Mudgeeraba vs Reedy Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mudgeeraba, about half of households are couple families. In Reedy Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Reedy Creek: a median of $1.63 million, against $1.31 million in Mudgeeraba, though rent is higher in Mudgeeraba. On these figures, Mudgeeraba tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mudgeeraba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 8)
  • But Reedy Creek carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 49/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Mudgeeraba has cheaper houses ($1,311,000 vs $1,630,000)
  • Reedy Creek has cheaper land ($1,500,000 vs $2,110,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Reedy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mudgeeraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (82.8 km vs 86.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reedy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Reedy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mudgeeraba and Reedy 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.

Mudgeeraba Reedy 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.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Walkability 41 / 36
Mudgeeraba — Walkability: 41/100 Reedy Creek — Walkability: 36/100
Safety 51 / 61
Mudgeeraba — Safety: 51/100 Reedy Creek — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mudgeeraba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Reedy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mudgeeraba has more residents (14,578 vs 7,412); Reedy Creek has higher household incomes ($115,908 vs $98,436).

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Population 14,578
+49% vs other
 7,412
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +11.3%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $98,436/yr $115,908/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+10% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
0-4 6.3% / 5.7%
Mudgeeraba — 0-4: 6.3% Reedy Creek — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.1% / 17.3%
Mudgeeraba — 5-14: 16.1% Reedy Creek — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 7.0% / 8.3%
Mudgeeraba — 15-19: 7.0% Reedy Creek — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.5% / 5.6%
Mudgeeraba — 20-24: 4.5% Reedy Creek — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.1% / 9.2%
Mudgeeraba — 25-34: 10.1% Reedy Creek — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 14.6% / 15.3%
Mudgeeraba — 35-44: 14.6% Reedy Creek — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 14.9% / 16.8%
Mudgeeraba — 45-54: 14.9% Reedy Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 11.1% / 9.5%
Mudgeeraba — 55-64: 11.1% Reedy Creek — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 8.8% / 7.8%
Mudgeeraba — 65-74: 8.8% Reedy Creek — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 5.1% / 3.7%
Mudgeeraba — 75-84: 5.1% Reedy Creek — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.6% / 0.8%
Mudgeeraba — 85+: 1.6% Reedy Creek — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mudgeeraba 52.9% couple families
Mudgeeraba — Couple Families: 52.9% Mudgeeraba — One Parent Families: 20.8% Mudgeeraba — Lone Person: 20.6% Mudgeeraba — Group Household: 4.3% Mudgeeraba — Other Families: 1.3%
Reedy Creek 62.3% couple families
Reedy Creek — Couple Families: 62.3% Reedy Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9% Reedy Creek — Lone Person: 16.1% Reedy Creek — Group Household: 2.7% Reedy Creek — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mudgeeraba 23.8% renting
Mudgeeraba — Owned Outright: 27.3% Mudgeeraba — Mortgage: 48.9% Mudgeeraba — Renting: 23.8%
Reedy Creek 18.4% renting
Reedy Creek — Owned Outright: 24.3% Reedy Creek — Mortgage: 57.3% Reedy Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 14.0%
Mudgeeraba — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Reedy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 13.2%
Mudgeeraba — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Reedy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.9%
Mudgeeraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Reedy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 4.1%
Mudgeeraba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Reedy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.0%
Mudgeeraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Reedy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
New Zealand 6.4% / 5.9%
Mudgeeraba — New Zealand: 6.4% Reedy Creek — New Zealand: 5.9%
England 6.0% / 5.7%
Mudgeeraba — England: 6.0% Reedy Creek — England: 5.7%
South Africa 2.2% / 2.8%
Mudgeeraba — South Africa: 2.2% Reedy Creek — South Africa: 2.8%
China 0.9% / 1.0%
Mudgeeraba — China: 0.9% Reedy Creek — China: 1.0%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Mudgeeraba — Scotland: 0.6% Reedy Creek — Scotland: 0.5%
India — / 1.1%
Mudgeeraba — India: not among its largest Reedy Creek — India: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mudgeeraba 78.0% houses
Mudgeeraba — Houses: 78.0% Mudgeeraba — Townhouses: 20.8% Mudgeeraba — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Reedy Creek 69.9% houses
Reedy Creek — Houses: 69.9% Reedy Creek — Townhouses: 29.7% Reedy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Median house price $1,311,000 $1,630,000
Median unit price $833,500 $785,000
Median land price $2,110,000 $1,500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 133 sales
 33 days
from 77 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
3 bed $1.21M / $1.24M
Mudgeeraba — 3 bed: $1.21M (97 sales) Reedy Creek — 3 bed: $1.24M (26 sales)

97 vs 26 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.6M
Mudgeeraba — 4 bed: $1.36M (136 sales) Reedy Creek — 4 bed: $1.6M (70 sales)

136 vs 70 sales

5 bed $1.66M / $1.9M
Mudgeeraba — 5 bed: $1.66M (31 sales) Reedy Creek — 5 bed: $1.9M (39 sales)

31 vs 39 sales

Development activity

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Houses 3.8%
$955/wk on $1.3M
 4.5%
$1,200/wk on $1.4M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD

Liveability

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mudgeeraba carries more crime risk (49 vs 39).

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
39/100
Flood —
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Inside the suburb 6 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast campus, 5.0 km
 1
Gold Coast campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 2.3%

Schools in Mudgeeraba

  • Clover Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mudgeeraba Creek State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mudgeeraba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Somerset College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Sophia Waldorf School Independent · Primary
  • Mudgeeraba Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Reedy Creek

  • Gold Coast Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Hillcrest Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • King's Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 9 3
Parks & reserves 26 2
Childcare 15 8
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 8 10

Mobility

Reedy Creek sits further from the CBD (86.7 km vs 82.8 km).

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Walkability score 41/100 36/100
Distance to Brisbane 82.8 km 86.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 64 min
Public transport score 72/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 27.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 4213
 1.6%
postcode 4227
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4213
 50
postcode 4227

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.

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Car (driver) 76.2% / 75.0%
Mudgeeraba — Car (driver): 76.2% Reedy Creek — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 17.5%
Mudgeeraba — Worked from Home: 16.4% Reedy Creek — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.0%
Mudgeeraba — Car (passenger): 4.3% Reedy Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.6%
Mudgeeraba — Walked Only: 1.3% Reedy Creek — Walked Only: 0.6%
Train 0.9% / 0.8%
Mudgeeraba — Train: 0.9% Reedy Creek — Train: 0.8%
Bus 0.7% / 0.6%
Mudgeeraba — Bus: 0.7% Reedy Creek — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Connectivity score 75/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
5,777 premises
 38%
2,146 premises

Climate

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm 1,637 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 28.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C 10.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ 4.9 µg/m³
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ 14.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.91 pphm 0.43 pphm

Council rates

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Division Wright McPherson
Member Scott Buchholz Leon Rebello
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mudgeeraba Reedy Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mudgeeraba

Family Regional Centre Townhouses

Reedy Creek

Family Premium River Townhouses

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