Koah vs Speewah

Koah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Speewah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Koah: a median of $835,000, against $745,000 in Speewah, though rent is higher in Speewah. On these figures, Speewah 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Koah is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)
  • Speewah carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Speewah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $835,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Koah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($288/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Speewah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1735.7 km vs 1738.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Speewah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Koah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Koah Speewah
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.

Koah Speewah
Walkability 0 / 0
Koah — Walkability: 0/100 Speewah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 68
Koah — Safety: 58/100 Speewah — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 30 / 33
Koah — Low fire risk: 30/100 Speewah — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Speewah has more residents (850 vs 676); Speewah rents higher ($325/wk vs $288/wk).

Koah Speewah
Population 676 850
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% -0.6%
Median age 46 51
Median household income $80,756/yr
+2% vs other
 $79,092/yr
Median weekly rent $288/wk $325/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koah Speewah
0-4 4.9% / 3.4%
Koah — 0-4: 4.9% Speewah — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 12.4% / 11.1%
Koah — 5-14: 12.4% Speewah — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.4% / 4.2%
Koah — 15-19: 7.4% Speewah — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 2.4% / 1.9%
Koah — 20-24: 2.4% Speewah — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 6.1% / 6.7%
Koah — 25-34: 6.1% Speewah — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 13.3% / 12.1%
Koah — 35-44: 13.3% Speewah — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 16.6% / 15.5%
Koah — 45-54: 16.6% Speewah — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.1% / 22.9%
Koah — 55-64: 16.1% Speewah — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 13.9% / 13.6%
Koah — 65-74: 13.9% Speewah — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 5.2% / 6.8%
Koah — 75-84: 5.2% Speewah — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 0.4% / 2.1%
Koah — 85+: 0.4% Speewah — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koah 48.7% couple families
Koah — Couple Families: 48.7% Koah — Lone Person: 23.0% Koah — One Parent Families: 19.7% Koah — Group Household: 5.9% Koah — Other Families: 2.6%
Speewah 45.9% couple families
Speewah — Couple Families: 45.9% Speewah — Lone Person: 37.8% Speewah — One Parent Families: 11.2% Speewah — Group Household: 5.1% Speewah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koah 10.6% renting
Koah — Owned Outright: 41.1% Koah — Mortgage: 48.3% Koah — Renting: 10.6%
Speewah 8.7% renting
Speewah — Owned Outright: 44.6% Speewah — Mortgage: 46.7% Speewah — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Koah Speewah
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 22.6%
Koah — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Speewah — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 11.6%
Koah — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Speewah — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 12.2%
Koah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Speewah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 4.1%
Koah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Speewah — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 2.0%
Koah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Speewah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Koah Speewah
England 3.8% / 9.3%
Koah — England: 3.8% Speewah — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.3%
Koah — New Zealand: 3.8% Speewah — New Zealand: 3.3%
Germany 1.2% / 2.6%
Koah — Germany: 1.2% Speewah — Germany: 2.6%
Netherlands 0.9% / 2.0%
Koah — Netherlands: 0.9% Speewah — Netherlands: 2.0%
Japan 1.3% / —
Koah — Japan: 1.3% Speewah — Japan: not among its largest
Philippines 1.0% / —
Koah — Philippines: 1.0% Speewah — Philippines: not among its largest
France — / 0.8%
Koah — France: not among its largest Speewah — France: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koah 99.1% houses
Koah — Houses: 99.1% Koah — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Speewah 97.4% houses
Speewah — Houses: 97.4% Speewah — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Koah Speewah
Median house price $835,000 $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,055,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Koah Speewah
New dwellings approved 76
across Mareeba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Koah Speewah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Speewah scores higher overall (29 vs 20).

Koah Speewah
Grade D
same for both
Score 20/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Koah carries more crime risk (42 vs 32).

Koah Speewah
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
32/100
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

Koah Speewah
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

Koah Speewah
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Koah sits further from the CBD (1738.2 km vs 1735.7 km).

Koah Speewah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1738.2 km 1735.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1214 min 1217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4881
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4881
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.

Koah Speewah
Car (driver) 68.2% / 67.1%
Koah — Car (driver): 68.2% Speewah — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 24.7%
Koah — Worked from Home: 18.5% Speewah — Worked from Home: 24.7%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 4.9%
Koah — Car (passenger): 6.0% Speewah — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 7.3% / 2.4%
Koah — Walked Only: 7.3% Speewah — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bus — / 0.9%
Koah — Bus: not among its largest Speewah — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Koah Speewah
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 433 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.2 km 13.4 km

NBN connectivity

Koah Speewah
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
287 premises
 0%
402 premises

Climate

Koah Speewah
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Koah Speewah
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Koah Speewah
Average residential rate $1,628/yr
same for both
Council Mareeba
same for both

Federal electorate

Koah Speewah
Division Kennedy Leichhardt
Member Bob Katter Matt Smith
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP) Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Koah Speewah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koah

Rural

Speewah

Acreage

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