Cona Creek vs Minerva

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Minerva tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Minerva

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 72%)

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

Renters

Cona Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cona Creek has a shorter drive in (591 min vs 599 min)
  • Minerva sits closer to the CBD (841.9 km vs 845.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cona Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 14%)
  • Minerva carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Minerva

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -31.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cona Creek Minerva
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.

Cona Creek Minerva
Walkability 0 / 0
Cona Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Minerva — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 76
Cona Creek — Safety: 13/100 Minerva — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 77 / 60
Cona Creek — Low fire risk: 77/100 Minerva — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Minerva rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk).

Cona Creek Minerva
Population 57
+4% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -31.3% +14.6%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $103,948/yr $108,316/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cona Creek Minerva
0-4 5.3% / 14.5%
Cona Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Minerva — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 19.3% / 21.8%
Cona Creek — 5-14: 19.3% Minerva — 5-14: 21.8%
15-19 8.8% / —
Cona Creek — 15-19: 8.8% Minerva — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 10.5% / —
Cona Creek — 20-24: 10.5% Minerva — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.0% / 16.4%
Cona Creek — 25-34: 7.0% Minerva — 25-34: 16.4%
35-44 15.8% / 14.5%
Cona Creek — 35-44: 15.8% Minerva — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 7.0% / 5.5%
Cona Creek — 45-54: 7.0% Minerva — 45-54: 5.5%
55-64 8.8% / 10.9%
Cona Creek — 55-64: 8.8% Minerva — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 7.0% / 7.3%
Cona Creek — 65-74: 7.0% Minerva — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 — / —
Cona Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Minerva — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Cona Creek — 85+: not among its largest Minerva — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cona Creek 63.6% couple families
Cona Creek — Couple Families: 63.6% Cona Creek — Lone Person: 36.4%
Minerva 100.0% couple families
Minerva — Couple Families: 100.0% Minerva — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cona Creek 0.0% renting
Cona Creek — Owned Outright: 0.0% Cona Creek — Mortgage: 100.0% Cona Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Minerva 0.0% renting
Minerva — Owned Outright: 54.5% Minerva — Mortgage: 45.5% Minerva — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cona Creek 72.2% houses
Cona Creek — Houses: 72.2% Cona Creek — Flats / Apartments: 27.8%
Minerva 85.7% houses
Minerva — Houses: 85.7% Minerva — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cona Creek Minerva
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 10.9%
Cona Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Minerva — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 16.4%
Cona Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Minerva — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.5%
Cona Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Minerva — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Development activity

Cona Creek Minerva
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cona Creek Minerva
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Cona Creek Minerva
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cona Creek carries more crime risk (87 vs 24); Minerva carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 23).

Cona Creek Minerva
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime High
87/100
 Low
24/100
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

Cona Creek Minerva
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

Cona Creek Minerva
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 44 23

Mobility

Cona Creek sits further from the CBD (845.2 km vs 841.9 km).

Cona Creek Minerva
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 845.2 km 841.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 591 min 599 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4722
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4722
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.

Cona Creek Minerva
Car (driver) 50.0% / 55.6%
Cona Creek — Car (driver): 50.0% Minerva — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 29.6%
Cona Creek — Worked from Home: 50.0% Minerva — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Walked Only — / 14.8%
Cona Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Minerva — Walked Only: 14.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Cona Creek Minerva
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cona Creek Minerva
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
8 premises

Climate

Cona Creek Minerva
Annual rainfall 725 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Cona Creek Minerva
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Cona Creek Minerva
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cona Creek

Family Rural

Minerva

Family Rural Young Families

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