Stony Creek vs Sandy Creek

Stony Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Sandy Creek. 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 Sandy Creek: a median of $1.08 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.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Stony Creek has cheaper houses ($830,000 vs $1,081,000)
  • Sandy Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sandy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stony Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.2 km vs 102 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Stony Creek and Sandy 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.

Stony Creek Sandy 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.

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Stony Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Sandy Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 74
Stony Creek — Safety: 67/100 Sandy Creek — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 30 / 31
Stony Creek — Low fire risk: 30/100 Sandy Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Sandy Creek has more residents (593 vs 245); Stony Creek rents higher ($450/wk vs $350/wk).

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Population 245 593
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +4.6%
Median age 46 50
Median household income $71,500/yr $78,468/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+22% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
0-4 5.3% / 3.9%
Stony Creek — 0-4: 5.3% Sandy Creek — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.0% / 11.5%
Stony Creek — 5-14: 11.0% Sandy Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.0% / 4.7%
Stony Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Sandy Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 4.9% / 4.0%
Stony Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Sandy Creek — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.3% / 6.2%
Stony Creek — 25-34: 7.3% Sandy Creek — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 11.4% / 12.6%
Stony Creek — 35-44: 11.4% Sandy Creek — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.8% / 15.3%
Stony Creek — 45-54: 11.8% Sandy Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 16.7% / 20.7%
Stony Creek — 55-64: 16.7% Sandy Creek — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 15.1% / 15.3%
Stony Creek — 65-74: 15.1% Sandy Creek — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 9.0% / 5.6%
Stony Creek — 75-84: 9.0% Sandy Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 0.5%
Stony Creek — 85+: not among its largest Sandy Creek — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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%
Sandy Creek 49.1% couple families
Sandy Creek — Couple Families: 49.1% Sandy Creek — Lone Person: 29.3% Sandy Creek — One Parent Families: 21.6% Sandy Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Sandy Creek 7.1% renting
Sandy Creek — Owned Outright: 42.9% Sandy Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Sandy Creek — Renting: 7.1%
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 Sandy Creek
England 2.0% / 3.7%
Stony Creek — England: 2.0% Sandy Creek — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Stony Creek — New Zealand: 1.2% Sandy Creek — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Stony Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Scotland: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 21.8%
Stony Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Sandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.4%
Stony Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Sandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 6.1%
Stony Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Sandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.0%
Stony Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Sandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.2%
Stony Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Sandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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%
Sandy Creek 100.0% houses
Sandy Creek — Houses: 100.0% Sandy Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Median house price $830,000 $1,081,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 5% 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 32% of QLD

Liveability

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
26/100
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 Sandy 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

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Sandy Creek sits further from the CBD (102 km vs 84.2 km).

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 84.2 km 102 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 104 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 Sandy Creek
Car (driver) 75.3% / 73.1%
Stony Creek — Car (driver): 75.3% Sandy Creek — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 17.8%
Stony Creek — Worked from Home: 13.6% Sandy Creek — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 7.4%
Stony Creek — Car (passenger): 11.1% Sandy Creek — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Stony Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.7 km 41.7 km

NBN connectivity

Stony Creek Sandy Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
235 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stony Creek

Rural

Sandy Creek

River Rural

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