Jambin vs Callide
Callide is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Jambin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jambin, about half of households are couple families. In Callide, most households are couple families.
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
Jambin
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 82/100)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Callide is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Callide
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Jambin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($158/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Callide
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (594.9 km vs 619.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (418 min vs 430 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jambin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Jambin and Callide drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Jambin has more residents (207 vs 80); Callide has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $80,184).
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 207 +61% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | -7.0% |
| Median age | 43 | 35 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr | $125,632/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $158/wk | $200/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Development activity
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Banana same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -93% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 92% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
Liveability
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Callide carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Callide carries more crime risk (82 vs 19).
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jambin
- Jambin State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Callide
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 2 |
Mobility
Jambin sits further from the CBD (619.2 km vs 594.9 km).
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 619.2 km +4% vs other | 594.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 430 min | 418 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 | 0.1% postcode 4715 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 | 47 postcode 4715 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).
Setting
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 193 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 606 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,081/yr same for both | |
| Council | Banana same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jambin | Callide | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.