Kaimkillenbun vs Moola

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moola, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kaimkillenbun tends to suit people living alone, while Moola 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

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 63%)
  • But Kaimkillenbun has more schools rated above their peers (1 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

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
  • But Kaimkillenbun has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (213.5 km vs 222.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (77.2% vs -15.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kaimkillenbun Moola
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.

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Walkability 0 / 0
Kaimkillenbun — Walkability: 0/100 Moola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 90
Kaimkillenbun — Safety: 69/100 Moola — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kaimkillenbun — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moola — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moola has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $69,316); Kaimkillenbun rents higher ($225/wk vs $200/wk).

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Population 248
+12% vs other
 218
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.4% +77.2%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $69,316/yr $92,612/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun Moola
0-4 6.0% / 6.0%
Kaimkillenbun — 0-4: 6.0% Moola — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.5% / 16.1%
Kaimkillenbun — 5-14: 12.5% Moola — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 6.0% / 6.0%
Kaimkillenbun — 15-19: 6.0% Moola — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.7% / 5.5%
Kaimkillenbun — 20-24: 7.7% Moola — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 9.7% / 8.7%
Kaimkillenbun — 25-34: 9.7% Moola — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.1% / 14.2%
Kaimkillenbun — 35-44: 14.1% Moola — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.9% / 10.6%
Kaimkillenbun — 45-54: 12.9% Moola — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 14.5% / 16.5%
Kaimkillenbun — 55-64: 14.5% Moola — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 10.1% / 11.9%
Kaimkillenbun — 65-74: 10.1% Moola — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 3.2% / 7.3%
Kaimkillenbun — 75-84: 3.2% Moola — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.2% / —
Kaimkillenbun — 85+: 1.2% Moola — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 41.5% couple families
Kaimkillenbun — Couple Families: 41.5% Kaimkillenbun — Lone Person: 36.9% Kaimkillenbun — One Parent Families: 21.5% Kaimkillenbun — Group Household: 0.0%
Moola 65.9% couple families
Moola — Couple Families: 65.9% Moola — Lone Person: 19.5% Moola — One Parent Families: 7.3% Moola — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 26.5% renting
Kaimkillenbun — Owned Outright: 48.2% Kaimkillenbun — Mortgage: 25.3% Kaimkillenbun — Renting: 26.5%
Moola 8.3% renting
Moola — Owned Outright: 55.0% Moola — Mortgage: 36.7% Moola — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 94.7% houses
Kaimkillenbun — Houses: 94.7% Kaimkillenbun — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Moola 95.9% houses
Moola — Houses: 95.9% Moola — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 10.6%
Kaimkillenbun — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Moola — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 10.6%
Kaimkillenbun — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Moola — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.3%
Kaimkillenbun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Moola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.4%
Kaimkillenbun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Moola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Kaimkillenbun — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Moola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

Property market

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 103 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Kaimkillenbun Moola
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kaimkillenbun Moola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kaimkillenbun carries more crime risk (31 vs 10).

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
10/100
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

Kaimkillenbun Moola
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 Kaimkillenbun

  • Kaimkillenbun State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Moola

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 6 13

Mobility

Kaimkillenbun sits further from the CBD (222.4 km vs 213.5 km).

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 222.4 km
+4% vs other
 213.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
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.

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Car (driver) 66.7% / 56.9%
Kaimkillenbun — Car (driver): 66.7% Moola — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 35.3%
Kaimkillenbun — Worked from Home: 22.2% Moola — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Walked Only 8.3% / 2.6%
Kaimkillenbun — Walked Only: 8.3% Moola — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 5.2%
Kaimkillenbun — Car (passenger): 2.8% Moola — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Elevation 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 476 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
73 premises

Council rates

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kaimkillenbun Moola
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kaimkillenbun

Rural

Moola

Family Rural

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