Kianga vs Warnoah
Warnoah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 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 Warnoah, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Warnoah tends to suit renters, 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
Warnoah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Kianga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)
- But Warnoah has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 25%)
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 432 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (592.4 km vs 605.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Warnoah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.3% vs -3.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kianga and Warnoah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kianga has more residents (219 vs 84); Kianga has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $81,224).
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 219 +62% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.5% | +18.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 32 |
| Median household income | $113,724/yr +29% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $275/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Banana same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -93% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Warnoah sits further from the CBD (605.3 km vs 592.4 km).
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 592.4 km | 605.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 414 min | 432 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).
Setting
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 17/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Council rates
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,081/yr same for both | |
| Council | Banana same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kianga | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Warnoah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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