Germantown vs Mena Creek

Mena Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Germantown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Germantown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Germantown tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mena Creek 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

Mena Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 88/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Mena Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Germantown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Germantown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (1106 min vs 1112 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Germantown has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)
  • Mena Creek carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Germantown and Mena 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.

Germantown Mena 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.

Germantown Mena Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Germantown — Walkability: 0/100 Mena Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 43
Germantown — Safety: 12/100 Mena Creek — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Germantown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mena Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mena Creek has more residents (210 vs 52); Germantown skews older (45 vs 37).

Germantown Mena Creek
Population 52 210
+304% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% -13.9%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $58,448/yr $65,728/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+4% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Germantown Mena Creek
0-4 — / 10.0%
Germantown — 0-4: not among its largest Mena Creek — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 17.3% / 14.3%
Germantown — 5-14: 17.3% Mena Creek — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.7% / 9.0%
Germantown — 15-19: 7.7% Mena Creek — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 7.7% / 3.8%
Germantown — 20-24: 7.7% Mena Creek — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 — / 9.0%
Germantown — 25-34: not among its largest Mena Creek — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 5.8% / 14.8%
Germantown — 35-44: 5.8% Mena Creek — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 9.6% / 11.9%
Germantown — 45-54: 9.6% Mena Creek — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 13.5% / 14.8%
Germantown — 55-64: 13.5% Mena Creek — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 17.3% / 8.1%
Germantown — 65-74: 17.3% Mena Creek — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.8% / 2.9%
Germantown — 75-84: 5.8% Mena Creek — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ — / 2.4%
Germantown — 85+: not among its largest Mena Creek — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Germantown 50.0% couple families
Germantown — Couple Families: 50.0% Germantown — Lone Person: 50.0% Germantown — One Parent Families: 0.0% Germantown — Group Household: 0.0%
Mena Creek 41.3% couple families
Mena Creek — Couple Families: 41.3% Mena Creek — Lone Person: 28.6% Mena Creek — One Parent Families: 23.8% Mena Creek — Group Household: 6.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Germantown 21.7% renting
Germantown — Owned Outright: 43.5% Germantown — Mortgage: 34.8% Germantown — Renting: 21.7%
Mena Creek 8.3% renting
Mena Creek — Owned Outright: 46.7% Mena Creek — Mortgage: 45.0% Mena Creek — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Germantown 100.0% houses
Germantown — Houses: 100.0% Germantown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mena Creek 95.7% houses
Mena Creek — Houses: 95.7% Mena Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Germantown Mena Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 13.8%
Germantown — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Mena Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 5.2%
Germantown — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Mena Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.8%
Germantown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Mena Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Germantown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mena Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Property market

Germantown Mena Creek
Median house price — $527,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Germantown Mena Creek
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Germantown Mena Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Germantown Mena Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Germantown carries more crime risk (88 vs 57).

Germantown Mena Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Germantown Mena Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Germantown

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

Schools in Mena Creek

  • Mena Creek State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Germantown Mena Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Germantown Mena Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1611.9 km 1610.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1106 min 1112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
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.

Germantown Mena Creek
Car (driver) 100.0% / 76.6%
Germantown — Car (driver): 100.0% Mena Creek — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home — / 14.3%
Germantown — Worked from Home: not among its largest Mena Creek — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Walked Only — / 5.2%
Germantown — Walked Only: not among its largest Mena Creek — Walked Only: 5.2%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Germantown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mena Creek — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Germantown Mena Creek
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.1 km 20.5 km

NBN connectivity

Germantown Mena Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Germantown Mena Creek
Annual rainfall 3,534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Germantown Mena Creek
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Germantown Mena Creek
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Germantown

Rural

Mena Creek

Family Rural Young Families

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