Bakers Creek vs Sandiford

Bakers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Sandiford. In both, most households own their home. In Bakers Creek, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Sandiford, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sandiford: a median of $848,000, against $715,000 in Bakers Creek, though rent is higher in Bakers Creek. On these figures, Bakers Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bakers Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 48%)
  • Sandiford carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bakers Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($715,000 vs $848,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sandiford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $398/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sandiford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (653 min vs 663 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandiford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bakers Creek and Sandiford 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 Sandiford
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 Sandiford
Walkability 0 / 0
Bakers Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Sandiford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 70
Bakers Creek — Safety: 42/100 Sandiford — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bakers Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sandiford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bakers Creek has more residents (1,590 vs 168); Bakers Creek rents higher ($398/wk vs $150/wk).

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Population 1,590
+89% vs other
 168
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.0% -4.0%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $112,372/yr
+18% vs other
 $92,248/yr
Median weekly rent $398/wk
+62% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bakers Creek Sandiford
0-4 6.8% / 11.9%
Bakers Creek — 0-4: 6.8% Sandiford — 0-4: 11.9%
5-14 13.9% / 12.5%
Bakers Creek — 5-14: 13.9% Sandiford — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.7% / 6.5%
Bakers Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Sandiford — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.5% / 4.2%
Bakers Creek — 20-24: 5.5% Sandiford — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 18.1% / 13.1%
Bakers Creek — 25-34: 18.1% Sandiford — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 14.8% / 13.7%
Bakers Creek — 35-44: 14.8% Sandiford — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.0% / 11.9%
Bakers Creek — 45-54: 13.0% Sandiford — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 11.8% / 13.1%
Bakers Creek — 55-64: 11.8% Sandiford — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 6.8% / 12.5%
Bakers Creek — 65-74: 6.8% Sandiford — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 2.7% / 3.6%
Bakers Creek — 75-84: 2.7% Sandiford — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 0.2% / 1.8%
Bakers Creek — 85+: 0.2% Sandiford — 85+: 1.8%

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%
Sandiford 56.7% couple families
Sandiford — Couple Families: 56.7% Sandiford — Lone Person: 30.0% Sandiford — One Parent Families: 13.3% Sandiford — Group Household: 0.0% Sandiford — 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%
Sandiford 16.0% renting
Sandiford — Owned Outright: 54.0% Sandiford — Mortgage: 30.0% Sandiford — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Sandiford 48.3% houses
Sandiford — Houses: 48.3% Sandiford — Townhouses: 56.9% Sandiford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 19.0%
Bakers Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Sandiford — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.5%
Bakers Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Sandiford — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.4%
Bakers Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Sandiford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Bakers Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Sandiford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Bakers Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Sandiford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Median house price $715,000 $848,500
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 Sandiford
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 Sandiford
Houses 5.2%
$800/wk on $799K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bakers Creek Sandiford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD —

Liveability

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bakers Creek carries more crime risk (58 vs 30).

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bakers Creek Sandiford
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 Sandiford

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 960.3 km 958.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 663 min 653 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 Sandiford
Car (driver) 87.6% / 75.0%
Bakers Creek — Car (driver): 87.6% Sandiford — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 2.8% / 13.8%
Bakers Creek — Worked from Home: 2.8% Sandiford — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.0%
Bakers Creek — Car (passenger): 5.7% Sandiford — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.9% / 6.2%
Bakers Creek — Walked Only: 1.9% Sandiford — Walked Only: 6.2%
Bus 1.9% / —
Bakers Creek — Bus: 1.9% Sandiford — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bakers Creek Sandiford
Connectivity score 95/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
700 premises
 0%
75 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Bakers Creek Sandiford
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 Sandiford
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

Sandiford

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

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