Kanigan vs Theebine

Kanigan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Theebine. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kanigan tends to suit 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

Theebine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Theebine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Theebine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Theebine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (200.1 km vs 202.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Theebine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Theebine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.4% vs 25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kanigan Theebine
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.

Kanigan Theebine
Walkability 0 / 0
Kanigan — Walkability: 0/100 Theebine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 86
Kanigan — Safety: 5/100 Theebine — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kanigan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Theebine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kanigan rents higher ($200/wk vs $160/wk); Theebine skews older (53 vs 43).

Kanigan Theebine
Population 143 145
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.4% +39.4%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $58,448/yr $69,836/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+20% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kanigan Theebine
0-4 9.1% / —
Kanigan — 0-4: 9.1% Theebine — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.6% / 10.3%
Kanigan — 5-14: 12.6% Theebine — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 4.2% / 2.1%
Kanigan — 15-19: 4.2% Theebine — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 3.5% / 5.5%
Kanigan — 20-24: 3.5% Theebine — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 14.7% / 5.5%
Kanigan — 25-34: 14.7% Theebine — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 8.4% / 6.9%
Kanigan — 35-44: 8.4% Theebine — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 8.4% / 18.6%
Kanigan — 45-54: 8.4% Theebine — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 16.1% / 22.8%
Kanigan — 55-64: 16.1% Theebine — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 16.1% / 15.2%
Kanigan — 65-74: 16.1% Theebine — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.7% / 8.3%
Kanigan — 75-84: 7.7% Theebine — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 2.8%
Kanigan — 85+: not among its largest Theebine — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kanigan 38.7% lone person
Kanigan — Lone Person: 38.7% Kanigan — Couple Families: 41.9% Kanigan — One Parent Families: 19.4% Kanigan — Other Families: 0.0%
Theebine 34.3% lone person
Theebine — Lone Person: 34.3% Theebine — Couple Families: 28.6% Theebine — One Parent Families: 25.7% Theebine — Other Families: 11.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kanigan 6.7% renting
Kanigan — Owned Outright: 60.0% Kanigan — Mortgage: 33.3% Kanigan — Renting: 6.7%
Theebine 23.5% renting
Theebine — Owned Outright: 41.2% Theebine — Mortgage: 35.3% Theebine — Renting: 23.5%
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.

Kanigan Theebine
England 4.9% / 4.1%
Kanigan — England: 4.9% Theebine — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 3.4%
Kanigan — New Zealand: 2.8% Theebine — New Zealand: 3.4%
Fiji 2.1% / —
Kanigan — Fiji: 2.1% Theebine — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kanigan Theebine
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.2%
Kanigan — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Theebine — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.9%
Kanigan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Theebine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 4.8%
Kanigan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Theebine — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / —
Kanigan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Theebine — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Kanigan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Theebine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kanigan 100.0% houses
Kanigan — Houses: 100.0% Kanigan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Theebine 96.2% houses
Theebine — Houses: 96.2% Theebine — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kanigan Theebine
Median house price $965,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Kanigan Theebine
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
 467
across Gympie
Approvals change year on year -8% +16%

Ranking within QLD

Kanigan Theebine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% 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 59% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Kanigan Theebine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kanigan carries more crime risk (95 vs 14).

Kanigan Theebine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Low
14/100
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

Kanigan Theebine
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kanigan

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

Schools in Theebine

  • Theebine State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kanigan Theebine
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Kanigan sits further from the CBD (202.9 km vs 200.1 km).

Kanigan Theebine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 202.9 km
+1% vs other
 200.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 141 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.

Kanigan Theebine
Car (driver) 75.9% / 57.9%
Kanigan — Car (driver): 75.9% Theebine — Car (driver): 57.9%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 22.8%
Kanigan — Worked from Home: 24.1% Theebine — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Walked Only — / 12.3%
Kanigan — Walked Only: not among its largest Theebine — Walked Only: 12.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Kanigan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Theebine — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Kanigan Theebine
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.0 km 42.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kanigan Theebine
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
58 premises

Climate

Kanigan Theebine
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

Kanigan Theebine
Average residential rate $1,576/yr $1,936/yr
Council Fraser Coast Gympie

Federal electorate

Kanigan Theebine
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

Kanigan Theebine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kanigan

Rural Young Families

Theebine

Retirees Rural

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