Ambrose vs Darts Creek

Ambrose is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Darts Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darts Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ambrose tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Darts 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

Ambrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 55/100)

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

Ambrose

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Ambrose

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (391 min vs 399 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (567.3 km vs 569.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ambrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 55/100)

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

Ambrose and Darts 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.

Ambrose Darts 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.

Ambrose Darts Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Ambrose — Walkability: 0/100 Darts Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 45
Ambrose — Safety: 84/100 Darts Creek — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 50
Ambrose — Low fire risk: 100/100 Darts Creek — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Darts Creek rents higher ($380/wk vs $165/wk); Darts Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $50,804).

Ambrose Darts Creek
Population 217
+24% vs other
 165
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +3.1%
Median age 43 50
Median household income $50,804/yr $84,500/yr
+66% vs other
Median weekly rent $165/wk $380/wk
+130% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ambrose Darts Creek
0-4 8.3% / 3.0%
Ambrose — 0-4: 8.3% Darts Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 14.7% / 12.7%
Ambrose — 5-14: 14.7% Darts Creek — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.1% / 5.5%
Ambrose — 15-19: 4.1% Darts Creek — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 1.4% / 2.4%
Ambrose — 20-24: 1.4% Darts Creek — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 10.1% / 6.7%
Ambrose — 25-34: 10.1% Darts Creek — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 11.5% / 10.3%
Ambrose — 35-44: 11.5% Darts Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 10.6% / 14.5%
Ambrose — 45-54: 10.6% Darts Creek — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 14.7% / 14.5%
Ambrose — 55-64: 14.7% Darts Creek — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 14.3% / 15.2%
Ambrose — 65-74: 14.3% Darts Creek — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 4.6% / 5.5%
Ambrose — 75-84: 4.6% Darts Creek — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.3% / 1.8%
Ambrose — 85+: 2.3% Darts Creek — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ambrose 37.8% couple families
Ambrose — Couple Families: 37.8% Ambrose — Lone Person: 35.6% Ambrose — One Parent Families: 26.7% Ambrose — Group Household: 0.0%
Darts Creek 51.4% couple families
Darts Creek — Couple Families: 51.4% Darts Creek — Lone Person: 24.3% Darts Creek — One Parent Families: 10.8% Darts Creek — Group Household: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ambrose 13.1% renting
Ambrose — Owned Outright: 50.8% Ambrose — Mortgage: 36.1% Ambrose — Renting: 13.1%
Darts Creek 0.0% renting
Darts Creek — Owned Outright: 51.1% Darts Creek — Mortgage: 48.9% Darts Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ambrose Darts Creek
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Ambrose — New Zealand: not among its largest Darts Creek — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines 2.3% / —
Ambrose — Philippines: 2.3% Darts Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.8% / —
Ambrose — England: 1.8% Darts Creek — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Ambrose — Netherlands: 1.4% Darts Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Ambrose Darts Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 20.0%
Ambrose — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Darts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 2.4%
Ambrose — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Darts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.8% / 1.8%
Ambrose — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8% Darts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Ambrose — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Darts Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Ambrose — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Darts Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ambrose 100.0% houses
Ambrose — Houses: 100.0%
Darts Creek 105.8% houses
Darts Creek — Houses: 105.8%
Houses

Property market

Ambrose Darts Creek
Median house price $552,750 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Ambrose Darts Creek
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ambrose Darts Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Ambrose Darts Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Darts Creek carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Darts Creek carries more crime risk (55 vs 16).

Ambrose Darts Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Ambrose Darts Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ambrose

  • Ambrose State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Darts Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ambrose Darts Creek
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Darts Creek sits further from the CBD (569.8 km vs 567.3 km).

Ambrose Darts Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 567.3 km 569.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 391 min 399 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4695
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4695
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.

Ambrose Darts Creek
Car (driver) 100.0% / 77.8%
Ambrose — Car (driver): 100.0% Darts Creek — Car (driver): 77.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.3%
Ambrose — Car (passenger): not among its largest Darts Creek — Car (passenger): 9.3%
Worked from Home — / 7.4%
Ambrose — Worked from Home: not among its largest Darts Creek — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only — / 5.6%
Ambrose — Walked Only: not among its largest Darts Creek — Walked Only: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Ambrose Darts Creek
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 4.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ambrose Darts Creek
Connectivity score 25/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
88 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Ambrose Darts Creek
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ambrose Darts Creek
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ambrose Darts Creek
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Ambrose Darts Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ambrose

Family Rural

Darts Creek

Rural

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