Banana vs Orange 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 Orange Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Banana tends to suit people living alone, while Orange Creek suits 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

Orange Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% 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

Banana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Banana

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Orange Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (593.4 km vs 620.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (416 min vs 431 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orange Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Banana — Walkability: 0/100 Orange Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 85
Banana — Safety: 20/100 Orange Creek — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Banana — Low fire risk: 100/100 Orange Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Banana has more residents (348 vs 197); Orange Creek rents higher ($375/wk vs $250/wk).

Banana Orange Creek
Population 348
+43% vs other
 197
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -7.1%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $96,668/yr
+17% vs other
 $80,132/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $375/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banana Orange Creek
0-4 7.5% / 7.6%
Banana — 0-4: 7.5% Orange Creek — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.5% / 18.8%
Banana — 5-14: 13.5% Orange Creek — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 7.5% / 5.6%
Banana — 15-19: 7.5% Orange Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.0% / 4.1%
Banana — 20-24: 4.0% Orange Creek — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.9% / 5.1%
Banana — 25-34: 10.9% Orange Creek — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 10.6% / 16.8%
Banana — 35-44: 10.6% Orange Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 12.4% / 16.8%
Banana — 45-54: 12.4% Orange Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 14.4% / 10.2%
Banana — 55-64: 14.4% Orange Creek — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 10.9% / 5.6%
Banana — 65-74: 10.9% Orange Creek — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 4.3% / 11.2%
Banana — 75-84: 4.3% Orange Creek — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ 0.9% / —
Banana — 85+: 0.9% Orange Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Banana Orange Creek
Philippines — / 1.5%
Banana — Philippines: not among its largest Orange Creek — Philippines: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Banana — New Zealand: 0.9% Orange Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.5%).

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%
Orange Creek 65.8% couple families
Orange Creek — Couple Families: 65.8% Orange Creek — Lone Person: 26.3% Orange Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banana 100.9% houses
Banana — Houses: 100.9%
Orange Creek 101.6% houses
Orange Creek — Houses: 101.6%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Banana Orange Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 13.7%
Banana — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Orange Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 7.6%
Banana — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Orange Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 2.5%
Banana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Orange Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Banana — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Orange Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

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%
Orange Creek 9.4% renting
Orange Creek — Owned Outright: 41.5% Orange Creek — Mortgage: 49.1% Orange Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Banana Orange Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 46% 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 31% of QLD

Liveability

Banana Orange Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Orange Creek carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Banana carries more crime risk (80 vs 15).

Banana Orange Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime High
80/100
 Low
15/100
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 Orange 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 Orange Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Banana Orange Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Banana sits further from the CBD (620.5 km vs 593.4 km).

Banana Orange Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 620.5 km
+4% vs other
 593.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 431 min 416 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 Orange Creek
Car (driver) 59.2% / 52.2%
Banana — Car (driver): 59.2% Orange Creek — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 34.4%
Banana — Worked from Home: 29.6% Orange Creek — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Walked Only 3.9% / 13.3%
Banana — Walked Only: 3.9% Orange Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Banana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Orange Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.6% / —
Banana — Bicycle: 2.6% Orange Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Banana Orange Creek
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Banana Orange Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Banana

Rural

Orange Creek

Family Rural

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