Pine Creek vs South Bingera

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pine Creek: a median of $800,000, against $669,000 in South Bingera, though rent is higher in South Bingera. On these figures, South Bingera tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

South Bingera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($668,750 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Bingera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (342.9 km vs 345.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Bingera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

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

Pine Creek South Bingera
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.

Pine Creek South Bingera
Walkability 0 / 0
Pine Creek — Walkability: 0/100 South Bingera — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 72
Pine Creek — Safety: 71/100 South Bingera — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 36 / 100
Pine Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100 South Bingera — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Bingera has more residents (674 vs 258); South Bingera rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).

Pine Creek South Bingera
Population 258 674
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +2.0%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $75,348/yr
+5% vs other
 $71,812/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Creek South Bingera
0-4 6.2% / 5.0%
Pine Creek — 0-4: 6.2% South Bingera — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 11.2% / 14.2%
Pine Creek — 5-14: 11.2% South Bingera — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.8% / 5.6%
Pine Creek — 15-19: 5.8% South Bingera — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.3% / 3.0%
Pine Creek — 20-24: 4.3% South Bingera — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.3% / 9.9%
Pine Creek — 25-34: 9.3% South Bingera — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 15.1% / 11.4%
Pine Creek — 35-44: 15.1% South Bingera — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.1% / 12.6%
Pine Creek — 45-54: 17.1% South Bingera — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 19.4% / 17.1%
Pine Creek — 55-64: 19.4% South Bingera — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 11.6% / 14.7%
Pine Creek — 65-74: 11.6% South Bingera — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 2.3% / 5.0%
Pine Creek — 75-84: 2.3% South Bingera — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 0.7%
Pine Creek — 85+: not among its largest South Bingera — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pine Creek 59.6% couple families
Pine Creek — Couple Families: 59.6% Pine Creek — Lone Person: 31.9% Pine Creek — One Parent Families: 8.5% Pine Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
South Bingera 55.5% couple families
South Bingera — Couple Families: 55.5% South Bingera — Lone Person: 25.8% South Bingera — One Parent Families: 12.5% South Bingera — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pine Creek 10.1% renting
Pine Creek — Owned Outright: 36.7% Pine Creek — Mortgage: 53.2% Pine Creek — Renting: 10.1%
South Bingera 9.3% renting
South Bingera — Owned Outright: 40.9% South Bingera — Mortgage: 49.8% South Bingera — Renting: 9.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pine Creek South Bingera
Certificate III & IV 28.7% / 20.5%
Pine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.7% South Bingera — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 7.3%
Pine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% South Bingera — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 3.6%
Pine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% South Bingera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.2%
Pine Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% South Bingera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Pine Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest South Bingera — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).

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.

Pine Creek South Bingera
England 3.5% / 4.3%
Pine Creek — England: 3.5% South Bingera — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.2%
Pine Creek — New Zealand: 3.1% South Bingera — New Zealand: 2.2%
Canada 1.2% / —
Pine Creek — Canada: 1.2% South Bingera — Canada: not among its largest
Fiji 1.2% / —
Pine Creek — Fiji: 1.2% South Bingera — Fiji: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Pine Creek — Thailand: not among its largest South Bingera — Thailand: 0.7%
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Pine Creek — Zimbabwe: not among its largest South Bingera — Zimbabwe: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Pine Creek — Philippines: not among its largest South Bingera — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pine Creek 100.0% houses
Pine Creek — Houses: 100.0% Pine Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
South Bingera 98.6% houses
South Bingera — Houses: 98.6% South Bingera — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pine Creek South Bingera
Median house price $800,000 $668,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $462,000

Development activity

Pine Creek South Bingera
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pine Creek South Bingera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Pine Creek South Bingera
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Pine Creek carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0).

Pine Creek South Bingera
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
28/100
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

Pine Creek South Bingera
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

Pine Creek South Bingera
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Pine Creek sits further from the CBD (345.3 km vs 342.9 km).

Pine Creek South Bingera
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 345.3 km 342.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Pine Creek South Bingera
Car (driver) 90.4% / 84.2%
Pine Creek — Car (driver): 90.4% South Bingera — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 11.2%
Pine Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8% South Bingera — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
Pine Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8% South Bingera — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.4%).

Setting

Pine Creek South Bingera
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.9 km 26.2 km

NBN connectivity

Pine Creek South Bingera
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
273 premises

Climate

Pine Creek South Bingera
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pine Creek South Bingera
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pine Creek South Bingera
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Pine Creek South Bingera
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Creek South Bingera
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pine Creek

Rural

South Bingera

Acreage

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