Eidsvold West vs Cracow

Eidsvold West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 54 in Cracow. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eidsvold West, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cracow, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Eidsvold West 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

Eidsvold West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 14%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Cracow carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Eidsvold West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Eidsvold West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $130/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eidsvold West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (455 km vs 496.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (327 min vs 351 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cracow

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eidsvold West Cracow
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.

Eidsvold West Cracow
Walkability 0 / 0
Eidsvold West — Walkability: 0/100 Cracow — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 77
Eidsvold West — Safety: 29/100 Cracow — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 48 / 40
Eidsvold West — Low fire risk: 48/100 Cracow — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Eidsvold West has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $39,624); Cracow rents higher ($130/wk vs $60/wk).

Eidsvold West Cracow
Population 85 114
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% +28.1%
Median age 40 54
Median household income $95,316/yr
+58% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent $60/wk $130/wk
+117% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eidsvold West Cracow
0-4 3.5% / 2.6%
Eidsvold West — 0-4: 3.5% Cracow — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 17.6% / 4.4%
Eidsvold West — 5-14: 17.6% Cracow — 5-14: 4.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.3%
Eidsvold West — 15-19: 4.7% Cracow — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 11.8% / 3.5%
Eidsvold West — 20-24: 11.8% Cracow — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 7.1% / 3.5%
Eidsvold West — 25-34: 7.1% Cracow — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 11.8% / 9.6%
Eidsvold West — 35-44: 11.8% Cracow — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 17.6% / 18.4%
Eidsvold West — 45-54: 17.6% Cracow — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 21.2% / 30.7%
Eidsvold West — 55-64: 21.2% Cracow — 55-64: 30.7%
65-74 9.4% / 14.9%
Eidsvold West — 65-74: 9.4% Cracow — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 3.5% / 4.4%
Eidsvold West — 75-84: 3.5% Cracow — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / —
Eidsvold West — 85+: not among its largest Cracow — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eidsvold West 100.0% couple families
Eidsvold West — Couple Families: 100.0% Eidsvold West — Lone Person: 0.0%
Cracow 13.6% couple families
Cracow — Couple Families: 13.6% Cracow — Lone Person: 86.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eidsvold West 19.0% renting
Eidsvold West — Owned Outright: 38.1% Eidsvold West — Mortgage: 42.9% Eidsvold West — Renting: 19.0%
Cracow 21.1% renting
Cracow — Owned Outright: 65.8% Cracow — Mortgage: 13.2% Cracow — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eidsvold West 100.0% houses
Eidsvold West — Houses: 100.0% Eidsvold West — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cracow 89.2% houses
Cracow — Houses: 89.2% Cracow — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Eidsvold West Cracow
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.0%
Eidsvold West — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Cracow — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 5.3%
Eidsvold West — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Cracow — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / —
Eidsvold West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Cracow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Development activity

Eidsvold West Cracow
New dwellings approved 30
across North Burnett
 17
across Banana
Approvals change year on year -33% -93%

Ranking within QLD

Eidsvold West Cracow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Eidsvold West Cracow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Eidsvold West carries more crime risk (71 vs 23).

Eidsvold West Cracow
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
71/100
 Low
23/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Eidsvold West Cracow
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

Eidsvold West Cracow
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 74 11

Mobility

Cracow sits further from the CBD (496.5 km vs 455 km).

Eidsvold West Cracow
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 455 km 496.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 327 min 351 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4627
 0.0%
postcode 4719
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4627
 47
postcode 4719

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.

Eidsvold West Cracow
Worked from Home 75.0% / 27.3%
Eidsvold West — Worked from Home: 75.0% Cracow — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Car (driver) 18.2% / 25.0%
Eidsvold West — Car (driver): 18.2% Cracow — Car (driver): 25.0%
Walked Only 6.8% / 22.7%
Eidsvold West — Walked Only: 6.8% Cracow — Walked Only: 22.7%
Car (passenger) — / 15.9%
Eidsvold West — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cracow — Car (passenger): 15.9%
Bus — / 9.1%
Eidsvold West — Bus: not among its largest Cracow — Bus: 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Eidsvold West Cracow
Elevation 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eidsvold West Cracow
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
18 premises

Council rates

Eidsvold West Cracow
Average residential rate $1,183/yr $1,081/yr
Council North Burnett Banana

Federal electorate

Eidsvold West Cracow
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eidsvold West Cracow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eidsvold West

River Rural

Cracow

Rural

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