The Keppels vs Emu Park
In both, the large majority of households own their home. In The Keppels, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Emu Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, The Keppels tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Emu Park suits 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
Emu Park
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Emu Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 107%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
The Keppels
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Emu Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (676.3 km vs 679 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Emu Park
ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
- But The Keppels has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
The Keppels
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
The Keppels and Emu Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Emu Park rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Emu Park has more residents (2,281 vs 60).
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 2,281 +3702% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +7.1% |
| Median age | 52 | 54 |
| Median household income | $36,400/yr | $61,984/yr +70% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $300/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $740,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $632,500 |
| Median land price | — | $377,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 44 days from 29 sales |
Development activity
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.5% $630/wk on $935K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 27% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 25% of QLD |
Liveability
Emu Park is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 46/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
The Keppels carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); The Keppels carries more crime risk (91 vs 58).
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 91/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 89/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 The Keppels
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Emu Park
- Emu Park State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 9 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
The Keppels sits further from the CBD (679 km vs 676.3 km).
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 679 km | 676.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 473 min | 470 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 4700 | 0.4% postcode 4710 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 4700 | 59 postcode 4710 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).
Setting
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14 m 1.4 km to a named beach | 790 m 914 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 27% 1,400 premises |
Climate
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| The Keppels | Emu Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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