Kooralbyn vs Allandale
Allandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Kooralbyn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kooralbyn, about half of households are people living alone. In Allandale, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Allandale 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 5 things we measure here
- Kooralbyn is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 33%)
- Allandale has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Allandale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Allandale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Allandale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (88.2 km vs 99.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 91 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Allandale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.2% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kooralbyn and Allandale 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
Kooralbyn has more residents (1,697 vs 69); Allandale has higher household incomes ($82,836 vs $48,984).
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,697 +96% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +23.2% |
| Median age | 53 | 48 |
| Median household income | $48,984/yr | $82,836/yr +69% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +4% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $842,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $350,000 | — |
| Median land price | $395,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 18 sales | — |
Development activity
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.1% $530/wk on $899K | — |
| Units | 4.9% $375/wk on $399K | — |
Ranking within QLD
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 13% of QLD | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 71% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 39/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | — |
| 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
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Kooralbyn
- The Kooralbyn International School Independent · Combined below peers
Schools in Allandale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Kooralbyn sits further from the CBD (99.8 km vs 88.2 km).
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 99.8 km +12% vs other | 88.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4285 | 0.3% postcode 4310 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 4285 | 77 postcode 4310 |
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 (74.3%).
Setting
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 155 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 216 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 50/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 6% 1,145 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,682 mm | 897 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 6.1°C |
Council rates
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kooralbyn | Allandale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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