Innisplain vs Running Creek

Innisplain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Running Creek. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Innisplain tends to suit couples, while Running Creek 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Innisplain has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
  • Running Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Running Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Running Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Innisplain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (97.1 km vs 108.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 94 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Running Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Running Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.7% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Innisplain and Running 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.

Innisplain Running 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.

Innisplain Running Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Innisplain — Walkability: 0/100 Running Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 52
Innisplain — Safety: 28/100 Running Creek — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Innisplain — Low fire risk: 100/100 Running Creek — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Running Creek has more residents (146 vs 79); Running Creek skews older (56 vs 46).

Innisplain Running Creek
Population 79 146
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% -0.7%
Median age 46 56
Median household income $62,816/yr
+7% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+9% vs other
 $228/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Innisplain Running Creek
0-4 5.1% / 3.4%
Innisplain — 0-4: 5.1% Running Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 10.1% / 11.0%
Innisplain — 5-14: 10.1% Running Creek — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Innisplain — 15-19: not among its largest Running Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.8% / 2.7%
Innisplain — 20-24: 3.8% Running Creek — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 10.1% / 8.2%
Innisplain — 25-34: 10.1% Running Creek — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 12.7% / 10.3%
Innisplain — 35-44: 12.7% Running Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 15.2% / 11.6%
Innisplain — 45-54: 15.2% Running Creek — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 16.5% / 24.7%
Innisplain — 55-64: 16.5% Running Creek — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 12.7% / 13.7%
Innisplain — 65-74: 12.7% Running Creek — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.1% / 13.7%
Innisplain — 75-84: 5.1% Running Creek — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ — / —
Innisplain — 85+: not among its largest Running Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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.

Innisplain Running Creek
England 6.3% / 6.2%
Innisplain — England: 6.3% Running Creek — England: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 50.0% lone person
Innisplain — Lone Person: 50.0% Innisplain — Couple Families: 50.0% Innisplain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Running Creek 50.0% lone person
Running Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Running Creek — Couple Families: 28.6% Running Creek — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 100.0% houses
Innisplain — Houses: 100.0% Innisplain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Running Creek 83.9% houses
Running Creek — Houses: 83.9% Running Creek — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Innisplain Running Creek
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 17.1%
Innisplain — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Running Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 9.6%
Innisplain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Running Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 6.8%
Innisplain — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Running Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Innisplain 32.4% renting
Innisplain — Owned Outright: 32.4% Innisplain — Mortgage: 35.3% Innisplain — Renting: 32.4%
Running Creek 24.5% renting
Running Creek — Owned Outright: 52.8% Running Creek — Mortgage: 22.6% Running Creek — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Innisplain Running Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Innisplain Running Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Running Creek carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Innisplain carries more crime risk (72 vs 48).

Innisplain Running Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Innisplain Running 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

Innisplain Running Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Running Creek sits further from the CBD (108.8 km vs 97.1 km).

Innisplain Running Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 97.1 km 108.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 88 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
 0.4%
postcode 4287
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
 65
postcode 4287

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.

Innisplain Running Creek
Car (driver) 48.8% / 73.2%
Innisplain — Car (driver): 48.8% Running Creek — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 36.6% / 26.8%
Innisplain — Worked from Home: 36.6% Running Creek — Worked from Home: 26.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / —
Innisplain — Car (passenger): 7.3% Running Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.3% / —
Innisplain — Walked Only: 7.3% Running Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Innisplain Running Creek
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Innisplain Running Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Innisplain Running Creek
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Innisplain Running 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

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

Tags

Innisplain

Rural

Running Creek

Retirees Rural

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