Julia Creek vs Kynuna
Kynuna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Julia Creek. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Julia Creek tends to suit families with children, while Kynuna suits young adults and 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
Julia Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 67%)
- carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Kynuna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $129/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kynuna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1018 min vs 1158 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1532.5 km vs 1639.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Julia Creek carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 84/100)
- Kynuna has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 20%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Julia Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.4% vs -5.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Julia Creek and Kynuna 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
Julia Creek has more residents (549 vs 52); Julia Creek rents higher ($129/wk vs $90/wk).
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 549 +91% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.4% | -5.5% |
| Median age | 37 | 31 |
| Median household income | $82,472/yr | $84,500/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $129/wk +30% vs other | $90/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
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 (16.6%).
Property market
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $257,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across McKinlay same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 21% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 95% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Kynuna carries more crime risk (84 vs 73).
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 73/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Julia Creek
- Julia Creek State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Kynuna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 60 | 2969 |
Mobility
Julia Creek sits further from the CBD (1639.7 km vs 1532.5 km).
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1639.7 km +7% vs other | 1532.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1158 min | 1018 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4823 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 4823 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).
Setting
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 90/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 89% 302 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Council rates
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $653/yr same for both | |
| Council | McKinlay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Julia Creek | Kynuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Julia Creek
Kynuna
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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.
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