Daintree vs Forest Creek
Forest Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Daintree. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Daintree, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Daintree tends to suit 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Forest Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Forest Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Daintree
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (1271 min vs 1293 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1806.7 km vs 1808.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Daintree
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Forest Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (32.0% vs -27.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Daintree and Forest 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
Forest Creek has more residents (136 vs 93); Forest Creek has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $48,516).
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93 | 136 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -27.9% | +32.0% |
| Median age | 54 | 49 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr | $58,500/yr +21% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +5% vs other | $208/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Douglas same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 25% of QLD |
Liveability
Daintree is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Daintree
- Daintree State School Government · Primary
Schools in Forest Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Forest Creek sits further from the CBD (1808.9 km vs 1806.7 km).
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1806.7 km | 1808.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1271 min | 1293 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4873 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 4873 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 (67.6%).
Setting
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 5.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 12 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,186 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 21.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,417/yr same for both | |
| Council | Douglas same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Daintree | Forest Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Leichhardt same for both | |
| Member | Matt Smith same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Daintree | Forest 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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