr $63,336/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+15% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Imbil Kandanga
0-4 5.4% / 6.5%
Imbil — 0-4: 5.4% Kandanga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.3% / 14.4%
Imbil — 5-14: 11.3% Kandanga — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.3% / 4.9%
Imbil — 15-19: 5.3% Kandanga — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 3.0% / 3.5%
Imbil — 20-24: 3.0% Kandanga — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.7% / 9.0%
Imbil — 25-34: 6.7% Kandanga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.7% / 10.5%
Imbil — 35-44: 11.7% Kandanga — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.0% / 14.6%
Imbil — 45-54: 13.0% Kandanga — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 20.3% / 17.1%
Imbil — 55-64: 20.3% Kandanga — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 16.3% / 12.0%
Imbil — 65-74: 16.3% Kandanga — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.3% / 5.3%
Imbil — 75-84: 6.3% Kandanga — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 0.7% / 1.4%
Imbil — 85+: 0.7% Kandanga — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Imbil 34.9% couple families
Imbil — Couple Families: 34.9% Imbil — Lone Person: 40.8% Imbil — One Parent Families: 15.8% Imbil — Group Household: 7.4% Imbil — Other Families: 1.1%
Kandanga 44.2% couple families
Kandanga — Couple Families: 44.2% Kandanga — Lone Person: 36.4% Kandanga — One Parent Families: 14.3% Kandanga — Group Household: 2.6% Kandanga — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household 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 18.1% renting
Kandanga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kandanga — Mortgage: 44.9% Kandanga — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Imbil Kandanga
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 18.5%
Imbil — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Kandanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.1%
Imbil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Kandanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.9%
Imbil — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Kandanga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.5%
Imbil — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Kandanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.2%
Imbil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Kandanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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
England 4.3% / 4.7%
Imbil — England: 4.3% Kandanga — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.8%
Imbil — New Zealand: 3.4% Kandanga — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.8%
Imbil — Scotland: 0.3% Kandanga — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Imbil — South Africa: 0.7% Kandanga — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Imbil — Germany: 0.7% Kandanga — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Imbil — Philippines: 0.6% Kandanga — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Imbil — Canada: not among its largest Kandanga — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

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 98.7% houses
Kandanga — Houses: 98.7% Kandanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Imbil Kandanga
Median house price $789,998 $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $810,000 $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 9 sales
 50 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Imbil Kandanga
2 bed $790K / $732K
Imbil — 2 bed: $790K (6 sales) Kandanga — 2 bed: $732K (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $690K / $735K
Imbil — 3 bed: $690K (15 sales) Kandanga — 3 bed: $735K (8 sales)

15 vs 8 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Imbil Kandanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of QLD —

Liveability

Kandanga scores higher overall (48 vs 16).

Imbil Kandanga
Grade D C
Score 16/100 48/100
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 30).

Imbil Kandanga
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
30/100
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
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Imbil

  • Mary Valley State College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Kandanga

  • Kandanga State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Imbil Kandanga
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 31 3

Mobility

Imbil sits further from the CBD (171 km vs 158 km).

Imbil Kandanga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 171 km
+8% vs other
 158 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 117 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
Car (driver) 72.0% / 67.2%
Imbil — Car (driver): 72.0% Kandanga — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 22.8%
Imbil — Worked from Home: 16.3% Kandanga — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 6.9% / 5.2%
Imbil — Walked Only: 6.9% Kandanga — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.7%
Imbil — Car (passenger): 4.8% Kandanga — Car (passenger): 4.7%

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

Setting

Imbil Kandanga
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.6 km 36.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Imbil Kandanga
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
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

Rural

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