Bakers Creek vs Racecourse

Bakers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Racecourse. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bakers Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Racecourse, most households are couple families.

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

Bakers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 90/100)

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

Racecourse

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $398/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bakers Creek sits closer to the CBD (960.3 km vs 963.8 km)
  • Racecourse is more walkable (9/100 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

  • Bakers Creek carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 90/100)
  • Racecourse is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bakers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.0% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bakers Creek and Racecourse 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 Racecourse
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 Racecourse
Walkability 0 / 9
Bakers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Racecourse — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 42 / 10
Bakers Creek — Safety: 42/100 Racecourse — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bakers Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Racecourse — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bakers Creek has more residents (1,590 vs 181); Racecourse skews older (42 vs 35).

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Population 1,590
+89% vs other
 181
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.0% -1.6%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $112,372/yr
+14% vs other
 $96,200/yr
Median weekly rent $398/wk
+13% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek Racecourse
0-4 6.8% / 7.2%
Bakers Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Racecourse — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 13.9% / 13.3%
Bakers Creek — 5-14: 13.9% Racecourse — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.7% / 7.2%
Bakers Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Racecourse — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.5% / 2.2%
Bakers Creek — 20-24: 5.5% Racecourse — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 18.1% / 9.9%
Bakers Creek — 25-34: 18.1% Racecourse — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 14.8% / 13.8%
Bakers Creek — 35-44: 14.8% Racecourse — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.0% / 13.3%
Bakers Creek — 45-54: 13.0% Racecourse — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.8% / 18.2%
Bakers Creek — 55-64: 11.8% Racecourse — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 6.8% / 7.2%
Bakers Creek — 65-74: 6.8% Racecourse — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 2.7% / 1.7%
Bakers Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Racecourse — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 0.2% / 5.0%
Bakers Creek — 85+: 0.2% Racecourse — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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%
Racecourse 56.8% couple families
Racecourse — Couple Families: 56.8% Racecourse — Lone Person: 27.0% Racecourse — One Parent Families: 16.2% Racecourse — Group Household: 0.0% Racecourse — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Racecourse 27.3% renting
Racecourse — Owned Outright: 43.6% Racecourse — Mortgage: 29.1% Racecourse — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Racecourse
Philippines 9.4% / —
Bakers Creek — Philippines: 9.4% Racecourse — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.3%
Bakers Creek — New Zealand: 2.1% Racecourse — New Zealand: 3.3%
China 0.8% / —
Bakers Creek — China: 0.8% Racecourse — China: not among its largest
Brazil 0.8% / —
Bakers Creek — Brazil: 0.8% Racecourse — Brazil: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Bakers Creek — India: 0.6% Racecourse — India: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 17.7%
Bakers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Racecourse — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 7.7%
Bakers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Racecourse — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.4%
Bakers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Racecourse — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.7%
Bakers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Racecourse — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Bakers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Racecourse — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek 91.7% houses
Bakers Creek — Houses: 91.7% Bakers Creek — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Bakers Creek — Townhouses: 1.6%
Racecourse 100.0% houses
Racecourse — Houses: 100.0% Racecourse — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Racecourse — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Median house price $715,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $950,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 15 sales
 —

Development activity

Bakers Creek Racecourse
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 Racecourse
Houses 5.2%
$800/wk on $799K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bakers Creek Racecourse
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD —

Liveability

Racecourse is more walkable (9 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Racecourse carries more crime risk (90 vs 58).

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
90/100
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 Racecourse
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 Racecourse

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Racecourse sits further from the CBD (963.8 km vs 960.3 km).

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Walkability score 0/100 9/100
Distance to Brisbane 960.3 km 963.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 663 min 659 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 Racecourse
Car (driver) 87.6% / 78.0%
Bakers Creek — Car (driver): 87.6% Racecourse — Car (driver): 78.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 9.8%
Bakers Creek — Car (passenger): 5.7% Racecourse — Car (passenger): 9.8%
Worked from Home 2.8% / 12.2%
Bakers Creek — Worked from Home: 2.8% Racecourse — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Bus 1.9% / —
Bakers Creek — Bus: 1.9% Racecourse — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Bakers Creek — Walked Only: 1.9% Racecourse — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Bakers Creek Racecourse
Connectivity score 95/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
700 premises
 48%
85 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Bakers Creek Racecourse
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 Racecourse
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

Racecourse

Quiet River Rural

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