Nindaroo vs Rural View

Rural View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Nindaroo. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Rural View

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Nindaroo carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 60/100)

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

Nindaroo

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $420/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Rural View

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (975.4 km vs 980.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nindaroo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 6%)
  • But Rural View is more walkable (62/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Rural View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.0% vs 6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nindaroo Rural View
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.

Nindaroo Rural View
Walkability 10 / 62
Nindaroo — Walkability: 10/100 Rural View — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 69 / 40
Nindaroo — Safety: 69/100 Rural View — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Nindaroo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rural View — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rural View has more residents (5,657 vs 255); Rural View rents higher ($420/wk vs $150/wk).

Nindaroo Rural View
Population 255 5,657
+2118% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +18.0%
Median age 43 31
Median household income $157,820/yr
+19% vs other
 $128,492/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $420/wk
+180% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nindaroo Rural View
0-4 3.5% / 8.1%
Nindaroo — 0-4: 3.5% Rural View — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 18.4% / 17.4%
Nindaroo — 5-14: 18.4% Rural View — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 7.5% / 7.2%
Nindaroo — 15-19: 7.5% Rural View — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.7% / 6.5%
Nindaroo — 20-24: 4.7% Rural View — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 6.3% / 16.1%
Nindaroo — 25-34: 6.3% Rural View — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 11.8% / 16.7%
Nindaroo — 35-44: 11.8% Rural View — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 18.4% / 13.0%
Nindaroo — 45-54: 18.4% Rural View — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 17.6% / 8.9%
Nindaroo — 55-64: 17.6% Rural View — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 7.5% / 4.6%
Nindaroo — 65-74: 7.5% Rural View — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 3.9% / 1.5%
Nindaroo — 75-84: 3.9% Rural View — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ — / 0.3%
Nindaroo — 85+: not among its largest Rural View — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nindaroo 71.4% couple families
Nindaroo — Couple Families: 71.4% Nindaroo — Lone Person: 17.9% Nindaroo — One Parent Families: 10.7% Nindaroo — Group Household: 0.0% Nindaroo — Other Families: 0.0%
Rural View 62.5% couple families
Rural View — Couple Families: 62.5% Rural View — Lone Person: 17.9% Rural View — One Parent Families: 14.3% Rural View — Group Household: 4.7% Rural View — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nindaroo 0.0% renting
Nindaroo — Owned Outright: 47.9% Nindaroo — Mortgage: 52.1% Nindaroo — Renting: 0.0%
Rural View 28.0% renting
Rural View — Owned Outright: 19.0% Rural View — Mortgage: 53.1% Rural View — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nindaroo Rural View
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 20.0%
Nindaroo — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Rural View — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 8.6%
Nindaroo — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Rural View — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.1%
Nindaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Rural View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 1.9%
Nindaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Rural View — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 1.5%
Nindaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Rural View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Nindaroo Rural View
England 2.7% / 1.9%
Nindaroo — England: 2.7% Rural View — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 3.0%
Nindaroo — New Zealand: 1.2% Rural View — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 1.2% / 2.4%
Nindaroo — South Africa: 1.2% Rural View — South Africa: 2.4%
India 2.4% / 0.6%
Nindaroo — India: 2.4% Rural View — India: 0.6%
Canada 2.7% / —
Nindaroo — Canada: 2.7% Rural View — Canada: not among its largest
Fiji 1.6% / —
Nindaroo — Fiji: 1.6% Rural View — Fiji: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.0%
Nindaroo — Philippines: not among its largest Rural View — Philippines: 1.0%
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
Nindaroo — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Rural View — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nindaroo 93.6% houses
Nindaroo — Houses: 93.6% Nindaroo — Flats / Apartments: 6.4% Nindaroo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rural View 95.7% houses
Rural View — Houses: 95.7% Rural View — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Rural View — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nindaroo Rural View
Median house price — $745,000
Median unit price — $465,000
Median land price — $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 23 days
from 87 sales

Development activity

Nindaroo Rural View
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Nindaroo Rural View
Houses — 5.1%
$770/wk on $789K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Nindaroo Rural View
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Rural View is more walkable (62 vs 10).

Nindaroo Rural View
Grade — A
Score — 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rural View carries more crime risk (60 vs 31).

Nindaroo Rural View
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Nindaroo Rural View
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Nindaroo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rural View

  • Eimeo Road State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mackay Northern Beaches State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nindaroo Rural View
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 8
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Nindaroo sits further from the CBD (980.5 km vs 975.4 km).

Nindaroo Rural View
Walkability score 10/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 980.5 km 975.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 673 min 672 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Nindaroo Rural View
Car (driver) 84.1% / 85.0%
Nindaroo — Car (driver): 84.1% Rural View — Car (driver): 85.0%
Worked from Home 12.4% / 5.0%
Nindaroo — Worked from Home: 12.4% Rural View — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 6.5%
Nindaroo — Car (passenger): 3.5% Rural View — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus — / 2.2%
Nindaroo — Bus: not among its largest Rural View — Bus: 2.2%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Nindaroo — Walked Only: not among its largest Rural View — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Nindaroo Rural View
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Nindaroo Rural View
Connectivity score 30/100 84/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 72%
2,368 premises

Climate

Nindaroo Rural View
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Nindaroo Rural View
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Nindaroo Rural View
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Nindaroo Rural View
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nindaroo Rural View
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nindaroo

Rural

Rural View

Family Large Blocks Quiet

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