Dalrymple Creek vs Hawkins Creek

Hawkins Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Dalrymple Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dalrymple Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Dalrymple Creek tends to suit couples, while Hawkins Creek suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dalrymple Creek is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 57%)
  • Hawkins Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)

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

Dalrymple Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Hawkins Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1018 min vs 1055 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1475.9 km vs 1503.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hawkins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Hawkins Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -47.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dalrymple Creek and Hawkins 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.

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins 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.

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Dalrymple Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Hawkins Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 79
Dalrymple Creek — Safety: 62/100 Hawkins Creek — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 46 / 45
Dalrymple Creek — Low fire risk: 46/100 Hawkins Creek — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Hawkins Creek has more residents (236 vs 51); Hawkins Creek rents higher ($220/wk vs $50/wk).

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Population 51 236
+363% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -47.4% +9.3%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $84,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $79,300/yr
Median weekly rent $50/wk $220/wk
+340% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
0-4 — / 4.7%
Dalrymple Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 7.8% / 15.7%
Dalrymple Creek — 5-14: 7.8% Hawkins Creek — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.9% / 2.5%
Dalrymple Creek — 15-19: 5.9% Hawkins Creek — 15-19: 2.5%
20-24 — / 6.4%
Dalrymple Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 5.9% / 8.5%
Dalrymple Creek — 25-34: 5.9% Hawkins Creek — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 5.9% / 8.1%
Dalrymple Creek — 35-44: 5.9% Hawkins Creek — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 17.6% / 12.7%
Dalrymple Creek — 45-54: 17.6% Hawkins Creek — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 23.5% / 19.1%
Dalrymple Creek — 55-64: 23.5% Hawkins Creek — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 13.7% / 13.6%
Dalrymple Creek — 65-74: 13.7% Hawkins Creek — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 9.8% / 7.6%
Dalrymple Creek — 75-84: 9.8% Hawkins Creek — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 4.2%
Dalrymple Creek — 85+: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — 85+: 4.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dalrymple Creek 76.9% couple families
Dalrymple Creek — Couple Families: 76.9% Dalrymple Creek — Lone Person: 23.1% Dalrymple Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Hawkins Creek 44.4% couple families
Hawkins Creek — Couple Families: 44.4% Hawkins Creek — Lone Person: 42.9% Hawkins Creek — One Parent Families: 12.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dalrymple Creek 0.0% renting
Dalrymple Creek — Owned Outright: 81.2% Dalrymple Creek — Mortgage: 18.8% Dalrymple Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Hawkins Creek 10.1% renting
Hawkins Creek — Owned Outright: 68.5% Hawkins Creek — Mortgage: 21.3% Hawkins Creek — Renting: 10.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dalrymple Creek 105.6% houses
Dalrymple Creek — Houses: 105.6%
Hawkins Creek 105.4% houses
Hawkins Creek — Houses: 105.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 28.0%
Dalrymple Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Hawkins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 5.5%
Dalrymple Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Hawkins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.9%
Dalrymple Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Dalrymple Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Dalrymple Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Development activity

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
New dwellings approved 23
across Hinchinbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dalrymple Creek carries more crime risk (38 vs 21).

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
21/100
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

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins 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

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Dalrymple Creek sits further from the CBD (1503.7 km vs 1475.9 km).

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1503.7 km
+2% vs other
 1475.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1055 min 1018 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4850
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.

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Car (driver) 100.0% / 86.8%
Dalrymple Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Hawkins Creek — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home — / 8.5%
Dalrymple Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Hawkins Creek — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Dalrymple Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Hawkins Creek — Car (passenger): 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.4 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Annual rainfall 2,433 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Hinchinbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Dalrymple Creek Hawkins Creek
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dalrymple Creek

Rural

Hawkins Creek

Retirees Rural

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