Coal Creek vs Biarra

Biarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Coal Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coal Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coal 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

Biarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 29%)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Coal Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coal Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coal Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.7 km vs 119.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Biarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Biarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coal Creek Biarra
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.

Coal Creek Biarra
Walkability 0 / 0
Coal Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Biarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 75
Coal Creek — Safety: 62/100 Biarra — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Coal Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Biarra — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Biarra has more residents (270 vs 50); Biarra rents higher ($250/wk vs $90/wk).

Coal Creek Biarra
Population 50 270
+440% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +5.1%
Median age 57 54
Median household income $64,948/yr
+16% vs other
 $54,600/yr
Median weekly rent $90/wk $250/wk
+178% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coal Creek Biarra
0-4 6.0% / 3.7%
Coal Creek — 0-4: 6.0% Biarra — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 6.0% / 10.4%
Coal Creek — 5-14: 6.0% Biarra — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 — / 8.1%
Coal Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Biarra — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 — / 2.2%
Coal Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Biarra — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 — / 5.6%
Coal Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Biarra — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 8.0% / 7.0%
Coal Creek — 35-44: 8.0% Biarra — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 10.0% / 11.9%
Coal Creek — 45-54: 10.0% Biarra — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 34.0% / 21.5%
Coal Creek — 55-64: 34.0% Biarra — 55-64: 21.5%
65-74 22.0% / 13.7%
Coal Creek — 65-74: 22.0% Biarra — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.0% / 12.2%
Coal Creek — 75-84: 6.0% Biarra — 75-84: 12.2%
85+ — / —
Coal Creek — 85+: not among its largest Biarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coal Creek 71.4% lone person
Coal Creek — Lone Person: 71.4% Coal Creek — Couple Families: 28.6% Coal Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coal Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Biarra 33.9% lone person
Biarra — Lone Person: 33.9% Biarra — Couple Families: 37.1% Biarra — One Parent Families: 19.4% Biarra — Group Household: 9.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coal Creek 19.0% renting
Coal Creek — Owned Outright: 57.1% Coal Creek — Mortgage: 23.8% Coal Creek — Renting: 19.0%
Biarra 19.8% renting
Biarra — Owned Outright: 48.5% Biarra — Mortgage: 31.7% Biarra — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coal Creek 100.0% houses
Coal Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Biarra 100.0% houses
Biarra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Coal Creek Biarra
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 14.8%
Coal Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Biarra — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 7.4%
Coal Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Biarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / —
Coal Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Biarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.9%
Coal Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Biarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Development activity

Coal Creek Biarra
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coal Creek Biarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Biarra carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Coal Creek carries more crime risk (38 vs 25).

Coal Creek Biarra
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
25/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Coal Creek Biarra
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

Coal Creek Biarra
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 4 37

Mobility

Biarra sits further from the CBD (119.9 km vs 110.7 km).

Coal Creek Biarra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 110.7 km 119.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 102 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4312
 0.1%
postcode 4313
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4312
 73
postcode 4313

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.

Coal Creek Biarra
Car (driver) 66.7% / 63.5%
Coal Creek — Car (driver): 66.7% Biarra — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 33.3% / 29.4%
Coal Creek — Worked from Home: 33.3% Biarra — Worked from Home: 29.4%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Coal Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Biarra — Car (passenger): 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Coal Creek Biarra
Elevation 248 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coal Creek Biarra
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Coal Creek Biarra
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coal Creek Biarra
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Coal Creek Biarra
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coal Creek

Retirees Rural

Biarra

Retirees River Rural

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