Owens Creek vs Pinnacle

Owens Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Pinnacle. 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. In Pinnacle, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Owens Creek tends to suit families with children and 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

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Owens Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Owens Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Owens Creek has a shorter drive in (705 min vs 739 min)
  • Pinnacle sits closer to the CBD (1013.2 km vs 1016.3 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 69/100)
  • Pinnacle 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 -1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Owens Creek and Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle
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 Pinnacle
Walkability 0 / 0
Owens Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Pinnacle — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 31
Owens Creek — Safety: 84/100 Pinnacle — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 27
Owens Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pinnacle — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Pinnacle rents higher ($250/wk vs $165/wk); Owens Creek has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $59,384).

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Population 193 211
+9% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% -1.4%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $87,724/yr
+32% vs other
 $59,384/yr
Median weekly rent $165/wk $250/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek Pinnacle
0-4 4.7% / 7.1%
Owens Creek — 0-4: 4.7% Pinnacle — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 15.0% / 8.5%
Owens Creek — 5-14: 15.0% Pinnacle — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 11.9% / 6.6%
Owens Creek — 15-19: 11.9% Pinnacle — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 1.6% / 1.9%
Owens Creek — 20-24: 1.6% Pinnacle — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 6.2% / 10.9%
Owens Creek — 25-34: 6.2% Pinnacle — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 17.6% / 10.4%
Owens Creek — 35-44: 17.6% Pinnacle — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 10.9% / 16.1%
Owens Creek — 45-54: 10.9% Pinnacle — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 11.4% / 14.2%
Owens Creek — 55-64: 11.4% Pinnacle — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 13.5% / 13.7%
Owens Creek — 65-74: 13.5% Pinnacle — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.1% / 7.1%
Owens Creek — 75-84: 4.1% Pinnacle — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 1.9%
Owens Creek — 85+: not among its largest Pinnacle — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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 Pinnacle
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.4%
Owens Creek — New Zealand: 3.6% Pinnacle — New Zealand: 2.4%

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

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 — Other Families: 0.0%
Pinnacle 40.0% couple families
Pinnacle — Couple Families: 40.0% Pinnacle — Lone Person: 47.3% Pinnacle — One Parent Families: 7.3% Pinnacle — Other Families: 5.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Owens Creek 100.0% houses
Owens Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Pinnacle 100.0% houses
Pinnacle — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.0%
Owens Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Pinnacle — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 3.8%
Owens Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Pinnacle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 1.4%
Owens Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Pinnacle — Bachelor Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Owens Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pinnacle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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%
Pinnacle 15.4% renting
Pinnacle — Owned Outright: 46.2% Pinnacle — Mortgage: 38.5% Pinnacle — Renting: 15.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Owens Creek Pinnacle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pinnacle carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); Pinnacle carries more crime risk (69 vs 16).

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 Pinnacle
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 Owens Creek

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

Schools in Pinnacle

  • Pinnacle State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Owens Creek sits further from the CBD (1016.3 km vs 1013.2 km).

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1016.3 km 1013.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 705 min 739 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
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.

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Car (driver) 70.7% / 69.5%
Owens Creek — Car (driver): 70.7% Pinnacle — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 18.9%
Owens Creek — Worked from Home: 16.0% Pinnacle — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Walked Only 8.0% / 7.4%
Owens Creek — Walked Only: 8.0% Pinnacle — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Owens Creek — Car (passenger): 5.3% Pinnacle — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 4.2%
Owens Creek — Bus: not among its largest Pinnacle — Bus: 4.2%

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

Setting

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Elevation 104 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 39.7 km

NBN connectivity

Owens Creek Pinnacle
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 0%
106 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Owens Creek

Rural

Pinnacle

River Rural

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