Amamoor vs Calico Creek

Calico Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Amamoor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amamoor, about half of households are people living alone. In Calico Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Amamoor tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Calico Creek suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Amamoor has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Calico Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Calico Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Calico Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Amamoor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (155.7 km vs 162.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Amamoor

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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 13.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Amamoor 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.

Amamoor Calico Creek
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.

Amamoor Calico Creek
Walkability 20 / 0
Amamoor — Walkability: 20/100 Calico Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 47
Amamoor — Safety: 55/100 Calico Creek — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Amamoor — Low fire risk: 100/100 Calico Creek — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Amamoor has more residents (720 vs 185); Calico Creek has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $57,200).

Amamoor Calico Creek
Population 720
+74% vs other
 185
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +18.6%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $57,200/yr $74,724/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+22% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Amamoor Calico Creek
0-4 4.7% / 8.1%
Amamoor — 0-4: 4.7% Calico Creek — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 14.3% / 12.4%
Amamoor — 5-14: 14.3% Calico Creek — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.9% / 4.3%
Amamoor — 15-19: 6.9% Calico Creek — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 2.9% / 3.8%
Amamoor — 20-24: 2.9% Calico Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 10.0% / 14.1%
Amamoor — 25-34: 10.0% Calico Creek — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 9.2% / 11.4%
Amamoor — 35-44: 9.2% Calico Creek — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.3% / 13.5%
Amamoor — 45-54: 13.3% Calico Creek — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 18.1% / 16.2%
Amamoor — 55-64: 18.1% Calico Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 13.2% / 8.1%
Amamoor — 65-74: 13.2% Calico Creek — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 6.7% / 3.2%
Amamoor — 75-84: 6.7% Calico Creek — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.0% / —
Amamoor — 85+: 1.0% Calico Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Amamoor 33.9% couple families
Amamoor — Couple Families: 33.9% Amamoor — Lone Person: 45.4% Amamoor — One Parent Families: 15.3% Amamoor — Group Household: 3.3% Amamoor — Other Families: 2.2%
Calico Creek 60.0% couple families
Calico Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Calico Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Calico Creek — One Parent Families: 7.5% Calico Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Calico Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Amamoor 16.7% renting
Amamoor — Owned Outright: 45.7% Amamoor — Mortgage: 37.5% Amamoor — Renting: 16.7%
Calico Creek 18.4% renting
Calico Creek — Owned Outright: 53.1% Calico Creek — Mortgage: 28.6% Calico Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Amamoor Calico Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 15.1%
Amamoor — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Calico Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 8.6%
Amamoor — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Calico Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 4.3%
Amamoor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Calico Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Amamoor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Calico Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Amamoor Calico Creek
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.7%
Amamoor — New Zealand: 3.1% Calico Creek — New Zealand: 2.7%
England 3.6% / —
Amamoor — England: 3.6% Calico Creek — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / 2.7%
Amamoor — Germany: 0.8% Calico Creek — Germany: 2.7%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Amamoor — Scotland: 1.2% Calico Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Amamoor — South Africa: 0.8% Calico Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Amamoor 98.2% houses
Amamoor — Houses: 98.2% Amamoor — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Calico Creek 100.0% houses
Calico Creek — Houses: 100.0% Calico Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Amamoor Calico Creek
Median house price $761,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $977,500 —

Development activity

Amamoor Calico Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Amamoor Calico Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Amamoor is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Amamoor Calico Creek
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Calico Creek carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Amamoor Calico Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 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 Calico Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Amamoor

  • Amamoor State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Calico Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Amamoor Calico Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Calico Creek sits further from the CBD (162.7 km vs 155.7 km).

Amamoor Calico Creek
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 155.7 km 162.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 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.

Amamoor Calico Creek
Car (driver) 68.6% / 65.7%
Amamoor — Car (driver): 68.6% Calico Creek — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 18.8% / 26.9%
Amamoor — Worked from Home: 18.8% Calico Creek — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 7.5%
Amamoor — Car (passenger): 6.3% Calico Creek — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 5.2% / —
Amamoor — Walked Only: 5.2% Calico Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Amamoor — Bus: 1.1% Calico Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Amamoor Calico Creek
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.6 km 41.5 km

NBN connectivity

Amamoor Calico Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
320 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Amamoor 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 Calico Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Amamoor

Acreage Quiet

Calico Creek

Rural

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