Baffle Creek vs Deepwater

Comparing Baffle Creek and Deepwater, QLD: Baffle Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0); Deepwater has more residents (287 vs 155); and Deepwater sits further from the CBD (461.5 km vs 446.8 km).

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

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

Baffle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($159/wk vs $190/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Baffle Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 334 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (446.8 km vs 461.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Baffle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.3% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Baffle Creek and Deepwater drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Baffle Creek Deepwater
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.

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Walkability 13 / 0
Baffle Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Deepwater — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 37
Baffle Creek — Safety: 39/100 Deepwater — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 23 / 31
Baffle Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100 Deepwater — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Deepwater has more residents (287 vs 155); Baffle Creek has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $34,632).

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Population 155 287
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +39.3%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $55,224/yr
+37% vs other
 $34,632/yr
Median weekly rent $159/wk $190/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baffle Creek Deepwater
0-4 1.9% / 1.0%
Baffle Creek — 0-4: 1.9% Deepwater — 0-4: 1.0%
5-14 9.0% / 8.7%
Baffle Creek — 5-14: 9.0% Deepwater — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 3.2% / 4.5%
Baffle Creek — 15-19: 3.2% Deepwater — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.2% / 1.4%
Baffle Creek — 20-24: 3.2% Deepwater — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 — / 2.8%
Baffle Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Deepwater — 25-34: 2.8%
35-44 7.1% / 8.0%
Baffle Creek — 35-44: 7.1% Deepwater — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 15.5% / 19.2%
Baffle Creek — 45-54: 15.5% Deepwater — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 29.0% / 28.2%
Baffle Creek — 55-64: 29.0% Deepwater — 55-64: 28.2%
65-74 16.8% / 21.3%
Baffle Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Deepwater — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 11.0% / 5.6%
Baffle Creek — 75-84: 11.0% Deepwater — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.9% / —
Baffle Creek — 85+: 1.9% Deepwater — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

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.

Baffle Creek Deepwater
England 2.6% / 1.7%
Baffle Creek — England: 2.6% Deepwater — England: 1.7%
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Baffle Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Deepwater — New Zealand: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baffle Creek 63.9% lone person
Baffle Creek — Lone Person: 63.9% Baffle Creek — Couple Families: 13.9% Baffle Creek — One Parent Families: 13.9% Baffle Creek — Group Household: 8.3%
Deepwater 59.0% lone person
Deepwater — Lone Person: 59.0% Deepwater — Couple Families: 20.5% Deepwater — One Parent Families: 9.6% Deepwater — Group Household: 10.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baffle Creek 98.4% houses
Baffle Creek — Houses: 98.4% Baffle Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Deepwater 100.0% houses
Deepwater — Houses: 100.0% Deepwater — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 22.0%
Baffle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Deepwater — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 5.6%
Baffle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Deepwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 2.8%
Baffle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Deepwater — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Baffle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Deepwater — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baffle Creek 6.3% renting
Baffle Creek — Owned Outright: 60.3% Baffle Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Baffle Creek — Renting: 6.3%
Deepwater 11.8% renting
Deepwater — Owned Outright: 66.4% Deepwater — Mortgage: 21.8% Deepwater — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $292,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Baffle Creek Deepwater
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Baffle Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Bushfire High
77/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
59/100
 High
95/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Baffle Creek

  • Wartburg State School Government · Primary

Schools in Deepwater

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

Amenities in the suburb

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Deepwater sits further from the CBD (461.5 km vs 446.8 km).

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 446.8 km 461.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 316 min 334 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4674
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4674
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.

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Car (driver) 70.0% / 52.9%
Baffle Creek — Car (driver): 70.0% Deepwater — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 25.5%
Baffle Creek — Worked from Home: 20.0% Deepwater — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 5.9%
Baffle Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0% Deepwater — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Bus — / 7.8%
Baffle Creek — Bus: not among its largest Deepwater — Bus: 7.8%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Baffle Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Deepwater — Walked Only: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Connectivity score 22/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Baffle Creek Deepwater
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Baffle Creek

Retirees Rural

Deepwater

Retirees Rural

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