Sandy Creek vs Winya
Winya is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Sandy Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandy Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sandy Creek: a median of $1.08 million, against $880,000 in Winya, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sandy Creek tends to suit couples, while Winya suits people living alone and 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
Sandy Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 82/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Winya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $1,081,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Winya
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Winya
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 104 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (97.3 km vs 102 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Sandy Creek carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 82/100)
- Winya has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Winya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (76.4% vs 4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sandy Creek and Winya 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
Sandy Creek has more residents (593 vs 127); Sandy Creek skews older (50 vs 41).
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 593 +79% vs other | 127 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | +76.4% |
| Median age | 50 | 41 |
| Median household income | $78,468/yr +5% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
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.
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 (9.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,081,000 | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
Liveability
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Sandy Creek carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Winya carries more crime risk (82 vs 26).
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 69/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
Sandy Creek sits further from the CBD (102 km vs 97.3 km).
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 102 km +5% vs other | 97.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 104 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4515 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 87 postcode 4515 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).
Setting
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 159 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.7 km | 46.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 80/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 235 premises | 66% 173 premises |
Climate
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sandy Creek | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.