Electra vs Pine Creek

Pine Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Electra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Electra tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Electra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (345.3 km vs 351 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Electra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.6% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Electra and Pine 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.

Electra Pine 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.

Electra Pine Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Electra — Walkability: 0/100 Pine Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 71
Electra — Safety: 63/100 Pine Creek — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 36
Electra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pine Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Pine Creek has more residents (258 vs 103); Pine Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $210/wk).

Electra Pine Creek
Population 103 258
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.2% +1.6%
Median age 51 44
Median household income $73,112/yr $75,348/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $250/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Electra Pine Creek
0-4 4.9% / 6.2%
Electra — 0-4: 4.9% Pine Creek — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 17.5% / 11.2%
Electra — 5-14: 17.5% Pine Creek — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 3.9% / 5.8%
Electra — 15-19: 3.9% Pine Creek — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 4.3%
Electra — 20-24: not among its largest Pine Creek — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.7% / 9.3%
Electra — 25-34: 8.7% Pine Creek — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 12.6% / 15.1%
Electra — 35-44: 12.6% Pine Creek — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 7.8% / 17.1%
Electra — 45-54: 7.8% Pine Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 16.5% / 19.4%
Electra — 55-64: 16.5% Pine Creek — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 16.5% / 11.6%
Electra — 65-74: 16.5% Pine Creek — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 2.9% / 2.3%
Electra — 75-84: 2.9% Pine Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Electra — 85+: not among its largest Pine Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Electra 61.1% couple families
Electra — Couple Families: 61.1% Electra — Lone Person: 38.9% Electra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pine Creek 59.6% couple families
Pine Creek — Couple Families: 59.6% Pine Creek — Lone Person: 31.9% Pine Creek — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Electra 0.0% renting
Electra — Owned Outright: 56.8% Electra — Mortgage: 43.2% Electra — Renting: 0.0%
Pine Creek 10.1% renting
Pine Creek — Owned Outright: 36.7% Pine Creek — Mortgage: 53.2% Pine Creek — Renting: 10.1%
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.

Electra Pine Creek
England 2.9% / 3.5%
Electra — England: 2.9% Pine Creek — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.1%
Electra — New Zealand: 2.9% Pine Creek — New Zealand: 3.1%
Canada — / 1.2%
Electra — Canada: not among its largest Pine Creek — Canada: 1.2%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Electra — Fiji: not among its largest Pine Creek — Fiji: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Electra Pine Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 28.7%
Electra — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Pine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.2%
Electra — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Pine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 2.3%
Electra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Pine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Electra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pine Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Electra 100.0% houses
Electra — Houses: 100.0%
Pine Creek 100.0% houses
Pine Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Electra Pine Creek
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Electra Pine Creek
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Electra Pine Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Electra Pine Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pine Creek carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0).

Electra Pine Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
29/100
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

Electra Pine 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

Electra Pine Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Electra sits further from the CBD (351 km vs 345.3 km).

Electra Pine Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 351 km
+2% vs other
 345.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 241 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Electra Pine Creek
Car (driver) 83.3% / 90.4%
Electra — Car (driver): 83.3% Pine Creek — Car (driver): 90.4%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 5.8%
Electra — Worked from Home: 16.7% Pine Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Electra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pine Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.4%).

Setting

Electra Pine Creek
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.0 km 31.9 km

NBN connectivity

Electra Pine Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
113 premises

Climate

Electra Pine Creek
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Electra Pine Creek
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Electra Pine Creek
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Electra Pine Creek
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Electra

Family Rural

Pine Creek

Rural

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