Coal Creek vs Esk
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. In Esk, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coal Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Esk 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
Esk
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 29%)
- But Coal Creek carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)
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 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Coal Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Esk
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 90 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (101 km vs 110.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Esk
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 28%)
- But Coal Creek carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coal Creek and Esk 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
Esk has more residents (1,641 vs 50); Esk rents higher ($260/wk vs $90/wk).
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 1,641 +3182% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 57 | 58 |
| Median household income | $64,948/yr +27% vs other | $47,320/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $90/wk | $260/wk +189% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).
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 (20.0%).
Property market
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $620,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $472,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 61 days from 24 sales |
Development activity
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.4% $550/wk on $649K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 10% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 54% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 77% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 73% of QLD |
Liveability
Esk is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 41/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Esk carries more crime risk (58 vs 38).
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| 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 | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Coal Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Esk
- Esk State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 24 |
Mobility
Coal Creek sits further from the CBD (110.7 km vs 101 km).
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 110.7 km +9% vs other | 101 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 90 min | 81 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4312 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 91 postcode 4312 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 67/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 34% 992 premises |
Climate
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coal Creek | Esk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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