Swan Creek vs The Hermitage

Swan Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 57 in The Hermitage. 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, The Hermitage tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

The Hermitage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Hermitage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (151.5 km vs 156.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Swan Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Swan Creek The Hermitage
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.

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Walkability 0 / 0
Swan Creek — Walkability: 0/100 The Hermitage — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 87
Swan Creek — Safety: 87/100 The Hermitage — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Swan Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Hermitage — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Swan Creek rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Swan Creek has more residents (161 vs 55).

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Population 161
+66% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +1.9%
Median age 48 57
Median household income $85,176/yr
+16% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Swan Creek The Hermitage
0-4 1.9% / —
Swan Creek — 0-4: 1.9% The Hermitage — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.9% / —
Swan Creek — 5-14: 14.9% The Hermitage — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 6.2% / 12.7%
Swan Creek — 15-19: 6.2% The Hermitage — 15-19: 12.7%
20-24 2.5% / 7.3%
Swan Creek — 20-24: 2.5% The Hermitage — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 8.1% / —
Swan Creek — 25-34: 8.1% The Hermitage — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.9% / 9.1%
Swan Creek — 35-44: 14.9% The Hermitage — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 16.8% / 16.4%
Swan Creek — 45-54: 16.8% The Hermitage — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 12.4% / 36.4%
Swan Creek — 55-64: 12.4% The Hermitage — 55-64: 36.4%
65-74 12.4% / 16.4%
Swan Creek — 65-74: 12.4% The Hermitage — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 9.3% / —
Swan Creek — 75-84: 9.3% The Hermitage — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.9% / —
Swan Creek — 85+: 1.9% The Hermitage — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Swan Creek 61.5% couple families
Swan Creek — Couple Families: 61.5% Swan Creek — Lone Person: 11.5% Swan Creek — One Parent Families: 26.9%
The Hermitage 58.3% couple families
The Hermitage — Couple Families: 58.3% The Hermitage — Lone Person: 41.7% The Hermitage — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Swan Creek 0.0% renting
Swan Creek — Owned Outright: 59.2% Swan Creek — Mortgage: 40.8% Swan Creek — Renting: 0.0%
The Hermitage 0.0% renting
The Hermitage — Owned Outright: 69.6% The Hermitage — Mortgage: 30.4% The Hermitage — 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.

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Philippines — / 7.3%
Swan Creek — Philippines: not among its largest The Hermitage — Philippines: 7.3%
South Africa 3.7% / —
Swan Creek — South Africa: 3.7% The Hermitage — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.1% / —
Swan Creek — New Zealand: 3.1% The Hermitage — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 2.5% / —
Swan Creek — England: 2.5% The Hermitage — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 7.3%
Swan Creek — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% The Hermitage — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 18.2%
Swan Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% The Hermitage — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 5.5%
Swan Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% The Hermitage — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Swan Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% The Hermitage — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.9% / —
Swan Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9% The Hermitage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Swan Creek 100.0% houses
Swan Creek — Houses: 100.0%
The Hermitage 100.0% houses
The Hermitage — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Swan Creek The Hermitage
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
same for both
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

Swan Creek The Hermitage
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

Mobility

The Hermitage sits further from the CBD (156.2 km vs 151.5 km).

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 151.5 km 156.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 125 min 129 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.

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Car (driver) 67.9% / 59.4%
Swan Creek — Car (driver): 67.9% The Hermitage — Car (driver): 59.4%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 40.6%
Swan Creek — Worked from Home: 26.2% The Hermitage — Worked from Home: 40.6%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Swan Creek — Car (passenger): 6.0% The Hermitage — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Elevation 479 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 461 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Swan Creek The Hermitage
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Swan Creek

Rural

The Hermitage

Rural Students

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