Bracewell vs Machine 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, Machine Creek tends to suit 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

Bracewell

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 61%)

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

Machine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Machine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (386 min vs 393 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (560.7 km vs 565.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bracewell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Machine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -9.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bracewell and Machine 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.

Bracewell Machine 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.

Bracewell Machine Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bracewell — Walkability: 0/100 Machine Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 26
Bracewell — Safety: 79/100 Machine Creek — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bracewell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Machine Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bracewell has more residents (178 vs 131); Bracewell rents higher ($220/wk vs $200/wk).

Bracewell Machine Creek
Population 178
+26% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.2% +9.2%
Median age 43 42
Median household income $93,132/yr $98,748/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+9% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracewell Machine Creek
0-4 7.3% / 5.3%
Bracewell — 0-4: 7.3% Machine Creek — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.6% / 18.3%
Bracewell — 5-14: 14.6% Machine Creek — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 7.9% / 5.3%
Bracewell — 15-19: 7.9% Machine Creek — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.8% / 3.8%
Bracewell — 20-24: 2.8% Machine Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.6% / 12.2%
Bracewell — 25-34: 9.6% Machine Creek — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 10.1% / 10.7%
Bracewell — 35-44: 10.1% Machine Creek — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.3% / 9.9%
Bracewell — 45-54: 16.3% Machine Creek — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 11.8% / 17.6%
Bracewell — 55-64: 11.8% Machine Creek — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 16.3% / 13.0%
Bracewell — 65-74: 16.3% Machine Creek — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 1.7% / 5.3%
Bracewell — 75-84: 1.7% Machine Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Bracewell — 85+: not among its largest Machine Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bracewell 60.0% couple families
Bracewell — Couple Families: 60.0% Bracewell — Lone Person: 22.5% Bracewell — One Parent Families: 10.0% Bracewell — Other Families: 7.5%
Machine Creek 60.9% couple families
Machine Creek — Couple Families: 60.9% Machine Creek — Lone Person: 39.1% Machine Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Machine Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracewell 15.3% renting
Bracewell — Owned Outright: 49.2% Bracewell — Mortgage: 35.6% Bracewell — Renting: 15.3%
Machine Creek 10.9% renting
Machine Creek — Owned Outright: 37.0% Machine Creek — Mortgage: 52.2% Machine Creek — Renting: 10.9%
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.

Bracewell Machine Creek
New Zealand — / 6.9%
Bracewell — New Zealand: not among its largest Machine Creek — New Zealand: 6.9%
South Africa 2.8% / —
Bracewell — South Africa: 2.8% Machine Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 2.2% / —
Bracewell — Zimbabwe: 2.2% Machine Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bracewell Machine Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 23.7%
Bracewell — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Machine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.3%
Bracewell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Machine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 2.3%
Bracewell — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Machine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracewell 103.4% houses
Bracewell — Houses: 103.4%
Machine Creek 102.3% houses
Machine Creek — Houses: 102.3%
Houses

Development activity

Bracewell Machine Creek
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bracewell Machine Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Bracewell Machine Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Machine Creek carries more crime risk (74 vs 21).

Bracewell Machine Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 High
74/100
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

Bracewell Machine 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

Bracewell Machine Creek
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Bracewell sits further from the CBD (565.6 km vs 560.7 km).

Bracewell Machine Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 565.6 km 560.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 393 min 386 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4695
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4695
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.

Bracewell Machine Creek
Car (driver) 81.2% / 82.5%
Bracewell — Car (driver): 81.2% Machine Creek — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 7.5%
Bracewell — Worked from Home: 12.5% Machine Creek — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Bracewell — Walked Only: not among its largest Machine Creek — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / —
Bracewell — Car (passenger): 6.2% Machine Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Bracewell Machine Creek
Elevation 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.8 km 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bracewell Machine Creek
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

Bracewell Machine Creek
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bracewell Machine Creek
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bracewell Machine Creek
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Bracewell Machine 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

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

Tags

Bracewell

River Rural

Machine Creek

Family Rural

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