Etna Creek vs Yaamba

Etna Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 49 in 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 Yaamba, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Etna Creek tends to suit young adults and couples, while Yaamba suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Etna Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 18%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Etna Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Etna Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (655.8 km vs 669.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Etna Creek carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 89/100)
  • Yaamba has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 3%)

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 -17.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Etna Creek and 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 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 Yaamba
Walkability 0 / 0
Etna Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Yaamba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 11
Etna Creek — Safety: 23/100 Yaamba — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Etna Creek — Low fire risk: 78/100 Yaamba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Etna Creek has more residents (1,029 vs 51); Etna Creek has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $46,800).

Etna Creek Yaamba
Population 1,029
+95% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.9% -17.7%
Median age 35 49
Median household income $97,500/yr
+52% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Etna Creek Yaamba
0-4 0.6% / —
Etna Creek — 0-4: 0.6% Yaamba — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 4.6% / 7.8%
Etna Creek — 5-14: 4.6% Yaamba — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 2.1% / 7.8%
Etna Creek — 15-19: 2.1% Yaamba — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 11.1% / 9.8%
Etna Creek — 20-24: 11.1% Yaamba — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 29.8% / 9.8%
Etna Creek — 25-34: 29.8% Yaamba — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 25.7% / 7.8%
Etna Creek — 35-44: 25.7% Yaamba — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 13.3% / 17.6%
Etna Creek — 45-54: 13.3% Yaamba — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 9.3% / 27.5%
Etna Creek — 55-64: 9.3% Yaamba — 55-64: 27.5%
65-74 1.4% / 25.5%
Etna Creek — 65-74: 1.4% Yaamba — 65-74: 25.5%
75-84 1.6% / —
Etna Creek — 75-84: 1.6% Yaamba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Etna Creek — 85+: not among its largest 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 24.5% lone person
Etna Creek — Lone Person: 24.5% Etna Creek — Couple Families: 59.2% Etna Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Etna Creek — One Parent Families: 10.2% Etna Creek — Other Families: 6.1%
Yaamba 64.7% lone person
Yaamba — Lone Person: 64.7% Yaamba — Couple Families: 17.6% Yaamba — Group Household: 17.6% Yaamba — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yaamba — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household 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%
Yaamba 0.0% renting
Yaamba — Owned Outright: 64.7% Yaamba — Mortgage: 35.3% Yaamba — Renting: 0.0%
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% Etna Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yaamba 86.4% houses
Yaamba — Houses: 86.4% Yaamba — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Etna Creek Yaamba
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 7.8%
Etna Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Yaamba — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.7% / 5.9%
Etna Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7% Yaamba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / —
Etna Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Yaamba — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / —
Etna Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Yaamba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Etna Creek Yaamba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Etna Creek Yaamba
Grade D —
Score 33/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Etna Creek carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Yaamba carries more crime risk (89 vs 77).

Etna Creek Yaamba
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
77/100
 High
89/100
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 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 Yaamba
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Yaamba sits further from the CBD (669.1 km vs 655.8 km).

Etna Creek Yaamba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 655.8 km 669.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 463 min 466 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4704
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 —

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 Yaamba
Car (driver) 84.5% / 100.0%
Etna Creek — Car (driver): 84.5% Yaamba — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 6.8% / —
Etna Creek — Worked from Home: 6.8% Yaamba — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Etna Creek — Walked Only: 5.8% Yaamba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 2.9% / —
Etna Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% Yaamba — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Etna Creek Yaamba
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.2 km 41.1 km

NBN connectivity

Etna Creek Yaamba
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Etna Creek Yaamba
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 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

Yaamba

Retirees Rural

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