Etna Creek vs The Caves

Etna Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in The Caves. 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 The Caves, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Etna Creek tends to suit young adults, while The Caves suits 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

The Caves

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 77/100)

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

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

The Caves

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (458 min vs 463 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Caves

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 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 -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Etna Creek and The Caves 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 The Caves
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 The Caves
Walkability 0 / 23
Etna Creek — Walkability: 0/100 The Caves — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 23 / 57
Etna Creek — Safety: 23/100 The Caves — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 78 / 54
Etna Creek — Low fire risk: 78/100 The Caves — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Etna Creek has more residents (1,029 vs 680); The Caves rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Etna Creek The Caves
Population 1,029
+34% vs other
 680
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.9% -5.3%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $97,500/yr $100,152/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek The Caves
0-4 0.6% / 5.0%
Etna Creek — 0-4: 0.6% The Caves — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 4.6% / 14.4%
Etna Creek — 5-14: 4.6% The Caves — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 2.1% / 6.3%
Etna Creek — 15-19: 2.1% The Caves — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 11.1% / 4.7%
Etna Creek — 20-24: 11.1% The Caves — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 29.8% / 11.2%
Etna Creek — 25-34: 29.8% The Caves — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 25.7% / 12.6%
Etna Creek — 35-44: 25.7% The Caves — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.3% / 13.8%
Etna Creek — 45-54: 13.3% The Caves — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 9.3% / 14.9%
Etna Creek — 55-64: 9.3% The Caves — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 1.4% / 11.3%
Etna Creek — 65-74: 1.4% The Caves — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 1.6% / 4.0%
Etna Creek — 75-84: 1.6% The Caves — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Etna Creek — 85+: not among its largest The Caves — 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 — Group Household: 0.0% Etna Creek — Other Families: 6.1%
The Caves 53.1% couple families
The Caves — Couple Families: 53.1% The Caves — Lone Person: 26.2% The Caves — One Parent Families: 14.5% The Caves — Group Household: 6.2% The Caves — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household 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%
The Caves 10.4% renting
The Caves — Owned Outright: 34.6% The Caves — Mortgage: 55.0% The Caves — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Etna Creek The Caves
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 19.4%
Etna Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% The Caves — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.5%
Etna Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% The Caves — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.7% / 5.1%
Etna Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7% The Caves — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Etna Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Caves — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.0%
Etna Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% The Caves — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Etna Creek The Caves
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.5%
Etna Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% The Caves — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 0.5% / 1.2%
Etna Creek — England: 0.5% The Caves — England: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.6%
Etna Creek — Netherlands: 0.3% The Caves — Netherlands: 0.6%
Fiji 0.4% / —
Etna Creek — Fiji: 0.4% The Caves — Fiji: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.4%
Etna Creek — Canada: not among its largest The Caves — Canada: 0.4%
Brazil 0.3% / —
Etna Creek — Brazil: 0.3% The Caves — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek 100.0% houses
Etna Creek — Houses: 100.0%
The Caves 100.0% houses
The Caves — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Etna Creek The Caves
Median house price — $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 116 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Etna Creek The Caves
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Etna Creek The Caves
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 80% 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 56% of QLD

Liveability

The Caves is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Etna Creek The Caves
Grade D
same for both
Score 33/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

The Caves carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 22); Etna Creek carries more crime risk (77 vs 43).

Etna Creek The Caves
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 The Caves
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Etna Creek

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

Schools in The Caves

  • The Caves State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Etna Creek The Caves
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Etna Creek The Caves
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 655.8 km 656 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 458 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 The Caves
Car (driver) 84.5% / 84.6%
Etna Creek — Car (driver): 84.5% The Caves — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 6.5%
Etna Creek — Worked from Home: 6.8% The Caves — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Walked Only 5.8% / 1.8%
Etna Creek — Walked Only: 5.8% The Caves — Walked Only: 1.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 4.7%
Etna Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% The Caves — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 2.5%
Etna Creek — Bus: not among its largest The Caves — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Etna Creek The Caves
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.2 km 29.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Etna Creek The Caves
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 The Caves
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 The Caves
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Etna Creek The Caves
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Etna Creek The Caves
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

The Caves

Quiet Rural

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