Cedar Creek vs Luscombe

Cedar Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Luscombe. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Luscombe is closer to the city centre: 45.1 km, against 53.1 km.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cedar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($433/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cedar Creek is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • Luscombe sits closer to the CBD (45.1 km vs 53.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, 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 87/100)

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

Investors

Cedar Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cedar Creek Luscombe
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.

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Walkability 23 / 0
Cedar Creek — Walkability: 23/100 Luscombe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 13
Cedar Creek — Safety: 87/100 Luscombe — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Cedar Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Luscombe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cedar Creek has more residents (861 vs 265); Luscombe rents higher ($500/wk vs $433/wk).

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Population 861
+69% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% -13.7%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $119,288/yr $124,384/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $433/wk $500/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek Luscombe
0-4 4.2% / 3.8%
Cedar Creek — 0-4: 4.2% Luscombe — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.7% / 13.2%
Cedar Creek — 5-14: 13.7% Luscombe — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 8.2% / 7.2%
Cedar Creek — 15-19: 8.2% Luscombe — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 3.7% / 2.3%
Cedar Creek — 20-24: 3.7% Luscombe — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 9.6% / 7.9%
Cedar Creek — 25-34: 9.6% Luscombe — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 12.9% / 10.2%
Cedar Creek — 35-44: 12.9% Luscombe — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 17.9% / 18.9%
Cedar Creek — 45-54: 17.9% Luscombe — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 15.2% / 17.4%
Cedar Creek — 55-64: 15.2% Luscombe — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 10.0% / 11.7%
Cedar Creek — 65-74: 10.0% Luscombe — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.1% / 4.2%
Cedar Creek — 75-84: 4.1% Luscombe — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.5% / 2.6%
Cedar Creek — 85+: 0.5% Luscombe — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 67.8% couple families
Cedar Creek — Couple Families: 67.8% Cedar Creek — Lone Person: 11.7% Cedar Creek — One Parent Families: 14.0% Cedar Creek — Group Household: 4.7% Cedar Creek — Other Families: 1.8%
Luscombe 63.0% couple families
Luscombe — Couple Families: 63.0% Luscombe — Lone Person: 28.3% Luscombe — One Parent Families: 8.7% Luscombe — Group Household: 0.0% Luscombe — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 9.4% renting
Cedar Creek — Owned Outright: 34.5% Cedar Creek — Mortgage: 56.2% Cedar Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Luscombe 7.4% renting
Luscombe — Owned Outright: 43.2% Luscombe — Mortgage: 49.4% Luscombe — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 21.1%
Cedar Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Luscombe — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 15.5%
Cedar Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Luscombe — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 11.7%
Cedar Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Luscombe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Cedar Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Luscombe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Cedar Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Luscombe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Cedar Creek Luscombe
England 4.1% / 6.4%
Cedar Creek — England: 4.1% Luscombe — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 5.5% / 4.2%
Cedar Creek — New Zealand: 5.5% Luscombe — New Zealand: 4.2%
Germany 1.2% / 3.0%
Cedar Creek — Germany: 1.2% Luscombe — Germany: 3.0%
Scotland 0.6% / 1.5%
Cedar Creek — Scotland: 0.6% Luscombe — Scotland: 1.5%
Zimbabwe 1.2% / —
Cedar Creek — Zimbabwe: 1.2% Luscombe — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Cedar Creek — Netherlands: 0.8% Luscombe — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Creek 101.6% houses
Cedar Creek — Houses: 101.6%
Luscombe 100.0% houses
Luscombe — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Median house price $1,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,375,000

Development activity

Cedar Creek Luscombe
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 Luscombe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Cedar Creek is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Grade B —
Score 66/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cedar Creek carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Luscombe carries more crime risk (87 vs 13).

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 High
87/100
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 Luscombe
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 Luscombe

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 27 8

Mobility

Cedar Creek sits further from the CBD (53.1 km vs 45.1 km).

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 53.1 km
+15% vs other
 45.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4207
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4207
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.

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Car (driver) 78.3% / 69.2%
Cedar Creek — Car (driver): 78.3% Luscombe — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 20.8%
Cedar Creek — Worked from Home: 15.3% Luscombe — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.5%
Cedar Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8% Luscombe — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.5%
Cedar Creek — Walked Only: 1.7% Luscombe — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train 0.9% / —
Cedar Creek — Train: 0.9% Luscombe — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.1 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Connectivity score 28/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
254 premises
 59%
217 premises

Climate

Cedar Creek Luscombe
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 Luscombe
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 Luscombe
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cedar Creek Luscombe
Division Forde
same for both
Member Rowan Holzberger
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cedar Creek

Acreage Outer

Luscombe

Outer

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