Armstrong Creek vs Kobble Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Armstrong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Kobble Creek, most households are couple families. Kobble Creek is closer to the city centre: 43.1 km, against 49 km. On these figures, Kobble Creek tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kobble Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Armstrong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($415/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kobble Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (43.1 km vs 49 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 61 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Armstrong Creek and Kobble 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.

Armstrong Creek Kobble 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.

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Armstrong Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Kobble Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 87
Armstrong Creek — Safety: 88/100 Kobble Creek — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 42 / 40
Armstrong Creek — Low fire risk: 42/100 Kobble Creek — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Kobble Creek has more residents (654 vs 328); Kobble Creek has higher household incomes ($137,644 vs $112,632).

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Population 328 654
+99% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +3.5%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $112,632/yr $137,644/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $415/wk $500/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
0-4 5.5% / 4.6%
Armstrong Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Kobble Creek — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.4% / 13.0%
Armstrong Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Kobble Creek — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.9% / 8.1%
Armstrong Creek — 15-19: 4.9% Kobble Creek — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.6% / 3.8%
Armstrong Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Kobble Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.1% / 8.1%
Armstrong Creek — 25-34: 9.1% Kobble Creek — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 12.8% / 11.6%
Armstrong Creek — 35-44: 12.8% Kobble Creek — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 17.7% / 21.3%
Armstrong Creek — 45-54: 17.7% Kobble Creek — 45-54: 21.3%
55-64 18.9% / 14.7%
Armstrong Creek — 55-64: 18.9% Kobble Creek — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.6% / 9.2%
Armstrong Creek — 65-74: 11.6% Kobble Creek — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 3.7% / 4.7%
Armstrong Creek — 75-84: 3.7% Kobble Creek — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.9% / 0.5%
Armstrong Creek — 85+: 0.9% Kobble Creek — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 54.9% couple families
Armstrong Creek — Couple Families: 54.9% Armstrong Creek — Lone Person: 25.4% Armstrong Creek — One Parent Families: 15.5% Armstrong Creek — Group Household: 4.2%
Kobble Creek 66.4% couple families
Kobble Creek — Couple Families: 66.4% Kobble Creek — Lone Person: 19.8% Kobble Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Kobble Creek — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 6.4% renting
Armstrong Creek — Owned Outright: 40.9% Armstrong Creek — Mortgage: 52.7% Armstrong Creek — Renting: 6.4%
Kobble Creek 5.6% renting
Kobble Creek — Owned Outright: 34.9% Kobble Creek — Mortgage: 59.5% Kobble Creek — Renting: 5.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.3%
Armstrong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Kobble Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 13.9%
Armstrong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Kobble Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 6.7%
Armstrong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Kobble Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 4.0%
Armstrong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Kobble Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.4%
Armstrong Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Kobble Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
England 3.7% / 7.5%
Armstrong Creek — England: 3.7% Kobble Creek — England: 7.5%
South Africa — / 3.7%
Armstrong Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Kobble Creek — South Africa: 3.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.0%
Armstrong Creek — New Zealand: 0.9% Kobble Creek — New Zealand: 2.0%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Armstrong Creek — Scotland: 1.5% Kobble Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.1%
Armstrong Creek — Canada: not among its largest Kobble Creek — Canada: 1.1%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Armstrong Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Kobble Creek — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 100.0% houses
Armstrong Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Kobble Creek 100.0% houses
Kobble Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Median house price — $1,512,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
13/100
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

Armstrong Creek Kobble 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

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 5 10

Mobility

Armstrong Creek sits further from the CBD (49 km vs 43.1 km).

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 49 km
+12% vs other
 43.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
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.

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Car (driver) 70.3% / 69.8%
Armstrong Creek — Car (driver): 70.3% Kobble Creek — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 24.5%
Armstrong Creek — Worked from Home: 24.6% Kobble Creek — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 4.0%
Armstrong Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% Kobble Creek — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 2.2% / —
Armstrong Creek — Train: 2.2% Kobble Creek — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Armstrong Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Kobble Creek — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.8 km 23.0 km

NBN connectivity

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Connectivity score 33/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
225 premises

Climate

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Armstrong Creek Kobble Creek
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Armstrong Creek

Outer River

Kobble Creek

Outer

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