Mica Creek vs Spreadborough
Spreadborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 41 in Mica Creek. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mica Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Spreadborough, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mica Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Spreadborough suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Mica Creek has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 71%)
- Spreadborough is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mica Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mica Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mica Creek has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)
- Spreadborough has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Mica Creek and Spreadborough 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
Mica Creek has more residents (182 vs 55); Spreadborough rents higher ($450/wk vs $350/wk).
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 182 +70% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.6% | — |
| Median age | 41 | 32 |
| Median household income | $126,724/yr +3% vs other | $123,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $450/wk +29% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Ranking within QLD
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of QLD same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | — |
| 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 | 7 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1831.2 km | 1830.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1217 min | 1216 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4825 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 4825 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 365 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 70/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 86 premises | 45% 22 premises |
Climate
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $893/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Isa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mica Creek | Spreadborough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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