Adare vs Spring Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adare, most households are couple families. In Spring Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Adare tends to suit families with children and couples, while Spring Creek suits young adults and people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Adare is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 54%)
  • Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Adare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Adare

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (95.2 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Adare has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Adare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.6% vs -17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Adare Spring Creek
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.

Adare Spring Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Adare — Walkability: 0/100 Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 80
Adare — Safety: 28/100 Spring Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Adare — Low fire risk: 41/100 Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Adare has more residents (1,027 vs 494); Adare rents higher ($360/wk vs $250/wk).

Adare Spring Creek
Population 1,027
+52% vs other
 494
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.6% -17.8%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $98,228/yr
+30% vs other
 $68,900/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adare Spring Creek
0-4 5.6% / 3.0%
Adare — 0-4: 5.6% Spring Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 15.7% / 1.6%
Adare — 5-14: 15.7% Spring Creek — 5-14: 1.6%
15-19 8.7% / 3.0%
Adare — 15-19: 8.7% Spring Creek — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 6.2% / 13.4%
Adare — 20-24: 6.2% Spring Creek — 20-24: 13.4%
25-34 10.7% / 26.5%
Adare — 25-34: 10.7% Spring Creek — 25-34: 26.5%
35-44 14.3% / 20.9%
Adare — 35-44: 14.3% Spring Creek — 35-44: 20.9%
45-54 12.0% / 12.8%
Adare — 45-54: 12.0% Spring Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.9% / 11.3%
Adare — 55-64: 12.9% Spring Creek — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 10.1% / 6.3%
Adare — 65-74: 10.1% Spring Creek — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 2.7% / 2.2%
Adare — 75-84: 2.7% Spring Creek — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 1.4% / —
Adare — 85+: 1.4% Spring Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adare 57.2% couple families
Adare — Couple Families: 57.2% Adare — Lone Person: 16.3% Adare — One Parent Families: 20.0% Adare — Group Household: 6.5%
Spring Creek 46.2% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7% Spring Creek — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adare 18.4% renting
Adare — Owned Outright: 31.8% Adare — Mortgage: 49.8% Adare — Renting: 18.4%
Spring Creek 10.3% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 39.7% Spring Creek — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Adare Spring Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 10.5%
Adare — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 11.3%
Adare — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 2.2%
Adare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.0%
Adare — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Adare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Spring Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Adare Spring Creek
New Zealand 2.1% / 4.3%
Adare — New Zealand: 2.1% Spring Creek — New Zealand: 4.3%
England 1.9% / 1.0%
Adare — England: 1.9% Spring Creek — England: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 2.6%
Adare — Vietnam: not among its largest Spring Creek — Vietnam: 2.6%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.4%
Adare — South Africa: 0.3% Spring Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.8%
Adare — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Spring Creek — Zimbabwe: 0.8%
Pakistan 0.6% / —
Adare — Pakistan: 0.6% Spring Creek — Pakistan: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Adare — Canada: 0.4% Spring Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Adare — Philippines: 0.3% Spring Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adare 93.1% houses
Adare — Houses: 93.1% Adare — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Adare — Townhouses: 1.3%
Spring Creek 100.0% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 100.0% Spring Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Spring Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Adare Spring Creek
Median house price $920,000 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $394,240 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

Adare Spring Creek
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Adare Spring Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Adare Spring Creek
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Adare carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Adare carries more crime risk (72 vs 20).

Adare Spring Creek
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
72/100
 Low
20/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Adare Spring Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Adare Spring Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Spring Creek sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 95.2 km).

Adare Spring Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 95.2 km 101 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Adare Spring Creek
Car (driver) 80.6% / 62.8%
Adare — Car (driver): 80.6% Spring Creek — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 23.3%
Adare — Worked from Home: 12.1% Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 10.5%
Adare — Car (passenger): 4.8% Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 2.4% / 3.5%
Adare — Walked Only: 2.4% Spring Creek — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Adare Spring Creek
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Adare Spring Creek
Connectivity score 34/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
399 premises
 0%
125 premises

Climate

Adare Spring Creek
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Adare Spring Creek
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Adare Spring Creek
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adare Spring Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adare

Acreage

Spring Creek

Multicultural Rural

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