Ma Ma Creek vs Winwill
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Ma Ma Creek tends to suit families with children.
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
Ma Ma Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 67/100)
- But Winwill is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 52%)
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
Ma Ma Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Winwill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 87 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (100.3 km vs 105.3 km)
- But Ma Ma Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ma Ma Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 67/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ma Ma Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.0% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ma Ma Creek and Winwill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Winwill rents higher ($320/wk vs $270/wk); Ma Ma Creek has higher household incomes ($73,892 vs $63,648).
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 +7% vs other | 144 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.0% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 51 |
| Median household income | $73,892/yr +14% vs other | $63,648/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $270/wk | $320/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
Ma Ma Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Winwill carries more crime risk (67 vs 36).
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ma Ma Creek
- Ma Ma Creek State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Winwill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Mobility
Ma Ma Creek sits further from the CBD (105.3 km vs 100.3 km).
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 105.3 km +5% vs other | 100.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 87 min | 82 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4347 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 98 postcode 4347 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).
Setting
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 145 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 81 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Climate
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 2.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 3.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ma Ma Creek | Winwill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Ma Ma Creek
Winwill
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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