Kianga vs Moura

Moura is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Kianga. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kianga, the large majority of households own their home. In Moura, about half of households rent. On these figures, Moura tends to suit renters and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kianga carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 81/100)
  • Moura has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Moura

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kianga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (414 min vs 436 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (592.4 km vs 621.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kianga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Moura

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs -3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kianga Moura
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.

Kianga Moura
Walkability 0 / 0
Kianga — Walkability: 0/100 Moura — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 19
Kianga — Safety: 78/100 Moura — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kianga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Moura — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moura has more residents (1,993 vs 219); Kianga has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $92,924).

Kianga Moura
Population 219 1,993
+810% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.5% +11.6%
Median age 40 34
Median household income $113,724/yr
+18% vs other
 $92,924/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+10% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kianga Moura
0-4 7.3% / 7.7%
Kianga — 0-4: 7.3% Moura — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 13.7% / 15.9%
Kianga — 5-14: 13.7% Moura — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 5.5% / 5.2%
Kianga — 15-19: 5.5% Moura — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.1% / 7.4%
Kianga — 20-24: 4.1% Moura — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 11.0% / 14.9%
Kianga — 25-34: 11.0% Moura — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 11.9% / 14.1%
Kianga — 35-44: 11.9% Moura — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.3% / 11.4%
Kianga — 45-54: 12.3% Moura — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 16.4% / 10.6%
Kianga — 55-64: 16.4% Moura — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 10.0% / 7.8%
Kianga — 65-74: 10.0% Moura — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 2.3% / 3.5%
Kianga — 75-84: 2.3% Moura — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / 0.9%
Kianga — 85+: not among its largest Moura — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kianga 43.8% couple families
Kianga — Couple Families: 43.8% Kianga — Lone Person: 29.2% Kianga — One Parent Families: 14.6% Kianga — Other Families: 12.5% Kianga — Group Household: 0.0%
Moura 38.2% couple families
Moura — Couple Families: 38.2% Moura — Lone Person: 42.1% Moura — One Parent Families: 14.5% Moura — Other Families: 1.3% Moura — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kianga 25.0% renting
Kianga — Owned Outright: 45.0% Kianga — Mortgage: 30.0% Kianga — Renting: 25.0%
Moura 45.7% renting
Moura — Owned Outright: 28.0% Moura — Mortgage: 26.2% Moura — Renting: 45.7%
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.

Kianga Moura
South Africa 2.3% / 0.4%
Kianga — South Africa: 2.3% Moura — South Africa: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Kianga — New Zealand: not among its largest Moura — New Zealand: 1.3%
England — / 1.1%
Kianga — England: not among its largest Moura — England: 1.1%
India — / 0.5%
Kianga — India: not among its largest Moura — India: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.3%
Kianga — Canada: not among its largest Moura — Canada: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Kianga Moura
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 14.1%
Kianga — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Moura — Certificate III & IV: 14.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.3%
Kianga — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Moura — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 3.3%
Kianga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Moura — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.8%
Kianga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Moura — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Kianga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Moura — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kianga 94.4% houses
Kianga — Houses: 94.4% Kianga — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% Kianga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Moura 93.4% houses
Moura — Houses: 93.4% Moura — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Moura — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kianga Moura
Median house price — $273,375
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 97 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

Kianga Moura
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
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.

Kianga Moura
Houses — 7.3%
$450/wk on $320K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kianga Moura
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Kianga Moura
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Moura carries more crime risk (81 vs 22).

Kianga Moura
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 High
81/100
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

Kianga Moura
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kianga

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

Schools in Moura

  • Moura State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Moura State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kianga Moura
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Moura sits further from the CBD (621.8 km vs 592.4 km).

Kianga Moura
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 592.4 km 621.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 414 min 436 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4718
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4718
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.

Kianga Moura
Car (driver) 70.7% / 79.8%
Kianga — Car (driver): 70.7% Moura — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 6.2%
Kianga — Worked from Home: 22.0% Moura — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Walked Only 7.3% / 5.6%
Kianga — Walked Only: 7.3% Moura — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Kianga — Car (passenger): not among its largest Moura — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bus — / 0.7%
Kianga — Bus: not among its largest Moura — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Kianga Moura
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kianga Moura
Connectivity score 17/100 80/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 60%
1,124 premises

Council rates

Kianga Moura
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Kianga Moura
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kianga Moura
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kianga

Rural

Moura

Affordable Family Rural

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