Frenchville vs Lakes Creek

Frenchville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Lakes Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lakes Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Frenchville: a median of $674,000, against $580,000 in Lakes Creek, and rent is higher there too.

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

Frenchville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Lakes Creek carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Frenchville has cheaper land ($210,000 vs $462,000)
  • Lakes Creek has cheaper houses ($580,000 vs $673,750)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lakes Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Frenchville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frenchville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
  • But Lakes Creek carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 66/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Frenchville Lakes Creek
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.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Walkability 51 / 13
Frenchville — Walkability: 51/100 Lakes Creek — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 34 / 68
Frenchville — Safety: 34/100 Lakes Creek — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 14 / 20
Frenchville — Low fire risk: 14/100 Lakes Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Frenchville has more residents (8,982 vs 633); Frenchville rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Population 8,982
+93% vs other
 633
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% —
Median age 37 40
Median household income $89,752/yr $105,404/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
0-4 6.7% / 5.4%
Frenchville — 0-4: 6.7% Lakes Creek — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.6% / 12.8%
Frenchville — 5-14: 13.6% Lakes Creek — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.5%
Frenchville — 15-19: 5.8% Lakes Creek — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.2% / 6.2%
Frenchville — 20-24: 6.2% Lakes Creek — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 14.0% / 14.2%
Frenchville — 25-34: 14.0% Lakes Creek — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 13.2% / 11.1%
Frenchville — 35-44: 13.2% Lakes Creek — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.9% / 13.9%
Frenchville — 45-54: 11.9% Lakes Creek — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.5% / 17.4%
Frenchville — 55-64: 11.5% Lakes Creek — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 9.3% / 7.3%
Frenchville — 65-74: 9.3% Lakes Creek — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 5.7% / 3.6%
Frenchville — 75-84: 5.7% Lakes Creek — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.1% / 1.1%
Frenchville — 85+: 2.1% Lakes Creek — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 41.9% couple families
Frenchville — Couple Families: 41.9% Frenchville — Lone Person: 35.4% Frenchville — One Parent Families: 18.1% Frenchville — Group Household: 3.4% Frenchville — Other Families: 1.3%
Lakes Creek 45.5% couple families
Lakes Creek — Couple Families: 45.5% Lakes Creek — Lone Person: 30.1% Lakes Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Lakes Creek — Group Household: 9.6% Lakes Creek — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 26.1% renting
Frenchville — Owned Outright: 33.4% Frenchville — Mortgage: 40.5% Frenchville — Renting: 26.1%
Lakes Creek 20.5% renting
Lakes Creek — Owned Outright: 32.4% Lakes Creek — Mortgage: 47.1% Lakes Creek — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 17.5%
Frenchville — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Lakes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 5.2%
Frenchville — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Lakes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 4.6%
Frenchville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Lakes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 0.6%
Frenchville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Lakes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Frenchville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Lakes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
New Zealand 1.6% / 3.0%
Frenchville — New Zealand: 1.6% Lakes Creek — New Zealand: 3.0%
China 0.4% / 3.9%
Frenchville — China: 0.4% Lakes Creek — China: 3.9%
England 1.5% / 0.9%
Frenchville — England: 1.5% Lakes Creek — England: 0.9%
Vietnam 0.3% / 1.6%
Frenchville — Vietnam: 0.3% Lakes Creek — Vietnam: 1.6%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.9%
Frenchville — Philippines: 0.7% Lakes Creek — Philippines: 0.9%
India 0.7% / —
Frenchville — India: 0.7% Lakes Creek — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Frenchville — South Africa: 0.6% Lakes Creek — South Africa: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frenchville 88.6% houses
Frenchville — Houses: 88.6% Frenchville — Flats / Apartments: 8.4% Frenchville — Townhouses: 3.0%
Lakes Creek 99.1% houses
Lakes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Lakes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Lakes Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Median house price $673,750 $580,000
Median unit price $552,000 —
Median land price $210,000 $462,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 119 sales
 21 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
3 bed $650K / $570K
Frenchville — 3 bed: $650K (158 sales) Lakes Creek — 3 bed: $570K (17 sales)

158 vs 17 sales

4 bed $732K / $633K
Frenchville — 4 bed: $732K (105 sales) Lakes Creek — 4 bed: $633K (6 sales)

105 vs 6 sales

Development activity

Frenchville Lakes Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Houses 4.6%
$600/wk on $675K
 —
Units 3.5%
$400/wk on $599K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Frenchville Lakes Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools Higher than 7% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of QLD —

Liveability

Frenchville is more walkable (51 vs 13); Frenchville scores higher overall (30 vs 22).

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Grade D
same for both
Score 30/100 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Frenchville carries more crime risk (66 vs 32).

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 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 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 2.8 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.8%
same for both

Schools in Frenchville

  • Frenchville State School Government · Primary at peers
  • North Rockhampton State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Rockhampton North Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Lakes Creek

  • Lakes Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 9 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 6

Mobility

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Walkability score 51/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 637.8 km 637.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min
same for both
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
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.

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Car (driver) 84.9% / 80.8%
Frenchville — Car (driver): 84.9% Lakes Creek — Car (driver): 80.8%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 7.1%
Frenchville — Car (passenger): 6.7% Lakes Creek — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 6.0%
Frenchville — Worked from Home: 5.4% Lakes Creek — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 4.5%
Frenchville — Walked Only: 1.2% Lakes Creek — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bus 1.3% / 1.5%
Frenchville — Bus: 1.3% Lakes Creek — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 10.6 km

NBN connectivity

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Connectivity score 66/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
3,925 premises
 30%
273 premises

Climate

Frenchville Lakes Creek
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)

Frenchville Lakes Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Frenchville Lakes Creek
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Frenchville

Large Blocks Parks Quiet Regional Centre River

Lakes Creek

Acreage Affordable River

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