Cedar Creek vs Kingsholme
Kingsholme is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Cedar Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kingsholme: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.3 million in Cedar Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cedar Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kingsholme suits 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
Cedar Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cedar Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,300,000 vs $1,800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cedar Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cedar Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kingsholme
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (173.4% vs 2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cedar Creek and Kingsholme 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
Kingsholme has higher household incomes ($163,800 vs $119,288); Cedar Creek skews older (43 vs 36).
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 861 +9% vs other | 782 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | +173.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 36 |
| Median household income | $119,288/yr | $163,800/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $433/wk | $460/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (6.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $2,075,000 |
Development activity
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7,196 across Gold Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 89% of QLD | Higher than 98% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 19% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 88% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 97% of QLD |
Liveability
Cedar Creek is more walkable (23 vs 0); Kingsholme scores higher overall (73 vs 66).
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 66/100 | 73/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Cedar Creek carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Kingsholme carries more crime risk (31 vs 13).
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 41/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Schools in Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Kingsholme
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 5 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 27 | 10 |
Mobility
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 53.1 km +2% vs other | 51.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 47 min | 45 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 4207 | 1.3% postcode 4208 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 4207 | 88 postcode 4208 |
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 (78.3%).
Setting
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.1 km | 13.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 94/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 254 premises | 88% 240 premises |
Climate
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,682 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.42 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,298/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gold Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forde same for both | |
| Member | Rowan Holzberger same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cedar Creek | Kingsholme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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