Mcintosh Creek vs Mooloo

McIntosh Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Mooloo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In McIntosh Creek, most households are couple families. In Mooloo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, McIntosh Creek tends to suit families with children, while Mooloo suits 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

McIntosh Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

McIntosh Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mooloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McIntosh Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 137 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (164 km vs 167.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mooloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 10%)

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

Investors

McIntosh Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (46.6% vs 17.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
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.

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Walkability 0 / 0
Mcintosh Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mooloo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 83
Mcintosh Creek — Safety: 78/100 Mooloo — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mcintosh Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mooloo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mooloo skews older (52 vs 32); McIntosh Creek rents higher ($330/wk vs $275/wk).

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Population 173
+1% vs other
 171
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.6% +17.1%
Median age 32 52
Median household income $84,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $72,280/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+17% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
0-4 9.8% / 4.1%
Mcintosh Creek — 0-4: 9.8% Mooloo — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 15.0% / 15.8%
Mcintosh Creek — 5-14: 15.0% Mooloo — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 11.0% / 4.1%
Mcintosh Creek — 15-19: 11.0% Mooloo — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.4% / 1.8%
Mcintosh Creek — 20-24: 6.4% Mooloo — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 11.0% / 7.6%
Mcintosh Creek — 25-34: 11.0% Mooloo — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 12.1% / 13.5%
Mcintosh Creek — 35-44: 12.1% Mooloo — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.3% / 18.1%
Mcintosh Creek — 45-54: 13.3% Mooloo — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 11.6% / 15.8%
Mcintosh Creek — 55-64: 11.6% Mooloo — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 7.5% / 14.6%
Mcintosh Creek — 65-74: 7.5% Mooloo — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 2.9% / 10.5%
Mcintosh Creek — 75-84: 2.9% Mooloo — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 4.1%
Mcintosh Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mooloo — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek 61.5% couple families
Mcintosh Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Mcintosh Creek — Lone Person: 7.7% Mcintosh Creek — One Parent Families: 20.5% Mcintosh Creek — Group Household: 10.3%
Mooloo 52.3% couple families
Mooloo — Couple Families: 52.3% Mooloo — Lone Person: 38.6% Mooloo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mooloo — Group Household: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek 6.1% renting
Mcintosh Creek — Owned Outright: 30.6% Mcintosh Creek — Mortgage: 63.3% Mcintosh Creek — Renting: 6.1%
Mooloo 13.4% renting
Mooloo — Owned Outright: 50.7% Mooloo — Mortgage: 35.8% Mooloo — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 20.5%
Mcintosh Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Mooloo — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.6%
Mcintosh Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Mooloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 8.8%
Mcintosh Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Mooloo — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.9%
Mcintosh Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Mooloo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Mcintosh Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Mooloo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
England 5.2% / 2.3%
Mcintosh Creek — England: 5.2% Mooloo — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.5%
Mcintosh Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Mooloo — New Zealand: 3.5%
Netherlands — / 2.3%
Mcintosh Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Mooloo — Netherlands: 2.3%
South Africa — / 1.8%
Mcintosh Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mooloo — South Africa: 1.8%
Pakistan — / 1.8%
Mcintosh Creek — Pakistan: not among its largest Mooloo — Pakistan: 1.8%
China 1.7% / —
Mcintosh Creek — China: 1.7% Mooloo — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek 100.0% houses
Mcintosh Creek — Houses: 100.0% Mcintosh Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mooloo 97.0% houses
Mooloo — Houses: 97.0% Mooloo — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
17/100
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

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
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

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Mooloo sits further from the CBD (167.9 km vs 164 km).

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 164 km 167.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 137 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.

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Car (driver) 68.1% / 71.2%
Mcintosh Creek — Car (driver): 68.1% Mooloo — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 24.2%
Mcintosh Creek — Worked from Home: 23.2% Mooloo — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / —
Mcintosh Creek — Car (passenger): 8.7% Mooloo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 4.5%
Mcintosh Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Mooloo — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.2%).

Setting

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.3 km 44.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
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

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Mcintosh Creek Mooloo
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

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

Tags

Mcintosh Creek

Family River Rural Young Families

Mooloo

Retirees River Rural

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