Alice Creek vs Boyneside

Boyneside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 55 in Alice Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alice Creek, most households are people living alone. In Boyneside, most households are couple families. On these figures, Alice Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Boyneside suits families with children and couples.

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

Boyneside

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
  • But Alice Creek carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 80/100)

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

Boyneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $110/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.3 km vs 236.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Boyneside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alice Creek Boyneside
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.

Alice Creek Boyneside
Walkability 0 / 0
Alice Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Boyneside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 20
Alice Creek — Safety: 70/100 Boyneside — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 51 / 58
Alice Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100 Boyneside — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Boyneside has higher household incomes ($106,600 vs $58,500); Alice Creek skews older (55 vs 40).

Alice Creek Boyneside
Population 50 67
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.7% +15.5%
Median age 55 40
Median household income $58,500/yr $106,600/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $110/wk
+9% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek Boyneside
0-4 10.0% / 10.4%
Alice Creek — 0-4: 10.0% Boyneside — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 6.0% / 10.4%
Alice Creek — 5-14: 6.0% Boyneside — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 8.0% / 13.4%
Alice Creek — 15-19: 8.0% Boyneside — 15-19: 13.4%
20-24 — / —
Alice Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Boyneside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 19.4%
Alice Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Boyneside — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 6.0% / 10.4%
Alice Creek — 35-44: 6.0% Boyneside — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 10.0% / 14.9%
Alice Creek — 45-54: 10.0% Boyneside — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 36.0% / 9.0%
Alice Creek — 55-64: 36.0% Boyneside — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 16.0% / 13.4%
Alice Creek — 65-74: 16.0% Boyneside — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 6.0% / 6.0%
Alice Creek — 75-84: 6.0% Boyneside — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Alice Creek — 85+: not among its largest Boyneside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek 17.6% couple families
Alice Creek — Couple Families: 17.6% Alice Creek — Lone Person: 64.7% Alice Creek — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Boyneside 73.7% couple families
Boyneside — Couple Families: 73.7% Boyneside — Lone Person: 26.3% Boyneside — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek 23.8% renting
Alice Creek — Owned Outright: 76.2% Alice Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Alice Creek — Renting: 23.8%
Boyneside 15.8% renting
Boyneside — Owned Outright: 42.1% Boyneside — Mortgage: 42.1% Boyneside — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek 87.0% houses
Alice Creek — Houses: 87.0% Alice Creek — Flats / Apartments: 13.0%
Boyneside 100.0% houses
Boyneside — Houses: 100.0% Boyneside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alice Creek Boyneside
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 14.9%
Alice Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Boyneside — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 17.9%
Alice Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Boyneside — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.0%
Alice Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Boyneside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / —
Alice Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Boyneside — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Development activity

Alice Creek Boyneside
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Alice Creek Boyneside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Alice Creek Boyneside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Boyneside carries more crime risk (80 vs 30).

Alice Creek Boyneside
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
80/100
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

Alice Creek Boyneside
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

Alice Creek Boyneside
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 11 21

Mobility

Boyneside sits further from the CBD (236.2 km vs 219.3 km).

Alice Creek Boyneside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 219.3 km 236.2 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 190 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
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.

Alice Creek Boyneside
Car (driver) 59.1% / 47.4%
Alice Creek — Car (driver): 59.1% Boyneside — Car (driver): 47.4%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 28.9%
Alice Creek — Worked from Home: 40.9% Boyneside — Worked from Home: 28.9%
Car (passenger) — / 13.2%
Alice Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Boyneside — Car (passenger): 13.2%
Walked Only — / 10.5%
Alice Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Boyneside — Walked Only: 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Alice Creek Boyneside
Elevation 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 598 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alice Creek Boyneside
Connectivity score 26/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
20 premises

Council rates

Alice Creek Boyneside
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Alice Creek Boyneside
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Alice Creek

Rural Young Families

Boyneside

Rural Young Families

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