Butchers Creek vs Topaz
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Butchers Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Butchers Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Topaz suits people living alone and older residents.
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 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (125% vs 98%)
- But Topaz has more parks and reserves (19 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Butchers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Butchers Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 15%)
- Topaz has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Butchers Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1180 min vs 1185 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1701.6 km vs 1705.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Butchers Creek carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 51/100)
- Topaz has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Topaz
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.3% vs -24.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Butchers Creek and Topaz 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
Topaz has more residents (177 vs 85); Butchers Creek has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $55,224).
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 85 | 177 +108% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -24.8% | +7.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +32% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk +14% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 167 across Tablelands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 17% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of QLD | Higher than 27% 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 28% of QLD |
Liveability
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Topaz carries more crime risk (51 vs 14).
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| 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 | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Topaz
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 19 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Topaz sits further from the CBD (1705.4 km vs 1701.6 km).
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1701.6 km | 1705.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1180 min | 1185 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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 710 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 685 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.8 km | 32.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Climate
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,114 mm | 3,531 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.3°C | 31.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.8°C | 17.0°C |
Council rates
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,609/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tablelands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Butchers Creek | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Topaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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