Reedy Creek vs Tallebudgera Valley

Reedy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Tallebudgera Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tallebudgera Valley: a median of $2.35 million, against $1.63 million in Reedy Creek, though rent is higher in Reedy Creek. On these figures, Reedy Creek 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

Tallebudgera Valley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 70%)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)
  • But Reedy Creek has more childcare (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Reedy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,630,000 vs $2,355,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,500,000 vs $2,004,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallebudgera Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($373/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Reedy Creek

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.7 km vs 99.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Reedy Creek

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Tallebudgera Valley carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 39/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
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.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Walkability 36 / 10
Reedy Creek — Walkability: 36/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 61 / 71
Reedy Creek — Safety: 61/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
Reedy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tallebudgera Valley — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Reedy Creek has more residents (7,412 vs 1,762); Reedy Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $373/wk).

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Population 7,412
+76% vs other
 1,762
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +8.5%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $115,908/yr $116,740/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+17% vs other
 $373/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
0-4 5.7% / 4.2%
Reedy Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 17.3% / 16.3%
Reedy Creek — 5-14: 17.3% Tallebudgera Valley — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 8.3% / 5.6%
Reedy Creek — 15-19: 8.3% Tallebudgera Valley — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.6% / 4.8%
Reedy Creek — 20-24: 5.6% Tallebudgera Valley — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.2% / 7.8%
Reedy Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Tallebudgera Valley — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 15.3% / 12.7%
Reedy Creek — 35-44: 15.3% Tallebudgera Valley — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 16.8% / 16.5%
Reedy Creek — 45-54: 16.8% Tallebudgera Valley — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 9.5% / 15.2%
Reedy Creek — 55-64: 9.5% Tallebudgera Valley — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 7.8% / 10.7%
Reedy Creek — 65-74: 7.8% Tallebudgera Valley — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 3.7% / 4.9%
Reedy Creek — 75-84: 3.7% Tallebudgera Valley — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.8% / 1.1%
Reedy Creek — 85+: 0.8% Tallebudgera Valley — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 62.3% couple families
Reedy Creek — Couple Families: 62.3% Reedy Creek — Lone Person: 16.1% Reedy Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9% Reedy Creek — Group Household: 2.7% Reedy Creek — Other Families: 0.9%
Tallebudgera Valley 61.8% couple families
Tallebudgera Valley — Couple Families: 61.8% Tallebudgera Valley — Lone Person: 18.9% Tallebudgera Valley — One Parent Families: 13.7% Tallebudgera Valley — Group Household: 4.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 18.4% renting
Reedy Creek — Owned Outright: 24.3% Reedy Creek — Mortgage: 57.3% Reedy Creek — Renting: 18.4%
Tallebudgera Valley 12.1% renting
Tallebudgera Valley — Owned Outright: 38.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Mortgage: 49.4% Tallebudgera Valley — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 15.7%
Reedy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 13.5%
Reedy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Tallebudgera Valley — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 9.4%
Reedy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Tallebudgera Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 3.0%
Reedy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Tallebudgera Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.6%
Reedy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
New Zealand 5.9% / 5.0%
Reedy Creek — New Zealand: 5.9% Tallebudgera Valley — New Zealand: 5.0%
England 5.7% / 4.3%
Reedy Creek — England: 5.7% Tallebudgera Valley — England: 4.3%
South Africa 2.8% / 1.7%
Reedy Creek — South Africa: 2.8% Tallebudgera Valley — South Africa: 1.7%
India 1.1% / —
Reedy Creek — India: 1.1% Tallebudgera Valley — India: not among its largest
China 1.0% / —
Reedy Creek — China: 1.0% Tallebudgera Valley — China: not among its largest
France — / 0.6%
Reedy Creek — France: not among its largest Tallebudgera Valley — France: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Reedy Creek — Germany: not among its largest Tallebudgera Valley — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Reedy Creek 69.9% houses
Reedy Creek — Houses: 69.9% Reedy Creek — Townhouses: 29.7% Reedy Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Tallebudgera Valley 96.8% houses
Tallebudgera Valley — Houses: 96.8% Tallebudgera Valley — Townhouses: 0.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Median house price $1,630,000 $2,355,000
Median unit price $785,000 —
Median land price $1,500,000 $2,004,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 77 sales
 106 days
from 12 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
3 bed $1.24M / $1.52M
Reedy Creek — 3 bed: $1.24M (26 sales) Tallebudgera Valley — 3 bed: $1.52M (5 sales)

26 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $2.33M
Reedy Creek — 4 bed: $1.6M (70 sales) Tallebudgera Valley — 4 bed: $2.33M (10 sales)

70 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
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.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Houses 4.5%
$1,200/wk on $1.4M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD
same for both
Schools Higher than 17% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of QLD —

Liveability

Reedy Creek is more walkable (36 vs 10); Reedy Creek scores higher overall (61 vs 54).

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tallebudgera Valley carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Reedy Creek carries more crime risk (39 vs 29).

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
29/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Gold Coast campus, 4.6 km
 None

Schools in Reedy Creek

  • Gold Coast Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Hillcrest Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • King's Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Tallebudgera Valley

  • Ingleside State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 2 11
Childcare 8 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 10 11

Mobility

Tallebudgera Valley sits further from the CBD (99.6 km vs 86.7 km).

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Walkability score 36/100 10/100
Distance to Brisbane 86.7 km 99.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4227
 1.2%
postcode 4228
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4227
 —
postcode 4228

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.

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Car (driver) 75.0% / 72.1%
Reedy Creek — Car (driver): 75.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 17.5% / 22.2%
Reedy Creek — Worked from Home: 17.5% Tallebudgera Valley — Worked from Home: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.1%
Reedy Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0% Tallebudgera Valley — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 0.6% / 2.2%
Reedy Creek — Walked Only: 0.6% Tallebudgera Valley — Walked Only: 2.2%
Train 0.8% / 0.4%
Reedy Creek — Train: 0.8% Tallebudgera Valley — Train: 0.4%
Bus 0.6% / —
Reedy Creek — Bus: 0.6% Tallebudgera Valley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Connectivity score 66/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
2,146 premises
 30%
386 premises

Climate

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Annual rainfall 1,637 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
PM2.5 4.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Division McPherson
same for both
Member Leon Rebello
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Reedy Creek Tallebudgera Valley
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Reedy Creek

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Tallebudgera Valley

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