Etna Creek vs South Yaamba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Etna Creek, most households are couple families. In South Yaamba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Etna Creek tends to suit young adults.

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

South Yaamba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 69%)

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

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Etna Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (655.8 km vs 668.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (463 min vs 470 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Yaamba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.9% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Etna Creek and South Yaamba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Etna Creek South Yaamba
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.

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Walkability 0 / 0
Etna Creek — Walkability: 0/100 South Yaamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 86
Etna Creek — Safety: 23/100 South Yaamba — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Etna Creek — Low fire risk: 78/100 South Yaamba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Etna Creek has more residents (1,029 vs 79); South Yaamba rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk).

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Population 1,029
+92% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.9% -20.2%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $97,500/yr $110,500/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $275/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek South Yaamba
0-4 0.6% / 5.1%
Etna Creek — 0-4: 0.6% South Yaamba — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 4.6% / 12.7%
Etna Creek — 5-14: 4.6% South Yaamba — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 2.1% / 6.3%
Etna Creek — 15-19: 2.1% South Yaamba — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 11.1% / —
Etna Creek — 20-24: 11.1% South Yaamba — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 29.8% / 17.7%
Etna Creek — 25-34: 29.8% South Yaamba — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 25.7% / 22.8%
Etna Creek — 35-44: 25.7% South Yaamba — 35-44: 22.8%
45-54 13.3% / 7.6%
Etna Creek — 45-54: 13.3% South Yaamba — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 9.3% / 15.2%
Etna Creek — 55-64: 9.3% South Yaamba — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 1.4% / 3.8%
Etna Creek — 65-74: 1.4% South Yaamba — 65-74: 3.8%
75-84 1.6% / —
Etna Creek — 75-84: 1.6% South Yaamba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Etna Creek — 85+: not among its largest South Yaamba — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 59.2% couple families
Etna Creek — Couple Families: 59.2% Etna Creek — Lone Person: 24.5% Etna Creek — One Parent Families: 10.2% Etna Creek — Other Families: 6.1%
South Yaamba 52.6% couple families
South Yaamba — Couple Families: 52.6% South Yaamba — Lone Person: 21.1% South Yaamba — One Parent Families: 26.3% South Yaamba — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 8.2% renting
Etna Creek — Owned Outright: 46.6% Etna Creek — Mortgage: 45.2% Etna Creek — Renting: 8.2%
South Yaamba 17.9% renting
South Yaamba — Owned Outright: 50.0% South Yaamba — Mortgage: 32.1% South Yaamba — Renting: 17.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 100.0% houses
Etna Creek — Houses: 100.0%
South Yaamba 100.0% houses
South Yaamba — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 20.3%
Etna Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% South Yaamba — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 12.7%
Etna Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% South Yaamba — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.7% / 3.8%
Etna Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7% South Yaamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Etna Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% South Yaamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Development activity

Etna Creek South Yaamba
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
 390
across Rockhampton
Approvals change year on year +97% +133%

Ranking within QLD

Etna Creek South Yaamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Grade D —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Etna Creek carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Etna Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 14).

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
14/100
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

Etna Creek South Yaamba
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

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

South Yaamba sits further from the CBD (668.8 km vs 655.8 km).

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 655.8 km 668.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 470 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Car (driver) 84.5% / 59.5%
Etna Creek — Car (driver): 84.5% South Yaamba — Car (driver): 59.5%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 27.0%
Etna Creek — Worked from Home: 6.8% South Yaamba — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 13.5%
Etna Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% South Yaamba — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Etna Creek — Walked Only: 5.8% South Yaamba — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.2 km 40.9 km

NBN connectivity

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
41 premises

Climate

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Etna Creek South Yaamba
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Average residential rate $2,445/yr $1,313/yr
Council Livingstone Rockhampton

Federal electorate

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Division Capricornia Flynn
Member Michelle Landry Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Etna Creek South Yaamba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Etna Creek

Multicultural Rural

South Yaamba

Rural

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