Barringha vs Majors Creek

Majors Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 59 in Barringha. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Majors Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Majors Creek tends to suit 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

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 86/100)

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

Majors Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Majors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (899 min vs 929 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1318 km vs 1348.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Barringha has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
  • Majors Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 86/100)

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

Barringha and Majors 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.

Barringha Majors 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.

Barringha Majors Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Barringha — Walkability: 0/100 Majors Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 80
Barringha — Safety: 14/100 Majors Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 30 / 49
Barringha — Low fire risk: 30/100 Majors Creek — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Majors Creek has more residents (327 vs 61); Barringha skews older (59 vs 49).

Barringha Majors Creek
Population 61 327
+436% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% -0.6%
Median age 59 49
Median household income $84,500/yr
+4% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barringha Majors Creek
0-4 4.9% / 3.1%
Barringha — 0-4: 4.9% Majors Creek — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 6.6% / 10.4%
Barringha — 5-14: 6.6% Majors Creek — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Barringha — 15-19: not among its largest Majors Creek — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 — / 3.4%
Barringha — 20-24: not among its largest Majors Creek — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 4.9% / 6.4%
Barringha — 25-34: 4.9% Majors Creek — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 8.2% / 12.2%
Barringha — 35-44: 8.2% Majors Creek — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 8.2% / 17.7%
Barringha — 45-54: 8.2% Majors Creek — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 23.0% / 20.2%
Barringha — 55-64: 23.0% Majors Creek — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 19.7% / 15.9%
Barringha — 65-74: 19.7% Majors Creek — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 9.8% / 3.7%
Barringha — 75-84: 9.8% Majors Creek — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 2.8%
Barringha — 85+: not among its largest Majors Creek — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barringha 38.5% couple families
Barringha — Couple Families: 38.5% Barringha — Lone Person: 30.8% Barringha — One Parent Families: 30.8%
Majors Creek 54.7% couple families
Majors Creek — Couple Families: 54.7% Majors Creek — Lone Person: 31.2% Majors Creek — One Parent Families: 14.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barringha 20.0% renting
Barringha — Owned Outright: 56.7% Barringha — Mortgage: 23.3% Barringha — Renting: 20.0%
Majors Creek 11.2% renting
Majors Creek — Owned Outright: 45.8% Majors Creek — Mortgage: 43.0% Majors Creek — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barringha 100.0% houses
Barringha — Houses: 100.0% Barringha — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Majors Creek 96.6% houses
Majors Creek — Houses: 96.6% Majors Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Barringha Majors Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.7%
Barringha — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Majors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 5.5%
Barringha — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Majors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Barringha — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Majors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.6%
Barringha — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Majors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Barringha — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Majors Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Property market

Barringha Majors Creek
Median house price — $767,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Barringha Majors Creek
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Barringha Majors Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Barringha Majors Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Barringha carries more crime risk (86 vs 20); Barringha carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 51).

Barringha Majors Creek
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
20/100
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

Barringha Majors 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

Barringha Majors Creek
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Barringha sits further from the CBD (1348.3 km vs 1318 km).

Barringha Majors Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1348.3 km
+2% vs other
 1318 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 929 min 899 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4816
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4816
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.

Barringha Majors Creek
Car (driver) 72.4% / 66.2%
Barringha — Car (driver): 72.4% Majors Creek — Car (driver): 66.2%
Worked from Home 17.2% / 29.2%
Barringha — Worked from Home: 17.2% Majors Creek — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Walked Only 10.3% / 4.6%
Barringha — Walked Only: 10.3% Majors Creek — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Barringha Majors Creek
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Barringha Majors Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
179 premises

Climate

Barringha Majors Creek
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm 1,037 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C 13.3°C

Council rates

Barringha Majors Creek
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Barringha

Retirees Rural

Majors Creek

Rural

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