Pin Gin Hill vs Stoters Hill

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 Stoters Hill, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Pin Gin Hill tends to suit couples, while Stoters Hill suits people living alone and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Pin Gin Hill is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 41%)
  • Stoters Hill carries lower crime risk (14/100 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

Stoters Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $248/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pin Gin Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1104 min vs 1110 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1613.2 km vs 1618.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stoters Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 57/100)

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 -14.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Pin Gin Hill and Stoters 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.

Pin Gin Hill Stoters 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.

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Pin Gin Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Stoters Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 86
Pin Gin Hill — Safety: 43/100 Stoters Hill — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pin Gin Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stoters Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pin Gin Hill has more residents (191 vs 97); Pin Gin Hill rents higher ($248/wk vs $220/wk).

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Population 191
+49% vs other
 97
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% -14.2%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $83,408/yr
+3% vs other
 $80,600/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk
+11% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
0-4 5.2% / 8.2%
Pin Gin Hill — 0-4: 5.2% Stoters Hill — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 11.0% / 15.5%
Pin Gin Hill — 5-14: 11.0% Stoters Hill — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 6.8% / —
Pin Gin Hill — 15-19: 6.8% Stoters Hill — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.2% / —
Pin Gin Hill — 20-24: 4.2% Stoters Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.0% / 12.4%
Pin Gin Hill — 25-34: 12.0% Stoters Hill — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 8.9% / 12.4%
Pin Gin Hill — 35-44: 8.9% Stoters Hill — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.0% / 11.3%
Pin Gin Hill — 45-54: 11.0% Stoters Hill — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 15.7% / 12.4%
Pin Gin Hill — 55-64: 15.7% Stoters Hill — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 15.7% / 18.6%
Pin Gin Hill — 65-74: 15.7% Stoters Hill — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 5.2% / 7.2%
Pin Gin Hill — 75-84: 5.2% Stoters Hill — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — 85+: 1.6% Stoters Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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 — Group Household: 7.7%
Stoters Hill 40.9% couple families
Stoters Hill — Couple Families: 40.9% Stoters Hill — Lone Person: 59.1% Stoters Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Stoters Hill 17.9% renting
Stoters Hill — Owned Outright: 43.6% Stoters Hill — Mortgage: 38.5% Stoters Hill — Renting: 17.9%
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 Stoters Hill
India — / 3.1%
Pin Gin Hill — India: not among its largest Stoters Hill — India: 3.1%
Philippines — / 3.1%
Pin Gin Hill — Philippines: not among its largest Stoters Hill — Philippines: 3.1%
Japan 2.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Japan: 2.6% Stoters Hill — Japan: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Netherlands: 2.6% Stoters Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest
England 1.6% / —
Pin Gin Hill — England: 1.6% Stoters Hill — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 12.4%
Pin Gin Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Stoters Hill — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 13.4%
Pin Gin Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Stoters Hill — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 4.1%
Pin Gin Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Stoters Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.2%
Pin Gin Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Stoters Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.1%
Pin Gin Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Stoters Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

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

Development activity

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
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 Stoters Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Pin Gin Hill carries more crime risk (57 vs 14).

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
14/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Pin Gin Hill Stoters 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

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Stoters Hill sits further from the CBD (1618.9 km vs 1613.2 km).

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1613.2 km 1618.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1104 min 1110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
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.

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Car (driver) 81.4% / 68.3%
Pin Gin Hill — Car (driver): 81.4% Stoters Hill — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 22.0%
Pin Gin Hill — Worked from Home: 4.7% Stoters Hill — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 9.8%
Pin Gin Hill — Car (passenger): 7.0% Stoters Hill — Car (passenger): 9.8%
Walked Only 7.0% / —
Pin Gin Hill — Walked Only: 7.0% Stoters Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm 3,531 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 31.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C 17.0°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Pin Gin Hill Stoters 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

Pin Gin Hill Stoters Hill
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

Stoters Hill

Family Retirees Rural

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