Junabee vs Swan Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Junabee 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

Swan Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 77/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $265/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Swan Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (151.5 km vs 163.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 135 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs -8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Junabee and Swan 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.

Junabee Swan 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.

Junabee Swan Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Junabee — Walkability: 0/100 Swan Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 87
Junabee — Safety: 23/100 Swan Creek — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Junabee — Low fire risk: 100/100 Swan Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Swan Creek has higher household incomes ($85,176 vs $77,116); Junabee rents higher ($265/wk vs $240/wk).

Junabee Swan Creek
Population 195
+17% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.5% +15.8%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $77,116/yr $85,176/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+9% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Junabee Swan Creek
0-4 4.1% / 1.9%
Junabee — 0-4: 4.1% Swan Creek — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 11.3% / 14.9%
Junabee — 5-14: 11.3% Swan Creek — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 5.1% / 6.2%
Junabee — 15-19: 5.1% Swan Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.6% / 2.5%
Junabee — 20-24: 3.6% Swan Creek — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 7.2% / 8.1%
Junabee — 25-34: 7.2% Swan Creek — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 10.3% / 14.9%
Junabee — 35-44: 10.3% Swan Creek — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.8% / 16.8%
Junabee — 45-54: 12.8% Swan Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 20.0% / 12.4%
Junabee — 55-64: 20.0% Swan Creek — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 17.4% / 12.4%
Junabee — 65-74: 17.4% Swan Creek — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 4.6% / 9.3%
Junabee — 75-84: 4.6% Swan Creek — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.1% / 1.9%
Junabee — 85+: 2.1% Swan Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Junabee 58.7% couple families
Junabee — Couple Families: 58.7% Junabee — Lone Person: 34.8% Junabee — One Parent Families: 6.5%
Swan Creek 61.5% couple families
Swan Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Swan Creek — Lone Person: 11.5% Swan Creek — One Parent Families: 26.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Junabee 13.7% renting
Junabee — Owned Outright: 41.1% Junabee — Mortgage: 45.2% Junabee — Renting: 13.7%
Swan Creek 0.0% renting
Swan Creek — Owned Outright: 59.2% Swan Creek — Mortgage: 40.8% Swan Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Junabee Swan Creek
England 2.1% / 2.5%
Junabee — England: 2.1% Swan Creek — England: 2.5%
South Africa — / 3.7%
Junabee — South Africa: not among its largest Swan Creek — South Africa: 3.7%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Junabee — New Zealand: not among its largest Swan Creek — New Zealand: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Junabee Swan Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 24.8%
Junabee — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Swan Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 10.6%
Junabee — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Swan Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 1.9%
Junabee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Swan Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.5%
Junabee — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Swan Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Junabee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Swan Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Junabee 100.0% houses
Junabee — Houses: 100.0%
Swan Creek 100.0% houses
Swan Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Junabee Swan Creek
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Junabee Swan Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Junabee Swan Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Junabee carries more crime risk (77 vs 13).

Junabee Swan Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Low
13/100
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

Junabee Swan 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

Junabee Swan Creek
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Junabee sits further from the CBD (163.9 km vs 151.5 km).

Junabee Swan Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 163.9 km
+8% vs other
 151.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Junabee Swan Creek
Car (driver) 65.7% / 67.9%
Junabee — Car (driver): 65.7% Swan Creek — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 26.2%
Junabee — Worked from Home: 22.5% Swan Creek — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.0%
Junabee — Car (passenger): 5.9% Swan Creek — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 5.9% / —
Junabee — Walked Only: 5.9% Swan Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Junabee Swan Creek
Elevation 513 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Junabee Swan Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Junabee Swan Creek
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Junabee Swan Creek
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Junabee Swan Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Junabee

Rural

Swan Creek

Rural

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