Churchable vs Spring Creek

Spring Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Churchable. 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. On these figures, Churchable tends to suit older residents, while Spring Creek suits young adults and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Churchable is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)
  • Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 62/100)

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

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Churchable

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (95.6 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Churchable has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
  • Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Churchable

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.9% vs -17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Churchable and Spring 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.

Churchable Spring 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.

Churchable Spring Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Churchable — Walkability: 0/100 Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 80
Churchable — Safety: 38/100 Spring Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Churchable — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Creek has more residents (494 vs 256); Churchable rents higher ($360/wk vs $250/wk).

Churchable Spring Creek
Population 256 494
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -17.8%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $82,836/yr
+17% vs other
 $68,900/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Churchable Spring Creek
0-4 4.3% / 3.0%
Churchable — 0-4: 4.3% Spring Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 9.0% / 1.6%
Churchable — 5-14: 9.0% Spring Creek — 5-14: 1.6%
15-19 4.7% / 3.0%
Churchable — 15-19: 4.7% Spring Creek — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 3.1% / 13.4%
Churchable — 20-24: 3.1% Spring Creek — 20-24: 13.4%
25-34 12.5% / 26.5%
Churchable — 25-34: 12.5% Spring Creek — 25-34: 26.5%
35-44 8.2% / 20.9%
Churchable — 35-44: 8.2% Spring Creek — 35-44: 20.9%
45-54 21.5% / 12.8%
Churchable — 45-54: 21.5% Spring Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 15.6% / 11.3%
Churchable — 55-64: 15.6% Spring Creek — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 16.0% / 6.3%
Churchable — 65-74: 16.0% Spring Creek — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 3.9% / 2.2%
Churchable — 75-84: 3.9% Spring Creek — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 2.0% / —
Churchable — 85+: 2.0% Spring Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Churchable 46.6% couple families
Churchable — Couple Families: 46.6% Churchable — Lone Person: 29.3% Churchable — One Parent Families: 19.0% Churchable — Group Household: 5.2%
Spring Creek 46.2% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7% Spring Creek — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Churchable 7.9% renting
Churchable — Owned Outright: 37.1% Churchable — Mortgage: 55.1% Churchable — Renting: 7.9%
Spring Creek 10.3% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 39.7% Spring Creek — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Churchable Spring Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 10.5%
Churchable — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 11.3%
Churchable — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 2.2%
Churchable — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Churchable — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Spring Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Churchable — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Churchable Spring Creek
New Zealand 2.3% / 4.3%
Churchable — New Zealand: 2.3% Spring Creek — New Zealand: 4.3%
Vietnam 2.7% / 2.6%
Churchable — Vietnam: 2.7% Spring Creek — Vietnam: 2.6%
England 2.3% / 1.0%
Churchable — England: 2.3% Spring Creek — England: 1.0%
Ireland 2.0% / —
Churchable — Ireland: 2.0% Spring Creek — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.4%
Churchable — South Africa: not among its largest Spring Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Churchable — Philippines: 1.2% Spring Creek — Philippines: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.8%
Churchable — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Spring Creek — Zimbabwe: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Churchable 100.0% houses
Churchable — Houses: 100.0%
Spring Creek 100.0% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Churchable Spring Creek
Median house price $865,000 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Churchable Spring Creek
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Churchable Spring Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Churchable Spring Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Churchable carries more crime risk (62 vs 20).

Churchable Spring Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
20/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Churchable Spring 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

Churchable Spring Creek
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Spring Creek sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 95.6 km).

Churchable Spring Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 95.6 km 101 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
 0.2%
postcode 4343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
 83
postcode 4343

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.

Churchable Spring Creek
Car (driver) 58.9% / 62.8%
Churchable — Car (driver): 58.9% Spring Creek — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 28.9% / 23.3%
Churchable — Worked from Home: 28.9% Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 10.5%
Churchable — Car (passenger): 4.4% Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 7.8% / 3.5%
Churchable — Walked Only: 7.8% Spring Creek — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Churchable Spring Creek
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Churchable Spring Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
121 premises
 0%
125 premises

Climate

Churchable Spring Creek
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Churchable Spring Creek
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Churchable Spring Creek
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Churchable

Rural

Spring Creek

Multicultural Rural

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