Pie Creek vs Scrubby Creek

Pie Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Scrubby Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pie Creek, most households are couple families. In Scrubby Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pie Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Scrubby Creek suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Pie Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 50%)

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

Scrubby Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($248/wk vs $310/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pie Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (170 km vs 176.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scrubby Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 21%)

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

Pie Creek and Scrubby 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.

Pie Creek Scrubby 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.

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Pie Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Scrubby Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 81
Pie Creek — Safety: 77/100 Scrubby Creek — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pie Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Scrubby Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pie Creek has more residents (1,137 vs 62); Pie Creek rents higher ($310/wk vs $248/wk).

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Population 1,137
+95% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +12.7%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $85,020/yr
+20% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+20% vs other
 $248/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
0-4 3.3% / —
Pie Creek — 0-4: 3.3% Scrubby Creek — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.9% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — 5-14: 14.9% Scrubby Creek — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 5.7% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — 15-19: 5.7% Scrubby Creek — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 3.7% / 6.5%
Pie Creek — 20-24: 3.7% Scrubby Creek — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 8.5% / 11.3%
Pie Creek — 25-34: 8.5% Scrubby Creek — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 12.0% / 8.1%
Pie Creek — 35-44: 12.0% Scrubby Creek — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 13.9% / 22.6%
Pie Creek — 45-54: 13.9% Scrubby Creek — 45-54: 22.6%
55-64 16.4% / 12.9%
Pie Creek — 55-64: 16.4% Scrubby Creek — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 14.5% / 17.7%
Pie Creek — 65-74: 14.5% Scrubby Creek — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 5.7% / 8.1%
Pie Creek — 75-84: 5.7% Scrubby Creek — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 0.7% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — 85+: 0.7% Scrubby Creek — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pie Creek 60.7% couple families
Pie Creek — Couple Families: 60.7% Pie Creek — Lone Person: 19.7% Pie Creek — One Parent Families: 13.2% Pie Creek — Group Household: 4.7% Pie Creek — Other Families: 1.7%
Scrubby Creek 50.0% couple families
Scrubby Creek — Couple Families: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Scrubby Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Scrubby Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pie Creek 5.8% renting
Pie Creek — Owned Outright: 46.0% Pie Creek — Mortgage: 48.2% Pie Creek — Renting: 5.8%
Scrubby Creek 0.0% renting
Scrubby Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Scrubby Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
England 4.0% / 8.1%
Pie Creek — England: 4.0% Scrubby Creek — England: 8.1%
New Zealand 2.2% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — New Zealand: 2.2% Scrubby Creek — New Zealand: 4.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — Netherlands: 0.7% Scrubby Creek — Netherlands: 4.8%
Germany 1.0% / —
Pie Creek — Germany: 1.0% Scrubby Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Pie Creek — Italy: 0.4% Scrubby Creek — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 19.4%
Pie Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Scrubby Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 6.5%
Pie Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Scrubby Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 4.8%
Pie Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Scrubby Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 8.1%
Pie Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Scrubby Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Pie Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Scrubby Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pie Creek 100.3% houses
Pie Creek — Houses: 100.3%
Scrubby Creek 100.0% houses
Scrubby Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Median house price $1,060,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $875,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 17 sales
 —

Development activity

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD

Liveability

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 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

Pie Creek Scrubby 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

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Scrubby Creek sits further from the CBD (176.8 km vs 170 km).

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 170 km 176.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Car (driver) 83.1% / 72.0%
Pie Creek — Car (driver): 83.1% Scrubby Creek — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 28.0%
Pie Creek — Worked from Home: 10.2% Scrubby Creek — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Pie Creek — Car (passenger): 5.1% Scrubby Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Pie Creek — Walked Only: 0.9% Scrubby Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Pie Creek — Bus: 0.7% Scrubby Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Elevation 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.5 km 49.5 km

NBN connectivity

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
508 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Pie Creek Scrubby Creek
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pie Creek

Acreage

Scrubby Creek

Professionals Retirees River Rural

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