Mount Kilcoy vs Sheep Station 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 Sheep Station Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Kilcoy tends to suit couples, while Sheep Station Creek suits 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
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 54%)
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 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Kilcoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (103.9 km vs 109.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Kilcoy carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
- Sheep Station Creek has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
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 Sheep Station 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
Mount Kilcoy has more residents (277 vs 116); Mount Kilcoy has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $68,224).
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 277 +58% vs other | 116 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | +7.4% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $91,624/yr +26% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +3% vs other | $300/wk |
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 (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of QLD | Higher than 1% 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 67% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Sheep Station Creek carries more crime risk (34 vs 24).
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | Sheep Station 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 Sheep Station Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 15 |
Mobility
Sheep Station Creek sits further from the CBD (109.4 km vs 103.9 km).
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 103.9 km | 109.4 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 93 min | 94 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 (69.8%).
Setting
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 162 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 33/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 98 premises | 12% 42 premises |
Climate
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Kilcoy | Sheep Station 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 | Sheep Station 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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