Kidaman Creek vs Obi Obi

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kidaman Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kidaman Creek tends to suit 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

Obi Obi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Obi Obi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Obi Obi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kidaman Creek sits closer to the CBD (111.2 km vs 122.8 km)
  • Obi Obi has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 110 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Obi Obi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
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.

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Walkability 0 / 0
Kidaman Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Obi Obi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 83
Kidaman Creek — Safety: 73/100 Obi Obi — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 60 / 48
Kidaman Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100 Obi Obi — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Obi Obi has more residents (208 vs 125); Obi Obi has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $53,300).

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Population 125 208
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% -1.4%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $53,300/yr $74,724/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $253/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
0-4 2.4% / 3.4%
Kidaman Creek — 0-4: 2.4% Obi Obi — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.2% / 13.0%
Kidaman Creek — 5-14: 11.2% Obi Obi — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 12.0% / 7.2%
Kidaman Creek — 15-19: 12.0% Obi Obi — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Kidaman Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Obi Obi — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.2% / 7.7%
Kidaman Creek — 25-34: 7.2% Obi Obi — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.2% / 9.6%
Kidaman Creek — 35-44: 11.2% Obi Obi — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 16.0% / 17.3%
Kidaman Creek — 45-54: 16.0% Obi Obi — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 16.8% / 21.2%
Kidaman Creek — 55-64: 16.8% Obi Obi — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 18.4% / 16.3%
Kidaman Creek — 65-74: 18.4% Obi Obi — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 6.4% / 4.3%
Kidaman Creek — 75-84: 6.4% Obi Obi — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Kidaman Creek — 85+: not among its largest Obi Obi — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kidaman Creek 51.4% lone person
Kidaman Creek — Lone Person: 51.4% Kidaman Creek — Couple Families: 29.7% Kidaman Creek — One Parent Families: 18.9%
Obi Obi 41.3% lone person
Obi Obi — Lone Person: 41.3% Obi Obi — Couple Families: 41.3% Obi Obi — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kidaman Creek 15.9% renting
Kidaman Creek — Owned Outright: 56.8% Kidaman Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Kidaman Creek — Renting: 15.9%
Obi Obi 10.7% renting
Obi Obi — Owned Outright: 56.0% Obi Obi — Mortgage: 33.3% Obi Obi — Renting: 10.7%
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.

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
England 2.4% / 3.8%
Kidaman Creek — England: 2.4% Obi Obi — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.9%
Kidaman Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% Obi Obi — New Zealand: 2.9%
Zimbabwe — / 5.3%
Kidaman Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Obi Obi — Zimbabwe: 5.3%
South Africa 2.4% / —
Kidaman Creek — South Africa: 2.4% Obi Obi — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 17.8%
Kidaman Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Obi Obi — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 10.6%
Kidaman Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Obi Obi — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 10.1%
Kidaman Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Obi Obi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 4.8%
Kidaman Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Obi Obi — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 1.4%
Kidaman Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Obi Obi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kidaman Creek 100.0% houses
Kidaman Creek — Houses: 100.0% Kidaman Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Obi Obi 98.6% houses
Obi Obi — Houses: 98.6% Obi Obi — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Median house price — $995,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,500,000

Development activity

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kidaman Creek carries more crime risk (27 vs 17); Obi Obi carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 40).

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
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

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
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

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Obi Obi sits further from the CBD (122.8 km vs 111.2 km).

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.2 km 122.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4574
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 4574
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.

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Car (driver) 65.2% / 73.6%
Kidaman Creek — Car (driver): 65.2% Obi Obi — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 20.8%
Kidaman Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8% Obi Obi — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Walked Only — / 5.6%
Kidaman Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Obi Obi — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 30.1 km 25.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
119 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
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

Kidaman Creek Obi Obi
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kidaman Creek

River Rural

Obi Obi

Rural

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