Bamboo Creek vs Currajah

Bamboo Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 61 in Currajah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bamboo Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Currajah, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bamboo Creek tends to suit couples, while Currajah suits families with children and older residents.

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

Currajah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Currajah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bamboo Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $185/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1101 min vs 1107 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1608.7 km vs 1612.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currajah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bamboo Creek Currajah
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.

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Walkability 0 / 0
Bamboo Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Currajah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 87
Bamboo Creek — Safety: 73/100 Currajah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bamboo Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Currajah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Currajah rents higher ($185/wk vs $100/wk); Bamboo Creek has more residents (88 vs 57).

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Population 88
+35% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.4% -5.0%
Median age 46 61
Median household income $93,184/yr $113,724/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $185/wk
+85% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek Currajah
0-4 5.7% / 5.3%
Bamboo Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Currajah — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.4% / 15.8%
Bamboo Creek — 5-14: 11.4% Currajah — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.5% / —
Bamboo Creek — 15-19: 4.5% Currajah — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 10.2% / 8.8%
Bamboo Creek — 20-24: 10.2% Currajah — 20-24: 8.8%
25-34 6.8% / 7.0%
Bamboo Creek — 25-34: 6.8% Currajah — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.4% / 7.0%
Bamboo Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Currajah — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 14.8% / 8.8%
Bamboo Creek — 45-54: 14.8% Currajah — 45-54: 8.8%
55-64 15.9% / 21.1%
Bamboo Creek — 55-64: 15.9% Currajah — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 14.8% / 28.1%
Bamboo Creek — 65-74: 14.8% Currajah — 65-74: 28.1%
75-84 6.8% / 12.3%
Bamboo Creek — 75-84: 6.8% Currajah — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ — / 12.3%
Bamboo Creek — 85+: not among its largest Currajah — 85+: 12.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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.

Bamboo Creek Currajah
India 5.7% / —
Bamboo Creek — India: 5.7% Currajah — India: not among its largest
England — / 5.3%
Bamboo Creek — England: not among its largest Currajah — England: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 78.6% couple families
Bamboo Creek — Couple Families: 78.6% Bamboo Creek — Lone Person: 21.4% Bamboo Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Currajah 53.3% couple families
Currajah — Couple Families: 53.3% Currajah — Lone Person: 26.7% Currajah — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 100.0% houses
Bamboo Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Currajah 100.0% houses
Currajah — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 26.3%
Bamboo Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Currajah — Certificate III & IV: 26.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 8.8%
Bamboo Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Currajah — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 12.3%
Bamboo Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Currajah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamboo Creek 17.2% renting
Bamboo Creek — Owned Outright: 44.8% Bamboo Creek — Mortgage: 37.9% Bamboo Creek — Renting: 17.2%
Currajah 0.0% renting
Currajah — Owned Outright: 86.4% Currajah — Mortgage: 13.6% Currajah — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Bamboo Creek Currajah
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bamboo Creek Currajah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bamboo Creek carries more crime risk (27 vs 13).

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Bamboo Creek sits further from the CBD (1612.1 km vs 1608.7 km).

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1612.1 km 1608.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1107 min 1101 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4860
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4860
 51
postcode 4871

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.

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Car (driver) 47.6% / 90.0%
Bamboo Creek — Car (driver): 47.6% Currajah — Car (driver): 90.0%
Worked from Home 33.3% / —
Bamboo Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3% Currajah — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 19.0% / 10.0%
Bamboo Creek — Walked Only: 19.0% Currajah — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Annual rainfall 3,531 mm 3,534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.2°C 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 17.0°C 16.5°C

Council rates

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bamboo Creek Currajah
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bamboo Creek

Rural

Currajah

Retirees Rural

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