Butchers Creek vs North Johnstone
Butchers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in North Johnstone. 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, Butchers Creek tends to suit 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
Butchers Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
North Johnstone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
North Johnstone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
North Johnstone
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1173 min vs 1180 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1696 km vs 1701.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
North Johnstone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
North Johnstone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-13.0% vs -24.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Butchers Creek and North Johnstone drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Butchers Creek rents higher ($290/wk vs $0/wk); Butchers Creek has more residents (85 vs 67).
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 +21% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -24.8% | -13.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 54 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $85,748/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 167 across Tablelands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 51% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Butchers Creek
- Butchers Creek State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in North Johnstone
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Butchers Creek sits further from the CBD (1701.6 km vs 1696 km).
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1701.6 km | 1696 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1180 min | 1173 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4885 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 4885 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).
Setting
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 710 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 749 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.8 km | 32.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,114 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,609/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tablelands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Butchers Creek | North Johnstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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