Amamoor Creek vs Calico Creek
Calico Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Amamoor Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amamoor Creek, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Calico Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Amamoor Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Calico Creek suits 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
Calico Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
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
Amamoor Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Calico Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 147 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (162.7 km vs 176.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Amamoor Creek has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
- Calico Creek carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Calico Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Amamoor Creek and Calico 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.
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
Calico Creek rents higher ($210/wk vs $0/wk); Calico Creek has more residents (185 vs 56).
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 185 +230% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +18.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 38 |
| Median household income | $44,200/yr | $74,724/yr +69% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $210/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Amamoor Creek carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 14); Amamoor Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 53).
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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
| Amamoor Creek | Calico 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
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 2 |
Mobility
Amamoor Creek sits further from the CBD (176.2 km vs 162.7 km).
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 176.2 km +8% vs other | 162.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).
Setting
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Amamoor Creek | Calico Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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