Samsonvale vs Rush Creek
Samsonvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Rush Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Rush Creek is closer to the city centre: 39.6 km, against 44.1 km. On these figures, Samsonvale tends to suit families with children, while Rush Creek suits 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
Samsonvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 63/100)
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
Samsonvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Rush Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 56 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (39.6 km vs 44.1 km)
- But Samsonvale is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Samsonvale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 63/100)
- But Rush Creek has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Samsonvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Samsonvale and Rush 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.
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.
Demographics
Samsonvale has more residents (674 vs 152); Samsonvale has higher household incomes ($169,000 vs $108,316).
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 674 +77% vs other | 152 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | -3.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 48 |
| Median household income | $169,000/yr +36% vs other | $108,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $575/wk | $583/wk +1% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,000,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 96% of QLD | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
Liveability
Samsonvale is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 67/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Samsonvale carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Rush Creek carries more crime risk (63 vs 11).
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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
| Samsonvale | Rush 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
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Samsonvale sits further from the CBD (44.1 km vs 39.6 km).
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 44.1 km +10% vs other | 39.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 56 min | 49 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 4520 | 1.2% postcode 4521 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — postcode 4520 | 98 postcode 4521 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).
Setting
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 58 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.2 km | 16.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 189 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.43 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moreton Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dickson same for both | |
| Member | Ali France same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Samsonvale | Rush Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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