Elliott vs Pine Creek

Pine Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Elliott. 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

Pine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 42/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 56%)

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 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Elliott

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Elliott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (341.7 km vs 345.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 42/100)

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

Investors

Elliott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Elliott 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.

Elliott 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.

Elliott Pine Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Elliott — Walkability: 0/100 Pine Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 71
Elliott — Safety: 58/100 Pine Creek — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 40 / 36
Elliott — Low fire risk: 40/100 Pine Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Pine Creek has more residents (258 vs 156); Pine Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Elliott Pine Creek
Population 156 258
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +1.6%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $73,632/yr $75,348/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elliott Pine Creek
0-4 — / 6.2%
Elliott — 0-4: not among its largest Pine Creek — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 12.8% / 11.2%
Elliott — 5-14: 12.8% Pine Creek — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 9.6% / 5.8%
Elliott — 15-19: 9.6% Pine Creek — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.8% / 4.3%
Elliott — 20-24: 3.8% Pine Creek — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.1% / 9.3%
Elliott — 25-34: 7.1% Pine Creek — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 7.7% / 15.1%
Elliott — 35-44: 7.7% Pine Creek — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 15.4% / 17.1%
Elliott — 45-54: 15.4% Pine Creek — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 21.2% / 19.4%
Elliott — 55-64: 21.2% Pine Creek — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 11.5% / 11.6%
Elliott — 65-74: 11.5% Pine Creek — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 7.1% / 2.3%
Elliott — 75-84: 7.1% Pine Creek — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / —
Elliott — 85+: not among its largest Pine Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elliott 55.6% couple families
Elliott — Couple Families: 55.6% Elliott — Lone Person: 33.3% Elliott — Group Household: 11.1% Elliott — 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 — Group Household: 0.0% Pine Creek — One Parent Families: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elliott 21.3% renting
Elliott — Owned Outright: 46.8% Elliott — Mortgage: 31.9% Elliott — Renting: 21.3%
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

Qualifications

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

Elliott Pine Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 28.7%
Elliott — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Pine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 6.2%
Elliott — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Pine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.5% / 2.3%
Elliott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5% Pine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Elliott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pine Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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

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.

Elliott Pine Creek
England 3.2% / 3.5%
Elliott — England: 3.2% Pine Creek — England: 3.5%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Elliott — New Zealand: not among its largest Pine Creek — New Zealand: 3.1%
Italy 1.9% / —
Elliott — Italy: 1.9% Pine Creek — Italy: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.2%
Elliott — Canada: not among its largest Pine Creek — Canada: 1.2%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Elliott — Fiji: not among its largest Pine Creek — Fiji: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elliott 102.0% houses
Elliott — Houses: 102.0%
Pine Creek 100.0% houses
Pine Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Elliott 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 9% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Elliott Pine Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Elliott carries more crime risk (42 vs 29).

Elliott Pine Creek
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 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

Elliott Pine Creek
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 Elliott

  • Burnett Youth Learning Centre Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers

Schools in Pine Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Elliott Pine Creek
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Pine Creek sits further from the CBD (345.3 km vs 341.7 km).

Elliott Pine Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 341.7 km 345.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 240 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.

Elliott Pine Creek
Car (driver) 73.4% / 90.4%
Elliott — Car (driver): 73.4% Pine Creek — Car (driver): 90.4%
Worked from Home 21.9% / 5.8%
Elliott — Worked from Home: 21.9% Pine Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.8%
Elliott — Car (passenger): 4.7% Pine Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8%

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

Setting

Elliott Pine Creek
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.6 km 31.9 km

NBN connectivity

Elliott Pine Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
113 premises

Climate

Elliott 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Elliott 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

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

Tags

Elliott

Rural

Pine Creek

Rural

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