North Arm vs Yandina Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Arm, about half of households are couple families. In Yandina Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yandina Creek: a median of $2.17 million, against $1.28 million in North Arm, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, North Arm tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yandina Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 68%)
  • But North Arm has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

North Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,280,750 vs $2,175,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $468/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Arm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.8 km vs 120.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • North Arm has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
  • Yandina Creek carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)

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

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

North Arm Yandina Creek
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.

North Arm Yandina Creek
Walkability 7 / 0
North Arm — Walkability: 7/100 Yandina Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 78
North Arm — Safety: 63/100 Yandina Creek — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
North Arm — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yandina Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Yandina Creek rents higher ($468/wk vs $350/wk); Yandina Creek has higher household incomes ($111,696 vs $94,432).

North Arm Yandina Creek
Population 734 872
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +14.7%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $94,432/yr $111,696/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $468/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Arm Yandina Creek
0-4 3.3% / 4.5%
North Arm — 0-4: 3.3% Yandina Creek — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.1% / 14.7%
North Arm — 5-14: 13.1% Yandina Creek — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 7.5% / 6.8%
North Arm — 15-19: 7.5% Yandina Creek — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.7% / 5.0%
North Arm — 20-24: 5.7% Yandina Creek — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.1% / 9.1%
North Arm — 25-34: 9.1% Yandina Creek — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.4% / 11.1%
North Arm — 35-44: 11.4% Yandina Creek — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 17.4% / 20.1%
North Arm — 45-54: 17.4% Yandina Creek — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 13.6% / 16.2%
North Arm — 55-64: 13.6% Yandina Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 12.5% / 9.5%
North Arm — 65-74: 12.5% Yandina Creek — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 5.6% / 2.3%
North Arm — 75-84: 5.6% Yandina Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.7% / —
North Arm — 85+: 0.7% Yandina Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Arm 52.3% couple families
North Arm — Couple Families: 52.3% North Arm — Lone Person: 25.6% North Arm — One Parent Families: 15.9% North Arm — Group Household: 6.2%
Yandina Creek 61.3% couple families
Yandina Creek — Couple Families: 61.3% Yandina Creek — Lone Person: 17.8% Yandina Creek — One Parent Families: 16.2% Yandina Creek — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Arm 19.5% renting
North Arm — Owned Outright: 38.0% North Arm — Mortgage: 42.5% North Arm — Renting: 19.5%
Yandina Creek 13.7% renting
Yandina Creek — Owned Outright: 29.5% Yandina Creek — Mortgage: 56.8% Yandina Creek — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Arm Yandina Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 18.5%
North Arm — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Yandina Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 13.5%
North Arm — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Yandina Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.0%
North Arm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Yandina Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.9%
North Arm — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Yandina Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.3%
North Arm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Yandina Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

North Arm Yandina Creek
England 3.7% / 4.4%
North Arm — England: 3.7% Yandina Creek — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.0%
North Arm — New Zealand: 3.8% Yandina Creek — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.4%
North Arm — South Africa: 0.4% Yandina Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
North Arm — Netherlands: not among its largest Yandina Creek — Netherlands: 1.5%
Thailand 1.2% / —
North Arm — Thailand: 1.2% Yandina Creek — Thailand: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.0%
North Arm — Canada: not among its largest Yandina Creek — Canada: 1.0%
Philippines 0.8% / —
North Arm — Philippines: 0.8% Yandina Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
Brazil 0.7% / —
North Arm — Brazil: 0.7% Yandina Creek — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Arm 92.9% houses
North Arm — Houses: 92.9% North Arm — Flats / Apartments: 5.9% North Arm — Townhouses: 1.3%
Yandina Creek 97.9% houses
Yandina Creek — Houses: 97.9% Yandina Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Yandina Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

North Arm Yandina Creek
Median house price $1,280,750 $2,175,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 3 sales
 135 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

North Arm Yandina Creek
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

North Arm Yandina Creek
Houses — 3.9%
$1,300/wk on $1.75M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

North Arm Yandina Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

North Arm scores higher overall (56 vs 50).

North Arm Yandina Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Yandina Creek carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); North Arm carries more crime risk (37 vs 22).

North Arm Yandina Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
22/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

North Arm Yandina Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in North Arm

  • North Arm State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yandina Creek

  • Coolum Beach Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

North Arm Yandina Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 23 6

Mobility

Yandina Creek sits further from the CBD (120.4 km vs 116.8 km).

North Arm Yandina Creek
Walkability score 7/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 116.8 km 120.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4561
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 4561
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.

North Arm Yandina Creek
Car (driver) 79.5% / 71.6%
North Arm — Car (driver): 79.5% Yandina Creek — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 20.4%
North Arm — Worked from Home: 13.1% Yandina Creek — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.5%
North Arm — Car (passenger): 4.5% Yandina Creek — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 2.9% / 2.0%
North Arm — Walked Only: 2.9% Yandina Creek — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus — / 1.5%
North Arm — Bus: not among its largest Yandina Creek — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

North Arm Yandina Creek
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

North Arm Yandina Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
311 premises
 33%
321 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

North Arm Yandina Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

North Arm Yandina Creek
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

North Arm Yandina Creek
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Arm Yandina Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Arm

Acreage River

Yandina Creek

Acreage Luxury

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