Murphys Creek vs Withcott

Withcott is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Murphys Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Withcott tends to suit families with children.

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

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Murphys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($527,500 vs $772,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Murphys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Withcott

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (92 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (119.1 km vs 123.5 km)
  • But Murphys Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Murphys Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Withcott has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Withcott

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Murphys Creek Withcott
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.

Murphys Creek Withcott
Walkability 13 / 0
Murphys Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Withcott — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 45
Murphys Creek — Safety: 46/100 Withcott — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 34 / 100
Murphys Creek — Low fire risk: 34/100 Withcott — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Withcott has more residents (2,067 vs 633); Withcott rents higher ($350/wk vs $290/wk).

Murphys Creek Withcott
Population 633 2,067
+227% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +12.1%
Median age 42 37
Median household income $90,480/yr $108,576/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $350/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murphys Creek Withcott
0-4 5.1% / 6.9%
Murphys Creek — 0-4: 5.1% Withcott — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 14.4% / 16.9%
Murphys Creek — 5-14: 14.4% Withcott — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 7.0% / 7.1%
Murphys Creek — 15-19: 7.0% Withcott — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.9% / 3.7%
Murphys Creek — 20-24: 3.9% Withcott — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 10.7% / 10.4%
Murphys Creek — 25-34: 10.7% Withcott — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 13.0% / 15.7%
Murphys Creek — 35-44: 13.0% Withcott — 35-44: 15.7%
45-54 12.8% / 12.9%
Murphys Creek — 45-54: 12.8% Withcott — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 15.2% / 14.0%
Murphys Creek — 55-64: 15.2% Withcott — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.5% / 8.6%
Murphys Creek — 65-74: 12.5% Withcott — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.6% / 3.1%
Murphys Creek — 75-84: 3.6% Withcott — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.1% / 0.8%
Murphys Creek — 85+: 1.1% Withcott — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murphys Creek 55.7% couple families
Murphys Creek — Couple Families: 55.7% Murphys Creek — Lone Person: 25.7% Murphys Creek — One Parent Families: 16.4% Murphys Creek — Group Household: 2.1% Murphys Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Withcott 62.0% couple families
Withcott — Couple Families: 62.0% Withcott — Lone Person: 20.7% Withcott — One Parent Families: 13.7% Withcott — Group Household: 2.5% Withcott — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murphys Creek 6.1% renting
Murphys Creek — Owned Outright: 36.7% Murphys Creek — Mortgage: 57.1% Murphys Creek — Renting: 6.1%
Withcott 10.9% renting
Withcott — Owned Outright: 30.3% Withcott — Mortgage: 58.8% Withcott — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Murphys Creek Withcott
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 21.3%
Murphys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Withcott — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 8.8%
Murphys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Withcott — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.0%
Murphys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Withcott — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.0%
Murphys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Withcott — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.7%
Murphys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Withcott — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Murphys Creek Withcott
England 2.7% / 2.5%
Murphys Creek — England: 2.7% Withcott — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.5%
Murphys Creek — New Zealand: 2.2% Withcott — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.8%
Murphys Creek — South Africa: 0.5% Withcott — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.7%
Murphys Creek — Philippines: 0.5% Withcott — Philippines: 0.7%
Canada 0.6% / 0.5%
Murphys Creek — Canada: 0.6% Withcott — Canada: 0.5%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.2%
Murphys Creek — Scotland: 0.6% Withcott — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murphys Creek 100.0% houses
Murphys Creek — Houses: 100.0% Murphys Creek — Townhouses: 2.0% Murphys Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Withcott 97.2% houses
Withcott — Houses: 97.2% Withcott — Townhouses: 1.5% Withcott — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Murphys Creek Withcott
Median house price $895,000 $960,000
Median unit price — $672,500
Median land price $527,500 $772,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 4 sales
 29 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Murphys Creek Withcott
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
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.

Murphys Creek Withcott
Houses — 5.0%
$938/wk on $972K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Murphys Creek Withcott
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Murphys Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0); Withcott scores higher overall (53 vs 31).

Murphys Creek Withcott
Grade D B
Score 31/100 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Murphys Creek carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0).

Murphys Creek Withcott
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
55/100
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

Murphys Creek Withcott
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 6.8 km

Schools in Murphys Creek

  • Murphy's Creek State School Government · Primary

Schools in Withcott

  • Withcott State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Murphys Creek Withcott
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 12 14

Mobility

Murphys Creek sits further from the CBD (123.5 km vs 119.1 km).

Murphys Creek Withcott
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 123.5 km
+4% vs other
 119.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 4352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4352
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.

Murphys Creek Withcott
Car (driver) 80.9% / 83.0%
Murphys Creek — Car (driver): 80.9% Withcott — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 9.8%
Murphys Creek — Worked from Home: 13.5% Withcott — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 6.2%
Murphys Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5% Withcott — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / 0.6%
Murphys Creek — Walked Only: 2.2% Withcott — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.3%
Murphys Creek — Bus: not among its largest Withcott — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Murphys Creek Withcott
Elevation 260 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murphys Creek Withcott
Connectivity score 29/100 91/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
215 premises
 87%
900 premises

Climate

Murphys Creek Withcott
Annual rainfall 577 mm 643 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Murphys Creek Withcott
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³ 2.4 µg/m³
PM10 12.0 µg/m³ 3.8 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Murphys Creek Withcott
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Murphys Creek Withcott
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Murphys Creek

River Rural

Withcott

Acreage Family

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