Dakenba vs Orange Creek

Orange Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Dakenba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dakenba tends to suit couples, while Orange Creek suits families with children.

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

Orange Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 90%)
  • But Dakenba is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dakenba

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 24%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dakenba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (578.6 km vs 593.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (406 min vs 416 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orange Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dakenba and Orange 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.

Dakenba Orange 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.

Dakenba Orange Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Dakenba — Walkability: 0/100 Orange Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 85
Dakenba — Safety: 53/100 Orange Creek — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 60
Dakenba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Orange Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Orange Creek rents higher ($375/wk vs $165/wk); Orange Creek has more residents (197 vs 127).

Dakenba Orange Creek
Population 127 197
+55% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% -7.1%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $117,000/yr
+32% vs other
 $80,132/yr
Median weekly rent $165/wk $375/wk
+127% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dakenba Orange Creek
0-4 5.5% / 7.6%
Dakenba — 0-4: 5.5% Orange Creek — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 13.4% / 18.8%
Dakenba — 5-14: 13.4% Orange Creek — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 7.9% / 5.6%
Dakenba — 15-19: 7.9% Orange Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.5% / 4.1%
Dakenba — 20-24: 5.5% Orange Creek — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 3.1% / 5.1%
Dakenba — 25-34: 3.1% Orange Creek — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 13.4% / 16.8%
Dakenba — 35-44: 13.4% Orange Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 11.8% / 16.8%
Dakenba — 45-54: 11.8% Orange Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 22.0% / 10.2%
Dakenba — 55-64: 22.0% Orange Creek — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 3.9% / 5.6%
Dakenba — 65-74: 3.9% Orange Creek — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 5.5% / 11.2%
Dakenba — 75-84: 5.5% Orange Creek — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ 4.7% / —
Dakenba — 85+: 4.7% Orange Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 84.6% couple families
Dakenba — Couple Families: 84.6% Dakenba — Lone Person: 15.4% Dakenba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Orange Creek 65.8% couple families
Orange Creek — Couple Families: 65.8% Orange Creek — Lone Person: 26.3% Orange Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 23.1% renting
Dakenba — Owned Outright: 46.2% Dakenba — Mortgage: 30.8% Dakenba — Renting: 23.1%
Orange Creek 9.4% renting
Orange Creek — Owned Outright: 41.5% Orange Creek — Mortgage: 49.1% Orange Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 90.0% houses
Dakenba — Houses: 90.0% Dakenba — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Orange Creek 101.6% houses
Orange Creek — Houses: 101.6% Orange Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dakenba Orange Creek
Certificate III & IV 26.8% / 13.7%
Dakenba — Certificate III & IV: 26.8% Orange Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 7.6%
Dakenba — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Orange Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 2.5%
Dakenba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Orange Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 2.0%
Dakenba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Orange Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Development activity

Dakenba Orange Creek
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dakenba Orange Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Dakenba Orange Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Orange Creek carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); Dakenba carries more crime risk (47 vs 15).

Dakenba Orange Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
15/100
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

Dakenba Orange 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

Dakenba Orange Creek
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Orange Creek sits further from the CBD (593.4 km vs 578.6 km).

Dakenba Orange Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 578.6 km 593.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 406 min 416 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Dakenba Orange Creek
Car (driver) 68.7% / 52.2%
Dakenba — Car (driver): 68.7% Orange Creek — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 34.4%
Dakenba — Worked from Home: 20.9% Orange Creek — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Walked Only 4.5% / 13.3%
Dakenba — Walked Only: 4.5% Orange Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Dakenba — Car (passenger): 6.0% Orange Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Dakenba Orange Creek
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dakenba Orange Creek
Connectivity score 31/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
52 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Dakenba Orange Creek
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Dakenba Orange Creek
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Dakenba Orange Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dakenba Orange Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dakenba

Rural

Orange Creek

Family Rural

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