Banana vs Lonesome Creek

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Banana, about half of households are couple families. In Lonesome Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lonesome Creek tends to suit young adults 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

They split

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

  • Banana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Lonesome Creek carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Banana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lonesome Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lonesome Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (567.6 km vs 620.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 431 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lonesome Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 80/100)

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

Banana and Lonesome 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 Lonesome 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 Lonesome Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Banana — Walkability: 0/100 Lonesome Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 53
Banana — Safety: 20/100 Lonesome Creek — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Banana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lonesome Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Banana has more residents (348 vs 173); Banana rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Banana Lonesome Creek
Population 348
+50% vs other
 173
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +1.8%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $96,668/yr
+4% vs other
 $92,612/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banana Lonesome Creek
0-4 7.5% / 9.2%
Banana — 0-4: 7.5% Lonesome Creek — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 13.5% / 11.0%
Banana — 5-14: 13.5% Lonesome Creek — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 7.5% / 2.9%
Banana — 15-19: 7.5% Lonesome Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 4.0% / 8.7%
Banana — 20-24: 4.0% Lonesome Creek — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 10.9% / 17.9%
Banana — 25-34: 10.9% Lonesome Creek — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 10.6% / 16.8%
Banana — 35-44: 10.6% Lonesome Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 12.4% / 10.4%
Banana — 45-54: 12.4% Lonesome Creek — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 14.4% / 13.9%
Banana — 55-64: 14.4% Lonesome Creek — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 10.9% / 8.1%
Banana — 65-74: 10.9% Lonesome Creek — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.3% / 6.9%
Banana — 75-84: 4.3% Lonesome Creek — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 0.9% / —
Banana — 85+: 0.9% Lonesome Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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%
Lonesome Creek 68.8% couple families
Lonesome Creek — Couple Families: 68.8% Lonesome Creek — Lone Person: 31.2% Lonesome 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%
Lonesome Creek 29.3% renting
Lonesome Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Lonesome Creek — Mortgage: 17.1% Lonesome Creek — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Banana Lonesome Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 12.7%
Banana — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Lonesome Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 9.8%
Banana — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Lonesome Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 8.1%
Banana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Lonesome Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Banana — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Banana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Banana Lonesome Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Banana Lonesome 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

Banana carries more crime risk (80 vs 47).

Banana Lonesome Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
47/100
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 Lonesome 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 Lonesome Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Banana Lonesome Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 6

Mobility

Banana sits further from the CBD (620.5 km vs 567.6 km).

Banana Lonesome Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 620.5 km
+9% vs other
 567.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4719
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 47
postcode 4719

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 Lonesome Creek
Car (driver) 59.2% / 60.9%
Banana — Car (driver): 59.2% Lonesome Creek — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 34.8%
Banana — Worked from Home: 29.6% Lonesome Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / 4.3%
Banana — Walked Only: 3.9% Lonesome Creek — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Banana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Lonesome Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.6% / —
Banana — Bicycle: 2.6% Lonesome Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Banana Lonesome Creek
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Banana Lonesome Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
80 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Banana

Rural

Lonesome Creek

Rural Young Families

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