Innisfail Estate vs Sundown

Innisfail Estate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 54 in Sundown. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Innisfail Estate, about half of households rent. In Sundown, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Innisfail Estate tends to suit renters, people living alone, and families with children, while Sundown suits couples.

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

Sundown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 62/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 52%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 74%)
  • But Innisfail Estate has more schools inside the suburb (2 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

Innisfail Estate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Innisfail Estate

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1106 min vs 1111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1613.2 km vs 1615.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Innisfail Estate is more walkable (37/100 vs 4/100)
  • Sundown carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Innisfail Estate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -18.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Innisfail Estate Sundown
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.

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Walkability 37 / 4
Innisfail Estate — Walkability: 37/100 Sundown — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 38 / 89
Innisfail Estate — Safety: 38/100 Sundown — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Innisfail Estate — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sundown — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Innisfail Estate has more residents (1,454 vs 145); Sundown has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $64,792).

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Population 1,454
+90% vs other
 145
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% -18.5%
Median age 39 54
Median household income $64,792/yr $93,132/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk $280/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innisfail Estate Sundown
0-4 5.8% / —
Innisfail Estate — 0-4: 5.8% Sundown — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.6% / 11.7%
Innisfail Estate — 5-14: 14.6% Sundown — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 4.1% / 4.8%
Innisfail Estate — 15-19: 4.1% Sundown — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.2% / 2.8%
Innisfail Estate — 20-24: 5.2% Sundown — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 13.9% / 6.9%
Innisfail Estate — 25-34: 13.9% Sundown — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 11.1% / 6.9%
Innisfail Estate — 35-44: 11.1% Sundown — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 10.2% / 15.2%
Innisfail Estate — 45-54: 10.2% Sundown — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 13.1% / 21.4%
Innisfail Estate — 55-64: 13.1% Sundown — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 12.6% / 13.8%
Innisfail Estate — 65-74: 12.6% Sundown — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.3% / 8.3%
Innisfail Estate — 75-84: 6.3% Sundown — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.8% / 3.4%
Innisfail Estate — 85+: 2.8% Sundown — 85+: 3.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innisfail Estate 34.0% couple families
Innisfail Estate — Couple Families: 34.0% Innisfail Estate — Lone Person: 41.6% Innisfail Estate — One Parent Families: 17.9% Innisfail Estate — Group Household: 5.0% Innisfail Estate — Other Families: 1.5%
Sundown 71.4% couple families
Sundown — Couple Families: 71.4% Sundown — Lone Person: 14.3% Sundown — One Parent Families: 14.3% Sundown — Group Household: 0.0% Sundown — 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.

Innisfail Estate 46.9% renting
Innisfail Estate — Owned Outright: 33.4% Innisfail Estate — Mortgage: 19.7% Innisfail Estate — Renting: 46.9%
Sundown 7.0% renting
Sundown — Owned Outright: 72.1% Sundown — Mortgage: 20.9% Sundown — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 19.3%
Innisfail Estate — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Sundown — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 7.6%
Innisfail Estate — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Sundown — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 2.1%
Innisfail Estate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Sundown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 3.4%
Innisfail Estate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Sundown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Innisfail Estate — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Sundown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Innisfail Estate Sundown
India 11.4% / —
Innisfail Estate — India: 11.4% Sundown — India: not among its largest
Italy 2.5% / 6.2%
Innisfail Estate — Italy: 2.5% Sundown — Italy: 6.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Innisfail Estate — New Zealand: 1.2% Sundown — New Zealand: 2.1%
Zimbabwe — / 2.1%
Innisfail Estate — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Sundown — Zimbabwe: 2.1%
Philippines 1.7% / —
Innisfail Estate — Philippines: 1.7% Sundown — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.6% / —
Innisfail Estate — England: 1.6% Sundown — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innisfail Estate 74.0% houses
Innisfail Estate — Houses: 74.0% Innisfail Estate — Townhouses: 23.5% Innisfail Estate — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Sundown 102.0% houses
Sundown — Houses: 102.0% Sundown — Townhouses: 0.0% Sundown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Median house price $542,500 —
Median unit price $225,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Innisfail Estate Sundown
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Innisfail Estate Sundown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Innisfail Estate is more walkable (37 vs 4).

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Sundown carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Innisfail Estate carries more crime risk (62 vs 11).

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
11/100
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
same for both

Schools

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Innisfail Estate

  • Innisfail State College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Innisfail State College - Diverse Learning Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Sundown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Sundown sits further from the CBD (1615.5 km vs 1613.2 km).

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Walkability score 37/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1613.2 km 1615.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1106 min 1111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Car (driver) 76.6% / 81.5%
Innisfail Estate — Car (driver): 76.6% Sundown — Car (driver): 81.5%
Car (passenger) 13.3% / 7.4%
Innisfail Estate — Car (passenger): 13.3% Sundown — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 5.6%
Innisfail Estate — Worked from Home: 4.9% Sundown — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 2.0% / 5.6%
Innisfail Estate — Walked Only: 2.0% Sundown — Walked Only: 5.6%
Bus 2.5% / —
Innisfail Estate — Bus: 2.5% Sundown — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 4.3 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Connectivity score 62/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
643 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Innisfail Estate Sundown
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Innisfail Estate

Affordable Coastal Townhouses

Sundown

Retirees Rural

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