Haly Creek vs Brooklands

Brooklands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Haly Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Haly Creek, most households are couple families. In Brooklands, about half of households are couple families.

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

Haly Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Haly Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Brooklands

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 176 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (195.7 km vs 214.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Brooklands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs -8.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Haly Creek Brooklands
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.

Haly Creek Brooklands
Walkability 0 / 0
Haly Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Brooklands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 44
Haly Creek — Safety: 42/100 Brooklands — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Haly Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brooklands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brooklands has more residents (324 vs 124); Brooklands rents higher ($230/wk vs $190/wk).

Haly Creek Brooklands
Population 124 324
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.8% +10.2%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $60,632/yr
+5% vs other
 $57,824/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $230/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haly Creek Brooklands
0-4 — / 3.7%
Haly Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Brooklands — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 16.1% / 13.3%
Haly Creek — 5-14: 16.1% Brooklands — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 4.8% / 3.4%
Haly Creek — 15-19: 4.8% Brooklands — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.8% / 3.4%
Haly Creek — 20-24: 4.8% Brooklands — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 12.1% / 8.3%
Haly Creek — 25-34: 12.1% Brooklands — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.3% / 11.1%
Haly Creek — 35-44: 11.3% Brooklands — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 15.3% / 16.4%
Haly Creek — 45-54: 15.3% Brooklands — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 16.9% / 19.1%
Haly Creek — 55-64: 16.9% Brooklands — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 14.5% / 17.6%
Haly Creek — 65-74: 14.5% Brooklands — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 8.1% / 4.6%
Haly Creek — 75-84: 8.1% Brooklands — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Haly Creek — 85+: not among its largest Brooklands — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haly Creek 60.0% couple families
Haly Creek — Couple Families: 60.0% Haly Creek — Lone Person: 26.7% Haly Creek — One Parent Families: 13.3% Haly Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Haly Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Brooklands 52.3% couple families
Brooklands — Couple Families: 52.3% Brooklands — Lone Person: 32.3% Brooklands — One Parent Families: 4.6% Brooklands — Group Household: 6.2% Brooklands — Other Families: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haly Creek 20.0% renting
Haly Creek — Owned Outright: 37.5% Haly Creek — Mortgage: 42.5% Haly Creek — Renting: 20.0%
Brooklands 9.6% renting
Brooklands — Owned Outright: 51.0% Brooklands — Mortgage: 39.4% Brooklands — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haly Creek 100.0% houses
Haly Creek — Houses: 100.0% Haly Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brooklands 92.7% houses
Brooklands — Houses: 92.7% Brooklands — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Haly Creek Brooklands
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 15.7%
Haly Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Brooklands — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.9% / 5.6%
Haly Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9% Brooklands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 4.6%
Haly Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Brooklands — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / —
Haly Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Brooklands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / —
Haly Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Brooklands — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Haly Creek Brooklands
Median house price — $527,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Haly Creek Brooklands
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Haly Creek Brooklands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Haly Creek Brooklands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Haly Creek Brooklands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Haly Creek Brooklands
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

Haly Creek Brooklands
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 16 8

Mobility

Haly Creek sits further from the CBD (214.1 km vs 195.7 km).

Haly Creek Brooklands
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 214.1 km
+9% vs other
 195.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4610
 0.1%
postcode 4615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4610
 67
postcode 4615

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.

Haly Creek Brooklands
Car (driver) 50.0% / 69.2%
Haly Creek — Car (driver): 50.0% Brooklands — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 20.2%
Haly Creek — Worked from Home: 22.6% Brooklands — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Walked Only 22.6% / 3.8%
Haly Creek — Walked Only: 22.6% Brooklands — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 6.7%
Haly Creek — Car (passenger): 4.8% Brooklands — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Haly Creek Brooklands
Elevation 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 376 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Haly Creek Brooklands
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
141 premises

Council rates

Haly Creek Brooklands
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Haly Creek Brooklands
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Haly Creek

River Rural

Brooklands

Rural

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