Isla vs Lonesome Creek

Lonesome Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Isla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Isla, about half of households are couple families. In Lonesome Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Isla tends to suit older residents, while Lonesome Creek suits young adults and 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

Isla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Isla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lonesome Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Isla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (371 min vs 402 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (532.7 km vs 567.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Isla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Isla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.0% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Isla and Lonesome 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.

Isla Lonesome 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.

Isla Lonesome Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Isla — Walkability: 0/100 Lonesome Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 53
Isla — Safety: 88/100 Lonesome Creek — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 45 / 100
Isla — Low fire risk: 45/100 Lonesome Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Isla rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk); Isla skews older (46 vs 38).

Isla Lonesome Creek
Population 213
+19% vs other
 173
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.0% +1.8%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $84,500/yr $92,612/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Isla Lonesome Creek
0-4 6.1% / 9.2%
Isla — 0-4: 6.1% Lonesome Creek — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 14.6% / 11.0%
Isla — 5-14: 14.6% Lonesome Creek — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 3.3% / 2.9%
Isla — 15-19: 3.3% Lonesome Creek — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 2.8% / 8.7%
Isla — 20-24: 2.8% Lonesome Creek — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 9.9% / 17.9%
Isla — 25-34: 9.9% Lonesome Creek — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 11.3% / 16.8%
Isla — 35-44: 11.3% Lonesome Creek — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 16.4% / 10.4%
Isla — 45-54: 16.4% Lonesome Creek — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 13.1% / 13.9%
Isla — 55-64: 13.1% Lonesome Creek — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 16.9% / 8.1%
Isla — 65-74: 16.9% Lonesome Creek — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 6.1% / 6.9%
Isla — 75-84: 6.1% Lonesome Creek — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.3% / —
Isla — 85+: 2.3% Lonesome Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Isla 52.3% couple families
Isla — Couple Families: 52.3% Isla — Lone Person: 36.4% Isla — One Parent Families: 11.4%
Lonesome Creek 68.8% couple families
Lonesome Creek — Couple Families: 68.8% Lonesome Creek — Lone Person: 31.2% Lonesome Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Isla 24.6% renting
Isla — Owned Outright: 47.5% Isla — Mortgage: 27.9% Isla — Renting: 24.6%
Lonesome Creek 29.3% renting
Lonesome Creek — Owned Outright: 53.7% Lonesome Creek — Mortgage: 17.1% Lonesome Creek — Renting: 29.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Isla 100.0% houses
Isla — Houses: 100.0%
Lonesome Creek 100.0% houses
Lonesome Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Isla Lonesome Creek
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 12.7%
Isla — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Lonesome Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 9.8%
Isla — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Lonesome Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.1%
Isla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Lonesome Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Isla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Isla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lonesome Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.1%).

Development activity

Isla Lonesome Creek
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Isla Lonesome Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Isla Lonesome Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Isla carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Lonesome Creek carries more crime risk (47 vs 12).

Isla Lonesome Creek
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Isla Lonesome 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

Isla Lonesome Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 18 6

Mobility

Lonesome Creek sits further from the CBD (567.6 km vs 532.7 km).

Isla Lonesome Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 532.7 km 567.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 371 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4719
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4719
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.

Isla Lonesome Creek
Car (driver) 53.4% / 60.9%
Isla — Car (driver): 53.4% Lonesome Creek — Car (driver): 60.9%
Worked from Home 30.1% / 34.8%
Isla — Worked from Home: 30.1% Lonesome Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Walked Only 12.6% / 4.3%
Isla — Walked Only: 12.6% Lonesome Creek — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Isla — Car (passenger): 3.9% Lonesome Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

Isla Lonesome Creek
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Isla Lonesome Creek
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
80 premises

Council rates

Isla Lonesome Creek
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Isla Lonesome 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

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

Tags

Isla

Retirees Rural

Lonesome Creek

Rural Young Families

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