Grahams Creek vs Tinana

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grahams Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Grahams Creek tends to suit 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

Tinana

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Grahams Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tinana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Grahams Creek sits closer to the CBD (245.1 km vs 248 km)
  • Tinana is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Grahams Creek carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 42/100)
  • Tinana is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Tinana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grahams Creek Tinana
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.

Grahams Creek Tinana
Walkability 0 / 51
Grahams Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Tinana — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 89 / 58
Grahams Creek — Safety: 89/100 Tinana — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 71
Grahams Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tinana — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Tinana has more residents (5,872 vs 149); Grahams Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Grahams Creek Tinana
Population 149 5,872
+3841% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +7.2%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $68,224/yr
+4% vs other
 $65,260/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grahams Creek Tinana
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Grahams Creek — 0-4: 6.0% Tinana — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.1% / 11.1%
Grahams Creek — 5-14: 14.1% Tinana — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 2.0% / 6.2%
Grahams Creek — 15-19: 2.0% Tinana — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.7% / 4.8%
Grahams Creek — 20-24: 2.7% Tinana — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.4% / 8.7%
Grahams Creek — 25-34: 11.4% Tinana — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.8% / 9.5%
Grahams Creek — 35-44: 12.8% Tinana — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 8.7% / 12.0%
Grahams Creek — 45-54: 8.7% Tinana — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.8% / 15.1%
Grahams Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Tinana — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 16.8% / 18.8%
Grahams Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Tinana — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 9.4% / 8.2%
Grahams Creek — 75-84: 9.4% Tinana — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 1.5%
Grahams Creek — 85+: not among its largest Tinana — 85+: 1.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grahams Creek 52.0% couple families
Grahams Creek — Couple Families: 52.0% Grahams Creek — Lone Person: 36.0% Grahams Creek — One Parent Families: 12.0% Grahams Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Grahams Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Tinana 44.4% couple families
Tinana — Couple Families: 44.4% Tinana — Lone Person: 32.6% Tinana — One Parent Families: 17.9% Tinana — Group Household: 4.1% Tinana — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grahams Creek 16.7% renting
Grahams Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Grahams Creek — Mortgage: 29.6% Grahams Creek — Renting: 16.7%
Tinana 16.5% renting
Tinana — Owned Outright: 52.6% Tinana — Mortgage: 30.9% Tinana — Renting: 16.5%
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.

Grahams Creek Tinana
England 6.0% / 3.3%
Grahams Creek — England: 6.0% Tinana — England: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Grahams Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Tinana — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Grahams Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Tinana — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Grahams Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Tinana — Netherlands: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Grahams Creek — Germany: not among its largest Tinana — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Grahams Creek Tinana
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 21.6%
Grahams Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Tinana — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 6.6%
Grahams Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Tinana — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 6.9%
Grahams Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Tinana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.2%
Grahams Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Tinana — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Grahams Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tinana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grahams Creek 100.0% houses
Grahams Creek — Houses: 100.0% Grahams Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Grahams Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Tinana 94.6% houses
Tinana — Houses: 94.6% Tinana — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Tinana — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grahams Creek Tinana
Median house price — $665,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $802,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 54 sales

Development activity

Grahams Creek Tinana
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Grahams Creek Tinana
Houses — 4.5%
$660/wk on $769K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Grahams Creek Tinana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Tinana is more walkable (51 vs 0).

Grahams Creek Tinana
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Tinana carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Tinana carries more crime risk (42 vs 11).

Grahams Creek Tinana
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
42/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Grahams Creek Tinana
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grahams Creek

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

Schools in Tinana

  • Tinana State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carinity Education - Glendyne - Tinana Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Grahams Creek Tinana
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Tinana sits further from the CBD (248 km vs 245.1 km).

Grahams Creek Tinana
Walkability score 0/100 51/100
Distance to Brisbane 245.1 km 248 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
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.

Grahams Creek Tinana
Car (driver) 80.4% / 84.3%
Grahams Creek — Car (driver): 80.4% Tinana — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 5.7%
Grahams Creek — Worked from Home: 19.6% Tinana — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Grahams Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tinana — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only — / 1.8%
Grahams Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Tinana — Walked Only: 1.8%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Grahams Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Tinana — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Grahams Creek Tinana
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Grahams Creek Tinana
Connectivity score 30/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 24%
2,686 premises

Climate

Grahams Creek Tinana
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Grahams Creek Tinana
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Grahams Creek Tinana
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Grahams Creek Tinana
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grahams Creek

Retirees Rural

Tinana

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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