Darts Creek vs Raglan

Raglan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Darts Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Darts Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Raglan, most households are couple families.

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

  • Darts Creek carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 94/100)
  • Raglan is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 62%)

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

Raglan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $380/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Darts Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (399 min vs 408 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (569.8 km vs 581.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Darts Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 94/100)

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

Investors

Darts Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Darts Creek and Raglan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Darts Creek Raglan
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.

Darts Creek Raglan
Walkability 0 / 0
Darts Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Raglan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 6
Darts Creek — Safety: 45/100 Raglan — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 50 / 42
Darts Creek — Low fire risk: 50/100 Raglan — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Darts Creek rents higher ($380/wk vs $175/wk); Darts Creek has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $58,500).

Darts Creek Raglan
Population 165
+13% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% -2.1%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $84,500/yr
+31% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+54% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darts Creek Raglan
0-4 3.0% / 2.1%
Darts Creek — 0-4: 3.0% Raglan — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 12.7% / 13.3%
Darts Creek — 5-14: 12.7% Raglan — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.5% / 5.6%
Darts Creek — 15-19: 5.5% Raglan — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 2.4% / —
Darts Creek — 20-24: 2.4% Raglan — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.7% / 6.3%
Darts Creek — 25-34: 6.7% Raglan — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 10.3% / 11.9%
Darts Creek — 35-44: 10.3% Raglan — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 14.5% / 26.6%
Darts Creek — 45-54: 14.5% Raglan — 45-54: 26.6%
55-64 14.5% / 17.5%
Darts Creek — 55-64: 14.5% Raglan — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 15.2% / 13.3%
Darts Creek — 65-74: 15.2% Raglan — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.5% / 4.9%
Darts Creek — 75-84: 5.5% Raglan — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.8% / —
Darts Creek — 85+: 1.8% Raglan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

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.

Darts Creek Raglan
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.8%
Darts Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% Raglan — New Zealand: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darts Creek 51.4% couple families
Darts Creek — Couple Families: 51.4% Darts Creek — Lone Person: 24.3% Darts Creek — One Parent Families: 10.8% Darts Creek — Group Household: 13.5%
Raglan 57.1% couple families
Raglan — Couple Families: 57.1% Raglan — Lone Person: 23.8% Raglan — One Parent Families: 19.0% Raglan — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darts Creek 105.8% houses
Darts Creek — Houses: 105.8%
Raglan 102.3% houses
Raglan — Houses: 102.3%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Darts Creek Raglan
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 12.6%
Darts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Raglan — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / 2.8%
Darts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Raglan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.8% / 2.8%
Darts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.8% Raglan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darts Creek 0.0% renting
Darts Creek — Owned Outright: 51.1% Darts Creek — Mortgage: 48.9% Darts Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Raglan 17.1% renting
Raglan — Owned Outright: 51.2% Raglan — Mortgage: 31.7% Raglan — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Darts Creek Raglan
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Darts Creek Raglan
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Darts Creek Raglan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD

Liveability

Darts Creek Raglan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Raglan carries more crime risk (94 vs 55).

Darts Creek Raglan
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 High
94/100
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

Darts Creek Raglan
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

Darts Creek Raglan
Waterways 6 22

Mobility

Raglan sits further from the CBD (581.7 km vs 569.8 km).

Darts Creek Raglan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 569.8 km 581.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 408 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4695
 0.0%
postcode 4697
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4695
 —

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.

Darts Creek Raglan
Car (driver) 77.8% / 83.9%
Darts Creek — Car (driver): 77.8% Raglan — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 16.1%
Darts Creek — Worked from Home: 7.4% Raglan — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 9.3% / —
Darts Creek — Car (passenger): 9.3% Raglan — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Darts Creek — Walked Only: 5.6% Raglan — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Darts Creek Raglan
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 22.8 km

NBN connectivity

Darts Creek Raglan
Connectivity score 20/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Darts Creek Raglan
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Darts Creek Raglan
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Darts Creek Raglan
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Darts Creek

Rural

Raglan

Rural

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