Kulangoor vs Parklands

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kulangoor 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

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

Parklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kulangoor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Parklands

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 87 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (104.3 km vs 108.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parklands

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Kulangoor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.2% vs -12.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kulangoor Parklands
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.

Kulangoor Parklands
Walkability 4 / 21
Kulangoor — Walkability: 4/100 Parklands — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 36 / 44
Kulangoor — Safety: 36/100 Parklands — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 71 / 60
Kulangoor — Low fire risk: 71/100 Parklands — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Kulangoor has more residents (455 vs 198); Parklands rents higher ($380/wk vs $250/wk).

Kulangoor Parklands
Population 455
+56% vs other
 198
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% -12.0%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $69,316/yr $79,040/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $380/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kulangoor Parklands
0-4 5.3% / 4.0%
Kulangoor — 0-4: 5.3% Parklands — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.5% / 9.1%
Kulangoor — 5-14: 14.5% Parklands — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 5.5% / 6.1%
Kulangoor — 15-19: 5.5% Parklands — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.8% / 5.6%
Kulangoor — 20-24: 4.8% Parklands — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.7% / 13.1%
Kulangoor — 25-34: 9.7% Parklands — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.5% / 12.1%
Kulangoor — 35-44: 12.5% Parklands — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 16.5% / 11.1%
Kulangoor — 45-54: 16.5% Parklands — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 13.8% / 15.7%
Kulangoor — 55-64: 13.8% Parklands — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 10.1% / 10.1%
Kulangoor — 65-74: 10.1% Parklands — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.8% / 5.6%
Kulangoor — 75-84: 4.8% Parklands — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 0.7% / 5.6%
Kulangoor — 85+: 0.7% Parklands — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kulangoor 44.1% couple families
Kulangoor — Couple Families: 44.1% Kulangoor — Lone Person: 31.4% Kulangoor — One Parent Families: 17.8% Kulangoor — Group Household: 6.8%
Parklands 40.0% couple families
Parklands — Couple Families: 40.0% Parklands — Lone Person: 34.5% Parklands — One Parent Families: 16.4% Parklands — Group Household: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kulangoor 24.5% renting
Kulangoor — Owned Outright: 33.5% Kulangoor — Mortgage: 41.9% Kulangoor — Renting: 24.5%
Parklands 13.3% renting
Parklands — Owned Outright: 32.0% Parklands — Mortgage: 54.7% Parklands — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kulangoor Parklands
New Zealand 4.8% / 7.1%
Kulangoor — New Zealand: 4.8% Parklands — New Zealand: 7.1%
England 3.5% / 6.1%
Kulangoor — England: 3.5% Parklands — England: 6.1%
Ireland 1.1% / —
Kulangoor — Ireland: 1.1% Parklands — Ireland: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Kulangoor — Germany: 0.9% Parklands — Germany: not among its largest
Singapore 0.9% / —
Kulangoor — Singapore: 0.9% Parklands — Singapore: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kulangoor Parklands
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 23.2%
Kulangoor — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Parklands — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.6%
Kulangoor — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Parklands — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.1%
Kulangoor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Parklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 2.5%
Kulangoor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Parklands — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Kulangoor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Parklands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kulangoor 91.7% houses
Kulangoor — Houses: 91.7% Kulangoor — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Parklands 100.0% houses
Parklands — Houses: 100.0% Parklands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Kulangoor Parklands
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kulangoor Parklands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD

Liveability

Parklands is more walkable (21 vs 4).

Kulangoor Parklands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Parklands carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 29).

Kulangoor Parklands
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kulangoor Parklands
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

Kulangoor Parklands
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Kulangoor sits further from the CBD (108.3 km vs 104.3 km).

Kulangoor Parklands
Walkability score 4/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 108.3 km
+4% vs other
 104.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 80 min
Public transport score 27/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 26 min
scheduled, not actual
 29 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4560
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4560
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.

Kulangoor Parklands
Car (driver) 76.9% / 89.5%
Kulangoor — Car (driver): 76.9% Parklands — Car (driver): 89.5%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 6.6%
Kulangoor — Worked from Home: 12.8% Parklands — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.9%
Kulangoor — Car (passenger): 3.2% Parklands — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 5.1% / —
Kulangoor — Walked Only: 5.1% Parklands — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.9% / —
Kulangoor — Bus: 1.9% Parklands — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.5%).

Setting

Kulangoor Parklands
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kulangoor Parklands
Connectivity score 28/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
138 premises
 44%
93 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kulangoor Parklands
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kulangoor Parklands
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kulangoor Parklands
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kulangoor Parklands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kulangoor

Acreage River

Parklands

Rural

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