Gregors Creek vs Harlin

Gregors Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Harlin. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gregors Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Harlin, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gregors Creek tends to suit couples, while Harlin suits people living alone.

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

Gregors Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 64%)
  • But Harlin has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Harlin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $315/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

  • Gregors Creek sits closer to the CBD (115.3 km vs 132.9 km)
  • Harlin is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harlin

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • But Gregors Creek carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Harlin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gregors Creek Harlin
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.

Gregors Creek Harlin
Walkability 0 / 13
Gregors Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Harlin — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 76 / 35
Gregors Creek — Safety: 76/100 Harlin — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Gregors Creek — Low fire risk: 50/100 Harlin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Harlin has more residents (211 vs 87); Gregors Creek has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $58,500).

Gregors Creek Harlin
Population 87 211
+143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.4% +22.0%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $84,448/yr
+31% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+24% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gregors Creek Harlin
0-4 — / 2.8%
Gregors Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Harlin — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 21.8% / 15.6%
Gregors Creek — 5-14: 21.8% Harlin — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.9% / 6.6%
Gregors Creek — 15-19: 6.9% Harlin — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.6% / 1.4%
Gregors Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Harlin — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 9.2% / 9.5%
Gregors Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Harlin — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 14.9% / 12.3%
Gregors Creek — 35-44: 14.9% Harlin — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 8.0% / 17.1%
Gregors Creek — 45-54: 8.0% Harlin — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 9.2% / 15.2%
Gregors Creek — 55-64: 9.2% Harlin — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 11.5% / 14.7%
Gregors Creek — 65-74: 11.5% Harlin — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.6% / 6.6%
Gregors Creek — 75-84: 4.6% Harlin — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Gregors Creek — 85+: not among its largest Harlin — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Gregors Creek Harlin
China 5.7% / —
Gregors Creek — China: 5.7% Harlin — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Gregors Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Harlin — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gregors Creek 81.2% couple families
Gregors Creek — Couple Families: 81.2% Gregors Creek — Lone Person: 18.8% Gregors Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Harlin 51.1% couple families
Harlin — Couple Families: 51.1% Harlin — Lone Person: 35.6% Harlin — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gregors Creek 100.0% houses
Gregors Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Harlin 101.4% houses
Harlin — Houses: 101.4%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Gregors Creek Harlin
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.1%
Gregors Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Harlin — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 5.2%
Gregors Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Harlin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 6.6%
Gregors Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Harlin — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Gregors Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Harlin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gregors Creek 22.2% renting
Gregors Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Gregors Creek — Mortgage: 27.8% Gregors Creek — Renting: 22.2%
Harlin 17.5% renting
Harlin — Owned Outright: 47.6% Harlin — Mortgage: 34.9% Harlin — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Gregors Creek Harlin
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gregors Creek Harlin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Harlin is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Gregors Creek Harlin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gregors Creek carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Harlin carries more crime risk (65 vs 24).

Gregors Creek Harlin
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Gregors Creek Harlin
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 Gregors Creek

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

Schools in Harlin

  • Harlin State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gregors Creek Harlin
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 35

Mobility

Harlin sits further from the CBD (132.9 km vs 115.3 km).

Gregors Creek Harlin
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 115.3 km 132.9 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 101 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
 0.4%
postcode 4314
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
 33
postcode 4314

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.

Gregors Creek Harlin
Car (driver) 65.4% / 62.2%
Gregors Creek — Car (driver): 65.4% Harlin — Car (driver): 62.2%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 29.3%
Gregors Creek — Worked from Home: 34.6% Harlin — Worked from Home: 29.3%
Walked Only — / 8.5%
Gregors Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Harlin — Walked Only: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.4%).

Setting

Gregors Creek Harlin
Elevation 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gregors Creek Harlin
Connectivity score 21/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Gregors Creek Harlin
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gregors Creek Harlin
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Gregors Creek Harlin
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gregors Creek

Rural

Harlin

River Rural

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