Kureelpa vs Mapleton

Kureelpa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 59 in Mapleton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kureelpa, most households are couple families. In Mapleton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kureelpa: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.1 million in Mapleton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kureelpa tends to suit couples, while Mapleton suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Kureelpa

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 43%)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)
  • But Mapleton has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mapleton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($907,000 vs $1,300,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,430,000)
  • But Kureelpa leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mapleton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $478/wk)
  • But Kureelpa leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 32%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kureelpa sits closer to the CBD (113 km vs 116.1 km)
  • Mapleton is more walkable (45/100 vs 15/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mapleton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 15/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 22%)
  • But Kureelpa carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 28/100)

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

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

Kureelpa Mapleton
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.

Kureelpa Mapleton
Walkability 15 / 45
Kureelpa — Walkability: 15/100 Mapleton — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 82 / 72
Kureelpa — Safety: 82/100 Mapleton — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kureelpa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mapleton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mapleton has more residents (1,661 vs 968); Kureelpa has higher household incomes ($92,768 vs $56,628).

Kureelpa Mapleton
Population 968 1,661
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +6.2%
Median age 50 59
Median household income $92,768/yr
+39% vs other
 $56,628/yr
Median weekly rent $478/wk
+27% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kureelpa Mapleton
0-4 4.8% / 3.2%
Kureelpa — 0-4: 4.8% Mapleton — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.7% / 8.5%
Kureelpa — 5-14: 11.7% Mapleton — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 6.0% / 3.5%
Kureelpa — 15-19: 6.0% Mapleton — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 5.0% / 2.9%
Kureelpa — 20-24: 5.0% Mapleton — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.0% / 6.0%
Kureelpa — 25-34: 7.0% Mapleton — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 10.0% / 9.1%
Kureelpa — 35-44: 10.0% Mapleton — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 16.1% / 11.1%
Kureelpa — 45-54: 16.1% Mapleton — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 17.5% / 19.5%
Kureelpa — 55-64: 17.5% Mapleton — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 13.7% / 21.9%
Kureelpa — 65-74: 13.7% Mapleton — 65-74: 21.9%
75-84 7.2% / 11.7%
Kureelpa — 75-84: 7.2% Mapleton — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ 1.1% / 2.8%
Kureelpa — 85+: 1.1% Mapleton — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kureelpa 58.0% couple families
Kureelpa — Couple Families: 58.0% Kureelpa — Lone Person: 21.2% Kureelpa — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kureelpa — Group Household: 5.2%
Mapleton 27.2% couple families
Mapleton — Couple Families: 27.2% Mapleton — Lone Person: 52.0% Mapleton — One Parent Families: 15.4% Mapleton — Group Household: 5.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kureelpa 10.1% renting
Kureelpa — Owned Outright: 46.5% Kureelpa — Mortgage: 43.4% Kureelpa — Renting: 10.1%
Mapleton 20.7% renting
Mapleton — Owned Outright: 55.9% Mapleton — Mortgage: 23.3% Mapleton — Renting: 20.7%
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.

Kureelpa Mapleton
England 4.9% / 8.0%
Kureelpa — England: 4.9% Mapleton — England: 8.0%
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.7%
Kureelpa — New Zealand: 2.7% Mapleton — New Zealand: 3.7%
Germany 1.7% / 1.0%
Kureelpa — Germany: 1.7% Mapleton — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.7%
Kureelpa — South Africa: 1.3% Mapleton — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Kureelpa — Scotland: 0.5% Mapleton — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Qualifications

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

Kureelpa Mapleton
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 15.6%
Kureelpa — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Mapleton — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 14.9%
Kureelpa — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Mapleton — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.9%
Kureelpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mapleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 5.3%
Kureelpa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Mapleton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.3%
Kureelpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Mapleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kureelpa 97.3% houses
Kureelpa — Houses: 97.3% Kureelpa — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Kureelpa — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mapleton 86.4% houses
Mapleton — Houses: 86.4% Mapleton — Flats / Apartments: 11.7% Mapleton — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kureelpa Mapleton
Median house price $1,430,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,300,000 $907,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 5 sales
 32 days
from 28 sales

Development activity

Kureelpa Mapleton
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.

Kureelpa Mapleton
Houses — 4.9%
$1,200/wk on $1.27M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kureelpa Mapleton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of QLD

Liveability

Mapleton is more walkable (45 vs 15).

Kureelpa Mapleton
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mapleton carries more crime risk (28 vs 18).

Kureelpa Mapleton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Low
28/100
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

Kureelpa Mapleton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kureelpa

  • Blackall Range Independent School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Mapleton

  • Mapleton State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kureelpa Mapleton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Mapleton sits further from the CBD (116.1 km vs 113 km).

Kureelpa Mapleton
Walkability score 15/100 45/100
Distance to Brisbane 113 km 116.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 96 min
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.

Kureelpa Mapleton
Car (driver) 71.3% / 64.7%
Kureelpa — Car (driver): 71.3% Mapleton — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 25.2%
Kureelpa — Worked from Home: 19.5% Mapleton — Worked from Home: 25.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.4%
Kureelpa — Car (passenger): 3.8% Mapleton — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.9% / 5.7%
Kureelpa — Walked Only: 1.9% Mapleton — Walked Only: 5.7%
Bus 2.2% / —
Kureelpa — Bus: 2.2% Mapleton — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Kureelpa Mapleton
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 21.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kureelpa Mapleton
Connectivity score 51/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
342 premises
 36%
822 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Kureelpa Mapleton
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kureelpa Mapleton
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kureelpa Mapleton
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

Kureelpa Mapleton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kureelpa

Acreage

Mapleton

Acreage Parks Quiet Retirees

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