Buaraba vs Redbank Creek

Buaraba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 59 in Redbank Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buaraba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Buaraba tends to suit couples, while Redbank Creek suits people living alone and share households.

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

Buaraba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 42%)

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

Redbank Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.8 km vs 115 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Buaraba carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 68/100)
  • Redbank Creek has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.1% vs -14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Buaraba and Redbank 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.

Buaraba Redbank 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.

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100 Redbank Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 32
Buaraba — Safety: 77/100 Redbank Creek — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 31 / 33
Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100 Redbank Creek — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Buaraba has more residents (170 vs 124); Buaraba rents higher ($360/wk vs $265/wk).

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Population 170
+27% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.1% -14.5%
Median age 48 59
Median household income $63,336/yr
+12% vs other
 $55,900/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+26% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Buaraba Redbank Creek
0-4 5.9% / 2.4%
Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9% Redbank Creek — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 10.0% / 5.6%
Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0% Redbank Creek — 5-14: 5.6%
15-19 5.3% / 6.5%
Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3% Redbank Creek — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.4% / —
Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4% Redbank Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.4% / 5.6%
Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4% Redbank Creek — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 10.6% / 2.4%
Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6% Redbank Creek — 35-44: 2.4%
45-54 14.1% / 13.7%
Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1% Redbank Creek — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.5% / 36.3%
Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5% Redbank Creek — 55-64: 36.3%
65-74 17.1% / 18.5%
Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1% Redbank Creek — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 6.5% / 12.9%
Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5% Redbank Creek — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 2.4% / —
Buaraba — 85+: 2.4% Redbank Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 48.1% couple families
Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Redbank Creek 27.3% couple families
Redbank Creek — Couple Families: 27.3% Redbank Creek — Lone Person: 39.4% Redbank Creek — Group Household: 18.2% Redbank Creek — One Parent Families: 15.2%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
Redbank Creek 9.3% renting
Redbank Creek — Owned Outright: 55.8% Redbank Creek — Mortgage: 34.9% Redbank Creek — Renting: 9.3%
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.

Buaraba Redbank Creek
New Zealand 5.9% / 8.1%
Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9% Redbank Creek — New Zealand: 8.1%
England 2.9% / 4.0%
Buaraba — England: 2.9% Redbank Creek — England: 4.0%
Vietnam 1.8% / —
Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8% Redbank Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa 1.8% / —
Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8% Redbank Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 29.8%
Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Redbank Creek — Certificate III & IV: 29.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 11.3%
Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Redbank Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 8.1%
Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Redbank Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.6%
Buaraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Redbank Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.4%
Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Redbank Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0%
Redbank Creek 100.0% houses
Redbank Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Buaraba Redbank Creek
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Buaraba Redbank Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Redbank Creek carries more crime risk (68 vs 23).

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Buaraba Redbank 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

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 21 29

Mobility

Redbank Creek sits further from the CBD (115 km vs 111.8 km).

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 111.8 km 115 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.4%
postcode 4312
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 91
postcode 4312

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.

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Car (driver) 56.1% / 85.3%
Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1% Redbank Creek — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 38.6% / 14.7%
Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6% Redbank Creek — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3% Redbank Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Buaraba Redbank Creek
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Buaraba

Retirees Rural

Redbank Creek

Retirees Rural

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