Lakes Creek vs Nerimbera

Lakes Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Nerimbera. 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.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lakes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lakes Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lakes Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (637.5 km vs 642.8 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 5/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Nerimbera has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

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

Where they sit

Lakes Creek and Nerimbera 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 Nerimbera
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 Nerimbera
Walkability 13 / 5
Lakes Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Nerimbera — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 68 / 28
Lakes Creek — Safety: 68/100 Nerimbera — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 20 / 30
Lakes Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100 Nerimbera — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Lakes Creek has more residents (633 vs 285); Lakes Creek has higher household incomes ($105,404 vs $69,316).

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Population 633
+55% vs other
 285
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -2.7%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $105,404/yr
+34% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $268/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
0-4 5.4% / 7.4%
Lakes Creek — 0-4: 5.4% Nerimbera — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 12.8% / 13.7%
Lakes Creek — 5-14: 12.8% Nerimbera — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 5.5% / 3.2%
Lakes Creek — 15-19: 5.5% Nerimbera — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.2% / 1.4%
Lakes Creek — 20-24: 6.2% Nerimbera — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 14.2% / 13.3%
Lakes Creek — 25-34: 14.2% Nerimbera — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 11.1% / 7.7%
Lakes Creek — 35-44: 11.1% Nerimbera — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 13.9% / 10.5%
Lakes Creek — 45-54: 13.9% Nerimbera — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 17.4% / 20.7%
Lakes Creek — 55-64: 17.4% Nerimbera — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 7.3% / 11.6%
Lakes Creek — 65-74: 7.3% Nerimbera — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 3.6% / 6.3%
Lakes Creek — 75-84: 3.6% Nerimbera — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Lakes Creek — 85+: 1.1% Nerimbera — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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 — One Parent Families: 11.5% Lakes Creek — Group Household: 9.6% Lakes Creek — Other Families: 3.2%
Nerimbera 48.3% couple families
Nerimbera — Couple Families: 48.3% Nerimbera — Lone Person: 30.0% Nerimbera — One Parent Families: 13.3% Nerimbera — Group Household: 8.3% Nerimbera — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household 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%
Nerimbera 10.8% renting
Nerimbera — Owned Outright: 49.0% Nerimbera — Mortgage: 40.2% Nerimbera — Renting: 10.8%
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.

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.2%
Lakes Creek — New Zealand: 3.0% Nerimbera — New Zealand: 3.2%
China 3.9% / —
Lakes Creek — China: 3.9% Nerimbera — China: not among its largest
England 0.9% / 1.8%
Lakes Creek — England: 0.9% Nerimbera — England: 1.8%
Vietnam 1.6% / —
Lakes Creek — Vietnam: 1.6% Nerimbera — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Lakes Creek — Philippines: 0.9% Nerimbera — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 23.9%
Lakes Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Nerimbera — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 3.9%
Lakes Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Nerimbera — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 2.1%
Lakes Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Nerimbera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 1.1%
Lakes Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Nerimbera — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Lakes Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nerimbera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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%
Nerimbera 101.0% houses
Nerimbera — Houses: 101.0% Nerimbera — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
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 Nerimbera
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
 317
across Livingstone
Approvals change year on year +133% +97%

Ranking within QLD

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 69% 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 67% of QLD

Liveability

Lakes Creek is more walkable (13 vs 5).

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nerimbera carries more crime risk (72 vs 32); Lakes Creek carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 70).

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
72/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
71/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
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
 None

Schools in Lakes Creek

  • Lakes Creek State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Nerimbera

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Nerimbera sits further from the CBD (642.8 km vs 637.5 km).

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Walkability score 13/100 5/100
Distance to Brisbane 637.5 km 642.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 446 min
same for both
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 Nerimbera
Car (driver) 80.8% / 85.6%
Lakes Creek — Car (driver): 80.8% Nerimbera — Car (driver): 85.6%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 14.4%
Lakes Creek — Worked from Home: 6.0% Nerimbera — Worked from Home: 14.4%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Lakes Creek — Car (passenger): 7.1% Nerimbera — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Lakes Creek — Walked Only: 4.5% Nerimbera — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Lakes Creek — Bus: 1.5% Nerimbera — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.6%).

Setting

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.6 km 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
Connectivity score 61/100 35/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
273 premises
 8%
87 premises

Climate

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
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 Nerimbera
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 Nerimbera
Average residential rate $1,313/yr $2,445/yr
Council Rockhampton Livingstone

Federal electorate

Lakes Creek Nerimbera
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 Nerimbera
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

Nerimbera

Rural

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