Mcintosh Creek vs Pie Creek

McIntosh Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 46 in Pie Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, McIntosh Creek tends to suit families with children, while Pie Creek suits 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 74%)

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

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

McIntosh Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (164 km vs 170 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pie Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% 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 12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mcintosh Creek and Pie 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.

Mcintosh Creek Pie 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.

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Mcintosh Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Pie Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 77
Mcintosh Creek — Safety: 78/100 Pie Creek — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mcintosh Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pie Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pie Creek has more residents (1,137 vs 173); Pie Creek skews older (46 vs 32).

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Population 173 1,137
+557% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.6% +12.2%
Median age 32 46
Median household income $84,500/yr $85,020/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+6% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
0-4 9.8% / 3.3%
Mcintosh Creek — 0-4: 9.8% Pie Creek — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.0% / 14.9%
Mcintosh Creek — 5-14: 15.0% Pie Creek — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 11.0% / 5.7%
Mcintosh Creek — 15-19: 11.0% Pie Creek — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.4% / 3.7%
Mcintosh Creek — 20-24: 6.4% Pie Creek — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.0% / 8.5%
Mcintosh Creek — 25-34: 11.0% Pie Creek — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 12.1% / 12.0%
Mcintosh Creek — 35-44: 12.1% Pie Creek — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.3% / 13.9%
Mcintosh Creek — 45-54: 13.3% Pie Creek — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.6% / 16.4%
Mcintosh Creek — 55-64: 11.6% Pie Creek — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 7.5% / 14.5%
Mcintosh Creek — 65-74: 7.5% Pie Creek — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.9% / 5.7%
Mcintosh Creek — 75-84: 2.9% Pie Creek — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 0.7%
Mcintosh Creek — 85+: not among its largest Pie Creek — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcintosh Creek 61.5% couple families
Mcintosh Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Mcintosh Creek — One Parent Families: 20.5% Mcintosh Creek — Lone Person: 7.7% Mcintosh Creek — Group Household: 10.3% Mcintosh Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Pie Creek 60.7% couple families
Pie Creek — Couple Families: 60.7% Pie Creek — One Parent Families: 13.2% Pie Creek — Lone Person: 19.7% Pie Creek — Group Household: 4.7% Pie Creek — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

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%
Pie Creek 5.8% renting
Pie Creek — Owned Outright: 46.0% Pie Creek — Mortgage: 48.2% Pie Creek — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 24.8%
Mcintosh Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Pie Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.2%
Mcintosh Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Pie Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.9%
Mcintosh Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Pie Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.8%
Mcintosh Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Pie Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.6%
Mcintosh Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Pie Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

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 Pie Creek
England 5.2% / 4.0%
Mcintosh Creek — England: 5.2% Pie Creek — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.2%
Mcintosh Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Pie Creek — New Zealand: 2.2%
China 1.7% / —
Mcintosh Creek — China: 1.7% Pie Creek — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.0%
Mcintosh Creek — Germany: not among its largest Pie Creek — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Mcintosh Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Pie Creek — Netherlands: 0.7%
Italy — / 0.4%
Mcintosh Creek — Italy: not among its largest Pie Creek — Italy: 0.4%

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%
Pie Creek 100.3% houses
Pie Creek — Houses: 100.3%
Houses

Property market

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Median house price — $1,060,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $875,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 51 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
23/100
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 Pie 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

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Pie Creek sits further from the CBD (170 km vs 164 km).

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 164 km 170 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 125 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 Pie Creek
Car (driver) 68.1% / 83.1%
Mcintosh Creek — Car (driver): 68.1% Pie Creek — Car (driver): 83.1%
Worked from Home 23.2% / 10.2%
Mcintosh Creek — Worked from Home: 23.2% Pie Creek — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 5.1%
Mcintosh Creek — Car (passenger): 8.7% Pie Creek — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Mcintosh Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Pie Creek — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus — / 0.7%
Mcintosh Creek — Bus: not among its largest Pie Creek — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.3 km 45.5 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Mcintosh Creek Pie 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

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

Federal electorate

Mcintosh Creek Pie 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

Mcintosh Creek Pie Creek
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

Pie Creek

Acreage

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