Stony Creek vs Royston

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Royston: a median of $1.07 million, against $830,000 in Stony Creek, though rent is higher in Stony Creek. On these figures, Stony Creek tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Royston has a larger population of 346 people compared to Stony Creek's 245, and slightly higher median household income at $73,632 versus $71,500. The most striking difference is rental cost: Stony Creek's median weekly rent of $450 is significantly higher than Royston's $300. Stony Creek is also closer to the CBD at 84.2 km and has a lower crime risk score of 33 compared to Royston's 43. Both suburbs share the same median age and face no bushfire or flood risk, making either a reasonable choice depending on whether affordability or proximity to the city matters more to you.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Stony Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Stony Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($830,000 vs $1,075,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Royston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stony Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.2 km vs 88.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stony Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Royston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stony Creek Royston
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.

Stony Creek Royston
Walkability 0 / 0
Stony Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Royston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 57
Stony Creek — Safety: 67/100 Royston — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 30 / 24
Stony Creek — Low fire risk: 30/100 Royston — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Stony Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk); Royston has more residents (346 vs 245).

Stony Creek Royston
Population 245 346
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +3.0%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $71,500/yr $73,632/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek Royston
0-4 5.3% / 3.5%
Stony Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Royston — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.0% / 12.1%
Stony Creek — 5-14: 11.0% Royston — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 9.0% / 5.5%
Stony Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Royston — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.9% / 4.6%
Stony Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Royston — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.3% / 9.2%
Stony Creek — 25-34: 7.3% Royston — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 11.4% / 11.0%
Stony Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Royston — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.8% / 14.7%
Stony Creek — 45-54: 11.8% Royston — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 16.7% / 13.9%
Stony Creek — 55-64: 16.7% Royston — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 15.1% / 14.2%
Stony Creek — 65-74: 15.1% Royston — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 9.0% / 7.5%
Stony Creek — 75-84: 9.0% Royston — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 0.9%
Stony Creek — 85+: not among its largest Royston — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 45.2% couple families
Stony Creek — Couple Families: 45.2% Stony Creek — Lone Person: 30.6% Stony Creek — One Parent Families: 19.4% Stony Creek — Group Household: 4.8%
Royston 48.7% couple families
Royston — Couple Families: 48.7% Royston — Lone Person: 26.3% Royston — One Parent Families: 19.7% Royston — Group Household: 5.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 14.3% renting
Stony Creek — Owned Outright: 54.3% Stony Creek — Mortgage: 31.4% Stony Creek — Renting: 14.3%
Royston 7.6% renting
Royston — Owned Outright: 39.5% Royston — Mortgage: 52.9% Royston — Renting: 7.6%
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.

Stony Creek Royston
England 2.0% / 5.8%
Stony Creek — England: 2.0% Royston — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.9%
Stony Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Royston — New Zealand: 2.9%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Stony Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Royston — Scotland: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.9%
Stony Creek — Germany: not among its largest Royston — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Stony Creek Royston
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.2%
Stony Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Royston — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.2%
Stony Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Royston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 7.5%
Stony Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Royston — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.4%
Stony Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Royston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 0.9%
Stony Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Royston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek 95.1% houses
Stony Creek — Houses: 95.1% Stony Creek — Townhouses: 7.3%
Royston 100.0% houses
Royston — Houses: 100.0% Royston — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Stony Creek Royston
Median house price $830,000 $1,075,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Stony Creek Royston
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
 363
across Somerset
Approvals change year on year +49% +375%

Ranking within QLD

Stony Creek Royston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Stony Creek Royston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Royston carries more crime risk (43 vs 33).

Stony Creek Royston
Bushfire High
70/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Stony Creek Royston
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

Stony Creek Royston
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Royston sits further from the CBD (88.2 km vs 84.2 km).

Stony Creek Royston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 84.2 km 88.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
 0.2%
postcode 4515
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4514
 87
postcode 4515

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.

Stony Creek Royston
Car (driver) 75.3% / 75.4%
Stony Creek — Car (driver): 75.3% Royston — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 19.3%
Stony Creek — Worked from Home: 13.6% Royston — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 2.6%
Stony Creek — Car (passenger): 11.1% Royston — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Train — / 2.6%
Stony Creek — Train: not among its largest Royston — Train: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Stony Creek Royston
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.7 km 38.9 km

NBN connectivity

Stony Creek Royston
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
138 premises

Climate

Stony Creek Royston
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Stony Creek Royston
Average residential rate $1,577/yr $1,063/yr
Council Moreton Bay Somerset

Federal electorate

Stony Creek Royston
Division Longman Blair
Member Terry Young Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stony Creek

Rural

Royston

River Rural

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