Kiamba vs Kulangoor

Kulangoor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Kiamba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kulangoor 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

Kiamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 64/100)

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

Kulangoor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $413/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kulangoor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (87 min vs 92 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (108.3 km vs 111.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kiamba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Kiamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kiamba Kulangoor
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.

Kiamba Kulangoor
Walkability 0 / 4
Kiamba — Walkability: 0/100 Kulangoor — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 49 / 36
Kiamba — Safety: 49/100 Kulangoor — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 73 / 71
Kiamba — Low fire risk: 73/100 Kulangoor — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Kulangoor has more residents (455 vs 191); Kiamba rents higher ($413/wk vs $250/wk).

Kiamba Kulangoor
Population 191 455
+138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -5.2%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $86,632/yr
+20% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $413/wk
+39% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kiamba Kulangoor
0-4 3.1% / 5.3%
Kiamba — 0-4: 3.1% Kulangoor — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 9.4% / 14.5%
Kiamba — 5-14: 9.4% Kulangoor — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.8% / 5.5%
Kiamba — 15-19: 5.8% Kulangoor — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.9% / 4.8%
Kiamba — 20-24: 7.9% Kulangoor — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.8% / 9.7%
Kiamba — 25-34: 6.8% Kulangoor — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 10.5% / 12.5%
Kiamba — 35-44: 10.5% Kulangoor — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 14.7% / 16.5%
Kiamba — 45-54: 14.7% Kulangoor — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 15.2% / 13.8%
Kiamba — 55-64: 15.2% Kulangoor — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 17.3% / 10.1%
Kiamba — 65-74: 17.3% Kulangoor — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.7% / 4.8%
Kiamba — 75-84: 4.7% Kulangoor — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Kiamba — 85+: not among its largest Kulangoor — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kiamba 43.9% couple families
Kiamba — Couple Families: 43.9% Kiamba — Lone Person: 36.6% Kiamba — One Parent Families: 19.5% Kiamba — Group Household: 0.0%
Kulangoor 44.1% couple families
Kulangoor — Couple Families: 44.1% Kulangoor — Lone Person: 31.4% Kulangoor — One Parent Families: 17.8% Kulangoor — Group Household: 6.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kiamba 15.8% renting
Kiamba — Owned Outright: 52.6% Kiamba — Mortgage: 31.6% Kiamba — Renting: 15.8%
Kulangoor 24.5% renting
Kulangoor — Owned Outright: 33.5% Kulangoor — Mortgage: 41.9% Kulangoor — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kiamba Kulangoor
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.7%
Kiamba — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Kulangoor — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 5.1%
Kiamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Kulangoor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 8.6%
Kiamba — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Kulangoor — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.0%
Kiamba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Kulangoor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.5%
Kiamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kulangoor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Kiamba Kulangoor
New Zealand 3.1% / 4.8%
Kiamba — New Zealand: 3.1% Kulangoor — New Zealand: 4.8%
England 4.2% / 3.5%
Kiamba — England: 4.2% Kulangoor — England: 3.5%
Zimbabwe 2.6% / —
Kiamba — Zimbabwe: 2.6% Kulangoor — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Thailand 2.1% / —
Kiamba — Thailand: 2.1% Kulangoor — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.1%
Kiamba — Ireland: not among its largest Kulangoor — Ireland: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.9%
Kiamba — Germany: not among its largest Kulangoor — Germany: 0.9%
Singapore — / 0.9%
Kiamba — Singapore: not among its largest Kulangoor — Singapore: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kiamba 100.0% houses
Kiamba — Houses: 100.0% Kiamba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kulangoor 91.7% houses
Kulangoor — Houses: 91.7% Kulangoor — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Kiamba Kulangoor
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kiamba Kulangoor
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Kiamba Kulangoor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kulangoor carries more crime risk (64 vs 51).

Kiamba Kulangoor
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
64/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Kiamba Kulangoor
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

Kiamba Kulangoor
Parks & reserves 3 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Kiamba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 108.3 km).

Kiamba Kulangoor
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km
+3% vs other
 108.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 87 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Kiamba Kulangoor
Car (driver) 69.3% / 76.9%
Kiamba — Car (driver): 69.3% Kulangoor — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 18.7% / 12.8%
Kiamba — Worked from Home: 18.7% Kulangoor — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 3.2%
Kiamba — Car (passenger): 8.0% Kulangoor — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 4.0% / 5.1%
Kiamba — Walked Only: 4.0% Kulangoor — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus — / 1.9%
Kiamba — Bus: not among its largest Kulangoor — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Kiamba Kulangoor
Elevation 120 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kiamba Kulangoor
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
86 premises
 1%
138 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kiamba Kulangoor
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kiamba Kulangoor
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kiamba Kulangoor
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kiamba Kulangoor
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kiamba

Rural

Kulangoor

Acreage River

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