Kuluin vs Diddillibah

Kuluin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Diddillibah. 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 Diddillibah: a median of $1.94 million, against $1.14 million in Kuluin, though rent is higher in Kuluin. On these figures, Kuluin tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Diddillibah suits 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

Kuluin

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kuluin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,141,000 vs $1,935,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)
  • But Diddillibah has cheaper units ($387,500 vs $830,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Diddillibah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kuluin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kuluin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Diddillibah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.4% vs 14.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kuluin Diddillibah
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.

Kuluin Diddillibah
Walkability 70 / 0
Kuluin — Walkability: 70/100 Diddillibah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 38
Kuluin — Safety: 55/100 Diddillibah — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kuluin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Diddillibah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kuluin has more residents (2,700 vs 1,703); Kuluin rents higher ($450/wk vs $330/wk).

Kuluin Diddillibah
Population 2,700
+37% vs other
 1,703
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +21.4%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $88,192/yr
+16% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+27% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kuluin Diddillibah
0-4 5.4% / 3.8%
Kuluin — 0-4: 5.4% Diddillibah — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.4% / 14.2%
Kuluin — 5-14: 13.4% Diddillibah — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.3% / 6.8%
Kuluin — 15-19: 5.3% Diddillibah — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.3% / 4.5%
Kuluin — 20-24: 5.3% Diddillibah — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 12.2% / 7.3%
Kuluin — 25-34: 12.2% Diddillibah — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 12.7% / 11.2%
Kuluin — 35-44: 12.7% Diddillibah — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.0% / 17.0%
Kuluin — 45-54: 13.0% Diddillibah — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 10.6% / 15.7%
Kuluin — 55-64: 10.6% Diddillibah — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.9% / 12.8%
Kuluin — 65-74: 12.9% Diddillibah — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 6.3% / 5.9%
Kuluin — 75-84: 6.3% Diddillibah — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.1% / 1.2%
Kuluin — 85+: 3.1% Diddillibah — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kuluin 47.0% couple families
Kuluin — Couple Families: 47.0% Kuluin — Lone Person: 26.3% Kuluin — One Parent Families: 20.4% Kuluin — Group Household: 5.5% Kuluin — Other Families: 0.8%
Diddillibah 48.5% couple families
Diddillibah — Couple Families: 48.5% Diddillibah — Lone Person: 37.7% Diddillibah — One Parent Families: 11.1% Diddillibah — Group Household: 2.7% Diddillibah — 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.

Kuluin 22.6% renting
Kuluin — Owned Outright: 32.6% Kuluin — Mortgage: 44.8% Kuluin — Renting: 22.6%
Diddillibah 14.4% renting
Diddillibah — Owned Outright: 50.9% Diddillibah — Mortgage: 34.7% Diddillibah — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kuluin Diddillibah
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 17.2%
Kuluin — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Diddillibah — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 10.7%
Kuluin — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Diddillibah — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.7%
Kuluin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Diddillibah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 3.3%
Kuluin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Diddillibah — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Kuluin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Diddillibah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Kuluin Diddillibah
England 5.8% / 6.8%
Kuluin — England: 5.8% Diddillibah — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 5.0% / 3.6%
Kuluin — New Zealand: 5.0% Diddillibah — New Zealand: 3.6%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.0%
Kuluin — Scotland: 0.5% Diddillibah — Scotland: 1.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.5%
Kuluin — South Africa: 0.7% Diddillibah — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany 0.6% / 0.5%
Kuluin — Germany: 0.6% Diddillibah — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Kuluin — Philippines: 0.9% Diddillibah — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Kuluin — Netherlands: not among its largest Diddillibah — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kuluin 89.0% houses
Kuluin — Houses: 89.0% Kuluin — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Kuluin — Townhouses: 8.9%
Diddillibah 91.4% houses
Diddillibah — Houses: 91.4% Diddillibah — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Diddillibah — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kuluin Diddillibah
Median house price $1,141,000 $1,935,000
Median unit price $830,000 $387,500
Median land price — $1,950,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 20 sales
 27 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kuluin Diddillibah
4 bed $1.2M / $1.92M
Kuluin — 4 bed: $1.2M (25 sales) Diddillibah — 4 bed: $1.92M (15 sales)

25 vs 15 sales

5 bed $1.27M / $1.95M
Kuluin — 5 bed: $1.27M (6 sales) Diddillibah — 5 bed: $1.95M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Kuluin Diddillibah
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Kuluin Diddillibah
Houses 3.4%
$855/wk on $1.29M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kuluin Diddillibah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD —

Liveability

Kuluin is more walkable (70 vs 0); Kuluin scores higher overall (64 vs 49).

Kuluin Diddillibah
Grade B C
Score 64/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Diddillibah carries more crime risk (62 vs 45).

Kuluin Diddillibah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kuluin Diddillibah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Sunshine Coast, 7.6 km
 None

Schools in Kuluin

  • Kuluin State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Diddillibah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kuluin Diddillibah
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Kuluin Diddillibah
Walkability score 70/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 101.1 km 102.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 84 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 26 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4558
 0.9%
postcode 4559
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 4558
 83
postcode 4559

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.

Kuluin Diddillibah
Car (driver) 78.4% / 73.8%
Kuluin — Car (driver): 78.4% Diddillibah — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 18.1%
Kuluin — Worked from Home: 12.7% Diddillibah — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.0%
Kuluin — Car (passenger): 4.9% Diddillibah — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.8%
Kuluin — Walked Only: 2.2% Diddillibah — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bus 1.3% / 1.3%
Kuluin — Bus: 1.3% Diddillibah — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Kuluin Diddillibah
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kuluin Diddillibah
Connectivity score 69/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,028 premises
 37%
806 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kuluin Diddillibah
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 4.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.0 µg/m³ 12.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.31 pphm —

Council rates

Kuluin Diddillibah
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kuluin Diddillibah
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

Kuluin Diddillibah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kuluin

Coastal Large Blocks Parks

Diddillibah

Acreage Premium

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