Germantown vs Utchee Creek

Utchee Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 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. In Utchee Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Germantown tends to suit people living alone, while Utchee Creek suits 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

Utchee Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 88/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Utchee Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Germantown has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $290/wk)
  • Utchee Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)

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 16%)
  • Utchee Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Utchee Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.4% vs -18.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Germantown and Utchee 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 Utchee 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 Utchee Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Germantown — Walkability: 0/100 Utchee Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 12 / 80
Germantown — Safety: 12/100 Utchee Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Germantown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Utchee Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Utchee Creek has more residents (256 vs 52); Utchee Creek has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $58,448).

Germantown Utchee Creek
Population 52 256
+392% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% +0.4%
Median age 45 42
Median household income $58,448/yr $86,112/yr
+47% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $290/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Germantown Utchee Creek
0-4 — / 4.7%
Germantown — 0-4: not among its largest Utchee Creek — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 17.3% / 16.0%
Germantown — 5-14: 17.3% Utchee Creek — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 7.7% / 6.2%
Germantown — 15-19: 7.7% Utchee Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.7% / 1.6%
Germantown — 20-24: 7.7% Utchee Creek — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 — / 8.2%
Germantown — 25-34: not among its largest Utchee Creek — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 5.8% / 18.8%
Germantown — 35-44: 5.8% Utchee Creek — 35-44: 18.8%
45-54 9.6% / 14.5%
Germantown — 45-54: 9.6% Utchee Creek — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 13.5% / 16.8%
Germantown — 55-64: 13.5% Utchee Creek — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 17.3% / 13.3%
Germantown — 65-74: 17.3% Utchee Creek — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 5.8% / 2.7%
Germantown — 75-84: 5.8% Utchee Creek — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / —
Germantown — 85+: not among its largest Utchee Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

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%
Utchee Creek 63.3% couple families
Utchee Creek — Couple Families: 63.3% Utchee Creek — Lone Person: 14.3% Utchee Creek — One Parent Families: 22.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
Utchee Creek 19.7% renting
Utchee Creek — Owned Outright: 43.4% Utchee Creek — Mortgage: 36.8% Utchee Creek — Renting: 19.7%
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%
Utchee Creek 93.8% houses
Utchee Creek — Houses: 93.8% Utchee Creek — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Germantown Utchee Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 16.8%
Germantown — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Utchee Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 7.4%
Germantown — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Utchee Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.3%
Germantown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Utchee Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Germantown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Utchee Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

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

Property market

Germantown Utchee Creek
Median house price — $775,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Germantown Utchee Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

Germantown Utchee Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Germantown carries more crime risk (88 vs 20).

Germantown Utchee Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 Low
20/100
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 Utchee Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Germantown Utchee Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Germantown Utchee Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1611.9 km 1611.7 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 Utchee Creek
Car (driver) 100.0% / 73.1%
Germantown — Car (driver): 100.0% Utchee Creek — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home — / 12.9%
Germantown — Worked from Home: not among its largest Utchee Creek — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Walked Only — / 10.8%
Germantown — Walked Only: not among its largest Utchee Creek — Walked Only: 10.8%
Bus — / 3.2%
Germantown — Bus: not among its largest Utchee Creek — Bus: 3.2%

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

Setting

Germantown Utchee Creek
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.1 km 19.8 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Germantown

Rural

Utchee Creek

River Rural

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