Elphinstone vs Spring Creek

Spring Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Elphinstone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Spring Creek tends to suit people living alone and 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

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Elphinstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Spring Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 140 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.5 km vs 164.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Elphinstone and Spring 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.

Elphinstone Spring 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.

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Elphinstone — Walkability: 0/100 Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 59
Elphinstone — Safety: 67/100 Spring Creek — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Elphinstone — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Creek has more residents (195 vs 60); Elphinstone has higher household incomes ($93,132 vs $79,040).

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Population 60 195
+225% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +0.5%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $93,132/yr
+15% vs other
 $79,040/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elphinstone Spring Creek
0-4 — / 5.6%
Elphinstone — 0-4: not among its largest Spring Creek — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 6.7% / 16.4%
Elphinstone — 5-14: 6.7% Spring Creek — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 6.7% / 5.1%
Elphinstone — 15-19: 6.7% Spring Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Elphinstone — 20-24: not among its largest Spring Creek — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 5.0% / 9.2%
Elphinstone — 25-34: 5.0% Spring Creek — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 6.7% / 11.3%
Elphinstone — 35-44: 6.7% Spring Creek — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 23.3% / 14.9%
Elphinstone — 45-54: 23.3% Spring Creek — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 20.0% / 14.9%
Elphinstone — 55-64: 20.0% Spring Creek — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.0% / 10.8%
Elphinstone — 65-74: 10.0% Spring Creek — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 11.7% / 6.2%
Elphinstone — 75-84: 11.7% Spring Creek — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 2.1%
Elphinstone — 85+: not among its largest Spring Creek — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

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.

Elphinstone Spring Creek
England 10.0% / —
Elphinstone — England: 10.0% Spring Creek — England: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.5%
Elphinstone — Germany: not among its largest Spring Creek — Germany: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elphinstone 35.3% couple families
Elphinstone — Couple Families: 35.3% Elphinstone — Lone Person: 29.4% Elphinstone — Other Families: 35.3% Elphinstone — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Spring Creek 44.4% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 44.4% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 46.7% Spring Creek — Other Families: 0.0% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Elphinstone 100.0% houses
Elphinstone — Houses: 100.0% Elphinstone — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Spring Creek 92.1% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 92.1% Spring Creek — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Certificate III & IV 28.3% / 19.0%
Elphinstone — Certificate III & IV: 28.3% Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 13.3%
Elphinstone — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.2%
Elphinstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elphinstone 18.5% renting
Elphinstone — Owned Outright: 51.9% Elphinstone — Mortgage: 29.6% Elphinstone — Renting: 18.5%
Spring Creek 13.6% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 45.5% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 40.9% Spring Creek — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Elphinstone Spring Creek
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Elphinstone Spring Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD

Liveability

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Elphinstone Spring 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

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Elphinstone sits further from the CBD (164.9 km vs 156.5 km).

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 164.9 km
+5% vs other
 156.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4361
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4361
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.

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Car (driver) 69.0% / 63.5%
Elphinstone — Car (driver): 69.0% Spring Creek — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 27.1%
Elphinstone — Worked from Home: 20.7% Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 27.1%
Walked Only 10.3% / 5.9%
Elphinstone — Walked Only: 10.3% Spring Creek — Walked Only: 5.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Elphinstone — Car (passenger): not among its largest Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Elevation 480 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 505 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Elphinstone Spring Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Elphinstone

Rural

Spring Creek

Family Rural

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