Marys Creek vs Scrubby Creek

Marys Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Scrubby Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marys Creek, most households are couple families. In Scrubby Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Scrubby Creek tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Marys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Scrubby Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $248/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Marys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (173.3 km vs 176.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scrubby Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
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.

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Marys Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Scrubby Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 81
Marys Creek — Safety: 72/100 Scrubby Creek — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Marys Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Scrubby Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Scrubby Creek rents higher ($248/wk vs $0/wk); Marys Creek has more residents (86 vs 62).

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Population 86
+28% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +12.7%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $49,348/yr $68,224/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent — $248/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
0-4 — / —
Marys Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.1% / 4.8%
Marys Creek — 5-14: 15.1% Scrubby Creek — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 9.3% / 4.8%
Marys Creek — 15-19: 9.3% Scrubby Creek — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 — / 6.5%
Marys Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 7.0% / 11.3%
Marys Creek — 25-34: 7.0% Scrubby Creek — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 18.6% / 8.1%
Marys Creek — 35-44: 18.6% Scrubby Creek — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 5.8% / 22.6%
Marys Creek — 45-54: 5.8% Scrubby Creek — 45-54: 22.6%
55-64 26.7% / 12.9%
Marys Creek — 55-64: 26.7% Scrubby Creek — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.3% / 17.7%
Marys Creek — 65-74: 9.3% Scrubby Creek — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 4.7% / 8.1%
Marys Creek — 75-84: 4.7% Scrubby Creek — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 4.8%
Marys Creek — 85+: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 57.1% couple families
Marys Creek — Couple Families: 57.1% Marys Creek — Lone Person: 23.8% Marys Creek — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Scrubby Creek 50.0% couple families
Scrubby Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 0.0% renting
Marys Creek — Owned Outright: 52.9% Marys Creek — Mortgage: 47.1% Marys Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Scrubby Creek 0.0% renting
Scrubby Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.8%
Marys Creek — New Zealand: 3.5% Scrubby Creek — New Zealand: 4.8%
England — / 8.1%
Marys Creek — England: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — England: 8.1%
Netherlands — / 4.8%
Marys Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — Netherlands: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 19.4%
Marys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Scrubby Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 6.5%
Marys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Scrubby Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 4.8%
Marys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Scrubby Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.1% / —
Marys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1% Scrubby Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 8.1%
Marys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Scrubby Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marys Creek 100.0% houses
Marys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Scrubby Creek 100.0% houses
Scrubby Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
19/100
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

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Scrubby Creek sits further from the CBD (176.8 km vs 173.3 km).

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 173.3 km 176.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Car (driver) 51.5% / 72.0%
Marys Creek — Car (driver): 51.5% Scrubby Creek — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 28.0%
Marys Creek — Worked from Home: 21.2% Scrubby Creek — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Walked Only 15.2% / —
Marys Creek — Walked Only: 15.2% Scrubby Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 12.1% / —
Marys Creek — Car (passenger): 12.1% Scrubby Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.1 km 49.5 km

NBN connectivity

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
same for both

Climate

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Marys Creek Scrubby Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Marys Creek

Rural

Scrubby Creek

Professionals Retirees River Rural

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