Hawkins Creek vs Trebonne

Hawkins Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 58 in Trebonne. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trebonne, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hawkins Creek tends to suit families with children, while Trebonne suits 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

Hawkins Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 90%)

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

Trebonne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Trebonne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1005 min vs 1018 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1472.2 km vs 1475.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hawkins Creek carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 49/100)
  • Trebonne has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
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.

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Walkability 0 / 0
Hawkins Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Trebonne — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 51
Hawkins Creek — Safety: 79/100 Trebonne — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 45 / 67
Hawkins Creek — Low fire risk: 45/100 Trebonne — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Trebonne has more residents (430 vs 236); Trebonne skews older (58 vs 49).

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Population 236 430
+82% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +8.3%
Median age 49 58
Median household income $79,300/yr $85,384/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+9% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
0-4 4.7% / 3.3%
Hawkins Creek — 0-4: 4.7% Trebonne — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.7% / 9.8%
Hawkins Creek — 5-14: 15.7% Trebonne — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 2.5% / 5.6%
Hawkins Creek — 15-19: 2.5% Trebonne — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.4% / 5.3%
Hawkins Creek — 20-24: 6.4% Trebonne — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.5% / 4.2%
Hawkins Creek — 25-34: 8.5% Trebonne — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 8.1% / 8.1%
Hawkins Creek — 35-44: 8.1% Trebonne — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 12.7% / 9.8%
Hawkins Creek — 45-54: 12.7% Trebonne — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 19.1% / 16.5%
Hawkins Creek — 55-64: 19.1% Trebonne — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 13.6% / 16.5%
Hawkins Creek — 65-74: 13.6% Trebonne — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 7.6% / 11.9%
Hawkins Creek — 75-84: 7.6% Trebonne — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ 4.2% / 11.2%
Hawkins Creek — 85+: 4.2% Trebonne — 85+: 11.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hawkins Creek 44.4% couple families
Hawkins Creek — Couple Families: 44.4% Hawkins Creek — Lone Person: 42.9% Hawkins Creek — One Parent Families: 12.7% Hawkins Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Trebonne 47.1% couple families
Trebonne — Couple Families: 47.1% Trebonne — Lone Person: 37.9% Trebonne — One Parent Families: 10.3% Trebonne — Group Household: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hawkins Creek 10.1% renting
Hawkins Creek — Owned Outright: 68.5% Hawkins Creek — Mortgage: 21.3% Hawkins Creek — Renting: 10.1%
Trebonne 16.2% renting
Trebonne — Owned Outright: 55.9% Trebonne — Mortgage: 27.9% Trebonne — Renting: 16.2%
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.

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Italy 2.5% / 8.4%
Hawkins Creek — Italy: 2.5% Trebonne — Italy: 8.4%
Germany 1.7% / —
Hawkins Creek — Germany: 1.7% Trebonne — Germany: not among its largest
India — / 1.2%
Hawkins Creek — India: not among its largest Trebonne — India: 1.2%
Nepal — / 0.9%
Hawkins Creek — Nepal: not among its largest Trebonne — Nepal: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

Qualifications

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

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Certificate III & IV 28.0% / 17.4%
Hawkins Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.0% Trebonne — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 5.8%
Hawkins Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Trebonne — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.2%
Hawkins Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Trebonne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.6%
Hawkins Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Trebonne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Hawkins Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Trebonne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hawkins Creek 105.4% houses
Hawkins Creek — Houses: 105.4% Hawkins Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Hawkins Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Trebonne 90.1% houses
Trebonne — Houses: 90.1% Trebonne — Flats / Apartments: 7.3% Trebonne — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Median house price — $305,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $470,000

Development activity

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
New dwellings approved 23
across Hinchinbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD

Liveability

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Trebonne carries more crime risk (49 vs 21); Hawkins Creek carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 33).

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
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 Hawkins Creek

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

Schools in Trebonne

  • Trebonne State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Hawkins Creek sits further from the CBD (1475.9 km vs 1472.2 km).

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1475.9 km 1472.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1018 min 1005 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4850
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.

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Car (driver) 86.8% / 78.9%
Hawkins Creek — Car (driver): 86.8% Trebonne — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 10.8%
Hawkins Creek — Worked from Home: 8.5% Trebonne — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only — / 7.8%
Hawkins Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Trebonne — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 2.4%
Hawkins Creek — Car (passenger): 4.7% Trebonne — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Annual rainfall 2,433 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Hinchinbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Hawkins Creek Trebonne
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hawkins Creek

Retirees Rural

Trebonne

Retirees Rural

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