Dundas vs Laceys Creek

Laceys Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Dundas. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dundas, most households are people living alone. In Laceys Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dundas tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Laceys Creek suits 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

Laceys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 81/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Laceys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dundas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Laceys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (59.3 km vs 87 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 78 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dundas has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)
  • Laceys Creek carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Laceys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.7% vs -24.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dundas and Laceys 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.

Dundas Laceys 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.

Dundas Laceys Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Dundas — Walkability: 0/100 Laceys Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 70
Dundas — Safety: 19/100 Laceys Creek — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 39 / 38
Dundas — Low fire risk: 39/100 Laceys Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Laceys Creek has more residents (280 vs 58); Laceys Creek has higher household incomes ($131,196 vs $57,408).

Dundas Laceys Creek
Population 58 280
+383% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -24.7% +0.7%
Median age 51 45
Median household income $57,408/yr $131,196/yr
+129% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk $295/wk
+74% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundas Laceys Creek
0-4 — / 3.6%
Dundas — 0-4: not among its largest Laceys Creek — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 6.9% / 12.9%
Dundas — 5-14: 6.9% Laceys Creek — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 8.6% / 6.4%
Dundas — 15-19: 8.6% Laceys Creek — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Dundas — 20-24: not among its largest Laceys Creek — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 5.2% / 11.1%
Dundas — 25-34: 5.2% Laceys Creek — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.1% / 9.6%
Dundas — 35-44: 12.1% Laceys Creek — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 19.0% / 25.4%
Dundas — 45-54: 19.0% Laceys Creek — 45-54: 25.4%
55-64 17.2% / 16.1%
Dundas — 55-64: 17.2% Laceys Creek — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 10.3% / 8.2%
Dundas — 65-74: 10.3% Laceys Creek — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 15.5% / 3.9%
Dundas — 75-84: 15.5% Laceys Creek — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ — / —
Dundas — 85+: not among its largest Laceys Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dundas 42.9% couple families
Dundas — Couple Families: 42.9% Dundas — Lone Person: 57.1% Dundas — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dundas — Group Household: 0.0%
Laceys Creek 59.1% couple families
Laceys Creek — Couple Families: 59.1% Laceys Creek — Lone Person: 27.3% Laceys Creek — One Parent Families: 9.1% Laceys Creek — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dundas 0.0% renting
Dundas — Owned Outright: 38.1% Dundas — Mortgage: 61.9% Dundas — Renting: 0.0%
Laceys Creek 9.8% renting
Laceys Creek — Owned Outright: 32.6% Laceys Creek — Mortgage: 57.6% Laceys Creek — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dundas Laceys Creek
England 5.2% / 2.9%
Dundas — England: 5.2% Laceys Creek — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Dundas — New Zealand: not among its largest Laceys Creek — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa — / 2.5%
Dundas — South Africa: not among its largest Laceys Creek — South Africa: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Dundas Laceys Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 18.2%
Dundas — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Laceys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 17.5%
Dundas — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Laceys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.1%
Dundas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Laceys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Dundas — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Laceys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Dundas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Laceys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dundas 100.0% houses
Dundas — Houses: 100.0%
Laceys Creek 100.0% houses
Laceys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Dundas Laceys Creek
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 6,996
across Moreton Bay
Approvals change year on year +375% +49%

Ranking within QLD

Dundas Laceys Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Dundas Laceys Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dundas carries more crime risk (81 vs 30).

Dundas Laceys Creek
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime High
81/100
 Low
30/100
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

Dundas Laceys 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

Dundas Laceys Creek
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 38 46

Mobility

Dundas sits further from the CBD (87 km vs 59.3 km).

Dundas Laceys Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 87 km
+32% vs other
 59.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
 1.2%
postcode 4521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4306
 98
postcode 4521

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.

Dundas Laceys Creek
Car (driver) 67.9% / 65.2%
Dundas — Car (driver): 67.9% Laceys Creek — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 32.1% / 32.2%
Dundas — Worked from Home: 32.1% Laceys Creek — Worked from Home: 32.2%
Car (passenger) — / 2.6%
Dundas — Car (passenger): not among its largest Laceys Creek — Car (passenger): 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Dundas Laceys Creek
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.9 km 29.6 km

NBN connectivity

Dundas Laceys Creek
Connectivity score 16/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Dundas Laceys Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dundas Laceys Creek
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,577/yr
Council Somerset Moreton Bay

Federal electorate

Dundas Laceys Creek
Division Blair Dickson
Member Shayne Neumann Ali France
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dundas

Outer Retirees River

Laceys Creek

Outer

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