Slacks Creek vs Meadowbrook

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadowbrook, about half of households are couple families. Slacks Creek is closer to the city centre: 24 km, against 28 km. On these figures, Meadowbrook tends to suit 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

Slacks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 9)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Slacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($557,500 vs $656,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Slacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Slacks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 27 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24 km vs 28 km)
  • But Meadowbrook is more walkable (81/100 vs 65/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Meadowbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Meadowbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
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.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Walkability 65 / 81
Slacks Creek — Walkability: 65/100 Meadowbrook — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 8 / 4
Slacks Creek — Safety: 8/100 Meadowbrook — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Slacks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Meadowbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Slacks Creek has more residents (10,408 vs 3,069); Meadowbrook has higher household incomes ($88,452 vs $67,652).

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Population 10,408
+71% vs other
 3,069
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% -1.4%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $67,652/yr $88,452/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $385/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
0-4 6.7% / 5.0%
Slacks Creek — 0-4: 6.7% Meadowbrook — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 14.8% / 13.8%
Slacks Creek — 5-14: 14.8% Meadowbrook — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.7% / 6.7%
Slacks Creek — 15-19: 6.7% Meadowbrook — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.0% / 7.1%
Slacks Creek — 20-24: 7.0% Meadowbrook — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 14.1% / 13.7%
Slacks Creek — 25-34: 14.1% Meadowbrook — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 13.7% / 14.8%
Slacks Creek — 35-44: 13.7% Meadowbrook — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 11.8% / 12.9%
Slacks Creek — 45-54: 11.8% Meadowbrook — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.3% / 12.4%
Slacks Creek — 55-64: 10.3% Meadowbrook — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 9.2% / 8.2%
Slacks Creek — 65-74: 9.2% Meadowbrook — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 4.3% / 3.9%
Slacks Creek — 75-84: 4.3% Meadowbrook — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.6% / 1.2%
Slacks Creek — 85+: 1.6% Meadowbrook — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Slacks Creek 33.9% couple families
Slacks Creek — Couple Families: 33.9% Slacks Creek — Lone Person: 33.1% Slacks Creek — One Parent Families: 25.7% Slacks Creek — Group Household: 5.1% Slacks Creek — Other Families: 2.2%
Meadowbrook 46.9% couple families
Meadowbrook — Couple Families: 46.9% Meadowbrook — Lone Person: 27.1% Meadowbrook — One Parent Families: 19.5% Meadowbrook — Group Household: 4.3% Meadowbrook — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Slacks Creek 44.5% renting
Slacks Creek — Owned Outright: 21.9% Slacks Creek — Mortgage: 33.6% Slacks Creek — Renting: 44.5%
Meadowbrook 37.6% renting
Meadowbrook — Owned Outright: 25.0% Meadowbrook — Mortgage: 37.4% Meadowbrook — Renting: 37.6%
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.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
New Zealand 7.8% / 9.4%
Slacks Creek — New Zealand: 7.8% Meadowbrook — New Zealand: 9.4%
England 2.5% / 3.6%
Slacks Creek — England: 2.5% Meadowbrook — England: 3.6%
Philippines 1.2% / 2.2%
Slacks Creek — Philippines: 1.2% Meadowbrook — Philippines: 2.2%
Afghanistan 1.0% / 1.8%
Slacks Creek — Afghanistan: 1.0% Meadowbrook — Afghanistan: 1.8%
India 1.1% / 1.4%
Slacks Creek — India: 1.1% Meadowbrook — India: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 16.8%
Slacks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Meadowbrook — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 9.1%
Slacks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Meadowbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.5%
Slacks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Meadowbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 2.5%
Slacks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Meadowbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.1%
Slacks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Meadowbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Slacks Creek 78.5% houses
Slacks Creek — Houses: 78.5% Slacks Creek — Townhouses: 19.1% Slacks Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Meadowbrook 84.5% houses
Meadowbrook — Houses: 84.5% Meadowbrook — Townhouses: 6.2% Meadowbrook — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Median house price $856,500 $926,000
Median unit price $557,500 $656,000
Median land price $892,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 94 sales
 22 days
from 33 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.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
3 bed $828K / $856K
Slacks Creek — 3 bed: $828K (132 sales) Meadowbrook — 3 bed: $856K (15 sales)

132 vs 15 sales

4 bed $947K / $930K
Slacks Creek — 4 bed: $947K (44 sales) Meadowbrook — 4 bed: $930K (43 sales)

44 vs 43 sales

5 bed $1.05M / $1.19M
Slacks Creek — 5 bed: $1.05M (13 sales) Meadowbrook — 5 bed: $1.19M (5 sales)

13 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Houses 3.5%
$620/wk on $925K
 4.0%
$725/wk on $950K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Meadowbrook scores higher overall (45 vs 36); Meadowbrook is more walkable (81 vs 65).

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 45/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 High
96/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Slacks Creek

  • Mabel Park State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mabel Park State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Meadowbrook

  • Ohana College Independent · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 6 12
Parks & reserves 28 9
Childcare 6 3
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 6 3
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 7

Mobility

Meadowbrook sits further from the CBD (28 km vs 24 km).

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Walkability score 65/100 81/100
Distance to Brisbane 24 km 28 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 27 min
Public transport score 85/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 147.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 4127
 1.0%
postcode 4131
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4127
 52
postcode 4131

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.

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Car (driver) 76.3% / 74.5%
Slacks Creek — Car (driver): 76.3% Meadowbrook — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 10.7%
Slacks Creek — Worked from Home: 10.6% Meadowbrook — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 7.3%
Slacks Creek — Car (passenger): 7.9% Meadowbrook — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus 3.0% / 1.2%
Slacks Creek — Bus: 3.0% Meadowbrook — Bus: 1.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 3.0%
Slacks Creek — Walked Only: 1.0% Meadowbrook — Walked Only: 3.0%
Train 0.9% / 3.0%
Slacks Creek — Train: 0.9% Meadowbrook — Train: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 15.7 km

NBN connectivity

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Connectivity score 76/100 71/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
5,130 premises
 26%
1,675 premises

Climate

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Slacks Creek Meadowbrook
Division Rankin
same for both
Member Jim Chalmers
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Slacks Creek

Outer Parks Transport Hub

Meadowbrook

Outer Parks River

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