Hail Creek vs Nebo

In Hail Creek, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. In Nebo, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Hail Creek tends to suit young adults 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

Hail Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 47%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Nebo has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 0%)

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

Renters

Hail Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $279/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Nebo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (674 min vs 706 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (960.6 km vs 1003 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hail Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 82/100)
  • But Nebo has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Hail Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs 13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hail Creek Nebo
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.

Hail Creek Nebo
Walkability 0 / 0
Hail Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Nebo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 18
Hail Creek — Safety: 61/100 Nebo — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 41 / 57
Hail Creek — Low fire risk: 41/100 Nebo — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Nebo rents higher ($279/wk vs $0/wk); Nebo has more residents (857 vs 179).

Hail Creek Nebo
Population 179 857
+379% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.9% +13.8%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $181,948/yr
+43% vs other
 $103,012/yr
Median weekly rent — $279/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hail Creek Nebo
0-4 — / 5.8%
Hail Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Nebo — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 8.9% / 11.9%
Hail Creek — 5-14: 8.9% Nebo — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 — / 2.3%
Hail Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Nebo — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 13.4% / 5.7%
Hail Creek — 20-24: 13.4% Nebo — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 21.8% / 18.7%
Hail Creek — 25-34: 21.8% Nebo — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 31.8% / 13.7%
Hail Creek — 35-44: 31.8% Nebo — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 8.9% / 14.8%
Hail Creek — 45-54: 8.9% Nebo — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 4.5% / 16.2%
Hail Creek — 55-64: 4.5% Nebo — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 1.7% / 7.2%
Hail Creek — 65-74: 1.7% Nebo — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 2.2% / 2.1%
Hail Creek — 75-84: 2.2% Nebo — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / 0.4%
Hail Creek — 85+: not among its largest Nebo — 85+: 0.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hail Creek 50.0% couple families
Hail Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Hail Creek — One Parent Families: 50.0% Hail Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Hail Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Hail Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Nebo 37.0% couple families
Nebo — Couple Families: 37.0% Nebo — One Parent Families: 9.8% Nebo — Lone Person: 41.6% Nebo — Group Household: 9.8% Nebo — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hail Creek 0.0% renting
Hail Creek — Owned Outright: 100.0% Hail Creek — Mortgage: 0.0% Hail Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Nebo 45.2% renting
Nebo — Owned Outright: 24.7% Nebo — Mortgage: 30.1% Nebo — Renting: 45.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hail Creek Nebo
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.9%
Hail Creek — New Zealand: 2.2% Nebo — New Zealand: 3.9%
England 3.4% / 0.8%
Hail Creek — England: 3.4% Nebo — England: 0.8%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Hail Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Nebo — Philippines: 1.5%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Hail Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Nebo — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Hail Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Nebo — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Hail Creek Nebo
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 16.8%
Hail Creek — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Nebo — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 2.2%
Hail Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Nebo — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.2% / 2.9%
Hail Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2% Nebo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Hail Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nebo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Hail Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nebo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hail Creek 100.0% flats / apartments
Hail Creek — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Hail Creek — Houses: 0.0% Hail Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nebo 0.9% flats / apartments
Nebo — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Nebo — Houses: 90.5% Nebo — Townhouses: 8.6%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hail Creek Nebo
Median house price — $341,500
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price — $161,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Hail Creek Nebo
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hail Creek Nebo
Houses — 5.9%
$350/wk on $310K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hail Creek Nebo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of QLD

Liveability

Hail Creek Nebo
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nebo carries more crime risk (82 vs 39); Hail Creek carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 43).

Hail Creek Nebo
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
82/100
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

Hail Creek Nebo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hail Creek

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

Schools in Nebo

  • Nebo State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hail Creek Nebo
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 20 31

Mobility

Hail Creek sits further from the CBD (1003 km vs 960.6 km).

Hail Creek Nebo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1003 km
+4% vs other
 960.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 706 min 674 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4742
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 4742
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.

Hail Creek Nebo
Car (driver) 45.8% / 70.1%
Hail Creek — Car (driver): 45.8% Nebo — Car (driver): 70.1%
Walked Only 18.8% / 8.5%
Hail Creek — Walked Only: 18.8% Nebo — Walked Only: 8.5%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 10.2%
Hail Creek — Worked from Home: 10.4% Nebo — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Bus 18.8% / 1.0%
Hail Creek — Bus: 18.8% Nebo — Bus: 1.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 8.5%
Hail Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2% Nebo — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Bicycle — / 1.7%
Hail Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Nebo — Bicycle: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Hail Creek Nebo
Elevation 303 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 246 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hail Creek Nebo
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
6 premises
 0%
442 premises

Council rates

Hail Creek Nebo
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Hail Creek Nebo
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hail Creek

Multicultural Rural

Nebo

Affordable Rural

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