Bunya Mountains vs Alice Creek

Comparing Bunya Mountains and Alice Creek, QLD: Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $110/wk); Bunya Mountains carries more crime risk (49 vs 30); and Bunya Mountains sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 219.3 km).

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

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Alice Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $825/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 70%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.3 km vs 227.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Alice Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-16.7% vs -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bunya Mountains and Alice 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.

Bunya Mountains Alice 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.

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bunya Mountains — Walkability: 0/100 Alice Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 70
Bunya Mountains — Safety: 51/100 Alice Creek — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 59 / 51
Bunya Mountains — Low fire risk: 59/100 Alice Creek — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Bunya Mountains rents higher ($825/wk vs $110/wk); Bunya Mountains has more residents (110 vs 50).

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Population 110
+55% vs other
 50
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% -16.7%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $61,724/yr
+5% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $825/wk
+87% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
0-4 4.5% / 10.0%
Bunya Mountains — 0-4: 4.5% Alice Creek — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 12.7% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 5-14: 12.7% Alice Creek — 5-14: 6.0%
15-19 — / 8.0%
Bunya Mountains — 15-19: not among its largest Alice Creek — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 3.6% / —
Bunya Mountains — 20-24: 3.6% Alice Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.5% / —
Bunya Mountains — 25-34: 4.5% Alice Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 17.3% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 35-44: 17.3% Alice Creek — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 13.6% / 10.0%
Bunya Mountains — 45-54: 13.6% Alice Creek — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 15.5% / 36.0%
Bunya Mountains — 55-64: 15.5% Alice Creek — 55-64: 36.0%
65-74 19.1% / 16.0%
Bunya Mountains — 65-74: 19.1% Alice Creek — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 3.6% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — 75-84: 3.6% Alice Creek — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Bunya Mountains — 85+: not among its largest Alice Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 60.6% lone person
Bunya Mountains — Lone Person: 60.6% Bunya Mountains — Couple Families: 30.3% Bunya Mountains — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Alice Creek 64.7% lone person
Alice Creek — Lone Person: 64.7% Alice Creek — Couple Families: 17.6% Alice Creek — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 7.0% renting
Bunya Mountains — Owned Outright: 60.5% Bunya Mountains — Mortgage: 32.6% Bunya Mountains — Renting: 7.0%
Alice Creek 23.8% renting
Alice Creek — Owned Outright: 76.2% Alice Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Alice Creek — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bunya Mountains 93.8% houses
Bunya Mountains — Houses: 93.8% Bunya Mountains — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Alice Creek 87.0% houses
Alice Creek — Houses: 87.0% Alice Creek — Flats / Apartments: 13.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 20.0%
Bunya Mountains — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Alice Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Alice Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 6.0%
Bunya Mountains — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Alice Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Alice Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year -40% -18%

Ranking within QLD

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bunya Mountains carries more crime risk (49 vs 30).

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
30/100
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

Bunya Mountains Alice 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

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 15 11

Mobility

Bunya Mountains sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 219.3 km).

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 227.8 km
+4% vs other
 219.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 192 min 190 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
 0.3%
postcode 4610
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
 55
postcode 4610

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.

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Car (driver) 45.3% / 59.1%
Bunya Mountains — Car (driver): 45.3% Alice Creek — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 45.3% / 40.9%
Bunya Mountains — Worked from Home: 45.3% Alice Creek — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Walked Only 9.4% / —
Bunya Mountains — Walked Only: 9.4% Alice Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Elevation 764 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 540 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Connectivity score 19/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Average residential rate $1,238/yr $1,401/yr
Council Western Downs South Burnett

Federal electorate

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bunya Mountains Alice Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bunya Mountains

Rural

Alice Creek

Rural Young Families

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