Lotus Creek vs Valkyrie

Lotus Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Valkyrie. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Valkyrie tends to suit couples.

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

Valkyrie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 65%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 84%)

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

Renters

Lotus Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $42/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lotus Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (863.6 km vs 971.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (600 min vs 650 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Valkyrie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Lotus Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (50.7% vs -41.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
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.

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Walkability 0 / 0
Lotus Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Valkyrie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 85
Lotus Creek — Safety: 61/100 Valkyrie — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Lotus Creek — Low fire risk: 59/100 Valkyrie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Valkyrie rents higher ($42/wk vs $0/wk); Lotus Creek has more residents (113 vs 71).

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Population 113
+37% vs other
 71
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +50.7% -41.8%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $93,600/yr $136,448/yr
+46% vs other
Median weekly rent — $42/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
0-4 8.8% / 5.6%
Lotus Creek — 0-4: 8.8% Valkyrie — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 19.5% / 21.1%
Lotus Creek — 5-14: 19.5% Valkyrie — 5-14: 21.1%
15-19 4.4% / 7.0%
Lotus Creek — 15-19: 4.4% Valkyrie — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.3% / 4.2%
Lotus Creek — 20-24: 5.3% Valkyrie — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 14.2% / 14.1%
Lotus Creek — 25-34: 14.2% Valkyrie — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 7.1% / 29.6%
Lotus Creek — 35-44: 7.1% Valkyrie — 35-44: 29.6%
45-54 20.4% / 11.3%
Lotus Creek — 45-54: 20.4% Valkyrie — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.4% / 8.5%
Lotus Creek — 55-64: 12.4% Valkyrie — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 3.5% / 11.3%
Lotus Creek — 65-74: 3.5% Valkyrie — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 — / —
Lotus Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Valkyrie — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lotus Creek — 85+: not among its largest Valkyrie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lotus Creek 64.7% couple families
Lotus Creek — Couple Families: 64.7% Lotus Creek — Lone Person: 35.3%
Valkyrie 100.0% couple families
Valkyrie — Couple Families: 100.0% Valkyrie — Lone Person: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lotus Creek 30.8% renting
Lotus Creek — Owned Outright: 30.8% Lotus Creek — Mortgage: 38.5% Lotus Creek — Renting: 30.8%
Valkyrie 33.3% renting
Valkyrie — Owned Outright: 66.7% Valkyrie — Mortgage: 0.0% Valkyrie — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lotus Creek 83.9% houses
Lotus Creek — Houses: 83.9% Lotus Creek — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Valkyrie 110.5% houses
Valkyrie — Houses: 110.5% Valkyrie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 15.5%
Lotus Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Valkyrie — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 14.1%
Lotus Creek — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Valkyrie — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / —
Lotus Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Valkyrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Development activity

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 35% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lotus Creek carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Lotus Creek carries more crime risk (39 vs 15).

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
15/100
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

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lotus Creek

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

Schools in Valkyrie

  • Valkyrie State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 138 71

Mobility

Valkyrie sits further from the CBD (971.1 km vs 863.6 km).

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 863.6 km 971.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 600 min 650 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4705
 0.3%
postcode 4742
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 4705
 46
postcode 4742

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.

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Worked from Home 42.2% / 59.0%
Lotus Creek — Worked from Home: 42.2% Valkyrie — Worked from Home: 59.0%
Car (driver) 28.9% / 23.1%
Lotus Creek — Car (driver): 28.9% Valkyrie — Car (driver): 23.1%
Walked Only 20.0% / 10.3%
Lotus Creek — Walked Only: 20.0% Valkyrie — Walked Only: 10.3%
Bus 8.9% / —
Lotus Creek — Bus: 8.9% Valkyrie — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Lotus Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Valkyrie — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.0%).

Setting

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Lotus Creek Valkyrie
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lotus Creek

Family Rural Young Families

Valkyrie

Family Rural

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