Orange Creek vs Prospect

Comparing Orange Creek and Prospect, QLD: Orange Creek rents higher ($375/wk vs $243/wk); Prospect carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 40); and Orange Creek sits further from the CBD (593.4 km vs 587.6 km).

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

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (410 min vs 416 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (587.6 km vs 593.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orange Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)

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

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

Orange Creek Prospect
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.

Orange Creek Prospect
Walkability 0 / 0
Orange Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Prospect — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 81
Orange Creek — Safety: 85/100 Prospect — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 60 / 46
Orange Creek — Low fire risk: 60/100 Prospect — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Orange Creek rents higher ($375/wk vs $243/wk); Prospect has more residents (289 vs 197).

Orange Creek Prospect
Population 197 289
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% -2.7%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $80,132/yr $109,200/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+35% vs other
 $243/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Orange Creek Prospect
0-4 7.6% / 8.3%
Orange Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Prospect — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 18.8% / 17.3%
Orange Creek — 5-14: 18.8% Prospect — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 5.6% / 6.9%
Orange Creek — 15-19: 5.6% Prospect — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.1% / 1.4%
Orange Creek — 20-24: 4.1% Prospect — 20-24: 1.4%
25-34 5.1% / 12.1%
Orange Creek — 25-34: 5.1% Prospect — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 16.8% / 15.2%
Orange Creek — 35-44: 16.8% Prospect — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 16.8% / 14.9%
Orange Creek — 45-54: 16.8% Prospect — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.2% / 14.2%
Orange Creek — 55-64: 10.2% Prospect — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 5.6% / 7.3%
Orange Creek — 65-74: 5.6% Prospect — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 11.2% / 2.4%
Orange Creek — 75-84: 11.2% Prospect — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 1.4%
Orange Creek — 85+: not among its largest Prospect — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Orange Creek 65.8% couple families
Orange Creek — Couple Families: 65.8% Orange Creek — Lone Person: 26.3% Orange Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Prospect 71.0% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 71.0% Prospect — Lone Person: 17.4% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Orange Creek 9.4% renting
Orange Creek — Owned Outright: 41.5% Orange Creek — Mortgage: 49.1% Orange Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Prospect 13.1% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 50.0% Prospect — Mortgage: 36.9% Prospect — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Orange Creek Prospect
South Africa — / 1.7%
Orange Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Prospect — South Africa: 1.7%
Philippines 1.5% / —
Orange Creek — Philippines: 1.5% Prospect — Philippines: not among its largest
England — / 1.4%
Orange Creek — England: not among its largest Prospect — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

Qualifications

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

Orange Creek Prospect
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 19.7%
Orange Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 5.9%
Orange Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.5% / 3.5%
Orange Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.5% Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.7%
Orange Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Orange Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Orange Creek 101.6% houses
Orange Creek — Houses: 101.6%
Prospect 100.0% houses
Prospect — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Orange Creek Prospect
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Orange Creek Prospect
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Orange Creek Prospect
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Prospect carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 40).

Orange Creek Prospect
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
19/100
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

Orange Creek Prospect
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Orange Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Prospect

  • Prospect Creek State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Orange Creek Prospect
Waterways 5 12

Mobility

Orange Creek sits further from the CBD (593.4 km vs 587.6 km).

Orange Creek Prospect
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 593.4 km 587.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 416 min 410 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Orange Creek Prospect
Car (driver) 52.2% / 58.0%
Orange Creek — Car (driver): 52.2% Prospect — Car (driver): 58.0%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 26.7%
Orange Creek — Worked from Home: 34.4% Prospect — Worked from Home: 26.7%
Walked Only 13.3% / 6.9%
Orange Creek — Walked Only: 13.3% Prospect — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) — / 8.4%
Orange Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Prospect — Car (passenger): 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.0%).

Setting

Orange Creek Prospect
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 217 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Orange Creek Prospect
Connectivity score 24/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Orange Creek Prospect
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Orange Creek Prospect
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Orange Creek Prospect
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Orange Creek

Family Rural

Prospect

Family Rural

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