Ross Creek vs Veteran

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ross Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Veteran, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ross Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Veteran suits couples.

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

  • Ross Creek carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 37/100)
  • Veteran is already more of a family suburb (65% 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

Ross Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Veteran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (175.1 km vs 179.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ross Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 37/100)

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

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

Ross Creek Veteran
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.

Ross Creek Veteran
Walkability 0 / 0
Ross Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Veteran — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 63
Ross Creek — Safety: 87/100 Veteran — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 65 / 68
Ross Creek — Low fire risk: 65/100 Veteran — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Veteran rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Veteran has more residents (959 vs 63).

Ross Creek Veteran
Population 63 959
+1422% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +7.5%
Median age 51 49
Median household income $58,500/yr $67,704/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek Veteran
0-4 — / 3.9%
Ross Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Veteran — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 22.2% / 12.9%
Ross Creek — 5-14: 22.2% Veteran — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.8% / 6.3%
Ross Creek — 15-19: 4.8% Veteran — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Ross Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Veteran — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 — / 8.1%
Ross Creek — 25-34: not among its largest Veteran — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 12.7% / 10.7%
Ross Creek — 35-44: 12.7% Veteran — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.7% / 13.7%
Ross Creek — 45-54: 12.7% Veteran — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 19.0% / 15.7%
Ross Creek — 55-64: 19.0% Veteran — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 11.1% / 17.2%
Ross Creek — 65-74: 11.1% Veteran — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 14.3% / 7.5%
Ross Creek — 75-84: 14.3% Veteran — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 0.8%
Ross Creek — 85+: not among its largest Veteran — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek 33.3% couple families
Ross Creek — Couple Families: 33.3% Ross Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Ross Creek — One Parent Families: 16.7% Ross Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Veteran 49.8% couple families
Veteran — Couple Families: 49.8% Veteran — Lone Person: 30.9% Veteran — One Parent Families: 15.0% Veteran — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek 0.0% renting
Ross Creek — Owned Outright: 61.5% Ross Creek — Mortgage: 38.5% Ross Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Veteran 7.3% renting
Veteran — Owned Outright: 46.8% Veteran — Mortgage: 45.9% Veteran — Renting: 7.3%
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.

Ross Creek Veteran
England 4.8% / 4.2%
Ross Creek — England: 4.8% Veteran — England: 4.2%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Ross Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Veteran — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Ross Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Veteran — South Africa: 0.9%
China — / 0.4%
Ross Creek — China: not among its largest Veteran — China: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Ross Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Veteran — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Ross Creek Veteran
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 21.3%
Ross Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Veteran — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 6.9%
Ross Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Veteran — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 8.6%
Ross Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Veteran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Ross Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Veteran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Ross Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Veteran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ross Creek 100.0% houses
Ross Creek — Houses: 100.0% Ross Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Veteran 98.0% houses
Veteran — Houses: 98.0% Veteran — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ross Creek Veteran
Median house price — $950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,059,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Ross Creek Veteran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Ross Creek Veteran
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Veteran carries more crime risk (37 vs 13).

Ross Creek Veteran
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
37/100
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

Ross Creek Veteran
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

Ross Creek Veteran
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Ross Creek sits further from the CBD (179.2 km vs 175.1 km).

Ross Creek Veteran
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 179.2 km
+2% vs other
 175.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 125 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.

Ross Creek Veteran
Car (driver) 100.0% / 81.3%
Ross Creek — Car (driver): 100.0% Veteran — Car (driver): 81.3%
Worked from Home — / 12.1%
Ross Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest Veteran — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Ross Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Veteran — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Ross Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Veteran — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Ross Creek Veteran
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 36.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ross Creek Veteran
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
426 premises

Climate

Ross Creek Veteran
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

Ross Creek Veteran
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Ross Creek Veteran
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

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

Tags

Ross Creek

Family Retirees River Rural

Veteran

Acreage Retirees River

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