Sarina vs Sarina Range

Sarina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Sarina Range. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sarina Range, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sarina Range tends to suit share households.

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

Sarina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • But Sarina Range carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)

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

Sarina Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Sarina has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sarina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (635 min vs 652 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (933.4 km vs 951.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sarina

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Sarina Range carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Sarina Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sarina Sarina Range
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.

Sarina Sarina Range
Walkability 15 / 0
Sarina — Walkability: 15/100 Sarina Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 47
Sarina — Safety: 21/100 Sarina Range — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Sarina — Low fire risk: 86/100 Sarina Range — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sarina has more residents (5,619 vs 277); Sarina rents higher ($300/wk vs $230/wk).

Sarina Sarina Range
Population 5,619
+95% vs other
 277
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +10.8%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $83,460/yr $101,816/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sarina Sarina Range
0-4 6.2% / 5.4%
Sarina — 0-4: 6.2% Sarina Range — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 16.2%
Sarina — 5-14: 13.4% Sarina Range — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 6.9% / 2.2%
Sarina — 15-19: 6.9% Sarina Range — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 5.4% / 3.2%
Sarina — 20-24: 5.4% Sarina Range — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 10.9% / 11.6%
Sarina — 25-34: 10.9% Sarina Range — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.2% / 13.4%
Sarina — 35-44: 12.2% Sarina Range — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.3% / 13.0%
Sarina — 45-54: 13.3% Sarina Range — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.0% / 19.5%
Sarina — 55-64: 14.0% Sarina Range — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 10.7% / 10.8%
Sarina — 65-74: 10.7% Sarina Range — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.1% / 4.0%
Sarina — 75-84: 5.1% Sarina Range — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.9% / 1.4%
Sarina — 85+: 1.9% Sarina Range — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sarina 44.1% couple families
Sarina — Couple Families: 44.1% Sarina — Lone Person: 33.4% Sarina — One Parent Families: 16.9% Sarina — Group Household: 3.7% Sarina — Other Families: 1.9%
Sarina Range 50.9% couple families
Sarina Range — Couple Families: 50.9% Sarina Range — Lone Person: 26.3% Sarina Range — One Parent Families: 12.3% Sarina Range — Group Household: 10.5% Sarina Range — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sarina 26.8% renting
Sarina — Owned Outright: 35.7% Sarina — Mortgage: 37.4% Sarina — Renting: 26.8%
Sarina Range 6.9% renting
Sarina Range — Owned Outright: 42.5% Sarina Range — Mortgage: 50.6% Sarina Range — Renting: 6.9%
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.

Sarina Sarina Range
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.4%
Sarina — New Zealand: 2.0% Sarina Range — New Zealand: 1.4%
England 1.2% / 1.1%
Sarina — England: 1.2% Sarina Range — England: 1.1%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Sarina — Philippines: 0.9% Sarina Range — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Sarina — South Africa: 0.5% Sarina Range — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand 0.2% / —
Sarina — Thailand: 0.2% Sarina Range — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

Sarina Sarina Range
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 22.4%
Sarina — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Sarina Range — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 7.2%
Sarina — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Sarina Range — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 4.3%
Sarina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Sarina Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Sarina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Sarina Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / —
Sarina — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Sarina Range — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sarina 91.2% houses
Sarina — Houses: 91.2% Sarina — Townhouses: 6.5% Sarina — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Sarina Range 100.0% houses
Sarina Range — Houses: 100.0% Sarina Range — Townhouses: 0.0% Sarina Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sarina Sarina Range
Median house price $543,000 —
Median unit price $490,000 —
Median land price $372,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 51 sales
 —

Development activity

Sarina Sarina Range
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.

Sarina Sarina Range
Houses 4.8%
$650/wk on $699K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sarina Sarina Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools Higher than 30% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of QLD —

Liveability

Sarina is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Sarina Sarina Range
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Sarina carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Sarina carries more crime risk (79 vs 53).

Sarina Sarina Range
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
80/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sarina Sarina Range
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Sarina

  • Sarina State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sarina State School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Swayneville State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Sarina Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sarina Sarina Range
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 10 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 44 14

Mobility

Sarina Range sits further from the CBD (951.7 km vs 933.4 km).

Sarina Sarina Range
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 933.4 km 951.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 635 min 652 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4737
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4737
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.

Sarina Sarina Range
Car (driver) 81.4% / 67.6%
Sarina — Car (driver): 81.4% Sarina Range — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 25.5%
Sarina — Worked from Home: 6.0% Sarina Range — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 2.9%
Sarina — Car (passenger): 6.4% Sarina Range — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.9%
Sarina — Walked Only: 4.5% Sarina Range — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.3% / —
Sarina — Bus: 1.3% Sarina Range — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Sarina Sarina Range
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.7 km 18.0 km

NBN connectivity

Sarina Sarina Range
Connectivity score 52/100 17/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
2,568 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Sarina Sarina Range
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Sarina Sarina Range
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Sarina Sarina Range
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sarina Sarina Range
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sarina

Acreage Affordable

Sarina Range

Rural

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