Coochin vs Wallaces Creek
Wallaces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Coochin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallaces Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Coochin tends to suit older residents, while Wallaces Creek suits people living alone.
Coochin and Wallaces Creek are both small, quiet rural communities in Queensland, though they differ in some practical ways. Wallaces Creek has a notably higher median household income at $120,224 compared to Coochin's $97,500, and rental costs are significantly higher there at $380 per week versus $200 in Coochin. Coochin is slightly further from the CBD at 100.7 km, while Wallaces Creek sits 94.9 km away. Coochin has a higher crime risk score of 34 compared to Wallaces Creek's 12, which may matter if safety is a priority. Both suburbs suit those seeking rural living; Wallaces Creek better fits buyers with stronger household income or those prioritising lower crime, while Coochin appeals to those seeking more affordable rental costs.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Wallaces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 34/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 90%)
- But Coochin is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 38%)
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
Coochin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $380/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wallaces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 86 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (94.9 km vs 100.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Coochin has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
- Wallaces Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 34/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wallaces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.6% vs 19.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coochin and Wallaces 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
Wallaces Creek rents higher ($380/wk vs $200/wk); Coochin has more residents (115 vs 74).
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 115 +36% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.8% | +27.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 50 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr | $120,224/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $380/wk +90% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
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 (6.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (27.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 90% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Coochin carries more crime risk (34 vs 12).
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Coochin sits further from the CBD (100.7 km vs 94.9 km).
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 100.7 km +6% vs other | 94.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4310 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 77 postcode 4310 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 207 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 177 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,016 mm | 760 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coochin | Wallaces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coochin | Wallaces 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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