Harlin vs Sheep Station Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harlin, about half of households are couple families. In Sheep Station Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Sheep Station Creek tends to suit people living alone.
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
Harlin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 54%)
- But Sheep Station Creek carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Harlin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sheep Station Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (109.4 km vs 132.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 105 min)
- But Harlin is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Harlin is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Sheep Station Creek carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Harlin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.0% vs 7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Harlin and Sheep Station 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.
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.
Demographics
Harlin has more residents (211 vs 116); Sheep Station Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $240/wk).
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 211 +45% vs other | 116 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.0% | +7.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $68,224/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $300/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 1% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of QLD | Higher than 21% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
Liveability
Harlin is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sheep Station Creek carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Harlin carries more crime risk (65 vs 34).
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 65/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Harlin
- Harlin State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Sheep Station Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 35 | 15 |
Mobility
Harlin sits further from the CBD (132.9 km vs 109.4 km).
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 132.9 km +18% vs other | 109.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 94 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4314 | 0.2% postcode 4515 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 4314 | 87 postcode 4515 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).
Setting
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 33/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 12% 42 premises |
Climate
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Harlin | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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