Clara Creek vs Augathella

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clara Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Augathella, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Clara Creek tends to suit young adults and couples, while Augathella suits families with children and older residents.

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

Clara Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 95%)

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

Renters

Clara Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Clara Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (710.6 km vs 746.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (494 min vs 512 min)
  • But Augathella is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Augathella

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
  • But Clara Creek carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Clara Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.4% vs -12.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clara Creek Augathella
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.

Clara Creek Augathella
Walkability 0 / 24
Clara Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Augathella — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 83 / 39
Clara Creek — Safety: 83/100 Augathella — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Clara Creek — Low fire risk: 50/100 Augathella — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Augathella rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Augathella has more residents (393 vs 56).

Clara Creek Augathella
Population 56 393
+602% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.4% -12.5%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $142,948/yr
+62% vs other
 $54,756/yr
Median weekly rent — $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clara Creek Augathella
0-4 5.4% / 5.6%
Clara Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Augathella — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 — / 15.3%
Clara Creek — 5-14: not among its largest Augathella — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Clara Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Augathella — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 17.9% / 2.0%
Clara Creek — 20-24: 17.9% Augathella — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 21.4% / 10.9%
Clara Creek — 25-34: 21.4% Augathella — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 — / 8.7%
Clara Creek — 35-44: not among its largest Augathella — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.3% / 14.5%
Clara Creek — 45-54: 14.3% Augathella — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 25.0% / 18.3%
Clara Creek — 55-64: 25.0% Augathella — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 8.9% / 10.9%
Clara Creek — 65-74: 8.9% Augathella — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 — / 6.9%
Clara Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Augathella — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.3%
Clara Creek — 85+: not among its largest Augathella — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clara Creek 100.0% couple families
Clara Creek — Couple Families: 100.0% Clara Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Clara Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Clara Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Augathella 35.2% couple families
Augathella — Couple Families: 35.2% Augathella — Lone Person: 52.4% Augathella — One Parent Families: 8.6% Augathella — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clara Creek 0.0% renting
Clara Creek — Owned Outright: 100.0% Clara Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Clara Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Augathella 18.4% renting
Augathella — Owned Outright: 68.4% Augathella — Mortgage: 13.2% Augathella — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clara Creek 106.7% houses
Clara Creek — Houses: 106.7% Clara Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Augathella 95.0% houses
Augathella — Houses: 95.0% Augathella — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Clara Creek Augathella
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 12.0%
Clara Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Augathella — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 2.3%
Clara Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Augathella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 6.1%
Clara Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Augathella — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Development activity

Clara Creek Augathella
New dwellings approved 2
across Murweh
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Clara Creek Augathella
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD

Liveability

Augathella is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Clara Creek Augathella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Clara Creek carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Augathella carries more crime risk (61 vs 17).

Clara Creek Augathella
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Clara Creek Augathella
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 Clara Creek

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

Schools in Augathella

  • Augathella State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Clara Creek Augathella
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 69 34

Mobility

Augathella sits further from the CBD (746.5 km vs 710.6 km).

Clara Creek Augathella
Walkability score 0/100 24/100
Distance to Brisbane 710.6 km 746.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 494 min 512 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4468
 0.0%
postcode 4477
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4468
 59
postcode 4477

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.

Clara Creek Augathella
Worked from Home 65.1% / 24.2%
Clara Creek — Worked from Home: 65.1% Augathella — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (driver) 11.6% / 55.7%
Clara Creek — Car (driver): 11.6% Augathella — Car (driver): 55.7%
Walked Only 23.3% / 17.4%
Clara Creek — Walked Only: 23.3% Augathella — Walked Only: 17.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Clara Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Augathella — Car (passenger): 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).

Setting

Clara Creek Augathella
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 379 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Clara Creek Augathella
Connectivity score 15/100 87/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 85%
235 premises

Council rates

Clara Creek Augathella
Average residential rate $783/yr
same for both
Council Murweh
same for both

Federal electorate

Clara Creek Augathella
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Clara Creek

Rural

Augathella

Quiet Rural

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