Bonogin vs Reedy Creek

Reedy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Bonogin. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bonogin 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

Bonogin

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 70%)
  • But Reedy Creek has more childcare (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Reedy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $630/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reedy Creek

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 70 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.7 km vs 90.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reedy Creek

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Bonogin carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Reedy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bonogin and Reedy 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.

Bonogin Reedy 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.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Walkability 10 / 36
Bonogin — Walkability: 10/100 Reedy Creek — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 80 / 61
Bonogin — Safety: 80/100 Reedy Creek — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Bonogin — Low fire risk: 45/100 Reedy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Reedy Creek has more residents (7,412 vs 4,896); Bonogin rents higher ($630/wk vs $450/wk).

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Population 4,896 7,412
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +11.3%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $139,360/yr
+17% vs other
 $115,908/yr
Median weekly rent $630/wk
+29% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
0-4 4.9% / 5.7%
Bonogin — 0-4: 4.9% Reedy Creek — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 17.5% / 17.3%
Bonogin — 5-14: 17.5% Reedy Creek — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 8.2% / 8.3%
Bonogin — 15-19: 8.2% Reedy Creek — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 5.1% / 5.6%
Bonogin — 20-24: 5.1% Reedy Creek — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.0% / 9.2%
Bonogin — 25-34: 7.0% Reedy Creek — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 14.0% / 15.3%
Bonogin — 35-44: 14.0% Reedy Creek — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 18.2% / 16.8%
Bonogin — 45-54: 18.2% Reedy Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 13.8% / 9.5%
Bonogin — 55-64: 13.8% Reedy Creek — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 7.7% / 7.8%
Bonogin — 65-74: 7.7% Reedy Creek — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 2.8% / 3.7%
Bonogin — 75-84: 2.8% Reedy Creek — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.7% / 0.8%
Bonogin — 85+: 0.7% Reedy Creek — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonogin 77.1% couple families
Bonogin — Couple Families: 77.1% Bonogin — One Parent Families: 9.8% Bonogin — Lone Person: 10.8% Bonogin — Group Household: 2.2% Bonogin — Other Families: 0.0%
Reedy Creek 62.3% couple families
Reedy Creek — Couple Families: 62.3% Reedy Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9% Reedy Creek — Lone Person: 16.1% Reedy Creek — Group Household: 2.7% Reedy Creek — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonogin 6.6% renting
Bonogin — Owned Outright: 29.2% Bonogin — Mortgage: 64.1% Bonogin — Renting: 6.6%
Reedy Creek 18.4% renting
Reedy Creek — Owned Outright: 24.3% Reedy Creek — Mortgage: 57.3% Reedy Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.0%
Bonogin — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Reedy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 13.2%
Bonogin — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Reedy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.9%
Bonogin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Reedy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.1%
Bonogin — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Reedy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.0%
Bonogin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Reedy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
England 7.8% / 5.7%
Bonogin — England: 7.8% Reedy Creek — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 4.2% / 5.9%
Bonogin — New Zealand: 4.2% Reedy Creek — New Zealand: 5.9%
South Africa 2.9% / 2.8%
Bonogin — South Africa: 2.9% Reedy Creek — South Africa: 2.8%
India 0.5% / 1.1%
Bonogin — India: 0.5% Reedy Creek — India: 1.1%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.5%
Bonogin — Scotland: 0.5% Reedy Creek — Scotland: 0.5%
China — / 1.0%
Bonogin — China: not among its largest Reedy Creek — China: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonogin 98.1% houses
Bonogin — Houses: 98.1% Bonogin — Townhouses: 0.3% Bonogin — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Reedy Creek 69.9% houses
Reedy Creek — Houses: 69.9% Reedy Creek — Townhouses: 29.7% Reedy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Median house price $1,725,000 $1,630,000
Median unit price — $785,000
Median land price $1,420,000 $1,500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 62 sales
 33 days
from 77 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
3 bed $1.5M / $1.24M
Bonogin — 3 bed: $1.5M (10 sales) Reedy Creek — 3 bed: $1.24M (26 sales)

10 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.67M / $1.6M
Bonogin — 4 bed: $1.67M (46 sales) Reedy Creek — 4 bed: $1.6M (70 sales)

46 vs 70 sales

5 bed $1.9M / $1.9M
Bonogin — 5 bed: $1.9M (32 sales) Reedy Creek — 5 bed: $1.9M (39 sales)

32 vs 39 sales

6 bed $2.46M / $1.64M
Bonogin — 6 bed: $2.46M (9 sales) Reedy Creek — 6 bed: $1.64M (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Bonogin Reedy Creek
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Houses 4.0%
$1,350/wk on $1.75M
 4.5%
$1,200/wk on $1.4M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bonogin Reedy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 17% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Reedy Creek is more walkable (36 vs 10).

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bonogin carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Reedy Creek carries more crime risk (39 vs 20).

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
39/100
Flood —
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast campus, 8.5 km
 1
Gold Coast campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 2.3%

Schools in Bonogin

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

Schools in Reedy Creek

  • Gold Coast Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Hillcrest Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • King's Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 1 8
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Bonogin sits further from the CBD (90.5 km vs 86.7 km).

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Walkability score 10/100 36/100
Distance to Brisbane 90.5 km
+4% vs other
 86.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4213
 1.6%
postcode 4227
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4213
 50
postcode 4227

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.

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Car (driver) 72.1% / 75.0%
Bonogin — Car (driver): 72.1% Reedy Creek — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 17.5%
Bonogin — Worked from Home: 22.0% Reedy Creek — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.0%
Bonogin — Car (passenger): 3.8% Reedy Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 1.0% / 0.8%
Bonogin — Train: 1.0% Reedy Creek — Train: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.6%
Bonogin — Walked Only: 0.5% Reedy Creek — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 0.3% / 0.6%
Bonogin — Bus: 0.3% Reedy Creek — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.4 km 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Connectivity score 80/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
1,556 premises
 38%
2,146 premises

Climate

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,637 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 28.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C 10.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bonogin Reedy Creek
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonogin Reedy Creek
Division Wright McPherson
Member Scott Buchholz Leon Rebello
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bonogin

Acreage Family Premium

Reedy Creek

Family Premium River Townhouses

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