Nanum vs Trunding

Nanum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 32 in Trunding. In both, most households rent. In Nanum, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Trunding, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Nanum 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($471/wk vs $530/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (33/100 vs 23/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (33/100 vs 23/100)

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

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

Nanum Trunding
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.

Nanum Trunding
Walkability 23 / 33
Nanum — Walkability: 23/100 Trunding — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 41 / 32
Nanum — Safety: 41/100 Trunding — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Nanum — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trunding — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trunding has higher household incomes ($160,056 vs $141,180); Nanum rents higher ($530/wk vs $471/wk).

Nanum Trunding
Population 904 929
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -3.4%
Median age 29 32
Median household income $141,180/yr $160,056/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+11% vs other
 $471/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nanum Trunding
0-4 11.5% / 7.5%
Nanum — 0-4: 11.5% Trunding — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 15.0% / 13.9%
Nanum — 5-14: 15.0% Trunding — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 4.1% / 5.9%
Nanum — 15-19: 4.1% Trunding — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 7.9% / 8.9%
Nanum — 20-24: 7.9% Trunding — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 22.1% / 19.5%
Nanum — 25-34: 22.1% Trunding — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 14.8% / 13.3%
Nanum — 35-44: 14.8% Trunding — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.4% / 15.6%
Nanum — 45-54: 11.4% Trunding — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 7.5% / 11.3%
Nanum — 55-64: 7.5% Trunding — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 3.0% / 3.2%
Nanum — 65-74: 3.0% Trunding — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 0.8% / 1.6%
Nanum — 75-84: 0.8% Trunding — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / —
Nanum — 85+: not among its largest Trunding — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nanum 59.7% couple families
Nanum — Couple Families: 59.7% Nanum — Lone Person: 27.4% Nanum — One Parent Families: 8.0% Nanum — Group Household: 5.0% Nanum — Other Families: 0.0%
Trunding 51.8% couple families
Trunding — Couple Families: 51.8% Trunding — Lone Person: 32.4% Trunding — One Parent Families: 9.0% Trunding — Group Household: 5.4% Trunding — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nanum 67.7% renting
Nanum — Owned Outright: 13.9% Nanum — Mortgage: 18.4% Nanum — Renting: 67.7%
Trunding 59.6% renting
Trunding — Owned Outright: 12.0% Trunding — Mortgage: 28.4% Trunding — Renting: 59.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nanum Trunding
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 25.8%
Nanum — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Trunding — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 7.6%
Nanum — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Trunding — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.6%
Nanum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Trunding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Nanum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Trunding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.0%
Nanum — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Trunding — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Nanum Trunding
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.7%
Nanum — New Zealand: 1.3% Trunding — New Zealand: 2.7%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.1%
Nanum — Philippines: 1.8% Trunding — Philippines: 1.1%
England 1.1% / 1.3%
Nanum — England: 1.1% Trunding — England: 1.3%
Thailand — / 1.1%
Nanum — Thailand: not among its largest Trunding — Thailand: 1.1%
Ireland 0.4% / 0.3%
Nanum — Ireland: 0.4% Trunding — Ireland: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Nanum — South Africa: not among its largest Trunding — South Africa: 0.5%
Sri Lanka 0.3% / —
Nanum — Sri Lanka: 0.3% Trunding — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nanum 59.1% houses
Nanum — Houses: 59.1% Nanum — Townhouses: 30.1% Nanum — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Trunding 53.4% houses
Trunding — Houses: 53.4% Trunding — Townhouses: 43.4% Trunding — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Nanum Trunding
Median house price $566,500 $529,000
Median unit price $400,000 $411,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 112 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Nanum Trunding
New dwellings approved 6
across Weipa
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Nanum Trunding
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Trunding is more walkable (33 vs 23).

Nanum Trunding
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Nanum Trunding
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 Moderate
49/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Nanum Trunding
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

Nanum Trunding
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0

Mobility

Nanum Trunding
Walkability score 23/100 33/100
Distance to Brisbane 2492.4 km 2493.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1868 min 1869 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4874
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 4874
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.

Nanum Trunding
Car (driver) 81.9% / 80.6%
Nanum — Car (driver): 81.9% Trunding — Car (driver): 80.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 7.0%
Nanum — Car (passenger): 6.1% Trunding — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 4.8% / 3.4%
Nanum — Walked Only: 4.8% Trunding — Walked Only: 3.4%
Worked from Home 3.3% / 3.2%
Nanum — Worked from Home: 3.3% Trunding — Worked from Home: 3.2%
Bus 2.0% / 4.1%
Nanum — Bus: 2.0% Trunding — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).

Setting

Nanum Trunding
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 478 m 869 m

NBN connectivity

Nanum Trunding
Connectivity score 57/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
395 premises
 20%
403 premises

Climate

Nanum Trunding
Annual rainfall 1,973 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Nanum Trunding
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Federal electorate

Nanum Trunding
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nanum Trunding
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nanum

Affordable Coastal Family Quiet Townhouses Young Families

Trunding

Affordable Coastal Townhouses

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