Sladevale vs Swan Creek

Sladevale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Swan Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Sladevale tends to suit families with children.

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

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sladevale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (148.1 km vs 151.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 46/100)

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

Sladevale and Swan 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.

Sladevale Swan Creek
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.

Sladevale Swan Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Sladevale — Walkability: 0/100 Swan Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 87
Sladevale — Safety: 54/100 Swan Creek — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Sladevale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Swan Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sladevale has more residents (433 vs 161); Sladevale rents higher ($300/wk vs $240/wk).

Sladevale Swan Creek
Population 433
+63% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.6% +15.8%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $84,500/yr $85,176/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+20% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sladevale Swan Creek
0-4 6.7% / 1.9%
Sladevale — 0-4: 6.7% Swan Creek — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 16.6% / 14.9%
Sladevale — 5-14: 16.6% Swan Creek — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.4% / 6.2%
Sladevale — 15-19: 7.4% Swan Creek — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.8% / 2.5%
Sladevale — 20-24: 2.8% Swan Creek — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.8% / 8.1%
Sladevale — 25-34: 8.8% Swan Creek — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 11.1% / 14.9%
Sladevale — 35-44: 11.1% Swan Creek — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 15.0% / 16.8%
Sladevale — 45-54: 15.0% Swan Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 11.5% / 12.4%
Sladevale — 55-64: 11.5% Swan Creek — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 16.6% / 12.4%
Sladevale — 65-74: 16.6% Swan Creek — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 3.7% / 9.3%
Sladevale — 75-84: 3.7% Swan Creek — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 1.8% / 1.9%
Sladevale — 85+: 1.8% Swan Creek — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 69.0% couple families
Sladevale — Couple Families: 69.0% Sladevale — One Parent Families: 16.1% Sladevale — Lone Person: 14.9%
Swan Creek 61.5% couple families
Swan Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Swan Creek — One Parent Families: 26.9% Swan Creek — Lone Person: 11.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 10.1% renting
Sladevale — Owned Outright: 42.0% Sladevale — Mortgage: 47.8% Sladevale — Renting: 10.1%
Swan Creek 0.0% renting
Swan Creek — Owned Outright: 59.2% Swan Creek — Mortgage: 40.8% Swan Creek — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Sladevale Swan Creek
New Zealand 2.1% / 3.1%
Sladevale — New Zealand: 2.1% Swan Creek — New Zealand: 3.1%
England 1.8% / 2.5%
Sladevale — England: 1.8% Swan Creek — England: 2.5%
South Africa — / 3.7%
Sladevale — South Africa: not among its largest Swan Creek — South Africa: 3.7%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Sladevale — Thailand: 0.9% Swan Creek — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Sladevale Swan Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 24.8%
Sladevale — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Swan Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 10.6%
Sladevale — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Swan Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 1.9%
Sladevale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Swan Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.5%
Sladevale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Swan Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.9%
Sladevale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Swan Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sladevale 100.0% houses
Sladevale — Houses: 100.0%
Swan Creek 100.0% houses
Swan Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Sladevale Swan Creek
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $950,000 —

Development activity

Sladevale Swan Creek
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Sladevale Swan Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD

Liveability

Sladevale Swan Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sladevale carries more crime risk (46 vs 13).

Sladevale Swan Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
13/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sladevale Swan 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

Sladevale Swan Creek
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Swan Creek sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 148.1 km).

Sladevale Swan Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 148.1 km 151.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 125 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Sladevale Swan Creek
Car (driver) 81.0% / 67.9%
Sladevale — Car (driver): 81.0% Swan Creek — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 26.2%
Sladevale — Worked from Home: 11.3% Swan Creek — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.0%
Sladevale — Car (passenger): 6.0% Swan Creek — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 1.8% / —
Sladevale — Walked Only: 1.8% Swan Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Sladevale Swan Creek
Elevation 485 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sladevale Swan Creek
Connectivity score 32/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
185 premises
 0%
60 premises

Climate

Sladevale Swan Creek
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Sladevale Swan Creek
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Sladevale Swan Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sladevale

Family Rural

Swan Creek

Rural

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