Mount Binga vs Emu Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Binga, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Binga 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Binga carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 36/100)
  • Emu Creek is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Emu Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 154 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (173.5 km vs 181 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Binga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Emu Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.2% vs 28.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Binga and Emu 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.

Mount Binga Emu 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.

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Binga — Walkability: 0/100 Emu Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 64
Mount Binga — Safety: 86/100 Emu Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 58 / 100
Mount Binga — Low fire risk: 58/100 Emu Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Emu Creek has higher household incomes ($86,632 vs $61,724); Emu Creek has more residents (113 vs 86).

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Population 86 113
+31% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +41.2%
Median age 51 50
Median household income $61,724/yr $86,632/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga Emu Creek
0-4 — / 2.7%
Mount Binga — 0-4: not among its largest Emu Creek — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 11.6% / 8.0%
Mount Binga — 5-14: 11.6% Emu Creek — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 3.5% / 6.2%
Mount Binga — 15-19: 3.5% Emu Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.7% / 3.5%
Mount Binga — 20-24: 4.7% Emu Creek — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 11.6% / 12.4%
Mount Binga — 25-34: 11.6% Emu Creek — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 9.3% / 5.3%
Mount Binga — 35-44: 9.3% Emu Creek — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 12.8% / 14.2%
Mount Binga — 45-54: 12.8% Emu Creek — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 17.4% / 31.9%
Mount Binga — 55-64: 17.4% Emu Creek — 55-64: 31.9%
65-74 14.0% / 11.5%
Mount Binga — 65-74: 14.0% Emu Creek — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 17.4% / 5.3%
Mount Binga — 75-84: 17.4% Emu Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Mount Binga — 85+: not among its largest Emu Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 52.4% couple families
Mount Binga — Couple Families: 52.4% Mount Binga — Lone Person: 47.6% Mount Binga — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Emu Creek 44.0% couple families
Emu Creek — Couple Families: 44.0% Emu Creek — Lone Person: 28.0% Emu Creek — One Parent Families: 28.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 12.0% renting
Mount Binga — Owned Outright: 52.0% Mount Binga — Mortgage: 36.0% Mount Binga — Renting: 12.0%
Emu Creek 7.1% renting
Emu Creek — Owned Outright: 54.8% Emu Creek — Mortgage: 38.1% Emu Creek — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Binga 93.3% houses
Mount Binga — Houses: 93.3% Mount Binga — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Emu Creek 100.0% houses
Emu Creek — Houses: 100.0% Emu Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 19.5%
Mount Binga — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Emu Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 11.5%
Mount Binga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Emu Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.0%
Mount Binga — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Emu Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.5%
Mount Binga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Emu Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Mount Binga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Emu Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Property market

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Median house price — $1,110,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Mount Binga Emu Creek
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Binga Emu Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Binga carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Emu Creek carries more crime risk (36 vs 14).

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
36/100
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

Mount Binga Emu 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

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 6 11

Mobility

Mount Binga sits further from the CBD (181 km vs 173.5 km).

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 181 km
+4% vs other
 173.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 145 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4314
 0.2%
postcode 4355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 4314
 68
postcode 4355

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.

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Car (driver) 47.6% / 56.2%
Mount Binga — Car (driver): 47.6% Emu Creek — Car (driver): 56.2%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 43.8%
Mount Binga — Worked from Home: 38.1% Emu Creek — Worked from Home: 43.8%
Walked Only 14.3% / —
Mount Binga — Walked Only: 14.3% Emu Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.2%).

Setting

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Elevation 475 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Connectivity score 18/100 23/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Annual rainfall 577 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Binga Emu Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Binga

Retirees Rural

Emu Creek

Rural

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