Oaky Creek vs Running Creek

Oaky Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Running Creek. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Oaky Creek tends to suit couples.

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

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Running Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 49%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Oaky Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 24%)
  • Running Creek has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (102.6 km vs 108.8 km)

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

Oaky Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Oaky Creek and Running 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.

Oaky Creek Running 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.

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Oaky Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Running Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 52
Oaky Creek — Safety: 60/100 Running Creek — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Oaky Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Running Creek — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Running Creek has more residents (146 vs 96); Oaky Creek has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $58,500).

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Population 96 146
+52% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% -0.7%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $73,632/yr
+21% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+9% vs other
 $228/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaky Creek Running Creek
0-4 — / 3.4%
Oaky Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Running Creek — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 6.2% / 11.0%
Oaky Creek — 5-14: 6.2% Running Creek — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 8.3% / 6.2%
Oaky Creek — 15-19: 8.3% Running Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.2% / 2.7%
Oaky Creek — 20-24: 6.2% Running Creek — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 8.3% / 8.2%
Oaky Creek — 25-34: 8.3% Running Creek — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 3.1% / 10.3%
Oaky Creek — 35-44: 3.1% Running Creek — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 11.5% / 11.6%
Oaky Creek — 45-54: 11.5% Running Creek — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 27.1% / 24.7%
Oaky Creek — 55-64: 27.1% Running Creek — 55-64: 24.7%
65-74 14.6% / 13.7%
Oaky Creek — 65-74: 14.6% Running Creek — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 10.4% / 13.7%
Oaky Creek — 75-84: 10.4% Running Creek — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ — / —
Oaky Creek — 85+: not among its largest Running Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

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.

Oaky Creek Running Creek
England 9.4% / 6.2%
Oaky Creek — England: 9.4% Running Creek — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 5.2% / —
Oaky Creek — New Zealand: 5.2% Running Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaky Creek 50.0% lone person
Oaky Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Oaky Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Oaky Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Running Creek 50.0% lone person
Running Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Running Creek — Couple Families: 28.6% Running Creek — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaky Creek 100.0% houses
Oaky Creek — Houses: 100.0% Oaky Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Running Creek 83.9% houses
Running Creek — Houses: 83.9% Running Creek — Flats / Apartments: 16.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 17.1%
Oaky Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Running Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 9.6%
Oaky Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Running Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.8%
Oaky Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Running Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Oaky Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Running Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaky Creek 36.1% renting
Oaky Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Oaky Creek — Mortgage: 13.9% Oaky Creek — Renting: 36.1%
Running Creek 24.5% renting
Running Creek — Owned Outright: 52.8% Running Creek — Mortgage: 22.6% Running Creek — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Oaky Creek Running Creek
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Oaky Creek Running Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD

Liveability

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Running Creek carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0).

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Oaky Creek Running Creek
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

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Running Creek sits further from the CBD (108.8 km vs 102.6 km).

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 102.6 km 108.8 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
 0.4%
postcode 4287
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
 65
postcode 4287

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.

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Car (driver) 79.4% / 73.2%
Oaky Creek — Car (driver): 79.4% Running Creek — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 26.8%
Oaky Creek — Worked from Home: 20.6% Running Creek — Worked from Home: 26.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaky Creek Running Creek
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Oaky Creek

Retirees Rural

Running Creek

Retirees Rural

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