Banks Pocket vs North Deep Creek

Banks Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in North Deep Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Banks Pocket, the large majority of households are couple families. In North Deep Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Banks Pocket tends to suit couples, while North Deep Creek suits people living alone.

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

Banks Pocket

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 97%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Banks Pocket

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 133 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (172.8 km vs 180.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Banks Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Banks Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.9% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Banks Pocket and North Deep 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.

Banks Pocket North Deep 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.

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Walkability 6 / 0
Banks Pocket — Walkability: 6/100 North Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 39
Banks Pocket — Safety: 80/100 North Deep Creek — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Banks Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

North Deep Creek has more residents (388 vs 187); Banks Pocket has higher household incomes ($111,436 vs $71,864).

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Population 187 388
+107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.9% -1.0%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $111,436/yr
+36% vs other
 $71,864/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+23% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
0-4 4.3% / 5.2%
Banks Pocket — 0-4: 4.3% North Deep Creek — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.0% / 10.6%
Banks Pocket — 5-14: 15.0% North Deep Creek — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 8.6% / 4.6%
Banks Pocket — 15-19: 8.6% North Deep Creek — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.7% / 2.8%
Banks Pocket — 20-24: 3.7% North Deep Creek — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 4.8% / 9.5%
Banks Pocket — 25-34: 4.8% North Deep Creek — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 10.2% / 8.2%
Banks Pocket — 35-44: 10.2% North Deep Creek — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 21.9% / 13.7%
Banks Pocket — 45-54: 21.9% North Deep Creek — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 9.1% / 20.1%
Banks Pocket — 55-64: 9.1% North Deep Creek — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 13.9% / 17.0%
Banks Pocket — 65-74: 13.9% North Deep Creek — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 5.3% / 4.4%
Banks Pocket — 75-84: 5.3% North Deep Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 0.8%
Banks Pocket — 85+: not among its largest North Deep Creek — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Banks Pocket 88.5% couple families
Banks Pocket — Couple Families: 88.5% Banks Pocket — Lone Person: 11.5% Banks Pocket — One Parent Families: 0.0% Banks Pocket — Group Household: 0.0%
North Deep Creek 45.0% couple families
North Deep Creek — Couple Families: 45.0% North Deep Creek — Lone Person: 35.0% North Deep Creek — One Parent Families: 13.8% North Deep Creek — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Banks Pocket 7.3% renting
Banks Pocket — Owned Outright: 52.7% Banks Pocket — Mortgage: 40.0% Banks Pocket — Renting: 7.3%
North Deep Creek 14.5% renting
North Deep Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% North Deep Creek — Mortgage: 33.9% North Deep Creek — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
England — / 4.6%
Banks Pocket — England: not among its largest North Deep Creek — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.8%
Banks Pocket — New Zealand: 1.6% North Deep Creek — New Zealand: 2.8%
Canada 1.6% / 1.5%
Banks Pocket — Canada: 1.6% North Deep Creek — Canada: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Banks Pocket — Netherlands: not among its largest North Deep Creek — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Banks Pocket — South Africa: not among its largest North Deep Creek — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.8%
Banks Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% North Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 6.7%
Banks Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% North Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 8.0%
Banks Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% North Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.0%
Banks Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% North Deep Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Banks Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest North Deep Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Banks Pocket 109.3% houses
Banks Pocket — Houses: 109.3% Banks Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
North Deep Creek 97.0% houses
North Deep Creek — Houses: 97.0% North Deep Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Median house price $1,008,000 $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,080,000

Development activity

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

North Deep Creek carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0); North Deep Creek carries more crime risk (61 vs 20).

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
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

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

North Deep Creek sits further from the CBD (180.3 km vs 172.8 km).

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 172.8 km 180.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Car (driver) 89.6% / 81.8%
Banks Pocket — Car (driver): 89.6% North Deep Creek — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 6.5% / 13.9%
Banks Pocket — Worked from Home: 6.5% North Deep Creek — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Banks Pocket — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Deep Creek — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus 3.9% / —
Banks Pocket — Bus: 3.9% North Deep Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.6%).

Setting

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.7 km 35.4 km

NBN connectivity

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Connectivity score 65/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
66 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Banks Pocket North Deep Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Banks Pocket

River

North Deep Creek

Rural

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