Baffle Creek vs Euleilah
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baffle Creek, most households are people living alone. In Euleilah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Baffle Creek tends to suit people living alone.
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
Euleilah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 61/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (37% vs 28%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Euleilah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)
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 $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Euleilah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (306 min vs 316 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (436.5 km vs 446.8 km)
- But Baffle Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Baffle Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Euleilah carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Euleilah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.0% vs -0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Baffle Creek and Euleilah 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
Euleilah rents higher ($270/wk vs $159/wk); Euleilah has more residents (202 vs 155).
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 | 202 +30% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.6% | +11.0% |
| Median age | 57 | 56 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr +9% vs other | $50,232/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $159/wk | $270/wk +70% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $525,000 |
Development activity
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Gladstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +132% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 24% of QLD |
Liveability
Baffle Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Baffle Creek carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0); Baffle Creek carries more crime risk (61 vs 10).
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 61/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 59/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Euleilah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Baffle Creek sits further from the CBD (446.8 km vs 436.5 km).
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 446.8 km +2% vs other | 436.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 316 min | 306 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).
Setting
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.0 km | 14.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,358/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gladstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Baffle Creek | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Euleilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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