Calico Creek vs Mooloo

Calico Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 52 in Mooloo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Calico Creek, most households are couple families. In Mooloo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mooloo tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Calico Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 52%)
  • Mooloo carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Calico Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Calico Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Calico Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 137 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.7 km vs 167.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooloo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Calico Creek and Mooloo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Calico Creek Mooloo
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.

Calico Creek Mooloo
Walkability 0 / 0
Calico Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mooloo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 83
Calico Creek — Safety: 47/100 Mooloo — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Calico Creek — Low fire risk: 86/100 Mooloo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mooloo skews older (52 vs 38); Mooloo rents higher ($275/wk vs $210/wk).

Calico Creek Mooloo
Population 185
+8% vs other
 171
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +17.1%
Median age 38 52
Median household income $74,724/yr
+3% vs other
 $72,280/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $275/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calico Creek Mooloo
0-4 8.1% / 4.1%
Calico Creek — 0-4: 8.1% Mooloo — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.4% / 15.8%
Calico Creek — 5-14: 12.4% Mooloo — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.3% / 4.1%
Calico Creek — 15-19: 4.3% Mooloo — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.8% / 1.8%
Calico Creek — 20-24: 3.8% Mooloo — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 14.1% / 7.6%
Calico Creek — 25-34: 14.1% Mooloo — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 11.4% / 13.5%
Calico Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Mooloo — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.5% / 18.1%
Calico Creek — 45-54: 13.5% Mooloo — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 16.2% / 15.8%
Calico Creek — 55-64: 16.2% Mooloo — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 8.1% / 14.6%
Calico Creek — 65-74: 8.1% Mooloo — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 3.2% / 10.5%
Calico Creek — 75-84: 3.2% Mooloo — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 4.1%
Calico Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mooloo — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calico Creek 60.0% couple families
Calico Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Calico Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Calico Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Calico Creek — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Mooloo 52.3% couple families
Mooloo — Couple Families: 52.3% Mooloo — Lone Person: 38.6% Mooloo — Group Household: 9.1% Mooloo — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calico Creek 18.4% renting
Calico Creek — Owned Outright: 53.1% Calico Creek — Mortgage: 28.6% Calico Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Mooloo 13.4% renting
Mooloo — Owned Outright: 50.7% Mooloo — Mortgage: 35.8% Mooloo — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Calico Creek Mooloo
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 20.5%
Calico Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Mooloo — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 8.8%
Calico Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Mooloo — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 7.6%
Calico Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Mooloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Calico Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mooloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Calico Creek Mooloo
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.5%
Calico Creek — New Zealand: 2.7% Mooloo — New Zealand: 3.5%
Germany 2.7% / —
Calico Creek — Germany: 2.7% Mooloo — Germany: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Calico Creek — England: not among its largest Mooloo — England: 2.3%
Netherlands — / 2.3%
Calico Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Mooloo — Netherlands: 2.3%
South Africa — / 1.8%
Calico Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mooloo — South Africa: 1.8%
Pakistan — / 1.8%
Calico Creek — Pakistan: not among its largest Mooloo — Pakistan: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calico Creek 100.0% houses
Calico Creek — Houses: 100.0% Calico Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mooloo 97.0% houses
Mooloo — Houses: 97.0% Mooloo — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Calico Creek Mooloo
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Calico Creek Mooloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Calico Creek carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Calico Creek carries more crime risk (53 vs 17).

Calico Creek Mooloo
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
17/100
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

Calico Creek Mooloo
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

Calico Creek Mooloo
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Mooloo sits further from the CBD (167.9 km vs 162.7 km).

Calico Creek Mooloo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 162.7 km 167.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Calico Creek Mooloo
Car (driver) 65.7% / 71.2%
Calico Creek — Car (driver): 65.7% Mooloo — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 24.2%
Calico Creek — Worked from Home: 26.9% Mooloo — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Calico Creek — Car (passenger): 7.5% Mooloo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Calico Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Mooloo — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Calico Creek Mooloo
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.5 km 44.7 km

NBN connectivity

Calico Creek Mooloo
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Calico Creek Mooloo
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Calico Creek Mooloo
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Calico Creek Mooloo
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Calico Creek

Rural

Mooloo

Retirees River Rural

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