Amamoor Creek vs Langshaw
Langshaw is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 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 Langshaw, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Amamoor Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Langshaw suits older residents.
Langshaw and Amamoor Creek are both rural Queensland communities roughly 176–178 km from the CBD, but they differ notably in scale and risk profile. Langshaw is significantly larger with 167 residents compared to Amamoor Creek's 56, and offers a higher median household income of $53,092 versus $44,200. Amamoor Creek faces considerably higher bushfire and crime risk scores, while Langshaw has minimal bushfire risk and a much lower crime rating. Langshaw may suit those seeking a slightly more established rural setting with better economic indicators, whereas Amamoor Creek appeals to those prioritising isolation despite its elevated safety concerns.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Langshaw
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Amamoor Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Amamoor Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Amamoor Creek sits closer to the CBD (176.2 km vs 178.4 km)
- Langshaw has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 147 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Langshaw
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 95/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Amamoor Creek and Langshaw 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
Langshaw rents higher ($290/wk vs $0/wk); Langshaw has more residents (167 vs 56).
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 167 +198% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -1.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 50 |
| Median household income | $44,200/yr | $53,092/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $290/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 (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 43% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 30% of QLD |
Liveability
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 0); Amamoor Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 17).
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 25 | 5 |
Mobility
Langshaw sits further from the CBD (178.4 km vs 176.2 km).
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 176.2 km | 178.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 134 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 | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 204 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 78 premises |
Climate
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Amamoor Creek | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Langshaw | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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