No 6 Branch vs Pin Gin Hill

Pin Gin Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in No 6 Branch. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In No 6 Branch, most households are people living alone. In Pin Gin Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, No 6 Branch tends to suit people living alone, while Pin Gin Hill suits couples.

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

Pin Gin Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 33%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 75%)
  • But No 6 Branch carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 57/100)

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

No 6 Branch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $248/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pin Gin Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (1104 min vs 1111 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

No 6 Branch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

No 6 Branch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (46.0% vs 9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

No 6 Branch and Pin Gin Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
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.

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
No 6 Branch — Walkability: 0/100 Pin Gin Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 43
No 6 Branch — Safety: 72/100 Pin Gin Hill — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
No 6 Branch — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pin Gin Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pin Gin Hill has more residents (191 vs 73); No 6 Branch has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $83,408).

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Population 73 191
+162% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.0% +9.1%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $97,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $83,408/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $248/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
0-4 — / 5.2%
No 6 Branch — 0-4: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 6.8% / 11.0%
No 6 Branch — 5-14: 6.8% Pin Gin Hill — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.5% / 6.8%
No 6 Branch — 15-19: 5.5% Pin Gin Hill — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.1% / 4.2%
No 6 Branch — 20-24: 4.1% Pin Gin Hill — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.0% / 12.0%
No 6 Branch — 25-34: 11.0% Pin Gin Hill — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 5.5% / 8.9%
No 6 Branch — 35-44: 5.5% Pin Gin Hill — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 17.8% / 11.0%
No 6 Branch — 45-54: 17.8% Pin Gin Hill — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 24.7% / 15.7%
No 6 Branch — 55-64: 24.7% Pin Gin Hill — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 13.7% / 15.7%
No 6 Branch — 65-74: 13.7% Pin Gin Hill — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 4.1% / 5.2%
No 6 Branch — 75-84: 4.1% Pin Gin Hill — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 1.6%
No 6 Branch — 85+: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

No 6 Branch 66.7% lone person
No 6 Branch — Lone Person: 66.7% No 6 Branch — Couple Families: 33.3% No 6 Branch — Group Household: 0.0%
Pin Gin Hill 30.8% lone person
Pin Gin Hill — Lone Person: 30.8% Pin Gin Hill — Couple Families: 61.5% Pin Gin Hill — Group Household: 7.7%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

No 6 Branch 0.0% renting
No 6 Branch — Owned Outright: 80.0% No 6 Branch — Mortgage: 20.0% No 6 Branch — Renting: 0.0%
Pin Gin Hill 9.1% renting
Pin Gin Hill — Owned Outright: 54.5% Pin Gin Hill — Mortgage: 36.4% Pin Gin Hill — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

No 6 Branch 75.0% houses
No 6 Branch — Houses: 75.0% No 6 Branch — Flats / Apartments: 25.0%
Pin Gin Hill 100.0% houses
Pin Gin Hill — Houses: 100.0% Pin Gin Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 20.4%
No 6 Branch — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Pin Gin Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 8.9%
No 6 Branch — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Pin Gin Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 6.8%
No 6 Branch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Pin Gin Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
No 6 Branch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Median house price — $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Pin Gin Hill carries more crime risk (57 vs 28).

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
57/100
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
same for both

Schools

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
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

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1611.3 km 1613.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1111 min 1104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4859
 0.2%
postcode 4860
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4859
 39
postcode 4860

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.

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Car (driver) 50.0% / 81.4%
No 6 Branch — Car (driver): 50.0% Pin Gin Hill — Car (driver): 81.4%
Walked Only 25.0% / 7.0%
No 6 Branch — Walked Only: 25.0% Pin Gin Hill — Walked Only: 7.0%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 4.7%
No 6 Branch — Worked from Home: 25.0% Pin Gin Hill — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
No 6 Branch — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pin Gin Hill — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Elevation 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 13.3 km

NBN connectivity

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

No 6 Branch Pin Gin Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

No 6 Branch

Rural

Pin Gin Hill

Rural

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