Alice Creek vs Kumbia

Kumbia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Alice Creek. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are 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

  • Alice Creek carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 56/100)
  • Kumbia has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Alice Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kumbia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 190 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kumbia

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
  • But Alice Creek carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Kumbia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alice Creek and Kumbia 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 Kumbia
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 Kumbia
Walkability 0 / 27
Alice Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kumbia — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 70 / 44
Alice Creek — Safety: 70/100 Kumbia — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 51 / 100
Alice Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100 Kumbia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kumbia has more residents (301 vs 50); Kumbia rents higher ($200/wk vs $110/wk).

Alice Creek Kumbia
Population 50 301
+502% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.7% +2.4%
Median age 55 48
Median household income $58,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $47,788/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk $200/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alice Creek Kumbia
0-4 10.0% / 5.6%
Alice Creek — 0-4: 10.0% Kumbia — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 6.0% / 10.0%
Alice Creek — 5-14: 6.0% Kumbia — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 8.0% / 5.0%
Alice Creek — 15-19: 8.0% Kumbia — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 7.0%
Alice Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Kumbia — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 — / 11.6%
Alice Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Kumbia — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 6.0% / 7.3%
Alice Creek — 35-44: 6.0% Kumbia — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 10.0% / 11.3%
Alice Creek — 45-54: 10.0% Kumbia — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 36.0% / 16.9%
Alice Creek — 55-64: 36.0% Kumbia — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 16.0% / 18.3%
Alice Creek — 65-74: 16.0% Kumbia — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 6.0% / 9.0%
Alice Creek — 75-84: 6.0% Kumbia — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 1.0%
Alice Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kumbia — 85+: 1.0%

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%
Kumbia 62.0% lone person
Kumbia — Lone Person: 62.0% Kumbia — Couple Families: 25.3% Kumbia — One Parent Families: 12.7%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Kumbia 27.1% renting
Kumbia — Owned Outright: 50.0% Kumbia — Mortgage: 22.9% Kumbia — Renting: 27.1%
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%
Kumbia 95.2% houses
Kumbia — Houses: 95.2% Kumbia — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Alice Creek Kumbia
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.3%
Alice Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Kumbia — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 6.3%
Alice Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Kumbia — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 1.0%
Alice Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Kumbia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.7%
Alice Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Kumbia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Alice Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kumbia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

Property market

Alice Creek Kumbia
Median house price — $400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $160,000

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Alice Creek Kumbia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 81% 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 56% of QLD

Liveability

Kumbia is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Alice Creek Kumbia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Alice Creek carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Kumbia carries more crime risk (56 vs 30).

Alice Creek Kumbia
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 Kumbia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alice Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kumbia

  • Kumbia State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alice Creek Kumbia
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 11 4

Mobility

Alice Creek Kumbia
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Brisbane 219.3 km 219.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 190 min 180 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 Kumbia
Car (driver) 59.1% / 69.3%
Alice Creek — Car (driver): 59.1% Kumbia — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 10.5%
Alice Creek — Worked from Home: 40.9% Kumbia — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only — / 17.5%
Alice Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Kumbia — Walked Only: 17.5%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Alice Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kumbia — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Alice Creek Kumbia
Elevation 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 524 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Alice Creek Kumbia
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 Kumbia
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

Kumbia

Quiet Retirees Rural

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