Castle Creek vs Lonesome Creek

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Castle Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Lonesome Creek suits young adults.

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

Castle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 47/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Castle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Castle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lonesome Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 454 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (567.6 km vs 618.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Castle Creek carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 47/100)
  • Lonesome Creek has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Castle Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (111.1% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Castle Creek and Lonesome 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.

Castle Creek Lonesome 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.

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Castle Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Lonesome Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 53
Castle Creek — Safety: 87/100 Lonesome Creek — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 46 / 100
Castle Creek — Low fire risk: 46/100 Lonesome Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lonesome Creek has more residents (173 vs 57); Castle Creek has higher household incomes ($162,448 vs $92,612).

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Population 57 173
+204% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +111.1% +1.8%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $162,448/yr
+43% vs other
 $92,612/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $200/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
0-4 7.0% / 9.2%
Castle Creek — 0-4: 7.0% Lonesome Creek — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 22.8% / 11.0%
Castle Creek — 5-14: 22.8% Lonesome Creek — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 — / 2.9%
Castle Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 8.7%
Castle Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 17.5% / 17.9%
Castle Creek — 25-34: 17.5% Lonesome Creek — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 — / 16.8%
Castle Creek — 35-44: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 15.8% / 10.4%
Castle Creek — 45-54: 15.8% Lonesome Creek — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 28.1% / 13.9%
Castle Creek — 55-64: 28.1% Lonesome Creek — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 5.3% / 8.1%
Castle Creek — 65-74: 5.3% Lonesome Creek — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 — / 6.9%
Castle Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / —
Castle Creek — 85+: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 100.0% couple families
Castle Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Castle Creek — Lone Person: 0.0%
Lonesome Creek 68.8% couple families
Lonesome Creek — Couple Families: 68.8% Lonesome Creek — Lone Person: 31.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 0.0% renting
Castle Creek — Owned Outright: 100.0% Castle Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Castle Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Lonesome Creek 29.3% renting
Lonesome Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Lonesome Creek — Mortgage: 17.1% Lonesome Creek — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Castle Creek 100.0% houses
Castle Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Lonesome Creek 100.0% houses
Lonesome Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 12.7%
Castle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Lonesome Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 9.8%
Castle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Lonesome Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 8.1%
Castle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Lonesome Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Castle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Castle Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Development activity

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Castle Creek carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 0); Lonesome Creek carries more crime risk (47 vs 13).

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Castle Creek Lonesome 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

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Castle Creek sits further from the CBD (618.7 km vs 567.6 km).

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 618.7 km
+8% vs other
 567.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 454 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
 0.0%
postcode 4719
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
 47
postcode 4719

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.

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Worked from Home 67.7% / 34.8%
Castle Creek — Worked from Home: 67.7% Lonesome Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (driver) 32.3% / 60.9%
Castle Creek — Car (driver): 32.3% Lonesome Creek — Car (driver): 60.9%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Castle Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Elevation 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 0%
80 premises

Council rates

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Castle Creek Lonesome Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Castle Creek

Family Rural

Lonesome Creek

Rural Young Families

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