Hamilton Creek vs Horse Creek

Horse Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Hamilton Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hamilton Creek, most households are people living alone. In Horse Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hamilton 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

Hamilton Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 77%)
  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Horse Creek is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Hamilton Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hamilton Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Horse Creek has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Hamilton Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-26.9% vs -32.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hamilton Creek and Horse 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.

Hamilton Creek Horse 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.

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Walkability 4 / 4
Hamilton Creek — Walkability: 4/100 Horse Creek — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 15 / 5
Hamilton Creek — Safety: 15/100 Horse Creek — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hamilton Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Horse Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hamilton Creek has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $44,200); Hamilton Creek skews older (56 vs 50).

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Population 76 83
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -26.9% -32.5%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $61,724/yr
+28% vs other
 $44,200/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $200/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
0-4 — / 6.0%
Hamilton Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Horse Creek — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.8% / 9.6%
Hamilton Creek — 5-14: 11.8% Horse Creek — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 5.3% / —
Hamilton Creek — 15-19: 5.3% Horse Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.9% / 4.8%
Hamilton Creek — 20-24: 3.9% Horse Creek — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 — / 16.9%
Hamilton Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Horse Creek — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 11.8% / 13.3%
Hamilton Creek — 35-44: 11.8% Horse Creek — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.5% / 6.0%
Hamilton Creek — 45-54: 14.5% Horse Creek — 45-54: 6.0%
55-64 26.3% / 22.9%
Hamilton Creek — 55-64: 26.3% Horse Creek — 55-64: 22.9%
65-74 19.7% / 16.9%
Hamilton Creek — 65-74: 19.7% Horse Creek — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 9.2% / —
Hamilton Creek — 75-84: 9.2% Horse Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Hamilton Creek — 85+: not among its largest Horse Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Creek 61.5% lone person
Hamilton Creek — Lone Person: 61.5% Hamilton Creek — Couple Families: 38.5% Hamilton Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Horse Creek 45.0% lone person
Horse Creek — Lone Person: 45.0% Horse Creek — Couple Families: 30.0% Horse Creek — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Creek 32.0% renting
Hamilton Creek — Owned Outright: 40.0% Hamilton Creek — Mortgage: 28.0% Hamilton Creek — Renting: 32.0%
Horse Creek 10.7% renting
Horse Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Horse Creek — Mortgage: 39.3% Horse Creek — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Creek 88.9% houses
Hamilton Creek — Houses: 88.9% Hamilton Creek — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Horse Creek 76.7% houses
Horse Creek — Houses: 76.7% Horse Creek — Flats / Apartments: 23.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 18.1%
Hamilton Creek — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Horse Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.0%
Hamilton Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Horse Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.6%
Hamilton Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Horse Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Development activity

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Horse Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 85).

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
95/100
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

Hamilton Creek Horse 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

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 653.1 km 652.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 451 min 452 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4714
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4714
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.

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Car (driver) 55.0% / 58.8%
Hamilton Creek — Car (driver): 55.0% Horse Creek — Car (driver): 58.8%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 17.6%
Hamilton Creek — Worked from Home: 30.0% Horse Creek — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Walked Only 15.0% / 23.5%
Hamilton Creek — Walked Only: 15.0% Horse Creek — Walked Only: 23.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.8%).

Setting

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.4 km 30.2 km

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 44/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 21%
38 premises

Climate

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Hamilton Creek Horse Creek
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Hamilton Creek Horse 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

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

Tags

Hamilton Creek

Retirees Rural

Horse Creek

River Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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