Hillview vs Oaky Creek

Hillview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Oaky Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oaky Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Oaky Creek tends to suit 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

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hillview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 49%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 96 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oaky Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hillview and Oaky 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.

Hillview Oaky 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.

Hillview Oaky Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Hillview — Walkability: 0/100 Oaky Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 60
Hillview — Safety: 36/100 Oaky Creek — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hillview — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oaky Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oaky Creek has more residents (96 vs 76); Oaky Creek skews older (53 vs 42).

Hillview Oaky Creek
Population 76 96
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +15.7%
Median age 42 53
Median household income $70,408/yr $73,632/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $250/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillview Oaky Creek
0-4 3.9% / —
Hillview — 0-4: 3.9% Oaky Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.2% / 6.2%
Hillview — 5-14: 9.2% Oaky Creek — 5-14: 6.2%
15-19 15.8% / 8.3%
Hillview — 15-19: 15.8% Oaky Creek — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 7.9% / 6.2%
Hillview — 20-24: 7.9% Oaky Creek — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 3.9% / 8.3%
Hillview — 25-34: 3.9% Oaky Creek — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.5% / 3.1%
Hillview — 35-44: 10.5% Oaky Creek — 35-44: 3.1%
45-54 7.9% / 11.5%
Hillview — 45-54: 7.9% Oaky Creek — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 22.4% / 27.1%
Hillview — 55-64: 22.4% Oaky Creek — 55-64: 27.1%
65-74 18.4% / 14.6%
Hillview — 65-74: 18.4% Oaky Creek — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 — / 10.4%
Hillview — 75-84: not among its largest Oaky Creek — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ — / —
Hillview — 85+: not among its largest Oaky Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

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.

Hillview Oaky Creek
New Zealand 5.3% / 5.2%
Hillview — New Zealand: 5.3% Oaky Creek — New Zealand: 5.2%
England — / 9.4%
Hillview — England: not among its largest Oaky Creek — England: 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillview 42.9% lone person
Hillview — Lone Person: 42.9% Hillview — Couple Families: 35.7% Hillview — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Oaky Creek 50.0% lone person
Oaky Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Oaky Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Oaky Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillview 100.0% houses
Hillview — Houses: 100.0%
Oaky Creek 100.0% houses
Oaky Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hillview Oaky Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 19.8%
Hillview — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Oaky Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 3.1%
Hillview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Oaky Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.2%
Hillview — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Oaky Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Hillview — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Oaky Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hillview 25.0% renting
Hillview — Owned Outright: 35.7% Hillview — Mortgage: 39.3% Hillview — Renting: 25.0%
Oaky Creek 36.1% renting
Oaky Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Oaky Creek — Mortgage: 13.9% Oaky Creek — Renting: 36.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Hillview Oaky Creek
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Hillview Oaky Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Hillview Oaky Creek
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

Hillview carries more crime risk (64 vs 40).

Hillview Oaky Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Hillview Oaky Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hillview

  • Hillview State School Government · Primary

Schools in Oaky Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hillview Oaky Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Hillview Oaky Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 103 km 102.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
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.

Hillview Oaky Creek
Car (driver) 77.8% / 79.4%
Hillview — Car (driver): 77.8% Oaky Creek — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 20.6%
Hillview — Worked from Home: 22.2% Oaky Creek — Worked from Home: 20.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Hillview Oaky Creek
Elevation 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hillview Oaky Creek
Connectivity score 17/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Hillview Oaky Creek
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,682 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C —

Council rates

Hillview Oaky Creek
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Hillview Oaky Creek
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hillview

Rural Students

Oaky Creek

Retirees Rural

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