Packers Camp vs Wrights Creek

Wrights Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Packers Camp. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Packers Camp 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

Packers Camp

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 60%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1687.1 km vs 1689.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.3% vs 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Packers Camp and Wrights 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.

Packers Camp Wrights 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.

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Packers Camp — Walkability: 0/100 Wrights Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 44
Packers Camp — Safety: 79/100 Wrights Creek — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Packers Camp — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wrights Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Packers Camp skews older (45 vs 41).

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Population 136 160
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.3% +2.6%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $124,748/yr $135,564/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
0-4 5.1% / 8.8%
Packers Camp — 0-4: 5.1% Wrights Creek — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 20.6% / 11.9%
Packers Camp — 5-14: 20.6% Wrights Creek — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.6% / 5.6%
Packers Camp — 15-19: 6.6% Wrights Creek — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.7% / 4.4%
Packers Camp — 20-24: 3.7% Wrights Creek — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.1% / 10.0%
Packers Camp — 25-34: 5.1% Wrights Creek — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 9.6% / 16.2%
Packers Camp — 35-44: 9.6% Wrights Creek — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 25.7% / 13.8%
Packers Camp — 45-54: 25.7% Wrights Creek — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 10.3% / 11.9%
Packers Camp — 55-64: 10.3% Wrights Creek — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 10.3% / 10.0%
Packers Camp — 65-74: 10.3% Wrights Creek — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.4% / 4.4%
Packers Camp — 75-84: 7.4% Wrights Creek — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.9% / 1.9%
Packers Camp — 85+: 2.9% Wrights Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Packers Camp 69.2% couple families
Packers Camp — Couple Families: 69.2% Packers Camp — Lone Person: 15.4% Packers Camp — One Parent Families: 15.4% Packers Camp — Group Household: 0.0%
Wrights Creek 59.5% couple families
Wrights Creek — Couple Families: 59.5% Wrights Creek — Lone Person: 27.0% Wrights Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wrights Creek — Group Household: 13.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Packers Camp 21.6% renting
Packers Camp — Owned Outright: 54.1% Packers Camp — Mortgage: 24.3% Packers Camp — Renting: 21.6%
Wrights Creek 25.6% renting
Wrights Creek — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wrights Creek — Mortgage: 32.6% Wrights Creek — Renting: 25.6%
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.

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
New Zealand 4.4% / 1.9%
Packers Camp — New Zealand: 4.4% Wrights Creek — New Zealand: 1.9%
Netherlands 2.9% / —
Packers Camp — Netherlands: 2.9% Wrights Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 2.5%
Packers Camp — England: not among its largest Wrights Creek — England: 2.5%
Italy — / 1.9%
Packers Camp — Italy: not among its largest Wrights Creek — Italy: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 16.2%
Packers Camp — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Wrights Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 10.6%
Packers Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Wrights Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 2.5%
Packers Camp — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Wrights Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.5%
Packers Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Wrights Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / —
Packers Camp — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Wrights Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Packers Camp 92.5% houses
Packers Camp — Houses: 92.5% Packers Camp — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Wrights Creek 100.0% houses
Wrights Creek — Houses: 100.0% Wrights Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD

Liveability

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wrights Creek carries more crime risk (56 vs 21).

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Packers Camp Wrights 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

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Wrights Creek sits further from the CBD (1689.5 km vs 1687.1 km).

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1687.1 km 1689.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1165 min 1164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4865
 0.4%
postcode 4869
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4865
 72
postcode 4869

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.

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Car (driver) 66.0% / 64.7%
Packers Camp — Car (driver): 66.0% Wrights Creek — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 23.5%
Packers Camp — Worked from Home: 26.0% Wrights Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 8.0% / 7.4%
Packers Camp — Walked Only: 8.0% Wrights Creek — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Packers Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wrights Creek — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.0%).

Setting

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Packers Camp Wrights Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Packers Camp

Family Rural

Wrights Creek

Rural Young Families

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