Corella vs North Deep Creek

Corella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in North Deep Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corella, most households are couple families. In North Deep Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Corella tends to suit families with children and couples, while North Deep Creek suits people living alone and 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

Corella

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 59%)

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

Corella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

North Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (180.3 km vs 194 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Corella carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 61/100)
  • North Deep Creek has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

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

Investors

North Deep Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.0% vs -6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Corella and North Deep 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.

Corella North Deep Creek
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.

Corella North Deep Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Corella — Walkability: 0/100 North Deep Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 39
Corella — Safety: 70/100 North Deep Creek — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 67 / 69
Corella — Low fire risk: 67/100 North Deep Creek — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

North Deep Creek has more residents (388 vs 68); Corella has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $71,864).

Corella North Deep Creek
Population 68 388
+471% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% -1.0%
Median age 43 52
Median household income $110,448/yr
+35% vs other
 $71,864/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corella North Deep Creek
0-4 5.9% / 5.2%
Corella — 0-4: 5.9% North Deep Creek — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.7% / 10.6%
Corella — 5-14: 14.7% North Deep Creek — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 11.8% / 4.6%
Corella — 15-19: 11.8% North Deep Creek — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Corella — 20-24: not among its largest North Deep Creek — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 5.9% / 9.5%
Corella — 25-34: 5.9% North Deep Creek — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 19.1% / 8.2%
Corella — 35-44: 19.1% North Deep Creek — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 16.2% / 13.7%
Corella — 45-54: 16.2% North Deep Creek — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 8.8% / 20.1%
Corella — 55-64: 8.8% North Deep Creek — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 13.2% / 17.0%
Corella — 65-74: 13.2% North Deep Creek — 65-74: 17.0%
75-84 — / 4.4%
Corella — 75-84: not among its largest North Deep Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 0.8%
Corella — 85+: not among its largest North Deep Creek — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corella 60.0% couple families
Corella — Couple Families: 60.0% Corella — Lone Person: 15.0% Corella — One Parent Families: 25.0% Corella — Group Household: 0.0%
North Deep Creek 45.0% couple families
North Deep Creek — Couple Families: 45.0% North Deep Creek — Lone Person: 35.0% North Deep Creek — One Parent Families: 13.8% North Deep Creek — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corella 0.0% renting
Corella — Owned Outright: 37.0% Corella — Mortgage: 63.0% Corella — Renting: 0.0%
North Deep Creek 14.5% renting
North Deep Creek — Owned Outright: 51.6% North Deep Creek — Mortgage: 33.9% North Deep Creek — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corella 100.0% houses
Corella — Houses: 100.0% Corella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
North Deep Creek 97.0% houses
North Deep Creek — Houses: 97.0% North Deep Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Corella North Deep Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 19.8%
Corella — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% North Deep Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 6.7%
Corella — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% North Deep Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.0%
Corella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest North Deep Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Corella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest North Deep Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Corella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest North Deep Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Property market

Corella North Deep Creek
Median house price — $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,080,000

Development activity

Corella North Deep Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Corella North Deep Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Corella North Deep Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

North Deep Creek carries more crime risk (61 vs 30).

Corella North Deep Creek
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
same for both

Schools

Corella North Deep 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

Corella North Deep Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 18 8

Mobility

Corella sits further from the CBD (194 km vs 180.3 km).

Corella North Deep Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 194 km
+7% vs other
 180.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Corella North Deep Creek
Car (driver) 87.5% / 81.8%
Corella — Car (driver): 87.5% North Deep Creek — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 13.9%
Corella — Worked from Home: 12.5% North Deep Creek — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Corella — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Deep Creek — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Corella North Deep Creek
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.9 km 35.4 km

NBN connectivity

Corella North Deep Creek
Connectivity score 28/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Corella North Deep Creek
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Corella North Deep Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Corella North Deep Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Corella North Deep Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Corella

River Rural

North Deep Creek

Rural

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