Gargett vs Owens Creek

Owens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Gargett. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Owens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Owens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gargett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (694 min vs 705 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1006.5 km vs 1016.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Owens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs -26.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gargett and Owens 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.

Gargett Owens 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.

Gargett Owens Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Gargett — Walkability: 0/100 Owens Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 84
Gargett — Safety: 56/100 Owens Creek — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gargett — Low fire risk: 100/100 Owens Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gargett rents higher ($290/wk vs $165/wk); Gargett skews older (45 vs 42).

Gargett Owens Creek
Population 191 193
+1% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.8% +23.7%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $92,248/yr
+5% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+43% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gargett Owens Creek
0-4 6.3% / 4.7%
Gargett — 0-4: 6.3% Owens Creek — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.6% / 15.0%
Gargett — 5-14: 13.6% Owens Creek — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 6.3% / 11.9%
Gargett — 15-19: 6.3% Owens Creek — 15-19: 11.9%
20-24 3.7% / 1.6%
Gargett — 20-24: 3.7% Owens Creek — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 7.9% / 6.2%
Gargett — 25-34: 7.9% Owens Creek — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 9.4% / 17.6%
Gargett — 35-44: 9.4% Owens Creek — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 17.8% / 10.9%
Gargett — 45-54: 17.8% Owens Creek — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 19.9% / 11.4%
Gargett — 55-64: 19.9% Owens Creek — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 6.8% / 13.5%
Gargett — 65-74: 6.8% Owens Creek — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 4.2% / 4.1%
Gargett — 75-84: 4.2% Owens Creek — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / —
Gargett — 85+: not among its largest Owens Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gargett 49.0% couple families
Gargett — Couple Families: 49.0% Gargett — Lone Person: 40.8% Gargett — One Parent Families: 10.2%
Owens Creek 52.5% couple families
Owens Creek — Couple Families: 52.5% Owens Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Owens Creek — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gargett 13.8% renting
Gargett — Owned Outright: 39.7% Gargett — Mortgage: 46.6% Gargett — Renting: 13.8%
Owens Creek 6.5% renting
Owens Creek — Owned Outright: 34.8% Owens Creek — Mortgage: 58.7% Owens Creek — Renting: 6.5%
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.

Gargett Owens Creek
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.6%
Gargett — New Zealand: 2.1% Owens Creek — New Zealand: 3.6%
England 2.1% / —
Gargett — England: 2.1% Owens Creek — England: not among its largest
Ireland 2.1% / —
Gargett — Ireland: 2.1% Owens Creek — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Gargett Owens Creek
Certificate III & IV 26.2% / 16.6%
Gargett — Certificate III & IV: 26.2% Owens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 5.2%
Gargett — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Owens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.6%
Gargett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Owens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gargett 100.0% houses
Gargett — Houses: 100.0%
Owens Creek 100.0% houses
Owens Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Gargett Owens Creek
Median house price $679,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Gargett Owens Creek
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gargett Owens Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Gargett Owens Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gargett carries more crime risk (44 vs 16).

Gargett Owens Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
16/100
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

Gargett Owens Creek
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 Gargett

  • Gargett State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Owens Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gargett Owens Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

Owens Creek sits further from the CBD (1016.3 km vs 1006.5 km).

Gargett Owens Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1006.5 km 1016.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 694 min 705 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
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.

Gargett Owens Creek
Car (driver) 89.2% / 70.7%
Gargett — Car (driver): 89.2% Owens Creek — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 16.0%
Gargett — Worked from Home: 5.4% Owens Creek — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only 5.4% / 8.0%
Gargett — Walked Only: 5.4% Owens Creek — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Gargett — Car (passenger): not among its largest Owens Creek — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.2%).

Setting

Gargett Owens Creek
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.6 km 27.6 km

NBN connectivity

Gargett Owens Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
123 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Gargett Owens Creek
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Gargett Owens Creek
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Gargett Owens 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

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

Tags

Gargett

Rural

Owens Creek

Rural

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