Flagstone Creek vs Silver Ridge

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 Silver Ridge, most households are couple families. On these figures, Silver Ridge tends to suit 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

Silver Ridge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 59/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Silver Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Flagstone Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Flagstone Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (118.8 km vs 124.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Silver Ridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 59/100)

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 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Flagstone Creek and Silver Ridge 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 Silver Ridge
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 Silver Ridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Flagstone Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Silver Ridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 68
Flagstone Creek — Safety: 41/100 Silver Ridge — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Flagstone Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Silver Ridge — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Silver Ridge has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $81,900); Flagstone Creek has more residents (256 vs 188).

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Population 256
+27% vs other
 188
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +6.2%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $81,900/yr $124,748/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $350/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
0-4 3.5% / 4.3%
Flagstone Creek — 0-4: 3.5% Silver Ridge — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.5% / 17.0%
Flagstone Creek — 5-14: 14.5% Silver Ridge — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 8.6% / 5.3%
Flagstone Creek — 15-19: 8.6% Silver Ridge — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.9% / —
Flagstone Creek — 20-24: 3.9% Silver Ridge — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.4% / 10.1%
Flagstone Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Silver Ridge — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 10.9% / 7.4%
Flagstone Creek — 35-44: 10.9% Silver Ridge — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 11.7% / 23.4%
Flagstone Creek — 45-54: 11.7% Silver Ridge — 45-54: 23.4%
55-64 19.9% / 13.8%
Flagstone Creek — 55-64: 19.9% Silver Ridge — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 9.8% / 11.2%
Flagstone Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Silver Ridge — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 5.1% / 4.3%
Flagstone Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Silver Ridge — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.2% / —
Flagstone Creek — 85+: 1.2% Silver Ridge — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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%
Silver Ridge 71.7% couple families
Silver Ridge — Couple Families: 71.7% Silver Ridge — Lone Person: 21.7% Silver Ridge — One Parent Families: 6.5% Silver Ridge — 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%
Silver Ridge 4.5% renting
Silver Ridge — Owned Outright: 41.8% Silver Ridge — Mortgage: 53.7% Silver Ridge — Renting: 4.5%
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 Silver Ridge
England 2.0% / 3.7%
Flagstone Creek — England: 2.0% Silver Ridge — England: 3.7%
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Flagstone Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Silver Ridge — New Zealand: 2.7%
Ireland 1.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — Ireland: 1.6% Silver Ridge — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 16.0%
Flagstone Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Silver Ridge — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 21.3%
Flagstone Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Silver Ridge — Bachelor Degree: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 9.6%
Flagstone Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Silver Ridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 4.8%
Flagstone Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Silver Ridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.4%
Flagstone Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Silver Ridge — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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%
Silver Ridge 100.0% houses
Silver Ridge — Houses: 100.0% Silver Ridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Flagstone Creek carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Flagstone Creek carries more crime risk (59 vs 32).

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
32/100
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

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km None 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.1 km

Schools in Flagstone Creek

  • Flagstone Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Silver Ridge

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

Amenities in the suburb

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Silver Ridge sits further from the CBD (124.7 km vs 118.8 km).

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 118.8 km 124.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
 84
postcode 4352

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 Silver Ridge
Car (driver) 69.6% / 81.5%
Flagstone Creek — Car (driver): 69.6% Silver Ridge — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 18.5%
Flagstone Creek — Worked from Home: 21.7% Silver Ridge — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Flagstone Creek — Car (passenger): 6.1% Silver Ridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — Walked Only: 2.6% Silver Ridge — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 1%
77 premises

Climate

Flagstone Creek Silver Ridge
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Flagstone Creek

Rural

Silver Ridge

Professionals Rural

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