El Arish vs Maria Creeks
Comparing El Arish and Maria Creeks, QLD: El Arish is more walkable (23 vs 0); El Arish has more residents (337 vs 143); and Maria Creeks sits further from the CBD (1578.4 km vs 1575.8 km).
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
Maria Creeks
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (111% vs 88%)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
El Arish
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (1575.8 km vs 1578.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
El Arish
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Maria Creeks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.2% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
El Arish and Maria Creeks drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
El Arish has more residents (337 vs 143); Maria Creeks has higher household incomes ($69,628 vs $59,696).
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 337 +58% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +18.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 46 |
| Median household income | $59,696/yr | $69,628/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $273/wk | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $440,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Cassowary Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +68% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
Liveability
El Arish is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in El Arish
- El Arish State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Maria Creeks
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 14 |
Mobility
Maria Creeks sits further from the CBD (1578.4 km vs 1575.8 km).
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1575.8 km | 1578.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1073 min | 1075 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4855 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 4855 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).
Setting
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.8 km | 5.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 163 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 3,534 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,829/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cassowary Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| El Arish | Maria Creeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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