Sinnamon Park vs Jamboree Heights

Jamboree Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Sinnamon Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sinnamon Park, most households are couple families. In Jamboree Heights, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sinnamon Park: a median of $1.57 million, against $1.02 million in Jamboree Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Jamboree Heights 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

Jamboree Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Sinnamon Park has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Jamboree Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,022,500 vs $1,572,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jamboree Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jamboree Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Sinnamon Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 0%)
  • Jamboree Heights carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 53/100)

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

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

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
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.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Walkability 69 / 81
Sinnamon Park — Walkability: 69/100 Jamboree Heights — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 47 / 74
Sinnamon Park — Safety: 47/100 Jamboree Heights — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sinnamon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jamboree Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sinnamon Park has more residents (6,590 vs 3,141); Sinnamon Park has higher household incomes ($130,520 vs $106,548).

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Population 6,590
+52% vs other
 3,141
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +1.6%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $130,520/yr
+18% vs other
 $106,548/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+9% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
0-4 4.3% / 6.5%
Sinnamon Park — 0-4: 4.3% Jamboree Heights — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 12.5% / 14.1%
Sinnamon Park — 5-14: 12.5% Jamboree Heights — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.0%
Sinnamon Park — 15-19: 6.9% Jamboree Heights — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.3% / 5.3%
Sinnamon Park — 20-24: 4.3% Jamboree Heights — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.0% / 14.5%
Sinnamon Park — 25-34: 8.0% Jamboree Heights — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 12.8% / 16.3%
Sinnamon Park — 35-44: 12.8% Jamboree Heights — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.8% / 13.3%
Sinnamon Park — 45-54: 14.8% Jamboree Heights — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.6% / 9.9%
Sinnamon Park — 55-64: 13.6% Jamboree Heights — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 10.9% / 9.8%
Sinnamon Park — 65-74: 10.9% Jamboree Heights — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 7.2% / 4.0%
Sinnamon Park — 75-84: 7.2% Jamboree Heights — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 4.7% / 1.3%
Sinnamon Park — 85+: 4.7% Jamboree Heights — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sinnamon Park 63.3% couple families
Sinnamon Park — Couple Families: 63.3% Sinnamon Park — Lone Person: 22.7% Sinnamon Park — One Parent Families: 11.6% Sinnamon Park — Group Household: 1.9% Sinnamon Park — Other Families: 0.5%
Jamboree Heights 53.7% couple families
Jamboree Heights — Couple Families: 53.7% Jamboree Heights — Lone Person: 24.1% Jamboree Heights — One Parent Families: 16.2% Jamboree Heights — Group Household: 4.2% Jamboree Heights — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sinnamon Park 15.6% renting
Sinnamon Park — Owned Outright: 40.7% Sinnamon Park — Mortgage: 43.6% Sinnamon Park — Renting: 15.6%
Jamboree Heights 23.4% renting
Jamboree Heights — Owned Outright: 31.8% Jamboree Heights — Mortgage: 44.9% Jamboree Heights — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Bachelor Degree 21.5% / 16.8%
Sinnamon Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.5% Jamboree Heights — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 13.9%
Sinnamon Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Jamboree Heights — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.3%
Sinnamon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Jamboree Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.5% / 6.1%
Sinnamon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.5% Jamboree Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.9%
Sinnamon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Jamboree Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
England 4.8% / 3.4%
Sinnamon Park — England: 4.8% Jamboree Heights — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 4.3%
Sinnamon Park — New Zealand: 2.7% Jamboree Heights — New Zealand: 4.3%
Vietnam 2.6% / 2.8%
Sinnamon Park — Vietnam: 2.6% Jamboree Heights — Vietnam: 2.8%
China 3.0% / 2.3%
Sinnamon Park — China: 3.0% Jamboree Heights — China: 2.3%
India 3.3% / 1.1%
Sinnamon Park — India: 3.3% Jamboree Heights — India: 1.1%
South Africa 2.7% / 1.7%
Sinnamon Park — South Africa: 2.7% Jamboree Heights — South Africa: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sinnamon Park 85.5% houses
Sinnamon Park — Houses: 85.5% Sinnamon Park — Townhouses: 9.7% Sinnamon Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Jamboree Heights 99.7% houses
Jamboree Heights — Houses: 99.7% Jamboree Heights — Townhouses: 0.0% Jamboree Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Median house price $1,572,500 $1,022,500
Median unit price $950,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 39 sales
 22 days
from 23 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
3 bed $1.26M / $985K
Sinnamon Park — 3 bed: $1.26M (15 sales) Jamboree Heights — 3 bed: $985K (47 sales)

15 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.57M / $1.09M
Sinnamon Park — 4 bed: $1.57M (29 sales) Jamboree Heights — 4 bed: $1.09M (11 sales)

29 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Houses — 3.6%
$755/wk on $1.08M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Jamboree Heights is more walkable (81 vs 69).

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Grade A+
same for both
Score 82/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Sinnamon Park carries more crime risk (53 vs 26).

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
26/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
St Lucia Campus, 7.4 km
 1
St Lucia Campus, 9.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.1%

Schools in Sinnamon Park

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

Schools in Jamboree Heights

  • Jamboree Heights State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 12 2
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Walkability score 69/100 81/100
Distance to Brisbane 16.3 km 17 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 67/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 98.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 4073
 2.1%
postcode 4074
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4073
 77
postcode 4074

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.

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Car (driver) 60.0% / 64.9%
Sinnamon Park — Car (driver): 60.0% Jamboree Heights — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 28.8% / 21.6%
Sinnamon Park — Worked from Home: 28.8% Jamboree Heights — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.5%
Sinnamon Park — Car (passenger): 3.5% Jamboree Heights — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 4.7% / 3.1%
Sinnamon Park — Train: 4.7% Jamboree Heights — Train: 3.1%
Bus 1.1% / 3.7%
Sinnamon Park — Bus: 1.1% Jamboree Heights — Bus: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.1 km 23.2 km

NBN connectivity

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Connectivity score 72/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
2,940 premises
 0%
1,222 premises

Climate

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Division Oxley
same for both
Member Milton Dick
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sinnamon Park Jamboree Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sinnamon Park

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals River

Jamboree Heights

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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