Kawungan vs Nikenbah

Nikenbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 50 in Kawungan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nikenbah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nikenbah: a median of $1 million, against $795,000 in Kawungan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kawungan tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nikenbah suits families with children 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

Nikenbah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 55%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 84%)
  • But Kawungan has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kawungan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kawungan has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $390/wk)
  • Nikenbah leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nikenbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 206 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (279.5 km vs 285 km)
  • But Kawungan is more walkable (47/100 vs 7/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kawungan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 7/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 21%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kawungan returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.3%)
  • Nikenbah is growing faster (87.8% vs 13.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kawungan Nikenbah
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.

Kawungan Nikenbah
Walkability 47 / 7
Kawungan — Walkability: 47/100 Nikenbah — Walkability: 7/100
Safety 42 / 37
Kawungan — Safety: 42/100 Nikenbah — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kawungan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nikenbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kawungan has more residents (5,460 vs 1,234); Nikenbah has higher household incomes ($86,320 vs $59,696).

Kawungan Nikenbah
Population 5,460
+77% vs other
 1,234
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.4% +87.8%
Median age 50 39
Median household income $59,696/yr $86,320/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $390/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kawungan Nikenbah
0-4 4.0% / 7.4%
Kawungan — 0-4: 4.0% Nikenbah — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 11.7% / 14.7%
Kawungan — 5-14: 11.7% Nikenbah — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 5.5% / 4.6%
Kawungan — 15-19: 5.5% Nikenbah — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.9% / 4.0%
Kawungan — 20-24: 3.9% Nikenbah — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 8.5% / 12.2%
Kawungan — 25-34: 8.5% Nikenbah — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 10.1% / 13.0%
Kawungan — 35-44: 10.1% Nikenbah — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 10.8% / 9.7%
Kawungan — 45-54: 10.8% Nikenbah — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 13.3% / 13.1%
Kawungan — 55-64: 13.3% Nikenbah — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 15.9% / 14.3%
Kawungan — 65-74: 15.9% Nikenbah — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 10.6% / 6.4%
Kawungan — 75-84: 10.6% Nikenbah — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 6.0% / 0.6%
Kawungan — 85+: 6.0% Nikenbah — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kawungan 35.1% couple families
Kawungan — Couple Families: 35.1% Kawungan — Lone Person: 40.4% Kawungan — One Parent Families: 19.6% Kawungan — Group Household: 4.1% Kawungan — Other Families: 0.7%
Nikenbah 60.9% couple families
Nikenbah — Couple Families: 60.9% Nikenbah — Lone Person: 19.3% Nikenbah — One Parent Families: 15.1% Nikenbah — Group Household: 3.4% Nikenbah — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kawungan 24.2% renting
Kawungan — Owned Outright: 46.1% Kawungan — Mortgage: 29.6% Kawungan — Renting: 24.2%
Nikenbah 23.6% renting
Nikenbah — Owned Outright: 39.0% Nikenbah — Mortgage: 37.5% Nikenbah — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kawungan Nikenbah
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 16.7%
Kawungan — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Nikenbah — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 10.5%
Kawungan — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Nikenbah — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 9.5%
Kawungan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Nikenbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.9%
Kawungan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Nikenbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.4%
Kawungan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Nikenbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Kawungan Nikenbah
England 4.6% / 5.0%
Kawungan — England: 4.6% Nikenbah — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.4%
Kawungan — New Zealand: 3.5% Nikenbah — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 0.6% / 2.0%
Kawungan — South Africa: 0.6% Nikenbah — South Africa: 2.0%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.6%
Kawungan — Philippines: 0.9% Nikenbah — Philippines: 0.6%
India — / 1.4%
Kawungan — India: not among its largest Nikenbah — India: 1.4%
Japan — / 0.7%
Kawungan — Japan: not among its largest Nikenbah — Japan: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Kawungan — Germany: 0.6% Nikenbah — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kawungan 84.0% houses
Kawungan — Houses: 84.0% Kawungan — Townhouses: 13.5% Kawungan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Nikenbah 101.0% houses
Nikenbah — Houses: 101.0% Nikenbah — Townhouses: 0.0% Nikenbah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kawungan Nikenbah
Median house price $795,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $410,000 $425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 79 sales
 47 days
from 40 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kawungan Nikenbah
3 bed $765K / $900K
Kawungan — 3 bed: $765K (51 sales) Nikenbah — 3 bed: $900K (5 sales)

51 vs 5 sales

4 bed $810K / $990K
Kawungan — 4 bed: $810K (128 sales) Nikenbah — 4 bed: $990K (55 sales)

128 vs 55 sales

Development activity

Kawungan Nikenbah
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kawungan Nikenbah
Houses 4.0%
$680/wk on $880K
 3.3%
$700/wk on $1.09M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kawungan Nikenbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Kawungan is more walkable (47 vs 7); Nikenbah scores higher overall (52 vs 47).

Kawungan Nikenbah
Grade C B
Score 47/100 52/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kawungan Nikenbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kawungan Nikenbah
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kawungan

  • Kawungan State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hervey Bay Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Nikenbah

  • Carinity Education - Glendyne Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kawungan Nikenbah
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Kawungan sits further from the CBD (285 km vs 279.5 km).

Kawungan Nikenbah
Walkability score 47/100 7/100
Distance to Brisbane 285 km
+2% vs other
 279.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 206 min 201 min
Public transport score 17/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 0.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait —
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4655
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 4655
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.

Kawungan Nikenbah
Car (driver) 83.8% / 83.2%
Kawungan — Car (driver): 83.8% Nikenbah — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 8.6%
Kawungan — Worked from Home: 6.3% Nikenbah — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 5.6%
Kawungan — Car (passenger): 7.6% Nikenbah — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.4%
Kawungan — Walked Only: 1.5% Nikenbah — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 0.4% / 1.2%
Kawungan — Bicycle: 0.4% Nikenbah — Bicycle: 1.2%
Bus 0.4% / —
Kawungan — Bus: 0.4% Nikenbah — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.8%).

Setting

Kawungan Nikenbah
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
3.1 km to a named beach
 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kawungan Nikenbah
Connectivity score 78/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
2,704 premises
 83%
1,089 premises

Climate

Kawungan Nikenbah
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kawungan Nikenbah
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kawungan Nikenbah
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kawungan Nikenbah
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kawungan Nikenbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kawungan

Coastal Retirees

Nikenbah

Acreage Family

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