Underwood vs Slacks Creek

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Underwood, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Underwood: a median of $1.24 million, against $856,000 in Slacks Creek, and rent is higher there too. Underwood is closer to the city centre: 19.4 km, against 24 km. On these figures, Underwood tends to suit couples, while Slacks Creek suits people living alone and 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

Underwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 6)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
  • But Slacks Creek has more parks and reserves (28 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

Slacks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($856,500 vs $1,240,000)
  • has cheaper units ($557,500 vs $684,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Slacks Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Underwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (19.4 km vs 24 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Slacks Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Underwood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs -0.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Underwood and Slacks 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.

Underwood Slacks 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.

Underwood Slacks Creek
Walkability 72 / 65
Underwood — Walkability: 72/100 Slacks Creek — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 9 / 8
Underwood — Safety: 9/100 Slacks Creek — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Underwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Slacks Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Underwood has higher household incomes ($103,584 vs $67,652); Slacks Creek has more residents (10,408 vs 6,809).

Underwood Slacks Creek
Population 6,809 10,408
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% -0.2%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $103,584/yr
+35% vs other
 $67,652/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+22% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Underwood Slacks Creek
0-4 7.1% / 6.7%
Underwood — 0-4: 7.1% Slacks Creek — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.7% / 14.8%
Underwood — 5-14: 15.7% Slacks Creek — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 6.4% / 6.7%
Underwood — 15-19: 6.4% Slacks Creek — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.5% / 7.0%
Underwood — 20-24: 6.5% Slacks Creek — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 15.5% / 14.1%
Underwood — 25-34: 15.5% Slacks Creek — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 16.6% / 13.7%
Underwood — 35-44: 16.6% Slacks Creek — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.8% / 11.8%
Underwood — 45-54: 12.8% Slacks Creek — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 9.2% / 10.3%
Underwood — 55-64: 9.2% Slacks Creek — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 6.7% / 9.2%
Underwood — 65-74: 6.7% Slacks Creek — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 2.8% / 4.3%
Underwood — 75-84: 2.8% Slacks Creek — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.5% / 1.6%
Underwood — 85+: 0.5% Slacks Creek — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Underwood 60.2% couple families
Underwood — Couple Families: 60.2% Underwood — Lone Person: 19.2% Underwood — One Parent Families: 15.2% Underwood — Group Household: 3.3% Underwood — Other Families: 2.1%
Slacks Creek 33.9% couple families
Slacks Creek — Couple Families: 33.9% Slacks Creek — Lone Person: 33.1% Slacks Creek — One Parent Families: 25.7% Slacks Creek — Group Household: 5.1% Slacks Creek — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Underwood 27.8% renting
Underwood — Owned Outright: 23.8% Underwood — Mortgage: 48.4% Underwood — Renting: 27.8%
Slacks Creek 44.5% renting
Slacks Creek — Owned Outright: 21.9% Slacks Creek — Mortgage: 33.6% Slacks Creek — Renting: 44.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Underwood Slacks Creek
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 15.2%
Underwood — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Slacks Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 6.2%
Underwood — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Slacks Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.5%
Underwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Slacks Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 1.5%
Underwood — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Slacks Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 0.8%
Underwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Slacks Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Underwood Slacks Creek
New Zealand 3.6% / 7.8%
Underwood — New Zealand: 3.6% Slacks Creek — New Zealand: 7.8%
India 6.6% / 1.1%
Underwood — India: 6.6% Slacks Creek — India: 1.1%
China 4.1% / —
Underwood — China: 4.1% Slacks Creek — China: not among its largest
England — / 2.5%
Underwood — England: not among its largest Slacks Creek — England: 2.5%
Taiwan 2.1% / —
Underwood — Taiwan: 2.1% Slacks Creek — Taiwan: not among its largest
South Africa 2.0% / —
Underwood — South Africa: 2.0% Slacks Creek — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.2%
Underwood — Philippines: not among its largest Slacks Creek — Philippines: 1.2%
Afghanistan — / 1.0%
Underwood — Afghanistan: not among its largest Slacks Creek — Afghanistan: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Underwood 84.3% houses
Underwood — Houses: 84.3% Underwood — Townhouses: 13.9% Underwood — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Slacks Creek 78.5% houses
Slacks Creek — Houses: 78.5% Slacks Creek — Townhouses: 19.1% Slacks Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Underwood Slacks Creek
Median house price $1,240,000 $856,500
Median unit price $684,000 $557,500
Median land price — $892,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 88 sales
 20 days
from 94 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Underwood Slacks Creek
3 bed $975K / $828K
Underwood — 3 bed: $975K (45 sales) Slacks Creek — 3 bed: $828K (132 sales)

45 vs 132 sales

4 bed $1.27M / $947K
Underwood — 4 bed: $1.27M (61 sales) Slacks Creek — 4 bed: $947K (44 sales)

61 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.54M / $1.05M
Underwood — 5 bed: $1.54M (26 sales) Slacks Creek — 5 bed: $1.05M (13 sales)

26 vs 13 sales

6 bed $1.5M / $1.44M
Underwood — 6 bed: $1.5M (5 sales) Slacks Creek — 6 bed: $1.44M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Underwood Slacks Creek
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Underwood Slacks Creek
Houses 5.5%
$850/wk on $800K
 3.5%
$620/wk on $925K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Underwood Slacks Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD

Liveability

Underwood scores higher overall (58 vs 36).

Underwood Slacks Creek
Grade B C
Score 58/100 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Underwood Slacks Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 High
92/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Underwood Slacks Creek
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 8.8 km
 None

Schools in Underwood

  • Faith Christian School of Distance Education Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Slacks Creek

  • Mabel Park State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mabel Park State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Underwood Slacks Creek
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 16 6
Parks & reserves 10 28
Childcare 10 6
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 4 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 14

Mobility

Slacks Creek sits further from the CBD (24 km vs 19.4 km).

Underwood Slacks Creek
Walkability score 72/100 65/100
Distance to Brisbane 19.4 km 24 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min
same for both
Public transport score 90/100
Bus
 85/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 33.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 147.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 4119
 1.3%
postcode 4127
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4119
 58
postcode 4127

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.

Underwood Slacks Creek
Car (driver) 73.3% / 76.3%
Underwood — Car (driver): 73.3% Slacks Creek — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 10.6%
Underwood — Worked from Home: 14.6% Slacks Creek — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 7.9%
Underwood — Car (passenger): 5.4% Slacks Creek — Car (passenger): 7.9%
Bus 4.1% / 3.0%
Underwood — Bus: 4.1% Slacks Creek — Bus: 3.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.0%
Underwood — Walked Only: 1.4% Slacks Creek — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Underwood Slacks Creek
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.9 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Underwood Slacks Creek
Connectivity score 74/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
3,855 premises
 8%
5,130 premises

Climate

Underwood Slacks Creek
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Underwood Slacks Creek
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Underwood Slacks Creek
Average residential rate $1,681/yr
same for both
Council Logan
same for both

Federal electorate

Underwood Slacks Creek
Division Rankin
same for both
Member Jim Chalmers
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Underwood

Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

Slacks Creek

Outer Parks Transport Hub

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