Lakes Creek vs Mount Archer

Lakes Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Mount Archer. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lakes Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Archer suits share households.

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

Lakes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lakes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lakes Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (446 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (637.5 km vs 644.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lakes Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Mount Archer has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

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

Where they sit

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

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
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.

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Walkability 13 / 0
Lakes Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Mount Archer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 13
Lakes Creek — Safety: 68/100 Mount Archer — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 20 / 21
Lakes Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100 Mount Archer — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Lakes Creek has more residents (633 vs 77); Mount Archer rents higher ($500/wk vs $250/wk).

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Population 633
+88% vs other
 77
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -9.4%
Median age 40 53
Median household income $105,404/yr $158,600/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $500/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
0-4 5.4% / 3.9%
Lakes Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Mount Archer — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.8% / 10.4%
Lakes Creek — 5-14: 12.8% Mount Archer — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.5% / 5.2%
Lakes Creek — 15-19: 5.5% Mount Archer — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.2% / —
Lakes Creek — 20-24: 6.2% Mount Archer — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.2% / 11.7%
Lakes Creek — 25-34: 14.2% Mount Archer — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 11.1% / 18.2%
Lakes Creek — 35-44: 11.1% Mount Archer — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 13.9% / 13.0%
Lakes Creek — 45-54: 13.9% Mount Archer — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 17.4% / 28.6%
Lakes Creek — 55-64: 17.4% Mount Archer — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 7.3% / 11.7%
Lakes Creek — 65-74: 7.3% Mount Archer — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.6% / 6.5%
Lakes Creek — 75-84: 3.6% Mount Archer — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.1% / —
Lakes Creek — 85+: 1.1% Mount Archer — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lakes Creek 45.5% couple families
Lakes Creek — Couple Families: 45.5% Lakes Creek — Lone Person: 30.1% Lakes Creek — Group Household: 9.6% Lakes Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Lakes Creek — Other Families: 3.2%
Mount Archer 53.3% couple families
Mount Archer — Couple Families: 53.3% Mount Archer — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Archer — Group Household: 26.7% Mount Archer — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Archer — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lakes Creek 20.5% renting
Lakes Creek — Owned Outright: 32.4% Lakes Creek — Mortgage: 47.1% Lakes Creek — Renting: 20.5%
Mount Archer 0.0% renting
Mount Archer — Owned Outright: 40.7% Mount Archer — Mortgage: 59.3% Mount Archer — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.9%
Lakes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Mount Archer — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 19.5%
Lakes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Mount Archer — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 11.7%
Lakes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Mount Archer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Lakes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Mount Archer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Scotland — / 5.2%
Lakes Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Archer — Scotland: 5.2%
China 3.9% / —
Lakes Creek — China: 3.9% Mount Archer — China: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.0% / —
Lakes Creek — New Zealand: 3.0% Mount Archer — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.6% / —
Lakes Creek — Vietnam: 1.6% Mount Archer — Vietnam: not among its largest
England 0.9% / —
Lakes Creek — England: 0.9% Mount Archer — England: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Lakes Creek — Philippines: 0.9% Mount Archer — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lakes Creek 99.1% houses
Lakes Creek — Houses: 99.1% Lakes Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Mount Archer 100.0% houses
Mount Archer — Houses: 100.0% Mount Archer — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $462,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD

Liveability

Lakes Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Archer carries more crime risk (87 vs 32).

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
87/100
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 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 6.5 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 4.7 km

Schools in Lakes Creek

  • Lakes Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Archer

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Mount Archer sits further from the CBD (644.9 km vs 637.5 km).

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 637.5 km 644.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
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.

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Car (driver) 80.8% / 88.9%
Lakes Creek — Car (driver): 80.8% Mount Archer — Car (driver): 88.9%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 11.1%
Lakes Creek — Worked from Home: 6.0% Mount Archer — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Lakes Creek — Car (passenger): 7.1% Mount Archer — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Lakes Creek — Walked Only: 4.5% Mount Archer — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Lakes Creek — Bus: 1.5% Mount Archer — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.9%).

Setting

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.6 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Connectivity score 61/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
273 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lakes Creek Mount Archer
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lakes Creek

Acreage Affordable River

Mount Archer

Professionals Rural

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