Kinka Beach vs Emu Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kinka Beach, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kinka Beach: a median of $860,000, against $740,000 in Emu Park. On these figures, Kinka Beach 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

Emu Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 32%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Emu Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper houses ($740,000 vs $860,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Emu Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Emu Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Emu Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 18/100)
  • But Kinka Beach has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 10%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Kinka Beach and Emu Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
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.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Walkability 18 / 32
Kinka Beach — Walkability: 18/100 Emu Park — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 46 / 42
Kinka Beach — Safety: 46/100 Emu Park — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kinka Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emu Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Emu Park has more residents (2,281 vs 674); Emu Park has higher household incomes ($61,984 vs $45,084).

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Population 674 2,281
+238% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% +7.1%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $45,084/yr $61,984/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $298/wk $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
0-4 3.7% / 3.7%
Kinka Beach — 0-4: 3.7% Emu Park — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.2% / 10.3%
Kinka Beach — 5-14: 10.2% Emu Park — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 3.6% / 4.7%
Kinka Beach — 15-19: 3.6% Emu Park — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.0% / 3.1%
Kinka Beach — 20-24: 3.0% Emu Park — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.5% / 8.7%
Kinka Beach — 25-34: 6.5% Emu Park — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 8.9% / 7.8%
Kinka Beach — 35-44: 8.9% Emu Park — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.5% / 12.3%
Kinka Beach — 45-54: 12.5% Emu Park — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 17.4% / 19.3%
Kinka Beach — 55-64: 17.4% Emu Park — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 19.6% / 18.3%
Kinka Beach — 65-74: 19.6% Emu Park — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 12.0% / 9.2%
Kinka Beach — 75-84: 12.0% Emu Park — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 1.9% / 2.4%
Kinka Beach — 85+: 1.9% Emu Park — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kinka Beach 62.2% lone person
Kinka Beach — Lone Person: 62.2% Kinka Beach — Couple Families: 18.9% Kinka Beach — One Parent Families: 13.0% Kinka Beach — Group Household: 5.9% Kinka Beach — Other Families: 0.0%
Emu Park 43.8% lone person
Emu Park — Lone Person: 43.8% Emu Park — Couple Families: 32.3% Emu Park — One Parent Families: 18.0% Emu Park — Group Household: 3.4% Emu Park — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kinka Beach 22.5% renting
Kinka Beach — Owned Outright: 54.0% Kinka Beach — Mortgage: 23.5% Kinka Beach — Renting: 22.5%
Emu Park 21.8% renting
Emu Park — Owned Outright: 47.6% Emu Park — Mortgage: 30.6% Emu Park — Renting: 21.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 18.1%
Kinka Beach — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Emu Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 9.3%
Kinka Beach — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Emu Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 7.6%
Kinka Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Emu Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.8%
Kinka Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Emu Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Kinka Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Emu Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
England 3.7% / 3.0%
Kinka Beach — England: 3.7% Emu Park — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 3.9% / 2.7%
Kinka Beach — New Zealand: 3.9% Emu Park — New Zealand: 2.7%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.4%
Kinka Beach — Netherlands: 0.9% Emu Park — Netherlands: 0.4%
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Kinka Beach — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Emu Park — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.3%
Kinka Beach — Scotland: 0.4% Emu Park — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Kinka Beach — South Africa: 0.4% Emu Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.4%
Kinka Beach — Philippines: not among its largest Emu Park — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kinka Beach 65.4% houses
Kinka Beach — Houses: 65.4% Kinka Beach — Flats / Apartments: 34.6% Kinka Beach — Townhouses: 0.0%
Emu Park 89.5% houses
Emu Park — Houses: 89.5% Emu Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Emu Park — Townhouses: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Median house price $860,000 $740,000
Median unit price — $632,500
Median land price — $377,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 3 sales
 44 days
from 29 sales

Development activity

Kinka Beach Emu Park
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Houses — 3.5%
$630/wk on $935K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kinka Beach Emu Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Emu Park is more walkable (32 vs 18); Emu Park scores higher overall (46 vs 40).

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kinka Beach

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Emu Park

  • Emu Park State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 9
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2

Mobility

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Walkability score 18/100 32/100
Distance to Brisbane 676.4 km 676.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 470 min
same for both
Public transport score 57/100
Bus
 52/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
 0.4%
postcode 4710
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
 59
postcode 4710

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.

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Car (driver) 81.1% / 79.1%
Kinka Beach — Car (driver): 81.1% Emu Park — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 8.1%
Kinka Beach — Worked from Home: 5.1% Emu Park — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.9%
Kinka Beach — Car (passenger): 5.1% Emu Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 6.3% / 3.8%
Kinka Beach — Walked Only: 6.3% Emu Park — Walked Only: 3.8%
Bus 2.3% / 2.5%
Kinka Beach — Bus: 2.3% Emu Park — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 362 m
760 m to a named beach
 790 m
914 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Connectivity score 52/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
334 premises
 27%
1,400 premises

Climate

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kinka Beach Emu Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kinka Beach

Beach Coastal Retirees

Emu Park

Acreage Beach Coastal Retirees

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