Kinchant Dam vs Mia Mia
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kinchant Dam 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
Mia Mia
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 72%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
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
Mia Mia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mia Mia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (986.6 km vs 990.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mia Mia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kinchant Dam
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (48.8% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kinchant Dam and Mia Mia 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
Kinchant Dam has more residents (183 vs 118); Kinchant Dam rents higher ($215/wk vs $150/wk).
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183 +36% vs other | 118 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +48.8% | -3.3% |
| Median age | 41 same for both | |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +3% vs other | $113,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +30% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (16.9%).
Property market
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,290,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kinchant Dam carries more crime risk (70 vs 11); Mia Mia carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 37).
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Kinchant Dam sits further from the CBD (990.7 km vs 986.6 km).
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 990.7 km | 986.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 681 min | 677 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4741 | 0.1% postcode 4754 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4741 | 78 postcode 4754 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 55 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.8 km | 31.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,517 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 12.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kinchant Dam | Mia Mia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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