Alice Creek vs Ellesmere

Ellesmere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 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 Ellesmere, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Alice Creek tends to suit 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

Ellesmere

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 87%)
  • But Alice Creek carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 75/100)

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

First-home buyers

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Alice Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 5%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ellesmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 190 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (206.1 km vs 219.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alice Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Ellesmere has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Ellesmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.6% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alice Creek and Ellesmere 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 Ellesmere
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 Ellesmere
Walkability 0 / 0
Alice Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Ellesmere — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 25
Alice Creek — Safety: 70/100 Ellesmere — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Alice Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100 Ellesmere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ellesmere has more residents (334 vs 50); Ellesmere rents higher ($300/wk vs $110/wk).

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Population 50 334
+568% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.7% -2.6%
Median age 55 52
Median household income $58,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $50,544/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk $300/wk
+173% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek Ellesmere
0-4 10.0% / 5.4%
Alice Creek — 0-4: 10.0% Ellesmere — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 6.0% / 8.1%
Alice Creek — 5-14: 6.0% Ellesmere — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 8.0% / 6.9%
Alice Creek — 15-19: 8.0% Ellesmere — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 3.9%
Alice Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Ellesmere — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 — / 8.1%
Alice Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Ellesmere — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 6.0% / 6.9%
Alice Creek — 35-44: 6.0% Ellesmere — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 10.0% / 12.9%
Alice Creek — 45-54: 10.0% Ellesmere — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 36.0% / 19.2%
Alice Creek — 55-64: 36.0% Ellesmere — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 16.0% / 16.8%
Alice Creek — 65-74: 16.0% Ellesmere — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 6.0% / 10.2%
Alice Creek — 75-84: 6.0% Ellesmere — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 0.9%
Alice Creek — 85+: not among its largest Ellesmere — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek 64.7% lone person
Alice Creek — Lone Person: 64.7% Alice Creek — Couple Families: 17.6% Alice Creek — One Parent Families: 17.6% Alice Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Ellesmere 47.0% lone person
Ellesmere — Lone Person: 47.0% Ellesmere — Couple Families: 29.0% Ellesmere — One Parent Families: 18.0% Ellesmere — Group Household: 6.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Ellesmere 4.9% renting
Ellesmere — Owned Outright: 62.6% Ellesmere — Mortgage: 32.5% Ellesmere — Renting: 4.9%
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%
Ellesmere 97.7% houses
Ellesmere — Houses: 97.7% Ellesmere — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.9%
Alice Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Ellesmere — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 1.8%
Alice Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Ellesmere — Bachelor Degree: 1.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.3%
Alice Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ellesmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / —
Alice Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Ellesmere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Median house price — $512,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $330,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Alice Creek Ellesmere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 16% 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 52% of QLD

Liveability

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Alice Creek carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Ellesmere carries more crime risk (75 vs 30).

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 High
75/100
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 Ellesmere
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 Ellesmere
Waterways 11 5

Mobility

Alice Creek sits further from the CBD (219.3 km vs 206.1 km).

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 219.3 km
+6% vs other
 206.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 190 min 168 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 Ellesmere
Car (driver) 59.1% / 80.4%
Alice Creek — Car (driver): 59.1% Ellesmere — Car (driver): 80.4%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 13.0%
Alice Creek — Worked from Home: 40.9% Ellesmere — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Alice Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ellesmere — Car (passenger): 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Elevation 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 456 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alice Creek Ellesmere
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
180 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Alice Creek Ellesmere
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 Ellesmere
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

Ellesmere

Retirees Rural

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