Bakers Creek vs Te Kowai
Bakers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Te Kowai. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bakers Creek tends to suit families with children.
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
Te Kowai
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $398/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- But Bakers Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bakers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (960.3 km vs 966.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Te Kowai
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
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 4.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bakers Creek and Te Kowai 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
Bakers Creek has more residents (1,590 vs 227); Bakers Creek rents higher ($398/wk vs $225/wk).
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,590 +86% vs other | 227 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +37.0% | +4.1% |
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Median household income | $112,372/yr +6% vs other | $105,456/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $398/wk +43% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (9.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.2% $800/wk on $799K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 84% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 97% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 94% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Te Kowai
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Te Kowai sits further from the CBD (966.3 km vs 960.3 km).
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 960.3 km | 966.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 663 min same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.6%).
Setting
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km | 7.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 95/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 93% 700 premises | 0% 90 premises |
Climate
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bakers Creek | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Te Kowai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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