Cedar Pocket vs East Deep Creek

East Deep Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Cedar Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cedar Pocket: a median of $1.05 million, against $962,000 in East Deep Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cedar Pocket tends to suit share households, while East Deep Creek 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

East Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

East Deep Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (165.9 km vs 178.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 127 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

East Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cedar Pocket and East Deep 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.

Cedar Pocket East Deep 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.

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Cedar Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 East Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 59
Cedar Pocket — Safety: 67/100 East Deep Creek — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cedar Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Deep Creek has more residents (698 vs 332); Cedar Pocket skews older (53 vs 45).

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Population 332 698
+110% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +8.2%
Median age 53 45
Median household income $76,336/yr $76,232/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+11% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
0-4 4.2% / 3.9%
Cedar Pocket — 0-4: 4.2% East Deep Creek — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 9.0% / 14.2%
Cedar Pocket — 5-14: 9.0% East Deep Creek — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.0% / 5.2%
Cedar Pocket — 15-19: 6.0% East Deep Creek — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.6% / 5.0%
Cedar Pocket — 20-24: 3.6% East Deep Creek — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.5% / 7.4%
Cedar Pocket — 25-34: 7.5% East Deep Creek — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 6.3% / 13.6%
Cedar Pocket — 35-44: 6.3% East Deep Creek — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.5% / 15.5%
Cedar Pocket — 45-54: 14.5% East Deep Creek — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 24.1% / 15.3%
Cedar Pocket — 55-64: 24.1% East Deep Creek — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 16.0% / 13.2%
Cedar Pocket — 65-74: 16.0% East Deep Creek — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.6% / 4.7%
Cedar Pocket — 75-84: 6.6% East Deep Creek — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 0.9% / 0.9%
Cedar Pocket — 85+: 0.9% East Deep Creek — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 53.1% couple families
Cedar Pocket — Couple Families: 53.1% Cedar Pocket — Lone Person: 20.3% Cedar Pocket — One Parent Families: 12.5% Cedar Pocket — Group Household: 14.1% Cedar Pocket — Other Families: 0.0%
East Deep Creek 46.7% couple families
East Deep Creek — Couple Families: 46.7% East Deep Creek — Lone Person: 29.6% East Deep Creek — One Parent Families: 17.2% East Deep Creek — Group Household: 4.1% East Deep Creek — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 10.5% renting
Cedar Pocket — Owned Outright: 60.5% Cedar Pocket — Mortgage: 28.9% Cedar Pocket — Renting: 10.5%
East Deep Creek 13.3% renting
East Deep Creek — Owned Outright: 43.8% East Deep Creek — Mortgage: 42.9% East Deep Creek — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 21.5%
Cedar Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% East Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 6.3%
Cedar Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% East Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.0%
Cedar Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% East Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.0%
Cedar Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% East Deep Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.9%
Cedar Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% East Deep Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

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.

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
England 4.5% / 3.4%
Cedar Pocket — England: 4.5% East Deep Creek — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.1%
Cedar Pocket — New Zealand: 3.6% East Deep Creek — New Zealand: 2.1%
Canada 2.4% / —
Cedar Pocket — Canada: 2.4% East Deep Creek — Canada: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Cedar Pocket — South Africa: not among its largest East Deep Creek — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Cedar Pocket — Scotland: not among its largest East Deep Creek — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.6%
Cedar Pocket — Germany: not among its largest East Deep Creek — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket 100.0% houses
Cedar Pocket — Houses: 100.0% Cedar Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
East Deep Creek 95.9% houses
East Deep Creek — Houses: 95.9% East Deep Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Median house price $1,050,000 $962,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 2 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
41/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Cedar Pocket East Deep 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

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Cedar Pocket sits further from the CBD (178.6 km vs 165.9 km).

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 178.6 km
+7% vs other
 165.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 119 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.

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Car (driver) 75.0% / 86.2%
Cedar Pocket — Car (driver): 75.0% East Deep Creek — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 7.1%
Cedar Pocket — Worked from Home: 15.8% East Deep Creek — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.6%
Cedar Pocket — Car (passenger): 6.7% East Deep Creek — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 2.5% / 1.1%
Cedar Pocket — Walked Only: 2.5% East Deep Creek — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.5 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
148 premises
 1%
314 premises

Climate

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
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

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Cedar Pocket East Deep Creek
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

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

Tags

Cedar Pocket

River Rural

East Deep Creek

Acreage River

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