Pin Gin Hill vs Currajah

Pin Gin Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 61 in Currajah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pin Gin Hill, most households are couple families. In Currajah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Currajah tends to suit families with children and older residents.

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

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Currajah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $248/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Currajah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1608.7 km vs 1613.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Pin Gin Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
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.

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Walkability 0 / 0
Pin Gin Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Currajah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 87
Pin Gin Hill — Safety: 43/100 Currajah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pin Gin Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Currajah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pin Gin Hill has more residents (191 vs 57); Currajah has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $83,408).

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Population 191
+70% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% -5.0%
Median age 47 61
Median household income $83,408/yr $113,724/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $248/wk
+25% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
0-4 5.2% / 5.3%
Pin Gin Hill — 0-4: 5.2% Currajah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.0% / 15.8%
Pin Gin Hill — 5-14: 11.0% Currajah — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 6.8% / —
Pin Gin Hill — 15-19: 6.8% Currajah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.2% / 8.8%
Pin Gin Hill — 20-24: 4.2% Currajah — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 12.0% / 7.0%
Pin Gin Hill — 25-34: 12.0% Currajah — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 8.9% / 7.0%
Pin Gin Hill — 35-44: 8.9% Currajah — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 11.0% / 8.8%
Pin Gin Hill — 45-54: 11.0% Currajah — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 15.7% / 21.1%
Pin Gin Hill — 55-64: 15.7% Currajah — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 15.7% / 28.1%
Pin Gin Hill — 65-74: 15.7% Currajah — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 5.2% / 12.3%
Pin Gin Hill — 75-84: 5.2% Currajah — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 1.6% / 12.3%
Pin Gin Hill — 85+: 1.6% Currajah — 85+: 12.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pin Gin Hill 61.5% couple families
Pin Gin Hill — Couple Families: 61.5% Pin Gin Hill — Lone Person: 30.8% Pin Gin Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pin Gin Hill — Group Household: 7.7%
Currajah 53.3% couple families
Currajah — Couple Families: 53.3% Currajah — Lone Person: 26.7% Currajah — One Parent Families: 20.0% Currajah — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

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%
Currajah 0.0% renting
Currajah — Owned Outright: 86.4% Currajah — Mortgage: 13.6% Currajah — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
England 1.6% / 5.3%
Pin Gin Hill — England: 1.6% Currajah — England: 5.3%
Japan 2.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Japan: 2.6% Currajah — Japan: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Netherlands: 2.6% Currajah — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 26.3%
Pin Gin Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Currajah — Certificate III & IV: 26.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 12.3%
Pin Gin Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Currajah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 8.8%
Pin Gin Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Currajah — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Currajah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pin Gin Hill 100.0% houses
Pin Gin Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Currajah 100.0% houses
Currajah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Median house price $560,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Pin Gin Hill carries more crime risk (57 vs 13).

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
13/100
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

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
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

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Pin Gin Hill sits further from the CBD (1613.2 km vs 1608.7 km).

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1613.2 km 1608.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1104 min 1101 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
 51
postcode 4871

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.

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Car (driver) 81.4% / 90.0%
Pin Gin Hill — Car (driver): 81.4% Currajah — Car (driver): 90.0%
Walked Only 7.0% / 10.0%
Pin Gin Hill — Walked Only: 7.0% Currajah — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Car (passenger): 7.0% Currajah — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Worked from Home 4.7% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Worked from Home: 4.7% Currajah — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
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

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pin Gin Hill Currajah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pin Gin Hill

Rural

Currajah

Retirees Rural

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