Greycliffe vs Orange Creek

Orange Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Greycliffe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greycliffe, most households are people living alone. In Orange Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Greycliffe tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Orange Creek suits families with children and 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

Orange Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 38%)

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

Renters

Greycliffe

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $375/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Orange Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (416 min vs 426 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (593.4 km vs 605.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greycliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Greycliffe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (154.5% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Greycliffe and Orange 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.

Greycliffe Orange 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.

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Greycliffe — Walkability: 0/100 Orange Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 85
Greycliffe — Safety: 77/100 Orange Creek — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 54 / 60
Greycliffe — Low fire risk: 54/100 Orange Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Orange Creek has more residents (197 vs 56); Orange Creek rents higher ($375/wk vs $190/wk).

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Population 56 197
+252% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +154.5% -7.1%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $73,632/yr $80,132/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $190/wk $375/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greycliffe Orange Creek
0-4 8.9% / 7.6%
Greycliffe — 0-4: 8.9% Orange Creek — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 12.5% / 18.8%
Greycliffe — 5-14: 12.5% Orange Creek — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 7.1% / 5.6%
Greycliffe — 15-19: 7.1% Orange Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Greycliffe — 20-24: not among its largest Orange Creek — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.9% / 5.1%
Greycliffe — 25-34: 8.9% Orange Creek — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 10.7% / 16.8%
Greycliffe — 35-44: 10.7% Orange Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 16.1% / 16.8%
Greycliffe — 45-54: 16.1% Orange Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 5.4% / 10.2%
Greycliffe — 55-64: 5.4% Orange Creek — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 8.9% / 5.6%
Greycliffe — 65-74: 8.9% Orange Creek — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 16.1% / 11.2%
Greycliffe — 75-84: 16.1% Orange Creek — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ — / —
Greycliffe — 85+: not among its largest Orange Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greycliffe 38.5% couple families
Greycliffe — Couple Families: 38.5% Greycliffe — Lone Person: 61.5% Greycliffe — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Orange Creek 65.8% couple families
Orange Creek — Couple Families: 65.8% Orange Creek — Lone Person: 26.3% Orange Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greycliffe 0.0% renting
Greycliffe — Owned Outright: 100.0% Greycliffe — Mortgage: 0.0% Greycliffe — Renting: 0.0%
Orange Creek 9.4% renting
Orange Creek — Owned Outright: 41.5% Orange Creek — Mortgage: 49.1% Orange Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greycliffe 100.0% houses
Greycliffe — Houses: 100.0%
Orange Creek 101.6% houses
Orange Creek — Houses: 101.6%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 13.7%
Greycliffe — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Orange Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.6%
Greycliffe — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Orange Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 2.5%
Greycliffe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Orange Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Greycliffe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Orange Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Development activity

Greycliffe Orange Creek
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greycliffe Orange Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
15/100
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

Greycliffe Orange 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

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Greycliffe sits further from the CBD (605.7 km vs 593.4 km).

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 605.7 km
+2% vs other
 593.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 426 min 416 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Car (driver) 48.0% / 52.2%
Greycliffe — Car (driver): 48.0% Orange Creek — Car (driver): 52.2%
Worked from Home 52.0% / 34.4%
Greycliffe — Worked from Home: 52.0% Orange Creek — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Walked Only — / 13.3%
Greycliffe — Walked Only: not among its largest Orange Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Elevation 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Connectivity score 15/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
3 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Greycliffe Orange Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Greycliffe

Retirees Rural Young Families

Orange Creek

Family Rural

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