Bracalba vs Delaneys Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bracalba tends to suit young adults, while Delaneys Creek suits families with children.

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

Delaneys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Bracalba is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 78%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bracalba has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 9%)
  • Delaneys Creek has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bracalba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.1 km vs 73.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Bracalba is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Delaneys Creek carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Delaneys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.7% vs -12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bracalba and Delaneys 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.

Bracalba Delaneys 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.

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Bracalba — Walkability: 10/100 Delaneys Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 81
Bracalba — Safety: 6/100 Delaneys Creek — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 66 / 68
Bracalba — Low fire risk: 66/100 Delaneys Creek — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Delaneys Creek has more residents (1,366 vs 97); Bracalba rents higher ($550/wk vs $450/wk).

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Population 97 1,366
+1308% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.6% +28.7%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $117,000/yr
+12% vs other
 $102,440/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+18% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
0-4 6.2% / 6.7%
Bracalba — 0-4: 6.2% Delaneys Creek — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.3% / 14.1%
Bracalba — 5-14: 10.3% Delaneys Creek — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.2% / 5.5%
Bracalba — 15-19: 5.2% Delaneys Creek — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 10.3% / 4.2%
Bracalba — 20-24: 10.3% Delaneys Creek — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 16.5% / 13.8%
Bracalba — 25-34: 16.5% Delaneys Creek — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 12.4% / 12.3%
Bracalba — 35-44: 12.4% Delaneys Creek — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.5% / 14.8%
Bracalba — 45-54: 15.5% Delaneys Creek — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 15.5% / 12.2%
Bracalba — 55-64: 15.5% Delaneys Creek — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 7.2% / 10.5%
Bracalba — 65-74: 7.2% Delaneys Creek — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.1% / 4.6%
Bracalba — 75-84: 4.1% Delaneys Creek — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 3.1% / 0.6%
Bracalba — 85+: 3.1% Delaneys Creek — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 70.8% couple families
Bracalba — Couple Families: 70.8% Bracalba — One Parent Families: 29.2% Bracalba — Lone Person: 0.0% Bracalba — Group Household: 0.0% Bracalba — Other Families: 0.0%
Delaneys Creek 64.1% couple families
Delaneys Creek — Couple Families: 64.1% Delaneys Creek — One Parent Families: 13.6% Delaneys Creek — Lone Person: 18.6% Delaneys Creek — Group Household: 2.7% Delaneys Creek — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 19.4% renting
Bracalba — Owned Outright: 38.9% Bracalba — Mortgage: 41.7% Bracalba — Renting: 19.4%
Delaneys Creek 8.9% renting
Delaneys Creek — Owned Outright: 31.5% Delaneys Creek — Mortgage: 59.6% Delaneys Creek — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracalba 100.0% houses
Bracalba — Houses: 100.0% Bracalba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Delaneys Creek 99.1% houses
Delaneys Creek — Houses: 99.1% Delaneys Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 21.5%
Bracalba — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Delaneys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.0%
Bracalba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Delaneys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 6.8%
Bracalba — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Delaneys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Bracalba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Bracalba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Median house price — $1,180,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $860,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD

Liveability

Bracalba is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bracalba carries more crime risk (94 vs 19).

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
32/100
Crime High
94/100
 Low
19/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bracalba

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

Schools in Delaneys Creek

  • Delaneys Creek State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Delaneys Creek sits further from the CBD (73.5 km vs 65.1 km).

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.1 km 73.5 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4512
 0.7%
postcode 4514

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.

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Car (driver) 60.5% / 80.0%
Bracalba — Car (driver): 60.5% Delaneys Creek — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 13.2%
Bracalba — Worked from Home: 39.5% Delaneys Creek — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Bracalba — Car (passenger): not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train — / 0.6%
Bracalba — Train: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Train: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.6%
Bracalba — Bus: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.0 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 52%
589 premises

Climate

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bracalba Delaneys Creek
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bracalba

River Rural

Delaneys Creek

Acreage

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