Nikenbah vs Sunshine Acres
Nikenbah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Sunshine Acres. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sunshine Acres: a median of $1.12 million, against $1 million in Nikenbah, though rent is higher in Nikenbah.
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
Sunshine Acres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Nikenbah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($425,000 vs $915,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,125,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Sunshine Acres
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)
- But Nikenbah has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sunshine Acres
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (276.6 km vs 279.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Nikenbah has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
- Sunshine Acres carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nikenbah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (87.8% vs 6.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nikenbah and Sunshine Acres drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nikenbah rents higher ($390/wk vs $300/wk); Sunshine Acres has higher household incomes ($99,424 vs $86,320).
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,234 +18% vs other | 1,009 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +87.8% | +6.3% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 |
| Median household income | $86,320/yr | $99,424/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +23% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,000,000 | $1,125,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $425,000 | $915,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 47 days from 40 sales | 22 days from 8 sales |
Development activity
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $700/wk on $1.09M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 95% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 18% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 52/100 same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Nikenbah carries more crime risk (63 vs 27).
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Nikenbah
- Carinity Education - Glendyne Independent · Combined · Special school below peers
Schools in Sunshine Acres
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 | 2 |
Mobility
Nikenbah sits further from the CBD (279.5 km vs 276.6 km).
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 279.5 km +1% vs other | 276.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 201 min | 199 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4655 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 81 postcode 4655 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).
Setting
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.5 km | 10.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 90/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 83% 1,089 premises | 0% 364 premises |
Climate
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,074 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nikenbah | Sunshine Acres | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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