Morton Vale vs Spring Creek

Spring Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 53 in Morton Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Morton Vale tends to suit older residents, while Spring Creek suits young adults.

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

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 85/100)

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

Spring Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Morton Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.3 km vs 101 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Morton Vale has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 8%)
  • Spring Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 85/100)

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

Morton Vale and Spring 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.

Morton Vale Spring 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.

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Morton Vale — Walkability: 0/100 Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 80
Morton Vale — Safety: 15/100 Spring Creek — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Morton Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spring Creek has more residents (494 vs 114); Spring Creek has higher household incomes ($68,900 vs $44,200).

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Population 114 494
+333% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.3% -17.8%
Median age 53 36
Median household income $44,200/yr $68,900/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morton Vale Spring Creek
0-4 — / 3.0%
Morton Vale — 0-4: not among its largest Spring Creek — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 12.3% / 1.6%
Morton Vale — 5-14: 12.3% Spring Creek — 5-14: 1.6%
15-19 8.8% / 3.0%
Morton Vale — 15-19: 8.8% Spring Creek — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.3% / 13.4%
Morton Vale — 20-24: 5.3% Spring Creek — 20-24: 13.4%
25-34 2.6% / 26.5%
Morton Vale — 25-34: 2.6% Spring Creek — 25-34: 26.5%
35-44 9.6% / 20.9%
Morton Vale — 35-44: 9.6% Spring Creek — 35-44: 20.9%
45-54 23.7% / 12.8%
Morton Vale — 45-54: 23.7% Spring Creek — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 14.0% / 11.3%
Morton Vale — 55-64: 14.0% Spring Creek — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 16.7% / 6.3%
Morton Vale — 65-74: 16.7% Spring Creek — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 6.1% / 2.2%
Morton Vale — 75-84: 6.1% Spring Creek — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 2.6% / —
Morton Vale — 85+: 2.6% Spring Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morton Vale 50.0% couple families
Morton Vale — Couple Families: 50.0% Morton Vale — Lone Person: 40.6% Morton Vale — One Parent Families: 9.4% Morton Vale — Group Household: 0.0%
Spring Creek 46.2% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7% Spring Creek — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morton Vale 19.5% renting
Morton Vale — Owned Outright: 51.2% Morton Vale — Mortgage: 29.3% Morton Vale — Renting: 19.5%
Spring Creek 10.3% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 39.7% Spring Creek — Renting: 10.3%
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.

Morton Vale Spring Creek
New Zealand — / 4.3%
Morton Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Spring Creek — New Zealand: 4.3%
England 2.6% / 1.0%
Morton Vale — England: 2.6% Spring Creek — England: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 2.6%
Morton Vale — Vietnam: not among its largest Spring Creek — Vietnam: 2.6%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Morton Vale — South Africa: not among its largest Spring Creek — South Africa: 1.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.8%
Morton Vale — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Spring Creek — Zimbabwe: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 10.5%
Morton Vale — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 11.3%
Morton Vale — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 2.2%
Morton Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / —
Morton Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Spring Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Morton Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morton Vale 100.0% houses
Morton Vale — Houses: 100.0%
Spring Creek 100.0% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Median house price — $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Morton Vale Spring Creek
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Morton Vale Spring Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD

Liveability

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Morton Vale carries more crime risk (85 vs 20).

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Morton Vale Spring 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

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Spring Creek sits further from the CBD (101 km vs 88.3 km).

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 88.3 km 101 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Car (driver) 68.8% / 62.8%
Morton Vale — Car (driver): 68.8% Spring Creek — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 31.2% / 23.3%
Morton Vale — Worked from Home: 31.2% Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) — / 10.5%
Morton Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 10.5%
Walked Only — / 3.5%
Morton Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Spring Creek — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
125 premises

Climate

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morton Vale Spring Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morton Vale

Retirees Rural

Spring Creek

Multicultural Rural

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