Banana vs Castle Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Banana, about half of households are couple families. In Castle Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Castle Creek tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Castle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
  • But Banana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Castle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Banana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (431 min vs 454 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Banana has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)
  • Castle Creek carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Castle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (111.1% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Banana Castle Creek
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.

Banana Castle Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Banana — Walkability: 0/100 Castle Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 87
Banana — Safety: 20/100 Castle Creek — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 46
Banana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Castle Creek — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Banana has more residents (348 vs 57); Banana rents higher ($250/wk vs $125/wk).

Banana Castle Creek
Population 348
+84% vs other
 57
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +111.1%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $96,668/yr $162,448/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+50% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banana Castle Creek
0-4 7.5% / 7.0%
Banana — 0-4: 7.5% Castle Creek — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 13.5% / 22.8%
Banana — 5-14: 13.5% Castle Creek — 5-14: 22.8%
15-19 7.5% / —
Banana — 15-19: 7.5% Castle Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.0% / —
Banana — 20-24: 4.0% Castle Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.9% / 17.5%
Banana — 25-34: 10.9% Castle Creek — 25-34: 17.5%
35-44 10.6% / —
Banana — 35-44: 10.6% Castle Creek — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 12.4% / 15.8%
Banana — 45-54: 12.4% Castle Creek — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.4% / 28.1%
Banana — 55-64: 14.4% Castle Creek — 55-64: 28.1%
65-74 10.9% / 5.3%
Banana — 65-74: 10.9% Castle Creek — 65-74: 5.3%
75-84 4.3% / —
Banana — 75-84: 4.3% Castle Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / —
Banana — 85+: 0.9% Castle Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Banana 50.0% couple families
Banana — Couple Families: 50.0% Banana — Lone Person: 34.7% Banana — One Parent Families: 15.3%
Castle Creek 100.0% couple families
Castle Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Castle Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Castle Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Banana 15.1% renting
Banana — Owned Outright: 54.8% Banana — Mortgage: 30.1% Banana — Renting: 15.1%
Castle Creek 0.0% renting
Castle Creek — Owned Outright: 100.0% Castle Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Castle Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banana 100.9% houses
Banana — Houses: 100.9%
Castle Creek 100.0% houses
Castle Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Banana Castle Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 8.8%
Banana — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Castle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 5.3%
Banana — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Castle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.3%
Banana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Castle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Property market

Banana Castle Creek
Median house price $405,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $120,000 —

Development activity

Banana Castle Creek
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Banana Castle Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD

Liveability

Banana Castle Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Castle Creek carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Banana carries more crime risk (80 vs 13).

Banana Castle Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
80/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Banana Castle Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Banana

  • Banana State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Castle Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Banana Castle Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 7

Mobility

Banana Castle Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 620.5 km 618.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 454 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.1%
postcode 4715
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 47
postcode 4715

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.

Banana Castle Creek
Worked from Home 29.6% / 67.7%
Banana — Worked from Home: 29.6% Castle Creek — Worked from Home: 67.7%
Car (driver) 59.2% / 32.3%
Banana — Car (driver): 59.2% Castle Creek — Car (driver): 32.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Banana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Castle Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Banana — Walked Only: 3.9% Castle Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 2.6% / —
Banana — Bicycle: 2.6% Castle Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Banana Castle Creek
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Banana Castle Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
10 premises

Climate

Banana Castle Creek
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Banana Castle Creek
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Banana Castle Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Banana

Rural

Castle Creek

Family Rural

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