Esk vs Redbank Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Esk, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Esk tends to suit people living alone, while Redbank Creek suits share households.

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

Esk

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 68/100)

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

Esk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Esk

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (101 km vs 115 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 92 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Esk

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 31%)

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

Investors

Esk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.4% vs -14.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Esk and Redbank 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.

Esk Redbank 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.

Esk Redbank Creek
Walkability 17 / 0
Esk — Walkability: 17/100 Redbank Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 32
Esk — Safety: 42/100 Redbank Creek — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 33
Esk — Low fire risk: 100/100 Redbank Creek — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Esk has more residents (1,641 vs 124); Redbank Creek has higher household incomes ($55,900 vs $47,320).

Esk Redbank Creek
Population 1,641
+92% vs other
 124
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% -14.5%
Median age 58 59
Median household income $47,320/yr $55,900/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $265/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Esk Redbank Creek
0-4 2.6% / 2.4%
Esk — 0-4: 2.6% Redbank Creek — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 7.9% / 5.6%
Esk — 5-14: 7.9% Redbank Creek — 5-14: 5.6%
15-19 4.3% / 6.5%
Esk — 15-19: 4.3% Redbank Creek — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.9% / —
Esk — 20-24: 2.9% Redbank Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.1% / 5.6%
Esk — 25-34: 6.1% Redbank Creek — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 7.9% / 2.4%
Esk — 35-44: 7.9% Redbank Creek — 35-44: 2.4%
45-54 12.1% / 13.7%
Esk — 45-54: 12.1% Redbank Creek — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 18.7% / 36.3%
Esk — 55-64: 18.7% Redbank Creek — 55-64: 36.3%
65-74 23.1% / 18.5%
Esk — 65-74: 23.1% Redbank Creek — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 11.8% / 12.9%
Esk — 75-84: 11.8% Redbank Creek — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 2.3% / —
Esk — 85+: 2.3% Redbank Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Esk 54.0% lone person
Esk — Lone Person: 54.0% Esk — Couple Families: 24.2% Esk — One Parent Families: 13.4% Esk — Group Household: 7.3% Esk — Other Families: 1.1%
Redbank Creek 39.4% lone person
Redbank Creek — Lone Person: 39.4% Redbank Creek — Couple Families: 27.3% Redbank Creek — One Parent Families: 15.2% Redbank Creek — Group Household: 18.2% Redbank Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Esk 19.8% renting
Esk — Owned Outright: 52.3% Esk — Mortgage: 27.9% Esk — Renting: 19.8%
Redbank Creek 9.3% renting
Redbank Creek — Owned Outright: 55.8% Redbank Creek — Mortgage: 34.9% Redbank Creek — Renting: 9.3%
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.

Esk Redbank Creek
New Zealand 3.6% / 8.1%
Esk — New Zealand: 3.6% Redbank Creek — New Zealand: 8.1%
England 6.0% / 4.0%
Esk — England: 6.0% Redbank Creek — England: 4.0%
Germany 1.0% / —
Esk — Germany: 1.0% Redbank Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Esk — Scotland: 0.9% Redbank Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Esk — Philippines: 0.8% Redbank Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Esk Redbank Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 29.8%
Esk — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Redbank Creek — Certificate III & IV: 29.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 11.3%
Esk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Redbank Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 8.1%
Esk — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Redbank Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 5.6%
Esk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Redbank Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.4%
Esk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Redbank Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Esk 92.2% houses
Esk — Houses: 92.2% Esk — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Esk — Townhouses: 1.3%
Redbank Creek 100.0% houses
Redbank Creek — Houses: 100.0% Redbank Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Redbank Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Esk Redbank Creek
Median house price $620,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $472,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 61 days
from 24 sales
 —

Development activity

Esk Redbank Creek
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Esk Redbank Creek
Houses 4.4%
$550/wk on $649K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Esk Redbank Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of QLD —

Liveability

Esk is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Esk Redbank Creek
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Redbank Creek carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Redbank Creek carries more crime risk (68 vs 58).

Esk Redbank Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Esk Redbank Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Esk

  • Esk State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Redbank Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Esk Redbank Creek
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 24 29

Mobility

Redbank Creek sits further from the CBD (115 km vs 101 km).

Esk Redbank Creek
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 101 km 115 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4312
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 91
postcode 4312
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.

Esk Redbank Creek
Car (driver) 75.0% / 85.3%
Esk — Car (driver): 75.0% Redbank Creek — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 14.7%
Esk — Worked from Home: 9.6% Redbank Creek — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Walked Only 7.4% / —
Esk — Walked Only: 7.4% Redbank Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.2% / —
Esk — Car (passenger): 7.2% Redbank Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Esk — Bicycle: 0.9% Redbank Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Esk Redbank Creek
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Esk Redbank Creek
Connectivity score 67/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
992 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Esk Redbank Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm 697 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.1°C

Council rates

Esk Redbank Creek
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Esk Redbank Creek
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Esk

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Redbank Creek

Retirees Rural

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