Kholo vs Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Kholo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kholo tends to suit older residents.

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

Pine Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kholo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pine Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pine Mountain

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Kholo has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Pine Mountain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kholo Pine Mountain
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.

Kholo Pine Mountain
Walkability 0 / 10
Kholo — Walkability: 0/100 Pine Mountain — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 30 / 68
Kholo — Safety: 30/100 Pine Mountain — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 33 / 100
Kholo — Low fire risk: 33/100 Pine Mountain — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pine Mountain has more residents (1,695 vs 374); Pine Mountain rents higher ($400/wk vs $323/wk).

Kholo Pine Mountain
Population 374 1,695
+353% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +1.7%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $118,716/yr $135,408/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $323/wk $400/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kholo Pine Mountain
0-4 4.3% / 3.9%
Kholo — 0-4: 4.3% Pine Mountain — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.8% / 15.5%
Kholo — 5-14: 12.8% Pine Mountain — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 4.8% / 9.3%
Kholo — 15-19: 4.8% Pine Mountain — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 2.4% / 5.3%
Kholo — 20-24: 2.4% Pine Mountain — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.8% / 7.0%
Kholo — 25-34: 8.8% Pine Mountain — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 12.6% / 13.5%
Kholo — 35-44: 12.6% Pine Mountain — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.5% / 19.5%
Kholo — 45-54: 15.5% Pine Mountain — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 15.8% / 14.2%
Kholo — 55-64: 15.8% Pine Mountain — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 13.1% / 7.7%
Kholo — 65-74: 13.1% Pine Mountain — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 7.2% / 3.2%
Kholo — 75-84: 7.2% Pine Mountain — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.1% / 0.5%
Kholo — 85+: 1.1% Pine Mountain — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kholo 64.0% couple families
Kholo — Couple Families: 64.0% Kholo — Lone Person: 24.4% Kholo — One Parent Families: 8.1% Kholo — Group Household: 3.5%
Pine Mountain 71.5% couple families
Pine Mountain — Couple Families: 71.5% Pine Mountain — Lone Person: 13.5% Pine Mountain — One Parent Families: 12.4% Pine Mountain — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kholo 10.0% renting
Kholo — Owned Outright: 52.3% Kholo — Mortgage: 37.7% Kholo — Renting: 10.0%
Pine Mountain 5.6% renting
Pine Mountain — Owned Outright: 34.4% Pine Mountain — Mortgage: 60.0% Pine Mountain — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kholo Pine Mountain
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 20.7%
Kholo — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Pine Mountain — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 10.9%
Kholo — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Pine Mountain — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 8.9%
Kholo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Pine Mountain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 3.0%
Kholo — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Pine Mountain — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 2.2%
Kholo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Pine Mountain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Kholo Pine Mountain
England 3.7% / 3.2%
Kholo — England: 3.7% Pine Mountain — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.1%
Kholo — New Zealand: 2.4% Pine Mountain — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 2.1% / 0.6%
Kholo — South Africa: 2.1% Pine Mountain — South Africa: 0.6%
Zimbabwe 1.1% / —
Kholo — Zimbabwe: 1.1% Pine Mountain — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Kholo — Vietnam: 0.8% Pine Mountain — Vietnam: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Kholo — Malaysia: not among its largest Pine Mountain — Malaysia: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Kholo — Scotland: not among its largest Pine Mountain — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kholo 98.5% houses
Kholo — Houses: 98.5% Kholo — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Pine Mountain 100.2% houses
Pine Mountain — Houses: 100.2% Pine Mountain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kholo Pine Mountain
Median house price $1,350,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Kholo Pine Mountain
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +9% -7%

Ranking within QLD

Kholo Pine Mountain
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD

Liveability

Pine Mountain is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Kholo Pine Mountain
Grade — A
Score — 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kholo carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Kholo carries more crime risk (70 vs 32).

Kholo Pine Mountain
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
32/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kholo Pine Mountain
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

Kholo Pine Mountain
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Waterways 14 18

Mobility

Kholo Pine Mountain
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 50 km
+2% vs other
 48.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Kholo Pine Mountain
Car (driver) 69.1% / 78.8%
Kholo — Car (driver): 69.1% Pine Mountain — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 14.7%
Kholo — Worked from Home: 30.9% Pine Mountain — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Kholo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pine Mountain — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train — / 1.4%
Kholo — Train: not among its largest Pine Mountain — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Kholo — Walked Only: not among its largest Pine Mountain — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Kholo Pine Mountain
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.7 km 41.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kholo Pine Mountain
Connectivity score 30/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
129 premises
 45%
550 premises

Climate

Kholo Pine Mountain
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kholo Pine Mountain
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kholo Pine Mountain
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,713/yr
Council Brisbane Ipswich

Federal electorate

Kholo Pine Mountain
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kholo Pine Mountain
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kholo

Outer

Pine Mountain

Acreage Outer

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