Grahams Creek vs Yerra

Grahams Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 59 in Yerra. 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 Yerra, most 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

Grahams Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 35/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)

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

Yerra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Grahams Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (245.1 km vs 247.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grahams Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 35/100)

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

Investors

Yerra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.8% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grahams Creek and Yerra 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 Yerra
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 Yerra
Walkability 0 / 0
Grahams Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Yerra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 65
Grahams Creek — Safety: 89/100 Yerra — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grahams Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yerra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Grahams Creek rents higher ($350/wk vs $240/wk); Grahams Creek has more residents (149 vs 110).

Grahams Creek Yerra
Population 149
+26% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +7.8%
Median age 47 59
Median household income $68,224/yr
+13% vs other
 $59,176/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+31% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grahams Creek Yerra
0-4 6.0% / 2.7%
Grahams Creek — 0-4: 6.0% Yerra — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 14.1% / 3.6%
Grahams Creek — 5-14: 14.1% Yerra — 5-14: 3.6%
15-19 2.0% / 3.6%
Grahams Creek — 15-19: 2.0% Yerra — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.7% / 7.3%
Grahams Creek — 20-24: 2.7% Yerra — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 11.4% / 6.4%
Grahams Creek — 25-34: 11.4% Yerra — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 12.8% / 3.6%
Grahams Creek — 35-44: 12.8% Yerra — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 8.7% / 16.4%
Grahams Creek — 45-54: 8.7% Yerra — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 14.8% / 21.8%
Grahams Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Yerra — 55-64: 21.8%
65-74 16.8% / 22.7%
Grahams Creek — 65-74: 16.8% Yerra — 65-74: 22.7%
75-84 9.4% / 6.4%
Grahams Creek — 75-84: 9.4% Yerra — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Grahams Creek — 85+: not among its largest Yerra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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 Yerra
England 6.0% / 2.7%
Grahams Creek — England: 6.0% Yerra — England: 2.7%

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

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%
Yerra 56.0% couple families
Yerra — Couple Families: 56.0% Yerra — Lone Person: 32.0% Yerra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yerra — Group Household: 12.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Yerra 93.5% houses
Yerra — Houses: 93.5% Yerra — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Grahams Creek Yerra
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 15.5%
Grahams Creek — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Yerra — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 13.6%
Grahams Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Yerra — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 9.1%
Grahams Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Yerra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 5.5%
Grahams Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yerra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Grahams Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Yerra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Yerra 19.1% renting
Yerra — Owned Outright: 53.2% Yerra — Mortgage: 27.7% Yerra — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Grahams Creek Yerra
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 Yerra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Yerra carries more crime risk (35 vs 11).

Grahams Creek Yerra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
35/100
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 Yerra
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 Yerra
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Yerra sits further from the CBD (247.9 km vs 245.1 km).

Grahams Creek Yerra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 245.1 km 247.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 172 min 176 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 Yerra
Car (driver) 80.4% / 69.8%
Grahams Creek — Car (driver): 80.4% Yerra — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 20.9%
Grahams Creek — Worked from Home: 19.6% Yerra — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.3%
Grahams Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yerra — Car (passenger): 9.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Grahams Creek Yerra
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Grahams Creek Yerra
Connectivity score 30/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
47 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Grahams Creek Yerra
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 Yerra
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

Yerra

Retirees Rural

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