Yalboroo vs Pindi Pindi
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yalboroo tends to suit 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
Pindi Pindi
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 92/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
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
Yalboroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pindi Pindi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (1024.8 km vs 1032.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (698 min vs 703 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Yalboroo has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
- Pindi Pindi carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs 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
Yalboroo and Pindi Pindi 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
Yalboroo has more residents (146 vs 86); Pindi Pindi rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 +41% vs other | 86 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.1% | -12.2% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $85,748/yr | $86,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $200/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Development activity
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of QLD same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 56% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yalboroo carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Yalboroo carries more crime risk (92 vs 33).
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 92/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Yalboroo
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Pindi Pindi
- Pindi Pindi State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 41 | 4 |
Mobility
Yalboroo sits further from the CBD (1032.5 km vs 1024.8 km).
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1032.5 km | 1024.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 703 min | 698 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4741 | 0.4% postcode 4798 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4741 | 67 postcode 4798 |
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 (81.2%).
Setting
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.3 km | 9.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yalboroo | Pindi Pindi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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