Groper Creek vs Rita Island

Rita Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 63 in Groper Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Groper Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Groper Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Rita Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 39%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Groper Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Groper Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1247.8 km vs 1276.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (860 min vs 874 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Groper Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 73/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Rita Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Groper Creek Rita Island
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.

Groper Creek Rita Island
Walkability 0 / 0
Groper Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Rita Island — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 27
Groper Creek — Safety: 62/100 Rita Island — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Groper Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rita Island — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rita Island has more residents (172 vs 66); Rita Island has higher household incomes ($72,540 vs $46,800).

Groper Creek Rita Island
Population 66 172
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +13.2%
Median age 63 50
Median household income $46,800/yr $72,540/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Groper Creek Rita Island
0-4 9.1% / —
Groper Creek — 0-4: 9.1% Rita Island — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 — / 9.9%
Groper Creek — 5-14: not among its largest Rita Island — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 — / 5.8%
Groper Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Rita Island — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 1.7%
Groper Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Rita Island — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 7.6% / 11.6%
Groper Creek — 25-34: 7.6% Rita Island — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 — / 9.3%
Groper Creek — 35-44: not among its largest Rita Island — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 13.6% / 12.8%
Groper Creek — 45-54: 13.6% Rita Island — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.7% / 20.9%
Groper Creek — 55-64: 16.7% Rita Island — 55-64: 20.9%
65-74 31.8% / 16.9%
Groper Creek — 65-74: 31.8% Rita Island — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 9.1% / 4.7%
Groper Creek — 75-84: 9.1% Rita Island — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 6.1% / 2.9%
Groper Creek — 85+: 6.1% Rita Island — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Groper Creek 100.0% lone person
Groper Creek — Lone Person: 100.0% Groper Creek — Couple Families: 0.0%
Rita Island 58.3% lone person
Rita Island — Lone Person: 58.3% Rita Island — Couple Families: 41.7%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Groper Creek 0.0% renting
Groper Creek — Owned Outright: 90.0% Groper Creek — Mortgage: 10.0% Groper Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Rita Island 4.8% renting
Rita Island — Owned Outright: 62.9% Rita Island — Mortgage: 32.3% Rita Island — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Groper Creek 85.7% houses
Groper Creek — Houses: 85.7% Groper Creek — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Rita Island 95.6% houses
Rita Island — Houses: 95.6% Rita Island — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Groper Creek Rita Island
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 18.6%
Groper Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Rita Island — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.4%
Groper Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Rita Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.1%
Groper Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Rita Island — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Development activity

Groper Creek Rita Island
New dwellings approved 22
across Burdekin
same for both
Approvals change year on year -9%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Groper Creek Rita Island
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 13% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Groper Creek Rita Island
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Rita Island carries more crime risk (73 vs 38).

Groper Creek Rita Island
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 High
73/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
97/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Groper Creek Rita Island
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

Groper Creek Rita Island
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Rita Island sits further from the CBD (1276.2 km vs 1247.8 km).

Groper Creek Rita Island
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1247.8 km 1276.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 860 min 874 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4806
 0.1%
postcode 4807
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 4806
 68
postcode 4807

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.

Groper Creek Rita Island
Car (driver) 100.0% / 79.8%
Groper Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Rita Island — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home — / 11.9%
Groper Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Rita Island — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Groper Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Rita Island — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Groper Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Rita Island — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Groper Creek Rita Island
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 2.0 km

NBN connectivity

Groper Creek Rita Island
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

Groper Creek Rita Island
Annual rainfall 992 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Groper Creek Rita Island
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Groper Creek Rita Island
Average residential rate $1,502/yr
same for both
Council Burdekin
same for both

Federal electorate

Groper Creek Rita Island
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Groper Creek Rita Island
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Groper Creek

Coastal Retirees Rural Young Families

Rita Island

Coastal Rural

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