Mullett Creek vs Rules Beach

Mullett Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Rules Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rules Beach, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mullett Creek tends to suit families with children, while Rules Beach 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

Mullett Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Mullett Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mullett Creek leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • Rules Beach has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Mullett Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (406.1 km vs 458.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (292 min vs 328 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rules Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Mullett Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-20.2% vs -34.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mullett Creek and Rules Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
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.

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Mullett Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Rules Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 33 / 42
Mullett Creek — Safety: 33/100 Rules Beach — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 54 / 18
Mullett Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Rules Beach — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Mullett Creek has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $44,148); Rules Beach skews older (60 vs 51).

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Population 67
+16% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.2% -34.9%
Median age 51 60
Median household income $75,816/yr
+42% vs other
 $44,148/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+10% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
0-4 7.5% / —
Mullett Creek — 0-4: 7.5% Rules Beach — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.4% / 8.9%
Mullett Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Rules Beach — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 9.0% / 5.4%
Mullett Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Rules Beach — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 7.1%
Mullett Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Rules Beach — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 6.0% / —
Mullett Creek — 25-34: 6.0% Rules Beach — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.9% / 12.5%
Mullett Creek — 35-44: 14.9% Rules Beach — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 7.5% / 12.5%
Mullett Creek — 45-54: 7.5% Rules Beach — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 28.4% / 28.6%
Mullett Creek — 55-64: 28.4% Rules Beach — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 9.0% / 21.4%
Mullett Creek — 65-74: 9.0% Rules Beach — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 — / 14.3%
Mullett Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Rules Beach — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / —
Mullett Creek — 85+: not among its largest Rules Beach — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Qualifications

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

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 23.2%
Mullett Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Rules Beach — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / —
Mullett Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Rules Beach — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 40.0% lone person
Mullett Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Mullett Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Mullett Creek — One Parent Families: 26.7%
Rules Beach 64.3% lone person
Rules Beach — Lone Person: 64.3% Rules Beach — Couple Families: 35.7% Rules Beach — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 0.0% renting
Mullett Creek — Owned Outright: 70.0% Mullett Creek — Mortgage: 30.0% Mullett Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Rules Beach 11.1% renting
Rules Beach — Owned Outright: 59.3% Rules Beach — Mortgage: 29.6% Rules Beach — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mullett Creek 100.0% houses
Mullett Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Rules Beach 100.0% houses
Rules Beach — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
 274
across Gladstone
Approvals change year on year -45% +132%

Ranking within QLD

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Rules Beach carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 46).

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
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

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Rules Beach sits further from the CBD (458.2 km vs 406.1 km).

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 406.1 km 458.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 292 min 328 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.0%
postcode 4674
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 68
postcode 4674

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.

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Car (driver) 64.0% / 55.6%
Mullett Creek — Car (driver): 64.0% Rules Beach — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 44.4%
Mullett Creek — Worked from Home: 24.0% Rules Beach — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Walked Only 12.0% / —
Mullett Creek — Walked Only: 12.0% Rules Beach — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.0%).

Setting

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 519 m

NBN connectivity

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Connectivity score 23/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Annual rainfall 969 mm 1,127 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C 29.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C 14.5°C

Council rates

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Average residential rate $1,773/yr $2,358/yr
Council Bundaberg Gladstone

Federal electorate

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mullett Creek Rules Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mullett Creek

Rural

Rules Beach

Coastal Retirees Rural

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