Lake Clarendon vs Spring Creek

Spring Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Lake Clarendon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lake Clarendon, most households are couple families. In Spring Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Spring Creek: a median of $940,000, against $688,000 in Lake Clarendon, though rent is higher in Lake Clarendon. On these figures, Lake Clarendon tends to suit couples, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Spring Creek suits young adults and 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

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)
  • But Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $940,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.7 km vs 101 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lake Clarendon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
  • But Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Lake Clarendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lake Clarendon and Spring 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.

Lake Clarendon Spring 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.

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Walkability 13 / 0
Lake Clarendon — Walkability: 13/100 Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 80
Lake Clarendon — Safety: 23/100 Spring Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lake Clarendon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Creek has more residents (494 vs 294); Lake Clarendon skews older (47 vs 36).

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Population 294 494
+68% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -17.8%
Median age 47 36
Median household income $83,200/yr
+17% vs other
 $68,900/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
0-4 3.7% / 3.0%
Lake Clarendon — 0-4: 3.7% Spring Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 10.9% / 1.6%
Lake Clarendon — 5-14: 10.9% Spring Creek — 5-14: 1.6%
15-19 5.4% / 3.0%
Lake Clarendon — 15-19: 5.4% Spring Creek — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 6.8% / 13.4%
Lake Clarendon — 20-24: 6.8% Spring Creek — 20-24: 13.4%
25-34 11.9% / 26.5%
Lake Clarendon — 25-34: 11.9% Spring Creek — 25-34: 26.5%
35-44 10.5% / 20.9%
Lake Clarendon — 35-44: 10.5% Spring Creek — 35-44: 20.9%
45-54 13.6% / 12.8%
Lake Clarendon — 45-54: 13.6% Spring Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 16.7% / 11.3%
Lake Clarendon — 55-64: 16.7% Spring Creek — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.2% / 6.3%
Lake Clarendon — 65-74: 12.2% Spring Creek — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 7.8% / 2.2%
Lake Clarendon — 75-84: 7.8% Spring Creek — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 2.4% / —
Lake Clarendon — 85+: 2.4% Spring Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 61.2% couple families
Lake Clarendon — Couple Families: 61.2% Lake Clarendon — Lone Person: 20.9% Lake Clarendon — One Parent Families: 10.4% Lake Clarendon — Group Household: 7.5%
Spring Creek 46.2% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7% Spring Creek — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 15.5% renting
Lake Clarendon — Owned Outright: 43.3% Lake Clarendon — Mortgage: 41.2% Lake Clarendon — Renting: 15.5%
Spring Creek 10.3% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 39.7% Spring Creek — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
New Zealand 2.7% / 4.3%
Lake Clarendon — New Zealand: 2.7% Spring Creek — New Zealand: 4.3%
Vietnam 1.4% / 2.6%
Lake Clarendon — Vietnam: 1.4% Spring Creek — Vietnam: 2.6%
England 2.0% / 1.0%
Lake Clarendon — England: 2.0% Spring Creek — England: 1.0%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Lake Clarendon — South Africa: not among its largest Spring Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.8%
Lake Clarendon — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Spring Creek — Zimbabwe: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 10.5%
Lake Clarendon — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 11.3%
Lake Clarendon — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 2.2%
Lake Clarendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.0%
Lake Clarendon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Lake Clarendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Spring Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lake Clarendon 99.1% houses
Lake Clarendon — Houses: 99.1% Lake Clarendon — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Spring Creek 100.0% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 100.0% Spring Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Median house price $687,500 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $435,000 —

Development activity

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Lake Clarendon is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lake Clarendon carries more crime risk (77 vs 20).

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lake Clarendon

  • Lake Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Spring Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Spring Creek sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 84.7 km).

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 84.7 km 101 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Car (driver) 80.5% / 62.8%
Lake Clarendon — Car (driver): 80.5% Spring Creek — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 23.3%
Lake Clarendon — Worked from Home: 14.1% Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 10.5%
Lake Clarendon — Car (passenger): 2.3% Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only 3.1% / 3.5%
Lake Clarendon — Walked Only: 3.1% Spring Creek — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 0%
125 premises

Climate

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Lake Clarendon Spring 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

Lake Clarendon Spring Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lake Clarendon

Rural

Spring Creek

Multicultural Rural

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