D'aguilar vs Delaneys Creek

D'Aguilar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Delaneys Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Delaneys Creek: a median of $1.18 million, against $851,000 in D'Aguilar, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, D'Aguilar tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

D'Aguilar and Delaneys Creek are both small rural communities northwest of Brisbane, but they differ notably in property costs and amenity. Delaneys Creek has a higher median household income at $102,440 versus D'Aguilar's $98,592, and significantly higher property prices—median house at $1,200,000 compared to $850,000. D'Aguilar is closer to the CBD at 69.8 km and has a walkability score of 29, while Delaneys Creek is more remote at 73.5 km with minimal walkability at 1. D'Aguilar suits buyers prioritising affordability and slightly better urban access, while Delaneys Creek appeals to those seeking a more established, higher-income community willing to pay a premium for seclusion.

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

Delaneys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($851,000 vs $1,180,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

D'Aguilar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.8 km vs 73.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

D'Aguilar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Delaneys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.7% vs 22.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

D'aguilar and Delaneys 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.

D'aguilar Delaneys 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.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Walkability 29 / 0
D'aguilar — Walkability: 29/100 Delaneys Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 68
D'aguilar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Delaneys Creek — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Delaneys Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $380/wk); Delaneys Creek skews older (39 vs 36).

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Population 1,474
+7% vs other
 1,366
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +28.7%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $98,592/yr $102,440/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
0-4 8.3% / 6.7%
D'aguilar — 0-4: 8.3% Delaneys Creek — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.9% / 14.1%
D'aguilar — 5-14: 14.9% Delaneys Creek — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.1% / 5.5%
D'aguilar — 15-19: 7.1% Delaneys Creek — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.0% / 4.2%
D'aguilar — 20-24: 4.0% Delaneys Creek — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 14.5% / 13.8%
D'aguilar — 25-34: 14.5% Delaneys Creek — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 13.0% / 12.3%
D'aguilar — 35-44: 13.0% Delaneys Creek — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.0% / 14.8%
D'aguilar — 45-54: 14.0% Delaneys Creek — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 10.1% / 12.2%
D'aguilar — 55-64: 10.1% Delaneys Creek — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 10.0% / 10.5%
D'aguilar — 65-74: 10.0% Delaneys Creek — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 3.6% / 4.6%
D'aguilar — 75-84: 3.6% Delaneys Creek — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.7% / 0.6%
D'aguilar — 85+: 0.7% Delaneys Creek — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

D'aguilar 58.6% couple families
D'aguilar — Couple Families: 58.6% D'aguilar — Lone Person: 20.4% D'aguilar — One Parent Families: 16.0% D'aguilar — Group Household: 3.3% D'aguilar — Other Families: 1.8%
Delaneys Creek 64.1% couple families
Delaneys Creek — Couple Families: 64.1% Delaneys Creek — Lone Person: 18.6% Delaneys Creek — One Parent Families: 13.6% Delaneys Creek — Group Household: 2.7% Delaneys Creek — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

D'aguilar 11.7% renting
D'aguilar — Owned Outright: 29.1% D'aguilar — Mortgage: 59.1% D'aguilar — Renting: 11.7%
Delaneys Creek 8.9% renting
Delaneys Creek — Owned Outright: 31.5% Delaneys Creek — Mortgage: 59.6% Delaneys Creek — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 21.5%
D'aguilar — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Delaneys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 9.0%
D'aguilar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Delaneys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 6.8%
D'aguilar — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Delaneys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.4%
D'aguilar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Delaneys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
D'aguilar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Delaneys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

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.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
New Zealand 3.9% / 3.4%
D'aguilar — New Zealand: 3.9% Delaneys Creek — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 2.8% / 3.3%
D'aguilar — England: 2.8% Delaneys Creek — England: 3.3%
Germany 0.5% / 0.8%
D'aguilar — Germany: 0.5% Delaneys Creek — Germany: 0.8%
South Africa 0.3% / 0.7%
D'aguilar — South Africa: 0.3% Delaneys Creek — South Africa: 0.7%
India 0.6% / 0.2%
D'aguilar — India: 0.6% Delaneys Creek — India: 0.2%
Malaysia — / 0.3%
D'aguilar — Malaysia: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Malaysia: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

D'aguilar 99.6% houses
D'aguilar — Houses: 99.6% D'aguilar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% D'aguilar — Townhouses: 0.8%
Delaneys Creek 99.1% houses
Delaneys Creek — Houses: 99.1% Delaneys Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Delaneys Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Median house price $851,000 $1,180,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $923,000 $860,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 17 sales
 33 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
3 bed $778K / $1.07M
D'aguilar — 3 bed: $778K (13 sales) Delaneys Creek — 3 bed: $1.07M (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

4 bed $880K / $1.27M
D'aguilar — 4 bed: $880K (29 sales) Delaneys Creek — 4 bed: $1.27M (28 sales)

29 vs 28 sales

Development activity

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Houses 3.9%
$735/wk on $972K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of QLD —

Liveability

D'Aguilar is more walkable (29 vs 0); D'Aguilar scores higher overall (63 vs 53).

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 53/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Delaneys Creek carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 0).

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
32/100
Crime — Low
19/100
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

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
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 D'aguilar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Delaneys Creek

  • Delaneys Creek State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 4 11

Mobility

Delaneys Creek sits further from the CBD (73.5 km vs 69.8 km).

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 69.8 km 73.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
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.

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Car (driver) 81.4% / 80.0%
D'aguilar — Car (driver): 81.4% Delaneys Creek — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 13.2%
D'aguilar — Worked from Home: 12.0% Delaneys Creek — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.0%
D'aguilar — Car (passenger): 5.2% Delaneys Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.6%
D'aguilar — Walked Only: 1.4% Delaneys Creek — Walked Only: 0.6%
Train — / 0.6%
D'aguilar — Train: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Train: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.6%
D'aguilar — Bus: not among its largest Delaneys Creek — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.8 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Connectivity score 76/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
797 premises
 52%
589 premises

Climate

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

D'aguilar Delaneys Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

D'aguilar

Acreage Family Quiet

Delaneys Creek

Acreage

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