Kerry vs Nindooinbah

Nindooinbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Kerry. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kerry, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kerry tends to suit couples, while Nindooinbah suits 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

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kerry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nindooinbah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $345/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (81.3 km vs 85.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kerry has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
  • Nindooinbah carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Nindooinbah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs -6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kerry Nindooinbah
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.

Kerry Nindooinbah
Walkability 0 / 0
Kerry — Walkability: 0/100 Nindooinbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 77
Kerry — Safety: 56/100 Nindooinbah — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 48 / 100
Kerry — Low fire risk: 48/100 Nindooinbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kerry has more residents (306 vs 95); Kerry rents higher ($345/wk vs $210/wk).

Kerry Nindooinbah
Population 306
+69% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% +18.8%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $84,500/yr
+26% vs other
 $62,816/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+39% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kerry Nindooinbah
0-4 3.6% / 5.3%
Kerry — 0-4: 3.6% Nindooinbah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.1% / 20.0%
Kerry — 5-14: 12.1% Nindooinbah — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 4.6% / 10.5%
Kerry — 15-19: 4.6% Nindooinbah — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 5.2% / 4.2%
Kerry — 20-24: 5.2% Nindooinbah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.2% / 4.2%
Kerry — 25-34: 9.2% Nindooinbah — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 10.1% / 7.4%
Kerry — 35-44: 10.1% Nindooinbah — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 16.0% / 12.6%
Kerry — 45-54: 16.0% Nindooinbah — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 19.3% / 23.2%
Kerry — 55-64: 19.3% Nindooinbah — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 16.0% / 8.4%
Kerry — 65-74: 16.0% Nindooinbah — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 2.6% / 3.2%
Kerry — 75-84: 2.6% Nindooinbah — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.3% / —
Kerry — 85+: 1.3% Nindooinbah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kerry 52.9% couple families
Kerry — Couple Families: 52.9% Kerry — Lone Person: 30.0% Kerry — One Parent Families: 17.1%
Nindooinbah 35.7% couple families
Nindooinbah — Couple Families: 35.7% Nindooinbah — Lone Person: 35.7% Nindooinbah — One Parent Families: 28.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kerry 22.6% renting
Kerry — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kerry — Mortgage: 33.0% Kerry — Renting: 22.6%
Nindooinbah 44.8% renting
Nindooinbah — Owned Outright: 44.8% Nindooinbah — Mortgage: 10.3% Nindooinbah — Renting: 44.8%
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.

Kerry Nindooinbah
New Zealand 3.3% / 3.2%
Kerry — New Zealand: 3.3% Nindooinbah — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 2.9% / —
Kerry — England: 2.9% Nindooinbah — England: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / —
Kerry — South Africa: 1.0% Nindooinbah — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Kerry Nindooinbah
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 15.8%
Kerry — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Nindooinbah — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.4%
Kerry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Nindooinbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 3.2%
Kerry — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Nindooinbah — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Kerry — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Nindooinbah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Kerry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Nindooinbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kerry 100.0% houses
Kerry — Houses: 100.0% Kerry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nindooinbah 91.2% houses
Nindooinbah — Houses: 91.2% Nindooinbah — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Kerry Nindooinbah
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kerry Nindooinbah
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Kerry Nindooinbah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kerry carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Kerry carries more crime risk (44 vs 23).

Kerry Nindooinbah
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
23/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kerry Nindooinbah
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kerry Nindooinbah
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 11 3

Mobility

Kerry sits further from the CBD (85.1 km vs 81.3 km).

Kerry Nindooinbah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 85.1 km
+4% vs other
 81.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 77 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Kerry Nindooinbah
Car (driver) 68.2% / 55.3%
Kerry — Car (driver): 68.2% Nindooinbah — Car (driver): 55.3%
Worked from Home 22.3% / 25.5%
Kerry — Worked from Home: 22.3% Nindooinbah — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 6.8% / 19.1%
Kerry — Walked Only: 6.8% Nindooinbah — Walked Only: 19.1%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Kerry — Car (passenger): 2.7% Nindooinbah — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Kerry Nindooinbah
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.8 km 35.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kerry Nindooinbah
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
126 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Kerry Nindooinbah
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kerry Nindooinbah
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Kerry Nindooinbah
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kerry Nindooinbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kerry

Rural

Nindooinbah

Family Rural

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