Conondale vs Elaman Creek
Conondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Elaman Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Elaman Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Conondale tends to suit people living alone, while Elaman Creek suits share households 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
Conondale
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Elaman Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 74%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Elaman Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elaman Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 104 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (104.6 km vs 108.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Conondale
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 9%)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 77/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Elaman Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.3% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Conondale and Elaman Creek 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
Conondale has more residents (882 vs 92); Elaman Creek has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $62,088).
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 882 +90% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.8% | +35.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 55 |
| Median household income | $62,088/yr | $81,224/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +7% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $975,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $730,000 | — |
| Median land price | $1,150,000 | — |
Development activity
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Conondale carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Elaman Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 34).
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 59/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Conondale
- Conondale State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Elaman Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 0 |
| Waterways | 32 | 4 |
Mobility
Conondale sits further from the CBD (108.6 km vs 104.6 km).
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 108.6 km +4% vs other | 104.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 99 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 4552 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 89 postcode 4552 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 (73.5%).
Setting
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 265 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.5 km | 30.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 371 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Wallace same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Conondale | Elaman Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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