Clara Creek vs Morven
Clara Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Morven. 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. On these figures, Clara Creek tends to suit young adults and couples, while Morven suits 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 80/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 94%)
- But Morven has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
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 $110/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Morven
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (664.5 km vs 710.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (462 min vs 494 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Clara Creek carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 80/100)
- Morven has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 9%)
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 -7.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Clara Creek and Morven drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Morven rents higher ($110/wk vs $0/wk); Morven has more residents (184 vs 56).
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 184 +229% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.4% | -7.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 50 |
| Median household income | $142,948/yr +63% vs other | $52,780/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $110/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Property market
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $195,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2 across Murweh same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
Liveability
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Morven carries more crime risk (80 vs 17).
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | High 80/100 |
| 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 | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| 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 Morven
- Morven State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 69 | 18 |
Mobility
Clara Creek sits further from the CBD (710.6 km vs 664.5 km).
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 710.6 km +6% vs other | 664.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 494 min | 462 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4468 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4468 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.1%).
Setting
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 434 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 462 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 90/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 89% 124 premises |
Council rates
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $783/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murweh same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Clara Creek | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Morven | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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