Bakers Creek vs Ooralea

Comparing Bakers Creek and Ooralea, QLD: Ooralea is more walkable (44 vs 0); Ooralea has more residents (3,691 vs 1,590); and Bakers Creek carries more crime risk (58 vs 46).

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

Ooralea

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bakers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($398/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ooralea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (657 min vs 663 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ooralea

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Bakers Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (37.0% vs 9.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.2% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bakers Creek Ooralea
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.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Walkability 0 / 44
Bakers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Ooralea — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 42 / 54
Bakers Creek — Safety: 42/100 Ooralea — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bakers Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ooralea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ooralea has more residents (3,691 vs 1,590); Ooralea rents higher ($440/wk vs $398/wk).

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Population 1,590 3,691
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.0% +9.7%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $112,372/yr $116,896/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $398/wk $440/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
0-4 6.8% / 7.3%
Bakers Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Ooralea — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 13.9% / 13.6%
Bakers Creek — 5-14: 13.9% Ooralea — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.7% / 6.2%
Bakers Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Ooralea — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.5% / 7.0%
Bakers Creek — 20-24: 5.5% Ooralea — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 18.1% / 15.1%
Bakers Creek — 25-34: 18.1% Ooralea — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 14.8% / 16.1%
Bakers Creek — 35-44: 14.8% Ooralea — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 13.0% / 11.0%
Bakers Creek — 45-54: 13.0% Ooralea — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 11.8% / 10.8%
Bakers Creek — 55-64: 11.8% Ooralea — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 6.8% / 8.0%
Bakers Creek — 65-74: 6.8% Ooralea — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 2.7% / 3.7%
Bakers Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Ooralea — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.2% / 1.1%
Bakers Creek — 85+: 0.2% Ooralea — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek 53.0% couple families
Bakers Creek — Couple Families: 53.0% Bakers Creek — Lone Person: 29.0% Bakers Creek — One Parent Families: 14.8% Bakers Creek — Group Household: 2.1% Bakers Creek — Other Families: 1.1%
Ooralea 53.6% couple families
Ooralea — Couple Families: 53.6% Ooralea — Lone Person: 24.5% Ooralea — One Parent Families: 14.0% Ooralea — Group Household: 6.0% Ooralea — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek 25.2% renting
Bakers Creek — Owned Outright: 22.0% Bakers Creek — Mortgage: 52.8% Bakers Creek — Renting: 25.2%
Ooralea 26.4% renting
Ooralea — Owned Outright: 31.6% Ooralea — Mortgage: 42.0% Ooralea — Renting: 26.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.5%
Bakers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Ooralea — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.8%
Bakers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Ooralea — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.9%
Bakers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Ooralea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.8%
Bakers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Ooralea — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.4%
Bakers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Ooralea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Philippines 9.4% / 2.3%
Bakers Creek — Philippines: 9.4% Ooralea — Philippines: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.7%
Bakers Creek — New Zealand: 2.1% Ooralea — New Zealand: 1.7%
India 0.6% / 2.0%
Bakers Creek — India: 0.6% Ooralea — India: 2.0%
China 0.8% / 0.6%
Bakers Creek — China: 0.8% Ooralea — China: 0.6%
England 0.4% / 1.0%
Bakers Creek — England: 0.4% Ooralea — England: 1.0%
Brazil 0.8% / —
Bakers Creek — Brazil: 0.8% Ooralea — Brazil: not among its largest
Bangladesh — / 0.7%
Bakers Creek — Bangladesh: not among its largest Ooralea — Bangladesh: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek 91.7% houses
Bakers Creek — Houses: 91.7% Bakers Creek — Townhouses: 1.6% Bakers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Ooralea 92.4% houses
Ooralea — Houses: 92.4% Ooralea — Townhouses: 7.5% Ooralea — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Median house price $715,000 $740,550
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price $950,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 15 sales
 31 days
from 37 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
3 bed $700K / $660K
Bakers Creek — 3 bed: $700K (18 sales) Ooralea — 3 bed: $660K (46 sales)

18 vs 46 sales

4 bed $750K / $808K
Bakers Creek — 4 bed: $750K (13 sales) Ooralea — 4 bed: $808K (67 sales)

13 vs 67 sales

Development activity

Bakers Creek Ooralea
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Houses 5.2%
$800/wk on $799K
 4.3%
$735/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bakers Creek Ooralea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Ooralea is more walkable (44 vs 0); Ooralea scores higher overall (61 vs 41).

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Grade C B
Score 41/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bakers Creek carries more crime risk (58 vs 46).

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
84/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bakers Creek

  • Dundula State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Ooralea

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Walkability score 0/100 44/100
Distance to Brisbane 960.3 km 961 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 663 min 657 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Car (driver) 87.6% / 87.4%
Bakers Creek — Car (driver): 87.6% Ooralea — Car (driver): 87.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.1%
Bakers Creek — Car (passenger): 5.7% Ooralea — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Worked from Home 2.8% / 4.0%
Bakers Creek — Worked from Home: 2.8% Ooralea — Worked from Home: 4.0%
Bus 1.9% / 1.8%
Bakers Creek — Bus: 1.9% Ooralea — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.2%
Bakers Creek — Walked Only: 1.9% Ooralea — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.6%).

Setting

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Connectivity score 95/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
700 premises
 98%
1,519 premises

Climate

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bakers Creek Ooralea
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bakers Creek Ooralea
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bakers Creek

Acreage Coastal

Ooralea

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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