Guluguba vs Roche Creek

Roche Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 48 in Guluguba. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Guluguba, about half of households are people living alone. In Roche Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Roche 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Guluguba is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 33%)
  • Roche Creek carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)

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

Renters

Guluguba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $160/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Guluguba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (390.7 km vs 425 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 304 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roche Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Roche Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.6% vs -21.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Guluguba and Roche 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.

Guluguba Roche 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.

Guluguba Roche Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Guluguba — Walkability: 0/100 Roche Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 64
Guluguba — Safety: 50/100 Roche Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 85 / 38
Guluguba — Low fire risk: 85/100 Roche Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Roche Creek rents higher ($160/wk vs $50/wk); Guluguba has more residents (86 vs 53).

Guluguba Roche Creek
Population 86
+38% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.1% -3.6%
Median age 48 32
Median household income $58,500/yr $81,224/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $160/wk
+220% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Guluguba Roche Creek
0-4 9.3% / 7.5%
Guluguba — 0-4: 9.3% Roche Creek — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 7.0% / 5.7%
Guluguba — 5-14: 7.0% Roche Creek — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 5.8% / 9.4%
Guluguba — 15-19: 5.8% Roche Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 4.7% / 7.5%
Guluguba — 20-24: 4.7% Roche Creek — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 17.4% / 13.2%
Guluguba — 25-34: 17.4% Roche Creek — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 8.1% / 5.7%
Guluguba — 35-44: 8.1% Roche Creek — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 22.1% / —
Guluguba — 45-54: 22.1% Roche Creek — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 16.3% / 13.2%
Guluguba — 55-64: 16.3% Roche Creek — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 — / 7.5%
Guluguba — 65-74: not among its largest Roche Creek — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 10.5% / 18.9%
Guluguba — 75-84: 10.5% Roche Creek — 75-84: 18.9%
85+ — / —
Guluguba — 85+: not among its largest Roche Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 47.6% lone person
Guluguba — Lone Person: 47.6% Guluguba — Couple Families: 33.3% Guluguba — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Roche Creek 66.7% lone person
Roche Creek — Lone Person: 66.7% Roche Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Roche Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 29.4% renting
Guluguba — Owned Outright: 50.0% Guluguba — Mortgage: 20.6% Guluguba — Renting: 29.4%
Roche Creek 0.0% renting
Roche Creek — Owned Outright: 72.7% Roche Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Roche Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Guluguba 89.2% houses
Guluguba — Houses: 89.2% Guluguba — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Roche Creek 89.5% houses
Roche Creek — Houses: 89.5% Roche Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Guluguba Roche Creek
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 18.9%
Guluguba — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Roche Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.5%
Guluguba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Roche Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 9.4%
Guluguba — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Roche Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.5%
Guluguba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roche Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Development activity

Guluguba Roche Creek
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Guluguba Roche Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Guluguba Roche Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Roche Creek carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 15); Guluguba carries more crime risk (50 vs 36).

Guluguba Roche Creek
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
36/100
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

Guluguba Roche Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Guluguba

  • Guluguba State School Government · Primary

Schools in Roche Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Guluguba Roche Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Roche Creek sits further from the CBD (425 km vs 390.7 km).

Guluguba Roche Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 390.7 km 425 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 304 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4418
 0.0%
postcode 4419
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 42
postcode 4419

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.

Guluguba Roche Creek
Worked from Home 43.4% / 46.7%
Guluguba — Worked from Home: 43.4% Roche Creek — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (driver) 47.2% / 40.0%
Guluguba — Car (driver): 47.2% Roche Creek — Car (driver): 40.0%
Walked Only 9.4% / 13.3%
Guluguba — Walked Only: 9.4% Roche Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.2%).

Setting

Guluguba Roche Creek
Elevation 330 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Guluguba Roche Creek
Connectivity score 18/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Guluguba Roche Creek
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Guluguba Roche Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Guluguba

Rural Young Families

Roche Creek

Retirees Rural

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