Cedar Pocket vs Greens Creek

Greens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Cedar Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cedar Pocket, about half of households are couple families. In Greens Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cedar Pocket: a median of $1.05 million, against $915,000 in Greens Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greens Creek tends to suit people living alone.

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

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($915,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $338/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (173.9 km vs 178.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

Investors

Greens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cedar Pocket and Greens 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 Greens 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 Greens Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Cedar Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 Greens Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 85
Cedar Pocket — Safety: 67/100 Greens Creek — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cedar Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Greens Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cedar Pocket rents higher ($338/wk vs $295/wk); Cedar Pocket skews older (53 vs 49).

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Population 332 344
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% +5.5%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $76,336/yr
+4% vs other
 $73,320/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+13% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
0-4 4.2% / 4.4%
Cedar Pocket — 0-4: 4.2% Greens Creek — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 9.0% / 13.4%
Cedar Pocket — 5-14: 9.0% Greens Creek — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.0% / 4.7%
Cedar Pocket — 15-19: 6.0% Greens Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 3.6% / 4.9%
Cedar Pocket — 20-24: 3.6% Greens Creek — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.5% / 6.7%
Cedar Pocket — 25-34: 7.5% Greens Creek — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 6.3% / 9.6%
Cedar Pocket — 35-44: 6.3% Greens Creek — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.5% / 16.6%
Cedar Pocket — 45-54: 14.5% Greens Creek — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 24.1% / 16.9%
Cedar Pocket — 55-64: 24.1% Greens Creek — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 16.0% / 16.0%
Cedar Pocket — 65-74: 16.0% Greens Creek — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 6.6% / 5.5%
Cedar Pocket — 75-84: 6.6% Greens Creek — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.9% / —
Cedar Pocket — 85+: 0.9% Greens Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Greens Creek 57.5% couple families
Greens Creek — Couple Families: 57.5% Greens Creek — Lone Person: 37.0% Greens Creek — One Parent Families: 5.5% Greens Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Greens Creek 8.1% renting
Greens Creek — Owned Outright: 48.0% Greens Creek — Mortgage: 43.9% Greens Creek — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Greens Creek
England 4.5% / 4.9%
Cedar Pocket — England: 4.5% Greens Creek — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.9%
Cedar Pocket — New Zealand: 3.6% Greens Creek — New Zealand: 2.9%
Canada 2.4% / —
Cedar Pocket — Canada: 2.4% Greens Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.2%
Cedar Pocket — Philippines: not among its largest Greens Creek — Philippines: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.9%
Cedar Pocket — Germany: not among its largest Greens Creek — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.2%
Cedar Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Greens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 9.0%
Cedar Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Greens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.4%
Cedar Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Greens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.9%
Cedar Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Greens Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.7%
Cedar Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Greens Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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%
Greens Creek 97.5% houses
Greens Creek — Houses: 97.5% Greens Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Median house price $1,050,000 $915,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $760,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 2 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cedar Pocket carries more crime risk (33 vs 15).

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
15/100
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

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cedar Pocket

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

Schools in Greens Creek

  • Gympie East State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Cedar Pocket sits further from the CBD (178.6 km vs 173.9 km).

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 178.6 km
+3% vs other
 173.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 125 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 Greens Creek
Car (driver) 75.0% / 79.8%
Cedar Pocket — Car (driver): 75.0% Greens Creek — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 15.3%
Cedar Pocket — Worked from Home: 15.8% Greens Creek — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 4.8%
Cedar Pocket — Car (passenger): 6.7% Greens Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 2.5% / —
Cedar Pocket — Walked Only: 2.5% Greens Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.5 km 32.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Pocket Greens Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
148 premises
 0%
139 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Cedar Pocket Greens 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 Greens 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

Greens Creek

Rural

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