Winfield vs Baffle Creek

Baffle Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 65 in Winfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Winfield, about half of households are people living alone. In Baffle Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Winfield tends to suit older residents, while Baffle Creek suits 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

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 28%)

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

First-home buyers

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Baffle Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($159/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 316 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (411.1 km vs 446.8 km)
  • But Baffle Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Winfield has more residents already 65 and over (52% vs 30%)
  • Baffle Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Winfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Winfield and Baffle 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.

Winfield Baffle 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.

Winfield Baffle Creek
Walkability 0 / 13
Winfield — Walkability: 0/100 Baffle Creek — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 37 / 39
Winfield — Safety: 37/100 Baffle Creek — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 45 / 23
Winfield — Low fire risk: 45/100 Baffle Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Winfield rents higher ($220/wk vs $159/wk); Baffle Creek has higher household incomes ($55,224 vs $40,976).

Winfield Baffle Creek
Population 154 155
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% -0.6%
Median age 65 57
Median household income $40,976/yr $55,224/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+28% vs other
 $159/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winfield Baffle Creek
0-4 1.9% / 1.9%
Winfield — 0-4: 1.9% Baffle Creek — 0-4: 1.9%
5-14 1.9% / 9.0%
Winfield — 5-14: 1.9% Baffle Creek — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Winfield — 15-19: not among its largest Baffle Creek — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Winfield — 20-24: not among its largest Baffle Creek — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 5.2% / —
Winfield — 25-34: 5.2% Baffle Creek — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 3.2% / 7.1%
Winfield — 35-44: 3.2% Baffle Creek — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 6.5% / 15.5%
Winfield — 45-54: 6.5% Baffle Creek — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 23.4% / 29.0%
Winfield — 55-64: 23.4% Baffle Creek — 55-64: 29.0%
65-74 35.1% / 16.8%
Winfield — 65-74: 35.1% Baffle Creek — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 14.3% / 11.0%
Winfield — 75-84: 14.3% Baffle Creek — 75-84: 11.0%
85+ 2.6% / 1.9%
Winfield — 85+: 2.6% Baffle Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winfield 50.0% lone person
Winfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Winfield — Couple Families: 26.9% Winfield — One Parent Families: 23.1% Winfield — Group Household: 0.0%
Baffle Creek 63.9% lone person
Baffle Creek — Lone Person: 63.9% Baffle Creek — Couple Families: 13.9% Baffle Creek — One Parent Families: 13.9% Baffle Creek — Group Household: 8.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Winfield 15.4% renting
Winfield — Owned Outright: 75.0% Winfield — Mortgage: 9.6% Winfield — Renting: 15.4%
Baffle Creek 6.3% renting
Baffle Creek — Owned Outright: 60.3% Baffle Creek — Mortgage: 33.3% Baffle Creek — Renting: 6.3%
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.

Winfield Baffle Creek
England 5.2% / 2.6%
Winfield — England: 5.2% Baffle Creek — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 2.6% / —
Winfield — New Zealand: 2.6% Baffle Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.6% / —
Winfield — Germany: 2.6% Baffle Creek — Germany: not among its largest
Indonesia 1.9% / —
Winfield — Indonesia: 1.9% Baffle Creek — Indonesia: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Winfield — Netherlands: 1.9% Baffle Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Qualifications

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

Winfield Baffle Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 23.9%
Winfield — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Baffle Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.4%
Winfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Baffle Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 2.6%
Winfield — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Baffle Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
Winfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Baffle Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / —
Winfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Baffle Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winfield 89.4% houses
Winfield — Houses: 89.4% Winfield — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Baffle Creek 98.4% houses
Baffle Creek — Houses: 98.4% Baffle Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winfield Baffle Creek
Median house price $453,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $490,000 —

Development activity

Winfield Baffle Creek
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
 274
across Gladstone
Approvals change year on year -45% +132%

Ranking within QLD

Winfield Baffle Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Baffle Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Winfield Baffle Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Baffle Creek carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 55).

Winfield Baffle Creek
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 High
77/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
59/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Winfield Baffle Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Winfield

  • Winfield State School Government · Primary

Schools in Baffle Creek

  • Wartburg State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Winfield Baffle Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Baffle Creek sits further from the CBD (446.8 km vs 411.1 km).

Winfield Baffle Creek
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 411.1 km 446.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 316 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
 0.0%
postcode 4674
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
 68
postcode 4674

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.

Winfield Baffle Creek
Car (driver) 53.3% / 70.0%
Winfield — Car (driver): 53.3% Baffle Creek — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 20.0%
Winfield — Worked from Home: 20.0% Baffle Creek — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 10.0%
Winfield — Car (passenger): 16.7% Baffle Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Bus 10.0% / —
Winfield — Bus: 10.0% Baffle Creek — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Winfield Baffle Creek
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Winfield Baffle Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Winfield Baffle Creek
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Winfield Baffle Creek
Average residential rate $1,773/yr $2,358/yr
Council Bundaberg Gladstone

Federal electorate

Winfield Baffle Creek
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Winfield

Affordable Retirees Rural

Baffle Creek

Retirees Rural

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