Grahams Creek vs Yengarie
Yengarie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Grahams Creek. 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. In Yengarie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Grahams Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Yengarie 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
Yengarie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 64%)
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
Yengarie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Grahams Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 3%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Grahams Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 191 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (245.1 km vs 255.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Grahams Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yengarie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.7% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Grahams Creek and Yengarie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Yengarie has more residents (615 vs 149); Yengarie has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $68,224).
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 | 615 +313% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.1% | +33.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $84,500/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $822,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $662,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 70 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 54/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 5 |
Mobility
Yengarie sits further from the CBD (255.5 km vs 245.1 km).
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 245.1 km | 255.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 191 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.7%).
Setting
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.3 km | 19.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 198 premises |
Climate
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Grahams Creek | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yengarie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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