Flagstone Creek vs Lilydale

Lilydale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Flagstone Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flagstone Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Lilydale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lilydale tends to suit people living alone, 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

Lilydale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lilydale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Lilydale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (115.6 km vs 118.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lilydale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Flagstone Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
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.

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Walkability 0 / 0
Flagstone Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Lilydale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 67
Flagstone Creek — Safety: 41/100 Lilydale — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Flagstone Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Lilydale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Flagstone Creek has more residents (256 vs 77); Flagstone Creek skews older (45 vs 38).

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Population 256
+70% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% -7.2%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $81,900/yr $87,724/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
0-4 3.5% / 10.4%
Flagstone Creek — 0-4: 3.5% Lilydale — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 14.5% / 16.9%
Flagstone Creek — 5-14: 14.5% Lilydale — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 8.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — 15-19: 8.6% Lilydale — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.9% / —
Flagstone Creek — 20-24: 3.9% Lilydale — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.4% / 16.9%
Flagstone Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Lilydale — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 10.9% / 14.3%
Flagstone Creek — 35-44: 10.9% Lilydale — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 11.7% / 13.0%
Flagstone Creek — 45-54: 11.7% Lilydale — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 19.9% / 9.1%
Flagstone Creek — 55-64: 19.9% Lilydale — 55-64: 9.1%
65-74 9.8% / 15.6%
Flagstone Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Lilydale — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 5.1% / 3.9%
Flagstone Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Lilydale — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.2% / 7.8%
Flagstone Creek — 85+: 1.2% Lilydale — 85+: 7.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek 50.0% couple families
Flagstone Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Flagstone Creek — Lone Person: 29.2% Flagstone Creek — One Parent Families: 12.5% Flagstone Creek — Group Household: 8.3%
Lilydale 62.5% couple families
Lilydale — Couple Families: 62.5% Lilydale — Lone Person: 37.5% Lilydale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lilydale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek 13.5% renting
Flagstone Creek — Owned Outright: 55.4% Flagstone Creek — Mortgage: 31.1% Flagstone Creek — Renting: 13.5%
Lilydale 21.7% renting
Lilydale — Owned Outright: 26.1% Lilydale — Mortgage: 52.2% Lilydale — Renting: 21.7%
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.

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
New Zealand — / 3.9%
Flagstone Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Lilydale — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 2.0% / —
Flagstone Creek — England: 2.0% Lilydale — England: not among its largest
Ireland 1.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — Ireland: 1.6% Lilydale — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.2%
Flagstone Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Lilydale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 10.4%
Flagstone Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Lilydale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 3.9%
Flagstone Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Lilydale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.9%
Flagstone Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lilydale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Flagstone Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Lilydale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek 97.6% houses
Flagstone Creek — Houses: 97.6% Flagstone Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Lilydale 100.0% houses
Lilydale — Houses: 100.0% Lilydale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Flagstone Creek carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Flagstone Creek carries more crime risk (59 vs 33).

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
33/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Flagstone Creek

  • Flagstone Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Lilydale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Waterways 10 1

Mobility

Flagstone Creek sits further from the CBD (118.8 km vs 115.6 km).

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 118.8 km
+3% vs other
 115.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 89 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
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.

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Car (driver) 69.6% / 65.4%
Flagstone Creek — Car (driver): 69.6% Lilydale — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 34.6%
Flagstone Creek — Worked from Home: 21.7% Lilydale — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Flagstone Creek — Car (passenger): 6.1% Lilydale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — Walked Only: 2.6% Lilydale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Annual rainfall 643 mm 697 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Flagstone Creek Lilydale
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Flagstone Creek

Rural

Lilydale

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

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