Mapoon vs Injinoo

Injinoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 18 against 29 in Mapoon. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Injinoo 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

Injinoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mapoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (2055 min vs 2189 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2501.5 km vs 2633.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Mapoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.9% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mapoon Injinoo
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.

Mapoon Injinoo
Walkability 0 / 0
Mapoon — Walkability: 0/100 Injinoo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 11
Mapoon — Safety: 12/100 Injinoo — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 40 / 37
Mapoon — Low fire risk: 40/100 Injinoo — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Mapoon skews older (29 vs 18); Injinoo has higher household incomes ($69,524 vs $52,520).

Mapoon Injinoo
Population 469 498
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.9% -11.2%
Median age 29 18
Median household income $52,520/yr $69,524/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $128/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mapoon Injinoo
0-4 10.2% / 13.7%
Mapoon — 0-4: 10.2% Injinoo — 0-4: 13.7%
5-14 16.2% / 29.5%
Mapoon — 5-14: 16.2% Injinoo — 5-14: 29.5%
15-19 6.6% / 9.6%
Mapoon — 15-19: 6.6% Injinoo — 15-19: 9.6%
20-24 9.2% / 9.4%
Mapoon — 20-24: 9.2% Injinoo — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 18.8% / 14.9%
Mapoon — 25-34: 18.8% Injinoo — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 11.5% / 9.0%
Mapoon — 35-44: 11.5% Injinoo — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 10.7% / 3.0%
Mapoon — 45-54: 10.7% Injinoo — 45-54: 3.0%
55-64 10.7% / 6.2%
Mapoon — 55-64: 10.7% Injinoo — 55-64: 6.2%
65-74 6.2% / 4.4%
Mapoon — 65-74: 6.2% Injinoo — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 1.5% / 0.8%
Mapoon — 75-84: 1.5% Injinoo — 75-84: 0.8%
85+ — / —
Mapoon — 85+: not among its largest Injinoo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

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.

Mapoon Injinoo
England 1.5% / —
Mapoon — England: 1.5% Injinoo — England: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.6%
Mapoon — New Zealand: 0.9% Injinoo — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 33.7% couple families
Mapoon — Couple Families: 33.7% Mapoon — One Parent Families: 33.7% Mapoon — Lone Person: 24.5% Mapoon — Other Families: 4.1% Mapoon — Group Household: 4.1%
Injinoo 42.3% couple families
Injinoo — Couple Families: 42.3% Injinoo — One Parent Families: 36.0% Injinoo — Lone Person: 18.9% Injinoo — Other Families: 2.7% Injinoo — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 88.2% houses
Mapoon — Houses: 88.2% Mapoon — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Mapoon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Injinoo 86.8% houses
Injinoo — Houses: 86.8% Injinoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Injinoo — Townhouses: 12.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Mapoon Injinoo
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 10.6%
Mapoon — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Injinoo — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 3.4%
Mapoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Injinoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree 1.5% / 2.2%
Mapoon — Bachelor Degree: 1.5% Injinoo — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Mapoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Injinoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mapoon 93.6% renting
Mapoon — Owned Outright: 6.4% Mapoon — Mortgage: 0.0% Mapoon — Renting: 93.6%
Injinoo 100.0% renting
Injinoo — Owned Outright: 0.0% Injinoo — Mortgage: 0.0% Injinoo — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Mapoon Injinoo
New dwellings approved 25
across Cook
 7
across Northern Peninsula Area
Approvals change year on year -50% -100%

Ranking within QLD

Mapoon Injinoo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD

Liveability

Mapoon Injinoo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mapoon Injinoo
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
88/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 High
92/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mapoon Injinoo
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mapoon

  • Western Cape College - Mapoon Government · Primary

Schools in Injinoo

  • Northern Peninsula Area College - Ama Mary Eseli Injinoo Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mapoon Injinoo
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
GPs 2 1
Hospitals 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Injinoo sits further from the CBD (2633.9 km vs 2501.5 km).

Mapoon Injinoo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 2501.5 km 2633.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 2055 min 2189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4874
 0.0%
postcode 4876
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 4874
 5
postcode 4876

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.

Mapoon Injinoo
Car (driver) 53.1% / 56.1%
Mapoon — Car (driver): 53.1% Injinoo — Car (driver): 56.1%
Car (passenger) 24.5% / 20.7%
Mapoon — Car (passenger): 24.5% Injinoo — Car (passenger): 20.7%
Walked Only 15.3% / 23.2%
Mapoon — Walked Only: 15.3% Injinoo — Walked Only: 23.2%
Worked from Home 4.1% / —
Mapoon — Worked from Home: 4.1% Injinoo — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Bus 3.1% / —
Mapoon — Bus: 3.1% Injinoo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Mapoon Injinoo
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 11.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mapoon Injinoo
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
52 premises

Federal electorate

Mapoon Injinoo
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mapoon Injinoo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mapoon

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Injinoo

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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