Margate vs Kippa-Ring

Kippa-Ring is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Margate. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Margate, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Margate: a median of $1 million, against $910,000 in Kippa-Ring, though rent is higher in Kippa-Ring. On these figures, Margate 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

Kippa-Ring

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Kippa-Ring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($629,500 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Margate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kippa-Ring

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kippa-Ring

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 76/100)

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

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

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

Margate Kippa-Ring
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.

Margate Kippa-Ring
Walkability 76 / 87
Margate — Walkability: 76/100 Kippa-Ring — Walkability: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Margate — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kippa-Ring — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kippa-Ring has more residents (9,745 vs 7,575); Margate skews older (46 vs 43).

Margate Kippa-Ring
Population 7,575 9,745
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% -0.5%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $64,012/yr $67,444/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Margate Kippa-Ring
0-4 5.0% / 4.8%
Margate — 0-4: 5.0% Kippa-Ring — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.2% / 12.8%
Margate — 5-14: 11.2% Kippa-Ring — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.2% / 6.2%
Margate — 15-19: 5.2% Kippa-Ring — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.5% / 5.2%
Margate — 20-24: 4.5% Kippa-Ring — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.6% / 10.1%
Margate — 25-34: 9.6% Kippa-Ring — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 13.3% / 12.3%
Margate — 35-44: 13.3% Kippa-Ring — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.1% / 13.2%
Margate — 45-54: 15.1% Kippa-Ring — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 14.4% / 11.9%
Margate — 55-64: 14.4% Kippa-Ring — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 12.9% / 12.1%
Margate — 65-74: 12.9% Kippa-Ring — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 6.6% / 7.6%
Margate — 75-84: 6.6% Kippa-Ring — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 2.2% / 3.6%
Margate — 85+: 2.2% Kippa-Ring — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Margate 47.0% lone person
Margate — Lone Person: 47.0% Margate — Couple Families: 27.2% Margate — One Parent Families: 19.6% Margate — Group Household: 4.6% Margate — Other Families: 1.6%
Kippa-Ring 37.4% lone person
Kippa-Ring — Lone Person: 37.4% Kippa-Ring — Couple Families: 34.2% Kippa-Ring — One Parent Families: 21.8% Kippa-Ring — Group Household: 4.8% Kippa-Ring — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Margate 41.9% renting
Margate — Owned Outright: 28.6% Margate — Mortgage: 29.5% Margate — Renting: 41.9%
Kippa-Ring 36.3% renting
Kippa-Ring — Owned Outright: 33.3% Kippa-Ring — Mortgage: 30.4% Kippa-Ring — Renting: 36.3%
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.

Margate Kippa-Ring
New Zealand 5.8% / 6.0%
Margate — New Zealand: 5.8% Kippa-Ring — New Zealand: 6.0%
England 5.8% / 5.1%
Margate — England: 5.8% Kippa-Ring — England: 5.1%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.5%
Margate — Philippines: 0.8% Kippa-Ring — Philippines: 1.5%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.8%
Margate — Scotland: 0.8% Kippa-Ring — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.5%
Margate — South Africa: 0.7% Kippa-Ring — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Margate Kippa-Ring
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.7%
Margate — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Kippa-Ring — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 6.7%
Margate — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Kippa-Ring — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 7.2%
Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Kippa-Ring — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.2%
Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Kippa-Ring — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.1%
Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Kippa-Ring — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Margate 71.6% houses
Margate — Houses: 71.6% Margate — Flats / Apartments: 24.1% Margate — Townhouses: 4.3%
Kippa-Ring 77.6% houses
Kippa-Ring — Houses: 77.6% Kippa-Ring — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Kippa-Ring — Townhouses: 20.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Margate Kippa-Ring
Median house price $1,000,000 $910,000
Median unit price $950,000 $629,500
Median land price $1,500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 81 sales
 26 days
from 103 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Margate Kippa-Ring
2 bed $780K / $645K
Margate — 2 bed: $780K (7 sales) Kippa-Ring — 2 bed: $645K (15 sales)

7 vs 15 sales

3 bed $950K / $612K
Margate — 3 bed: $950K (15 sales) Kippa-Ring — 3 bed: $612K (18 sales)

15 vs 18 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.

Margate Kippa-Ring
2 bed $900K / $712K
Margate — 2 bed: $900K (15 sales) Kippa-Ring — 2 bed: $712K (7 sales)

15 vs 7 sales

3 bed $965K / $871K
Margate — 3 bed: $965K (81 sales) Kippa-Ring — 3 bed: $871K (112 sales)

81 vs 112 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $965K
Margate — 4 bed: $1.17M (31 sales) Kippa-Ring — 4 bed: $965K (64 sales)

31 vs 64 sales

5 bed $1.38M / $1.22M
Margate — 5 bed: $1.38M (11 sales) Kippa-Ring — 5 bed: $1.22M (15 sales)

11 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Margate Kippa-Ring
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Margate Kippa-Ring
Houses 3.7%
$740/wk on $1.03M
 —
Units 2.1%
$550/wk on $1.37M
 —

Ranking within QLD

Margate Kippa-Ring
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 38% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of QLD —

Liveability

Kippa-Ring is more walkable (87 vs 76); Kippa-Ring scores higher overall (57 vs 51).

Margate Kippa-Ring
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 57/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Margate Kippa-Ring
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 —
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Margate Kippa-Ring
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Margate

  • Humpybong State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kippa-Ring

  • Hercules Road State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kippa-Ring State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southern Cross Catholic College - Kippa-Ring Campus Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Margate Kippa-Ring
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 4 3
Parks & reserves 2 14
Childcare 3 9
GPs 3 5
Pharmacies 1 4
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 6
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Margate Kippa-Ring
Walkability score 76/100 87/100
Distance to Brisbane 36.9 km 38.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 89/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 66.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 162.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4019
 0.4%
postcode 4021
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4019
 56
postcode 4021

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.

Margate Kippa-Ring
Car (driver) 71.9% / 73.8%
Margate — Car (driver): 71.9% Kippa-Ring — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 11.2%
Margate — Worked from Home: 16.1% Kippa-Ring — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.5%
Margate — Car (passenger): 4.6% Kippa-Ring — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Train 3.3% / 4.1%
Margate — Train: 3.3% Kippa-Ring — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.6%
Margate — Walked Only: 2.4% Kippa-Ring — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Margate Kippa-Ring
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 887 m
901 m to a named beach
 2.1 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Margate Kippa-Ring
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
3,991 premises
 8%
4,843 premises

Climate

Margate Kippa-Ring
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Margate Kippa-Ring
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Margate Kippa-Ring
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Margate Kippa-Ring
Division Petrie
same for both
Member Emma Comer
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Margate Kippa-Ring
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Margate

Beach Coastal Outer Parks

Kippa-Ring

Coastal Outer Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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