Sarina Range vs Koumala

Comparing Sarina Range and Koumala, QLD: Koumala carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Koumala has more residents (772 vs 277); and Sarina Range sits further from the CBD (951.7 km vs 909.5 km).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Koumala

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (622 min vs 652 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (909.5 km vs 951.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sarina Range and Koumala 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 Range Koumala
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 Range Koumala
Walkability 0 / 0
Sarina Range — Walkability: 0/100 Koumala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 45
Sarina Range — Safety: 47/100 Koumala — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Sarina Range — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koumala — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Koumala has more residents (772 vs 277).

Sarina Range Koumala
Population 277 772
+179% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.8% -7.1%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $101,816/yr
+6% vs other
 $95,316/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk $250/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sarina Range Koumala
0-4 5.4% / 5.4%
Sarina Range — 0-4: 5.4% Koumala — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.2% / 14.6%
Sarina Range — 5-14: 16.2% Koumala — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 2.2% / 3.8%
Sarina Range — 15-19: 2.2% Koumala — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 3.2% / 2.8%
Sarina Range — 20-24: 3.2% Koumala — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 11.6% / 8.0%
Sarina Range — 25-34: 11.6% Koumala — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.4% / 14.5%
Sarina Range — 35-44: 13.4% Koumala — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 13.0% / 14.0%
Sarina Range — 45-54: 13.0% Koumala — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 19.5% / 15.8%
Sarina Range — 55-64: 19.5% Koumala — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 10.8% / 16.7%
Sarina Range — 65-74: 10.8% Koumala — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 4.0% / 2.8%
Sarina Range — 75-84: 4.0% Koumala — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.4% / 0.5%
Sarina Range — 85+: 1.4% Koumala — 85+: 0.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Koumala 54.3% couple families
Koumala — Couple Families: 54.3% Koumala — Lone Person: 29.1% Koumala — One Parent Families: 11.9% Koumala — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sarina Range 6.9% renting
Sarina Range — Owned Outright: 42.5% Sarina Range — Mortgage: 50.6% Sarina Range — Renting: 6.9%
Koumala 14.4% renting
Koumala — Owned Outright: 46.3% Koumala — Mortgage: 39.3% Koumala — Renting: 14.4%
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 Range Koumala
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.2%
Sarina Range — New Zealand: 1.4% Koumala — New Zealand: 1.2%
England 1.1% / 0.5%
Sarina Range — England: 1.1% Koumala — England: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Sarina Range — Philippines: not among its largest Koumala — Philippines: 0.5%
Italy — / 0.4%
Sarina Range — Italy: not among its largest Koumala — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.4%).

Qualifications

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

Sarina Range Koumala
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 21.5%
Sarina Range — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Koumala — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 4.1%
Sarina Range — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Koumala — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 3.5%
Sarina Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Koumala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Sarina Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Koumala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sarina Range 100.0% houses
Sarina Range — Houses: 100.0% Sarina Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Koumala 96.7% houses
Koumala — Houses: 96.7% Koumala — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sarina Range Koumala
Median house price — $530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Sarina Range Koumala
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sarina Range Koumala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Sarina Range Koumala
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Koumala carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).

Sarina Range Koumala
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
96/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Sarina Range

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

Schools in Koumala

  • Koumala State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sarina Range Koumala
Parks & reserves 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 14 66

Mobility

Sarina Range sits further from the CBD (951.7 km vs 909.5 km).

Sarina Range Koumala
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 951.7 km
+4% vs other
 909.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 652 min 622 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4737
 0.0%
postcode 4738
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4737
 69
postcode 4738

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 Range Koumala
Car (driver) 67.6% / 67.1%
Sarina Range — Car (driver): 67.6% Koumala — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 21.9%
Sarina Range — Worked from Home: 25.5% Koumala — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 3.9% / 5.0%
Sarina Range — Walked Only: 3.9% Koumala — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 4.7%
Sarina Range — Car (passenger): 2.9% Koumala — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 1.3%
Sarina Range — Bus: not among its largest Koumala — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Sarina Range Koumala
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.0 km 15.1 km

NBN connectivity

Sarina Range Koumala
Connectivity score 17/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
82 premises
 0%
322 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Sarina Range

Rural

Koumala

Rural

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