Kin Kora vs Sun Valley

Comparing Kin Kora and Sun Valley, QLD: Kin Kora carries more crime risk (76 vs 35); Kin Kora has more residents (2,396 vs 1,296); and Kin Kora is more walkable (72 vs 61).

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

Sun Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 76/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kin Kora

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kin Kora is more walkable (72/100 vs 61/100)
  • Sun Valley carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Sun Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -7.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kin Kora Sun Valley
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.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Walkability 72 / 61
Kin Kora — Walkability: 72/100 Sun Valley — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 24 / 65
Kin Kora — Safety: 24/100 Sun Valley — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kin Kora — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sun Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kin Kora has more residents (2,396 vs 1,296); Kin Kora has higher household incomes ($88,504 vs $79,040).

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Population 2,396
+46% vs other
 1,296
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% +2.0%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $88,504/yr
+11% vs other
 $79,040/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+7% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
0-4 6.6% / 6.3%
Kin Kora — 0-4: 6.6% Sun Valley — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.3% / 15.0%
Kin Kora — 5-14: 15.3% Sun Valley — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 6.6% / 7.7%
Kin Kora — 15-19: 6.6% Sun Valley — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.2% / 4.9%
Kin Kora — 20-24: 5.2% Sun Valley — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 14.1% / 10.3%
Kin Kora — 25-34: 14.1% Sun Valley — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 12.0% / 13.7%
Kin Kora — 35-44: 12.0% Sun Valley — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 15.7% / 14.9%
Kin Kora — 45-54: 15.7% Sun Valley — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.7% / 13.6%
Kin Kora — 55-64: 12.7% Sun Valley — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 8.3% / 8.2%
Kin Kora — 65-74: 8.3% Sun Valley — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 3.0% / 4.2%
Kin Kora — 75-84: 3.0% Sun Valley — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.7% / 0.9%
Kin Kora — 85+: 0.7% Sun Valley — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kin Kora 41.5% couple families
Kin Kora — Couple Families: 41.5% Kin Kora — Lone Person: 33.3% Kin Kora — One Parent Families: 18.8% Kin Kora — Group Household: 4.9% Kin Kora — Other Families: 1.4%
Sun Valley 40.3% couple families
Sun Valley — Couple Families: 40.3% Sun Valley — Lone Person: 29.5% Sun Valley — One Parent Families: 26.1% Sun Valley — Group Household: 2.8% Sun Valley — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kin Kora 31.1% renting
Kin Kora — Owned Outright: 27.3% Kin Kora — Mortgage: 41.6% Kin Kora — Renting: 31.1%
Sun Valley 30.3% renting
Sun Valley — Owned Outright: 29.0% Sun Valley — Mortgage: 40.8% Sun Valley — Renting: 30.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Certificate III & IV 22.2% / 21.9%
Kin Kora — Certificate III & IV: 22.2% Sun Valley — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.6%
Kin Kora — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Sun Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.2%
Kin Kora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Sun Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.0%
Kin Kora — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Sun Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.4%
Kin Kora — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Sun Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.8%
Kin Kora — New Zealand: 3.2% Sun Valley — New Zealand: 2.8%
England 1.5% / 2.3%
Kin Kora — England: 1.5% Sun Valley — England: 2.3%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Kin Kora — Philippines: 2.1% Sun Valley — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / 0.8%
Kin Kora — South Africa: 0.6% Sun Valley — South Africa: 0.8%
India 0.9% / 0.3%
Kin Kora — India: 0.9% Sun Valley — India: 0.3%
Thailand 0.3% / 0.6%
Kin Kora — Thailand: 0.3% Sun Valley — Thailand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Kin Kora — Scotland: not among its largest Sun Valley — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kin Kora 89.4% houses
Kin Kora — Houses: 89.4% Kin Kora — Townhouses: 9.7% Kin Kora — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Sun Valley 95.6% houses
Sun Valley — Houses: 95.6% Sun Valley — Townhouses: 0.6% Sun Valley — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Median house price $552,778 $525,500
Median unit price $375,000 —
Median land price $639,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 43 sales
 34 days
from 20 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
3 bed $529K / $509K
Kin Kora — 3 bed: $529K (51 sales) Sun Valley — 3 bed: $509K (60 sales)

51 vs 60 sales

4 bed $602K / $612K
Kin Kora — 4 bed: $602K (37 sales) Sun Valley — 4 bed: $612K (24 sales)

37 vs 24 sales

5 bed $572K / $646K
Kin Kora — 5 bed: $572K (8 sales) Sun Valley — 5 bed: $646K (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Kin Kora Sun Valley
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
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.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Houses 4.6%
$560/wk on $630K
 4.9%
$545/wk on $574K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kin Kora Sun Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD

Liveability

Kin Kora is more walkable (72 vs 61); Sun Valley scores higher overall (51 vs 45).

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Grade C B
Score 45/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kin Kora carries more crime risk (76 vs 35).

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 Low
35/100
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 12
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kin Kora

  • Kin Kora State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Sun Valley

  • Trinity College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Walkability score 72/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 527.2 km 526 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 367 min 365 min
Public transport score 36/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Car (driver) 85.2% / 85.0%
Kin Kora — Car (driver): 85.2% Sun Valley — Car (driver): 85.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 6.9%
Kin Kora — Car (passenger): 7.0% Sun Valley — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 4.4%
Kin Kora — Worked from Home: 5.2% Sun Valley — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.5%
Kin Kora — Walked Only: 1.1% Sun Valley — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 0.5% / 1.2%
Kin Kora — Bus: 0.5% Sun Valley — Bus: 1.2%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Kin Kora — Bicycle: 0.9% Sun Valley — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 3.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Connectivity score 70/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,151 premises
 44%
573 premises

Climate

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kin Kora Sun Valley
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.3 µg/m³ 16.0 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.46 pphm 0.49 pphm

Council rates

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kin Kora Sun Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kin Kora

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Quiet River

Sun Valley

Affordable Large Blocks Parks River

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