East End vs Machine Creek

East End is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Machine Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and 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

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 74/100)

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

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

East End

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (374 min vs 386 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (546.1 km vs 560.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • East End carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 74/100)
  • Machine Creek has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

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

Investors

East End

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.2% vs 9.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

East End and Machine 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.

East End Machine 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.

East End Machine Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
East End — Walkability: 0/100 Machine Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 26
East End — Safety: 56/100 Machine Creek — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East End — Low fire risk: 100/100 Machine Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Machine Creek has more residents (131 vs 88); East End has higher household incomes ($119,548 vs $98,748).

East End Machine Creek
Population 88 131
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.2% +9.2%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $119,548/yr
+17% vs other
 $98,748/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+5% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East End Machine Creek
0-4 11.4% / 5.3%
East End — 0-4: 11.4% Machine Creek — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.5% / 18.3%
East End — 5-14: 12.5% Machine Creek — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 10.2% / 5.3%
East End — 15-19: 10.2% Machine Creek — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.8% / 3.8%
East End — 20-24: 6.8% Machine Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 12.5% / 12.2%
East End — 25-34: 12.5% Machine Creek — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 8.0% / 10.7%
East End — 35-44: 8.0% Machine Creek — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 13.6% / 9.9%
East End — 45-54: 13.6% Machine Creek — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 17.0% / 17.6%
East End — 55-64: 17.0% Machine Creek — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 3.4% / 13.0%
East End — 65-74: 3.4% Machine Creek — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 — / 5.3%
East End — 75-84: not among its largest Machine Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 5.7% / —
East End — 85+: 5.7% Machine Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East End 57.9% couple families
East End — Couple Families: 57.9% East End — Lone Person: 42.1%
Machine Creek 60.9% couple families
Machine Creek — Couple Families: 60.9% Machine Creek — Lone Person: 39.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East End 25.0% renting
East End — Owned Outright: 41.7% East End — Mortgage: 33.3% East End — Renting: 25.0%
Machine Creek 10.9% renting
Machine Creek — Owned Outright: 37.0% Machine Creek — Mortgage: 52.2% Machine Creek — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East End 100.0% houses
East End — Houses: 100.0%
Machine Creek 102.3% houses
Machine Creek — Houses: 102.3%
Houses

Qualifications

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

East End Machine Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 23.7%
East End — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Machine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.3%
East End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Machine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree — / 2.3%
East End — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Machine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Development activity

East End Machine Creek
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

East End Machine Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

East End Machine Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Machine Creek carries more crime risk (74 vs 44).

East End Machine Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 High
74/100
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

East End Machine 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

East End Machine Creek
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 2

Mobility

Machine Creek sits further from the CBD (560.7 km vs 546.1 km).

East End Machine Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 546.1 km 560.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 374 min 386 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4695
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4695
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.

East End Machine Creek
Car (driver) 78.6% / 82.5%
East End — Car (driver): 78.6% Machine Creek — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 7.5%
East End — Worked from Home: 21.4% Machine Creek — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
East End — Walked Only: not among its largest Machine Creek — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

East End Machine Creek
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.8 km 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

East End Machine Creek
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
53 premises

Climate

East End Machine Creek
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

Air quality (annual mean)

East End Machine Creek
PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 15.1 µg/m³ 12.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.47 pphm 0.32 pphm

Council rates

East End Machine Creek
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

East End Machine 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

East End Machine Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East End

Family Rural Young Families

Machine Creek

Family Rural

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