Kinchant Dam vs North Eton
North Eton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 41 in Kinchant Dam. 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 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Kinchant Dam
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
North Eton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (672 min vs 681 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (983.8 km vs 990.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Kinchant Dam has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)
- North Eton is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kinchant Dam and North Eton 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 skews older (41 vs 31); North Eton rents higher ($265/wk vs $215/wk).
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183 | 189 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +48.8% | +1.6% |
| Median age | 41 | 31 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +8% vs other | $107,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk | $265/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (16.4%).
Property market
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,290,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
Liveability
North Eton is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 bushfire risk (37 vs 0).
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | High 74/100 |
| 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 | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kinchant Dam
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in North Eton
- North Eton State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 7 |
Mobility
Kinchant Dam sits further from the CBD (990.7 km vs 983.8 km).
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 990.7 km | 983.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 681 min | 672 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4741 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4741 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 (88.1%).
Setting
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 55 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.8 km | 24.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kinchant Dam | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | North Eton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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