Machine Creek vs Mount Larcom

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Machine Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Machine Creek 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

Mount Larcom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Machine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Machine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (386 min vs 397 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (560.7 km vs 565.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Machine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
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.

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Walkability 0 / 0
Machine Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Larcom — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 25
Machine Creek — Safety: 26/100 Mount Larcom — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Machine Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Larcom — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Mount Larcom has more residents (332 vs 131); Machine Creek has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $65,936).

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Population 131 332
+153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -8.0%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $98,748/yr
+33% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+5% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
0-4 5.3% / 4.5%
Machine Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Mount Larcom — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 18.3% / 15.7%
Machine Creek — 5-14: 18.3% Mount Larcom — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 5.3% / 5.7%
Machine Creek — 15-19: 5.3% Mount Larcom — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.8% / 4.5%
Machine Creek — 20-24: 3.8% Mount Larcom — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 12.2% / 8.4%
Machine Creek — 25-34: 12.2% Mount Larcom — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 10.7% / 15.1%
Machine Creek — 35-44: 10.7% Mount Larcom — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 9.9% / 11.1%
Machine Creek — 45-54: 9.9% Mount Larcom — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 17.6% / 16.0%
Machine Creek — 55-64: 17.6% Mount Larcom — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 13.0% / 15.7%
Machine Creek — 65-74: 13.0% Mount Larcom — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 5.3% / 4.2%
Machine Creek — 75-84: 5.3% Mount Larcom — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 0.9%
Machine Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Larcom — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Machine Creek 60.9% couple families
Machine Creek — Couple Families: 60.9% Machine Creek — Lone Person: 39.1% Machine Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Machine Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Larcom 32.4% couple families
Mount Larcom — Couple Families: 32.4% Mount Larcom — Lone Person: 36.5% Mount Larcom — One Parent Families: 23.0% Mount Larcom — Group Household: 8.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Machine Creek 10.9% renting
Machine Creek — Owned Outright: 37.0% Machine Creek — Mortgage: 52.2% Machine Creek — Renting: 10.9%
Mount Larcom 19.3% renting
Mount Larcom — Owned Outright: 38.7% Mount Larcom — Mortgage: 42.0% Mount Larcom — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 16.6%
Machine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Mount Larcom — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.9%
Machine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Mount Larcom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 3.0%
Machine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Mount Larcom — Bachelor Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
New Zealand 6.9% / —
Machine Creek — New Zealand: 6.9% Mount Larcom — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.8%
Machine Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Larcom — Thailand: 1.8%
England — / 1.2%
Machine Creek — England: not among its largest Mount Larcom — England: 1.2%
Sri Lanka — / 0.9%
Machine Creek — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Mount Larcom — Sri Lanka: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Machine Creek 102.3% houses
Machine Creek — Houses: 102.3% Machine Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Larcom 99.2% houses
Mount Larcom — Houses: 99.2% Mount Larcom — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Median house price — $527,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Larcom carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0).

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
74/100
 High
75/100
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

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Machine Creek

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

Schools in Mount Larcom

  • Mount Larcom State School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Mount Larcom sits further from the CBD (565.6 km vs 560.7 km).

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 560.7 km 565.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 386 min 397 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4695
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4695
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.

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Car (driver) 82.5% / 83.3%
Machine Creek — Car (driver): 82.5% Mount Larcom — Car (driver): 83.3%
Walked Only 10.0% / 7.0%
Machine Creek — Walked Only: 10.0% Mount Larcom — Walked Only: 7.0%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 2.6%
Machine Creek — Worked from Home: 7.5% Mount Larcom — Worked from Home: 2.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.0%
Machine Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Larcom — Car (passenger): 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
174 premises

Climate

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Machine Creek Mount Larcom
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Machine Creek

Family Rural

Mount Larcom

Affordable Rural

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