Knapp Creek vs Maroon

Maroon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Knapp Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Knapp Creek, most households are people living alone. In Maroon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Knapp Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Maroon 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

Maroon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 41%)
  • But Knapp Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Knapp Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Knapp Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Knapp Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (100.7 km vs 116.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Knapp Creek and Maroon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Knapp Creek Maroon
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.

Knapp Creek Maroon
Walkability 0 / 0
Knapp Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Maroon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 66
Knapp Creek — Safety: 44/100 Maroon — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 74 / 28
Knapp Creek — Low fire risk: 74/100 Maroon — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Maroon has more residents (152 vs 59); Knapp Creek has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $61,256).

Knapp Creek Maroon
Population 59 152
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +2.0%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $105,820/yr
+42% vs other
 $61,256/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+5% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Knapp Creek Maroon
0-4 — / 4.6%
Knapp Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Maroon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.6% / 13.2%
Knapp Creek — 5-14: 13.6% Maroon — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Knapp Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Maroon — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Knapp Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Maroon — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 — / 9.2%
Knapp Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Maroon — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 11.9% / 11.8%
Knapp Creek — 35-44: 11.9% Maroon — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 25.4% / 12.5%
Knapp Creek — 45-54: 25.4% Maroon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 20.3% / 19.7%
Knapp Creek — 55-64: 20.3% Maroon — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 8.5% / 19.7%
Knapp Creek — 65-74: 8.5% Maroon — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 8.5% / 5.3%
Knapp Creek — 75-84: 8.5% Maroon — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Knapp Creek — 85+: not among its largest Maroon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

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.

Knapp Creek Maroon
New Zealand 13.6% / 6.6%
Knapp Creek — New Zealand: 13.6% Maroon — New Zealand: 6.6%
England — / 3.3%
Knapp Creek — England: not among its largest Maroon — England: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Knapp Creek 59.1% lone person
Knapp Creek — Lone Person: 59.1% Knapp Creek — Couple Families: 40.9% Knapp Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Maroon 37.5% lone person
Maroon — Lone Person: 37.5% Maroon — Couple Families: 50.0% Maroon — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Knapp Creek 100.0% houses
Knapp Creek — Houses: 100.0% Knapp Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Knapp Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maroon 88.9% houses
Maroon — Houses: 88.9% Maroon — Flats / Apartments: 6.3% Maroon — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Knapp Creek Maroon
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 15.8%
Knapp Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Maroon — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.3% / 7.9%
Knapp Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3% Maroon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 7.2%
Knapp Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Maroon — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 2.6%
Knapp Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Maroon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Knapp Creek 0.0% renting
Knapp Creek — Owned Outright: 38.1% Knapp Creek — Mortgage: 61.9% Knapp Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Maroon 13.0% renting
Maroon — Owned Outright: 66.7% Maroon — Mortgage: 20.4% Maroon — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Knapp Creek Maroon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Knapp Creek Maroon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Maroon carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 26); Knapp Creek carries more crime risk (56 vs 34).

Knapp Creek Maroon
Bushfire Low
26/100
 High
72/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
34/100
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

Knapp Creek Maroon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Knapp Creek

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

Schools in Maroon

  • Maroon State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Knapp Creek Maroon
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 16

Mobility

Maroon sits further from the CBD (116.3 km vs 100.7 km).

Knapp Creek Maroon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 100.7 km 116.3 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
 0.3%
postcode 4310
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
 77
postcode 4310

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.

Knapp Creek Maroon
Car (driver) 61.3% / 68.0%
Knapp Creek — Car (driver): 61.3% Maroon — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 16.0%
Knapp Creek — Worked from Home: 25.8% Maroon — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
Knapp Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Maroon — Walked Only: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 12.9% / —
Knapp Creek — Car (passenger): 12.9% Maroon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Knapp Creek Maroon
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Knapp Creek Maroon
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Knapp Creek Maroon
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Knapp Creek

Rural

Maroon

Retirees River Rural

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