Nankin vs Nerimbera

Nankin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Nerimbera. 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. On these figures, Nankin tends to suit share households and 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

Nankin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nankin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $268/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nerimbera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (446 min vs 459 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (642.8 km vs 654.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nankin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Nankin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nankin Nerimbera
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.

Nankin Nerimbera
Walkability 0 / 5
Nankin — Walkability: 0/100 Nerimbera — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 38 / 28
Nankin — Safety: 38/100 Nerimbera — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 45 / 30
Nankin — Low fire risk: 45/100 Nerimbera — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Nerimbera has more residents (285 vs 176); Nankin has higher household incomes ($88,348 vs $69,316).

Nankin Nerimbera
Population 176 285
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% -2.7%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $88,348/yr
+22% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $268/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nankin Nerimbera
0-4 4.5% / 7.4%
Nankin — 0-4: 4.5% Nerimbera — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 21.0% / 13.7%
Nankin — 5-14: 21.0% Nerimbera — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 3.4% / 3.2%
Nankin — 15-19: 3.4% Nerimbera — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.2% / 1.4%
Nankin — 20-24: 6.2% Nerimbera — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 7.4% / 13.3%
Nankin — 25-34: 7.4% Nerimbera — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 15.3% / 7.7%
Nankin — 35-44: 15.3% Nerimbera — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 15.3% / 10.5%
Nankin — 45-54: 15.3% Nerimbera — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 13.1% / 20.7%
Nankin — 55-64: 13.1% Nerimbera — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 11.9% / 11.6%
Nankin — 65-74: 11.9% Nerimbera — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.1% / 6.3%
Nankin — 75-84: 5.1% Nerimbera — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 1.4%
Nankin — 85+: not among its largest Nerimbera — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nankin 46.8% couple families
Nankin — Couple Families: 46.8% Nankin — Lone Person: 27.7% Nankin — Group Household: 17.0% Nankin — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Nerimbera 48.3% couple families
Nerimbera — Couple Families: 48.3% Nerimbera — Lone Person: 30.0% Nerimbera — Group Household: 8.3% Nerimbera — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nankin 15.5% renting
Nankin — Owned Outright: 44.8% Nankin — Mortgage: 39.7% Nankin — Renting: 15.5%
Nerimbera 10.8% renting
Nerimbera — Owned Outright: 49.0% Nerimbera — Mortgage: 40.2% Nerimbera — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nankin 100.0% houses
Nankin — Houses: 100.0%
Nerimbera 101.0% houses
Nerimbera — Houses: 101.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Nankin Nerimbera
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 23.9%
Nankin — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Nerimbera — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 3.9%
Nankin — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Nerimbera — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 2.1%
Nankin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Nerimbera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.1%
Nankin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Nerimbera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Nankin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nerimbera — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Property market

Nankin Nerimbera
Median house price $1,135,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Nankin Nerimbera
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Nankin Nerimbera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Nankin Nerimbera
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nerimbera carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 55); Nerimbera carries more crime risk (72 vs 62).

Nankin Nerimbera
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
72/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 High
71/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Nankin Nerimbera
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

Nankin Nerimbera
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Nankin sits further from the CBD (654.6 km vs 642.8 km).

Nankin Nerimbera
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Brisbane 654.6 km
+2% vs other
 642.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 446 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
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.

Nankin Nerimbera
Car (driver) 83.6% / 85.6%
Nankin — Car (driver): 83.6% Nerimbera — Car (driver): 85.6%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 14.4%
Nankin — Worked from Home: 11.9% Nerimbera — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Nankin — Car (passenger): 4.5% Nerimbera — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.6%).

Setting

Nankin Nerimbera
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.1 km 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Nankin Nerimbera
Connectivity score 16/100 35/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 8%
87 premises

Climate

Nankin Nerimbera
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Nankin Nerimbera
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Nankin Nerimbera
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Nankin Nerimbera
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nankin Nerimbera
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nankin

Family Rural

Nerimbera

Rural

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