Mount Kilcoy vs Sandy Creek
Mount Kilcoy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Sandy Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Kilcoy, most households are couple families. In Sandy Creek, about half of households are couple families.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 104 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Mount Kilcoy and Sandy 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.
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
Sandy Creek has more residents (593 vs 277); Mount Kilcoy has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $78,468).
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 277 | 593 +114% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 46 | 50 |
| Median household income | $91,624/yr +14% vs other | $78,468/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $350/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,081,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 5% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 29/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Kilcoy
- Mount Kilcoy State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Sandy Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 103.9 km +2% vs other | 102 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 min | 104 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4515 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 87 postcode 4515 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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 159 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 47.7 km | 41.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 98 premises | 0% 235 premises |
Climate
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Kilcoy | Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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