Kandanga Creek vs Kandanga

Kandanga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Kandanga Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kandanga Creek tends to suit share households, while Kandanga suits people living alone and 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 Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 123 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (158 km vs 165.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kandanga Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Kandanga Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kandanga Creek 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.

Kandanga Creek 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.

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Walkability 0 / 0
Kandanga Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kandanga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 70
Kandanga Creek — Safety: 80/100 Kandanga — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kandanga Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kandanga — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kandanga has more residents (659 vs 129); Kandanga Creek has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $63,336).

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Population 129 659
+411% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% -0.9%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $71,500/yr
+11% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk $255/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
0-4 — / 6.5%
Kandanga Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Kandanga — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.5% / 14.4%
Kandanga Creek — 5-14: 15.5% Kandanga — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 2.3% / 4.9%
Kandanga Creek — 15-19: 2.3% Kandanga — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.0% / 3.5%
Kandanga Creek — 20-24: 7.0% Kandanga — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 — / 9.0%
Kandanga Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Kandanga — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.4% / 10.5%
Kandanga Creek — 35-44: 12.4% Kandanga — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 17.1% / 14.6%
Kandanga Creek — 45-54: 17.1% Kandanga — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 22.5% / 17.1%
Kandanga Creek — 55-64: 22.5% Kandanga — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 13.2% / 12.0%
Kandanga Creek — 65-74: 13.2% Kandanga — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.2% / 5.3%
Kandanga Creek — 75-84: 6.2% Kandanga — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Kandanga Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kandanga — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kandanga Creek 43.3% couple families
Kandanga Creek — Couple Families: 43.3% Kandanga Creek — Lone Person: 26.7% Kandanga Creek — One Parent Families: 10.0% Kandanga Creek — Group Household: 20.0% Kandanga Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
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.

Kandanga Creek 9.3% renting
Kandanga Creek — Owned Outright: 62.8% Kandanga Creek — Mortgage: 27.9% Kandanga Creek — Renting: 9.3%
Kandanga 18.1% renting
Kandanga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kandanga — Mortgage: 44.9% Kandanga — Renting: 18.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
England — / 4.7%
Kandanga Creek — England: not among its largest Kandanga — England: 4.7%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.8%
Kandanga Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Kandanga — New Zealand: 1.8%
Scotland 3.1% / 0.8%
Kandanga Creek — Scotland: 3.1% Kandanga — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 2.3% / —
Kandanga Creek — Germany: 2.3% Kandanga — Germany: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Kandanga Creek — Canada: not among its largest Kandanga — Canada: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 18.5%
Kandanga Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Kandanga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.1%
Kandanga Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Kandanga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 5.9%
Kandanga Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Kandanga — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Kandanga Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kandanga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Kandanga Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kandanga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kandanga Creek 100.0% houses
Kandanga Creek — Houses: 100.0% Kandanga Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kandanga 98.7% houses
Kandanga — Houses: 98.7% Kandanga — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Median house price — $855,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% 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 39% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kandanga carries more crime risk (30 vs 20).

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kandanga Creek

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

Schools in Kandanga

  • Kandanga State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Kandanga Creek sits further from the CBD (165.6 km vs 158 km).

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 165.6 km
+5% vs other
 158 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 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.

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Car (driver) 66.1% / 67.2%
Kandanga Creek — Car (driver): 66.1% Kandanga — Car (driver): 67.2%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 22.8%
Kandanga Creek — Worked from Home: 17.7% Kandanga — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only 11.3% / 5.2%
Kandanga Creek — Walked Only: 11.3% Kandanga — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.7%
Kandanga Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8% Kandanga — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).

Setting

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 44.1 km 36.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
305 premises

Climate

Kandanga Creek 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

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

Federal electorate

Kandanga Creek 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

Kandanga Creek Kandanga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kandanga Creek

Rural

Kandanga

Rural

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