Spring Creek vs Upper Pilton

Spring Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Upper Pilton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Creek, about half of households are people living alone. In Upper Pilton, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Spring Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Upper Pilton 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

Upper Pilton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 41/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Spring Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Upper Pilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Pilton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 41/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Upper Pilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.0% vs 0.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
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.

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Walkability 0 / 0
Spring Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Pilton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 86
Spring Creek — Safety: 59/100 Upper Pilton — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 45
Spring Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Pilton — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Spring Creek rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Spring Creek has more residents (195 vs 80).

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Population 195
+59% vs other
 80
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% +27.0%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $79,040/yr
+3% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
0-4 5.6% / 8.8%
Spring Creek — 0-4: 5.6% Upper Pilton — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 16.4% / 7.5%
Spring Creek — 5-14: 16.4% Upper Pilton — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 5.1% / 10.0%
Spring Creek — 15-19: 5.1% Upper Pilton — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 3.1% / 5.0%
Spring Creek — 20-24: 3.1% Upper Pilton — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 9.2% / 12.5%
Spring Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Upper Pilton — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 11.3% / 3.8%
Spring Creek — 35-44: 11.3% Upper Pilton — 35-44: 3.8%
45-54 14.9% / 21.2%
Spring Creek — 45-54: 14.9% Upper Pilton — 45-54: 21.2%
55-64 14.9% / 18.8%
Spring Creek — 55-64: 14.9% Upper Pilton — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 10.8% / 10.0%
Spring Creek — 65-74: 10.8% Upper Pilton — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.2% / 15.0%
Spring Creek — 75-84: 6.2% Upper Pilton — 75-84: 15.0%
85+ 2.1% / —
Spring Creek — 85+: 2.1% Upper Pilton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 44.4% couple families
Spring Creek — Couple Families: 44.4% Spring Creek — Lone Person: 46.7% Spring Creek — One Parent Families: 8.9%
Upper Pilton 78.6% couple families
Upper Pilton — Couple Families: 78.6% Upper Pilton — Lone Person: 21.4% Upper Pilton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 13.6% renting
Spring Creek — Owned Outright: 45.5% Spring Creek — Mortgage: 40.9% Spring Creek — Renting: 13.6%
Upper Pilton 0.0% renting
Upper Pilton — Owned Outright: 81.8% Upper Pilton — Mortgage: 18.2% Upper Pilton — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Creek 92.1% houses
Spring Creek — Houses: 92.1% Spring Creek — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Upper Pilton 100.0% houses
Upper Pilton — Houses: 100.0% Upper Pilton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 12.5%
Spring Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Upper Pilton — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 10.0%
Spring Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Upper Pilton — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 15.0%
Spring Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Upper Pilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Spring Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Upper Pilton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Development activity

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
same for both
Approvals change year on year -25%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD

Liveability

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Pilton carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Spring Creek carries more crime risk (41 vs 14).

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
14/100
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
same for both

Schools

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
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

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 156.5 km 155 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4361
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4361
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.

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Car (driver) 63.5% / 55.0%
Spring Creek — Car (driver): 63.5% Upper Pilton — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 37.5%
Spring Creek — Worked from Home: 27.1% Upper Pilton — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Walked Only 5.9% / 7.5%
Spring Creek — Walked Only: 5.9% Upper Pilton — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / —
Spring Creek — Car (passenger): 3.5% Upper Pilton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.5%).

Setting

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Elevation 505 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 627 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Connectivity score 29/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Average residential rate $1,618/yr
same for both
Council Toowoomba
same for both

Federal electorate

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Creek Upper Pilton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spring Creek

Family Rural

Upper Pilton

Retirees Rural Young Families

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