Flagstone Creek vs Stockyard

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. On these figures, Flagstone Creek tends to suit couples, while Stockyard 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

Stockyard

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 98%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Flagstone Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (92 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (118.8 km vs 125.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs 16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Flagstone Creek and Stockyard 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 Stockyard
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 Stockyard
Walkability 0 / 0
Flagstone Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Stockyard — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 69
Flagstone Creek — Safety: 41/100 Stockyard — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 59 / 27
Flagstone Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Stockyard — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Flagstone Creek rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); Flagstone Creek has more residents (256 vs 65).

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Population 256
+75% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +32.7%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $81,900/yr $121,316/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
0-4 3.5% / 4.6%
Flagstone Creek — 0-4: 3.5% Stockyard — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.5% / 20.0%
Flagstone Creek — 5-14: 14.5% Stockyard — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 8.6% / 6.2%
Flagstone Creek — 15-19: 8.6% Stockyard — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.9% / —
Flagstone Creek — 20-24: 3.9% Stockyard — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.4% / 15.4%
Flagstone Creek — 25-34: 7.4% Stockyard — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 10.9% / 13.8%
Flagstone Creek — 35-44: 10.9% Stockyard — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 11.7% / 24.6%
Flagstone Creek — 45-54: 11.7% Stockyard — 45-54: 24.6%
55-64 19.9% / 13.8%
Flagstone Creek — 55-64: 19.9% Stockyard — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 9.8% / 9.2%
Flagstone Creek — 65-74: 9.8% Stockyard — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.1% / 6.2%
Flagstone Creek — 75-84: 5.1% Stockyard — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.2% / —
Flagstone Creek — 85+: 1.2% Stockyard — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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%
Stockyard 35.3% couple families
Stockyard — Couple Families: 35.3% Stockyard — Lone Person: 29.4% Stockyard — One Parent Families: 35.3% Stockyard — 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%
Stockyard 0.0% renting
Stockyard — Owned Outright: 52.9% Stockyard — Mortgage: 47.1% Stockyard — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Stockyard 112.5% houses
Stockyard — Houses: 112.5% Stockyard — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.5%
Flagstone Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Stockyard — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 6.2%
Flagstone Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Stockyard — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 6.2%
Flagstone Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Stockyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 4.6%
Flagstone Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Stockyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%

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

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 6% 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 26% of QLD

Liveability

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Flagstone Creek carries more crime risk (59 vs 31); Stockyard carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 41).

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
80/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
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 Stockyard

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

Amenities in the suburb

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Stockyard sits further from the CBD (125.9 km vs 118.8 km).

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 118.8 km 125.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 99 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 Stockyard
Car (driver) 69.6% / 83.3%
Flagstone Creek — Car (driver): 69.6% Stockyard — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 16.7%
Flagstone Creek — Worked from Home: 21.7% Stockyard — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Flagstone Creek — Car (passenger): 6.1% Stockyard — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.6% / —
Flagstone Creek — Walked Only: 2.6% Stockyard — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flagstone Creek Stockyard
Connectivity score 28/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Flagstone Creek

Rural

Stockyard

Family River Rural

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