Kingston vs Slacks Creek

Kingston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Slacks Creek. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingston, about half of households rent. In Slacks Creek, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Slacks Creek: a median of $856,000, against $775,000 in Kingston.

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

  • Kingston has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 2)
  • Slacks Creek has more parks and reserves (28 vs 25)

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

First-home buyers

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($512,500 vs $892,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $856,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Slacks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 28 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24 km vs 26.1 km)
  • But Kingston is more walkable (80/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kingston is more walkable (80/100 vs 65/100)
  • Slacks Creek has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Kingston and Slacks 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.

Kingston Slacks 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.

Kingston Slacks Creek
Walkability 80 / 65
Kingston — Walkability: 80/100 Slacks Creek — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 14 / 8
Kingston — Safety: 14/100 Slacks Creek — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Slacks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Slacks Creek has higher household incomes ($67,652 vs $61,412); Slacks Creek skews older (35 vs 32).

Kingston Slacks Creek
Population 10,506 10,408
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% -0.2%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $61,412/yr $67,652/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+2% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingston Slacks Creek
0-4 7.2% / 6.7%
Kingston — 0-4: 7.2% Slacks Creek — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.3% / 14.8%
Kingston — 5-14: 15.3% Slacks Creek — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 7.5% / 6.7%
Kingston — 15-19: 7.5% Slacks Creek — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.8% / 7.0%
Kingston — 20-24: 7.8% Slacks Creek — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 15.8% / 14.1%
Kingston — 25-34: 15.8% Slacks Creek — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 12.0% / 13.7%
Kingston — 35-44: 12.0% Slacks Creek — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.2% / 11.8%
Kingston — 45-54: 12.2% Slacks Creek — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 10.1% / 10.3%
Kingston — 55-64: 10.1% Slacks Creek — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 8.0% / 9.2%
Kingston — 65-74: 8.0% Slacks Creek — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 3.5% / 4.3%
Kingston — 75-84: 3.5% Slacks Creek — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.6% / 1.6%
Kingston — 85+: 0.6% Slacks Creek — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingston 33.3% couple families
Kingston — Couple Families: 33.3% Kingston — Lone Person: 28.4% Kingston — One Parent Families: 30.1% Kingston — Group Household: 5.6% Kingston — Other Families: 2.6%
Slacks Creek 33.9% couple families
Slacks Creek — Couple Families: 33.9% Slacks Creek — Lone Person: 33.1% Slacks Creek — One Parent Families: 25.7% Slacks Creek — Group Household: 5.1% Slacks Creek — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingston 52.7% renting
Kingston — Owned Outright: 21.7% Kingston — Mortgage: 25.7% Kingston — Renting: 52.7%
Slacks Creek 44.5% renting
Slacks Creek — Owned Outright: 21.9% Slacks Creek — Mortgage: 33.6% Slacks Creek — Renting: 44.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingston Slacks Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 15.2%
Kingston — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Slacks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.5%
Kingston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Slacks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.2%
Kingston — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Slacks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.5%
Kingston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Slacks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 0.8%
Kingston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Slacks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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.

Kingston Slacks Creek
New Zealand 7.3% / 7.8%
Kingston — New Zealand: 7.3% Slacks Creek — New Zealand: 7.8%
England 1.7% / 2.5%
Kingston — England: 1.7% Slacks Creek — England: 2.5%
Myanmar 2.5% / 0.8%
Kingston — Myanmar: 2.5% Slacks Creek — Myanmar: 0.8%
Afghanistan 1.8% / 1.0%
Kingston — Afghanistan: 1.8% Slacks Creek — Afghanistan: 1.0%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.2%
Kingston — Philippines: 1.0% Slacks Creek — Philippines: 1.2%
India 0.8% / 1.1%
Kingston — India: 0.8% Slacks Creek — India: 1.1%
Thailand 1.3% / —
Kingston — Thailand: 1.3% Slacks Creek — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingston 83.4% houses
Kingston — Houses: 83.4% Kingston — Townhouses: 15.2% Kingston — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Slacks Creek 78.5% houses
Slacks Creek — Houses: 78.5% Slacks Creek — Townhouses: 19.1% Slacks Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingston Slacks Creek
Median house price $775,000 $856,500
Median unit price $520,000 $557,500
Median land price $512,500 $892,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 135 sales
 20 days
from 94 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingston Slacks Creek
2 bed $480K / $550K
Kingston — 2 bed: $480K (19 sales) Slacks Creek — 2 bed: $550K (11 sales)

19 vs 11 sales

3 bed $590K / $535K
Kingston — 3 bed: $590K (11 sales) Slacks Creek — 3 bed: $535K (6 sales)

11 vs 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingston Slacks Creek
2 bed $699K / $750K
Kingston — 2 bed: $699K (9 sales) Slacks Creek — 2 bed: $750K (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

3 bed $769K / $828K
Kingston — 3 bed: $769K (183 sales) Slacks Creek — 3 bed: $828K (132 sales)

183 vs 132 sales

4 bed $775K / $947K
Kingston — 4 bed: $775K (32 sales) Slacks Creek — 4 bed: $947K (44 sales)

32 vs 44 sales

5 bed $980K / $1.05M
Kingston — 5 bed: $980K (19 sales) Slacks Creek — 5 bed: $1.05M (13 sales)

19 vs 13 sales

6 bed $1.06M / $1.44M
Kingston — 6 bed: $1.06M (5 sales) Slacks Creek — 6 bed: $1.44M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Kingston Slacks Creek
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kingston Slacks Creek
Houses 3.9%
$600/wk on $799K
 3.5%
$620/wk on $925K
Units 3.6%
$450/wk on $645K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Kingston Slacks Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools Higher than 31% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 17% of QLD —

Liveability

Kingston is more walkable (80 vs 65).

Kingston Slacks Creek
Grade D C
Score 34/100 36/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kingston Slacks Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
92/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Kingston Slacks Creek
Inside the suburb 9 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 3 1

Schools in Kingston

  • Groves Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Kingston Centre for Continuing Secondary Education Government · Secondary below peers
  • Kingston State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Y Schools Queensland - Logan Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Groves Christian College - Upper Primary Campus Independent · Combined
  • Kingston State College Government · Secondary

Schools in Slacks Creek

  • Mabel Park State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mabel Park State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingston Slacks Creek
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 25 28
Childcare 7 6
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9 14

Mobility

Kingston sits further from the CBD (26.1 km vs 24 km).

Kingston Slacks Creek
Walkability score 80/100 65/100
Distance to Brisbane 26.1 km
+8% vs other
 24 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 85/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 110.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 147.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4114
 1.3%
postcode 4127
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4114
 58
postcode 4127

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.

Kingston Slacks Creek
Car (driver) 77.7% / 76.3%
Kingston — Car (driver): 77.7% Slacks Creek — Car (driver): 76.3%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 7.9%
Kingston — Car (passenger): 9.4% Slacks Creek — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 10.6%
Kingston — Worked from Home: 6.6% Slacks Creek — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Bus 1.6% / 3.0%
Kingston — Bus: 1.6% Slacks Creek — Bus: 3.0%
Train 2.9% / 0.9%
Kingston — Train: 2.9% Slacks Creek — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.0%
Kingston — Walked Only: 1.2% Slacks Creek — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Kingston Slacks Creek
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kingston Slacks Creek
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
4,174 premises
 8%
5,130 premises

Climate

Kingston Slacks Creek
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingston Slacks Creek
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingston Slacks Creek
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingston Slacks Creek
Division Rankin
same for both
Member Jim Chalmers
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kingston

Family Outer Parks

Slacks Creek

Outer Parks Transport Hub

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