Anduramba vs Pierces Creek
Pierces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Anduramba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pierces Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Pierces Creek tends to suit families with children and 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
Pierces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)
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
Anduramba
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($92/wk vs $290/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Anduramba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (154.2 km vs 161.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Anduramba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pierces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.7% vs 9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Anduramba and Pierces 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
Pierces Creek rents higher ($290/wk vs $92/wk); Pierces Creek has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $71,500).
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 95 +13% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.1% | +35.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $82,316/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $92/wk | $290/wk +215% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Development activity
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
Liveability
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| 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
| Anduramba | Pierces 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
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 22 | 13 |
Mobility
Pierces Creek sits further from the CBD (161.5 km vs 154.2 km).
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 154.2 km | 161.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 135 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4355 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4355 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 385 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 561 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm | 577 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 31.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.9°C |
Council rates
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anduramba | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anduramba | Pierces 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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