Emu Creek vs Pierces Creek
Pierces Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Emu Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pierces Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Pierces Creek 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
Pierces Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 72%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Emu Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Emu Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pierces Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (161.5 km vs 173.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (135 min vs 145 min)
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
Emu Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.2% vs 35.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Emu Creek and Pierces 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.
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
Emu Creek skews older (50 vs 44); Pierces Creek rents higher ($290/wk vs $260/wk).
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113 +16% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.2% | +35.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 44 |
| Median household income | $86,632/yr +5% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $290/wk +12% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Property market
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,110,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,513 across Toowoomba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -25% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
Liveability
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | 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
| Emu Creek | Pierces 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
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 13 |
Mobility
Emu Creek sits further from the CBD (173.5 km vs 161.5 km).
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 173.5 km +7% vs other | 161.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 135 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4355 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4355 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 (79.2%).
Setting
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 380 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 561 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 577 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,618/yr same for both | |
| Council | Toowoomba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Emu Creek | Pierces 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
| Emu Creek | Pierces Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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