Owens Creek vs Finch Hatton

Owens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Finch Hatton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Owens Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Owens 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Owens Creek carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 39/100)
  • Finch Hatton has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (705 min vs 711 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1016.3 km vs 1024.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Owens Creek carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 39/100)
  • Finch Hatton has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Owens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs 6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
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.

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Walkability 0 / 0
Owens Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Finch Hatton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 61
Owens Creek — Safety: 84/100 Finch Hatton — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 35
Owens Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Finch Hatton — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Finch Hatton has more residents (531 vs 193); Finch Hatton rents higher ($250/wk vs $165/wk).

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Population 193 531
+175% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% +6.4%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $87,724/yr
+24% vs other
 $66,508/yr
Median weekly rent $165/wk $250/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
0-4 4.7% / 5.1%
Owens Creek — 0-4: 4.7% Finch Hatton — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.0% / 11.5%
Owens Creek — 5-14: 15.0% Finch Hatton — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 11.9% / 5.1%
Owens Creek — 15-19: 11.9% Finch Hatton — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.6% / 3.2%
Owens Creek — 20-24: 1.6% Finch Hatton — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.2% / 9.6%
Owens Creek — 25-34: 6.2% Finch Hatton — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 17.6% / 9.4%
Owens Creek — 35-44: 17.6% Finch Hatton — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 10.9% / 18.5%
Owens Creek — 45-54: 10.9% Finch Hatton — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 11.4% / 17.7%
Owens Creek — 55-64: 11.4% Finch Hatton — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 13.5% / 14.3%
Owens Creek — 65-74: 13.5% Finch Hatton — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 4.1% / 6.6%
Owens Creek — 75-84: 4.1% Finch Hatton — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Owens Creek — 85+: not among its largest Finch Hatton — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek 52.5% couple families
Owens Creek — Couple Families: 52.5% Owens Creek — Lone Person: 40.0% Owens Creek — One Parent Families: 7.5% Owens Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Finch Hatton 36.6% couple families
Finch Hatton — Couple Families: 36.6% Finch Hatton — Lone Person: 43.7% Finch Hatton — One Parent Families: 12.7% Finch Hatton — Group Household: 7.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek 6.5% renting
Owens Creek — Owned Outright: 34.8% Owens Creek — Mortgage: 58.7% Owens Creek — Renting: 6.5%
Finch Hatton 14.4% renting
Finch Hatton — Owned Outright: 52.8% Finch Hatton — Mortgage: 32.8% Finch Hatton — Renting: 14.4%
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.

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
New Zealand 3.6% / 1.5%
Owens Creek — New Zealand: 3.6% Finch Hatton — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 2.3%
Owens Creek — England: not among its largest Finch Hatton — England: 2.3%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Owens Creek — Ireland: not among its largest Finch Hatton — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 20.5%
Owens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Finch Hatton — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 3.4%
Owens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Finch Hatton — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 4.1%
Owens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Finch Hatton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Owens Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Finch Hatton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Owens Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Finch Hatton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek 100.0% houses
Owens Creek — Houses: 100.0% Owens Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Finch Hatton 96.9% houses
Finch Hatton — Houses: 96.9% Finch Hatton — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Median house price — $375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Finch Hatton carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0); Finch Hatton carries more crime risk (39 vs 16).

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
39/100
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

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Owens Creek

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

Schools in Finch Hatton

  • Finch Hatton State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 6
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 18

Mobility

Finch Hatton sits further from the CBD (1024.4 km vs 1016.3 km).

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1016.3 km 1024.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 705 min 711 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.0%
postcode 4756
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 51
postcode 4756

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.

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Car (driver) 70.7% / 69.1%
Owens Creek — Car (driver): 70.7% Finch Hatton — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 13.8%
Owens Creek — Worked from Home: 16.0% Finch Hatton — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only 8.0% / 8.5%
Owens Creek — Walked Only: 8.0% Finch Hatton — Walked Only: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.9%
Owens Creek — Car (passenger): 5.3% Finch Hatton — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bus — / 1.6%
Owens Creek — Bus: not among its largest Finch Hatton — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 0%
255 premises

Council rates

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Owens Creek Finch Hatton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Owens Creek

Rural

Finch Hatton

Affordable Rural

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