Pine Creek vs South Kolan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Creek, most households are couple families. In South Kolan, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pine Creek: a median of $800,000, against $628,000 in South Kolan, though rent is higher in South Kolan. On these figures, Pine Creek tends to suit couples, while South Kolan suits 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

They split

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

  • Pine Creek carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
  • South Kolan has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

South Kolan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($627,500 vs $800,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/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

  • Pine Creek sits closer to the CBD (345.3 km vs 350.1 km)
  • South Kolan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

South Kolan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Pine Creek carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)

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

Where they sit

Pine Creek and South Kolan 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 Kolan
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 Kolan
Walkability 0 / 13
Pine Creek — Walkability: 0/100 South Kolan — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 71 / 61
Pine Creek — Safety: 71/100 South Kolan — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 36 / 100
Pine Creek — Low fire risk: 36/100 South Kolan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Kolan has more residents (1,258 vs 258); South Kolan rents higher ($280/wk vs $250/wk).

Pine Creek South Kolan
Population 258 1,258
+388% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% —
Median age 44 45
Median household income $75,348/yr $77,324/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $280/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Creek South Kolan
0-4 6.2% / 3.3%
Pine Creek — 0-4: 6.2% South Kolan — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 11.2% / 12.6%
Pine Creek — 5-14: 11.2% South Kolan — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.8% / 7.1%
Pine Creek — 15-19: 5.8% South Kolan — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.3% / 3.3%
Pine Creek — 20-24: 4.3% South Kolan — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.3% / 10.9%
Pine Creek — 25-34: 9.3% South Kolan — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 15.1% / 12.4%
Pine Creek — 35-44: 15.1% South Kolan — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 17.1% / 13.1%
Pine Creek — 45-54: 17.1% South Kolan — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 19.4% / 16.8%
Pine Creek — 55-64: 19.4% South Kolan — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.6% / 12.6%
Pine Creek — 65-74: 11.6% South Kolan — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 2.3% / 6.2%
Pine Creek — 75-84: 2.3% South Kolan — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.1%
Pine Creek — 85+: not among its largest South Kolan — 85+: 1.1%

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% Pine Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
South Kolan 46.5% couple families
South Kolan — Couple Families: 46.5% South Kolan — Lone Person: 28.7% South Kolan — One Parent Families: 18.5% South Kolan — Group Household: 4.7% South Kolan — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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 Kolan 12.5% renting
South Kolan — Owned Outright: 43.3% South Kolan — Mortgage: 44.2% South Kolan — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pine Creek South Kolan
Certificate III & IV 28.7% / 19.6%
Pine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 28.7% South Kolan — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.6%
Pine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% South Kolan — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 4.5%
Pine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% South Kolan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.3%
Pine Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% South Kolan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Pine Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest South Kolan — 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 Kolan
England 3.5% / 2.6%
Pine Creek — England: 3.5% South Kolan — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 3.1% / 0.6%
Pine Creek — New Zealand: 3.1% South Kolan — New Zealand: 0.6%
Fiji 1.2% / 0.3%
Pine Creek — Fiji: 1.2% South Kolan — Fiji: 0.3%
Thailand — / 1.4%
Pine Creek — Thailand: not among its largest South Kolan — Thailand: 1.4%
Canada 1.2% / —
Pine Creek — Canada: 1.2% South Kolan — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.4%
Pine Creek — Philippines: not among its largest South Kolan — Philippines: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Pine Creek — South Africa: not among its largest South Kolan — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

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% Pine Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
South Kolan 97.5% houses
South Kolan — Houses: 97.5% South Kolan — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% South Kolan — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pine Creek South Kolan
Median house price $800,000 $627,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $288,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Pine Creek South Kolan
Houses — 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pine Creek South Kolan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of QLD

Liveability

South Kolan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Pine Creek South Kolan
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pine Creek carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0); South Kolan carries more crime risk (39 vs 29).

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

Pine Creek South Kolan
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 Pine Creek

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

Schools in South Kolan

  • Kolan South State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pine Creek South Kolan
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 4 11

Mobility

South Kolan sits further from the CBD (350.1 km vs 345.3 km).

Pine Creek South Kolan
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 345.3 km 350.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min 244 min
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 Kolan
Car (driver) 90.4% / 74.1%
Pine Creek — Car (driver): 90.4% South Kolan — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 12.0%
Pine Creek — Worked from Home: 5.8% South Kolan — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.5%
Pine Creek — Car (passenger): 3.8% South Kolan — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Pine Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest South Kolan — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus — / 1.0%
Pine Creek — Bus: not among its largest South Kolan — Bus: 1.0%

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

Setting

Pine Creek South Kolan
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.9 km 25.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Pine Creek South Kolan
Division Hinkler Flynn
Member David Batt Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Creek South Kolan
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 Kolan

Affordable Quiet River Rural

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