Djuan vs Emu Creek

Djuan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Emu Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Djuan, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Djuan tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Djuan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Djuan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (173.5 km vs 184.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Djuan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.2% vs -7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Djuan and Emu 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.

Djuan Emu 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.

Djuan Emu Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Djuan — Walkability: 0/100 Emu Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 64
Djuan — Safety: 77/100 Emu Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Djuan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Emu Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Emu Creek rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Emu Creek skews older (50 vs 46).

Djuan Emu Creek
Population 93 113
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.0% +41.2%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $79,612/yr $86,632/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent — $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Djuan Emu Creek
0-4 3.2% / 2.7%
Djuan — 0-4: 3.2% Emu Creek — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 18.3% / 8.0%
Djuan — 5-14: 18.3% Emu Creek — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 9.7% / 6.2%
Djuan — 15-19: 9.7% Emu Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.2% / 3.5%
Djuan — 20-24: 3.2% Emu Creek — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.5% / 12.4%
Djuan — 25-34: 6.5% Emu Creek — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 15.1% / 5.3%
Djuan — 35-44: 15.1% Emu Creek — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 16.1% / 14.2%
Djuan — 45-54: 16.1% Emu Creek — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 19.4% / 31.9%
Djuan — 55-64: 19.4% Emu Creek — 55-64: 31.9%
65-74 17.2% / 11.5%
Djuan — 65-74: 17.2% Emu Creek — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.2% / 5.3%
Djuan — 75-84: 3.2% Emu Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Djuan — 85+: not among its largest Emu Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Djuan 81.2% couple families
Djuan — Couple Families: 81.2% Djuan — Lone Person: 18.8% Djuan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Emu Creek 44.0% couple families
Emu Creek — Couple Families: 44.0% Emu Creek — Lone Person: 28.0% Emu Creek — One Parent Families: 28.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Djuan 0.0% renting
Djuan — Owned Outright: 69.6% Djuan — Mortgage: 30.4% Djuan — Renting: 0.0%
Emu Creek 7.1% renting
Emu Creek — Owned Outright: 54.8% Emu Creek — Mortgage: 38.1% Emu Creek — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Djuan 100.0% houses
Djuan — Houses: 100.0%
Emu Creek 100.0% houses
Emu Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Djuan Emu Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 19.5%
Djuan — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Emu Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 11.5%
Djuan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Emu Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 8.0%
Djuan — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Emu Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.5%
Djuan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Emu Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Djuan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Emu Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

Djuan Emu Creek
Median house price — $1,110,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Djuan Emu Creek
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Djuan Emu Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Djuan Emu Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Emu Creek carries more crime risk (36 vs 23).

Djuan Emu Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
36/100
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

Djuan Emu 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

Djuan Emu Creek
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Djuan sits further from the CBD (184.6 km vs 173.5 km).

Djuan Emu Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 184.6 km
+6% vs other
 173.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
 0.2%
postcode 4355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
 68
postcode 4355

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.

Djuan Emu Creek
Car (driver) 72.7% / 56.2%
Djuan — Car (driver): 72.7% Emu Creek — Car (driver): 56.2%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 43.8%
Djuan — Worked from Home: 27.3% Emu Creek — Worked from Home: 43.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Djuan Emu Creek
Elevation 522 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Djuan Emu Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Djuan Emu Creek
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Djuan Emu Creek
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Djuan Emu Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Djuan

Rural

Emu Creek

Rural

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