Wrights Creek vs East Trinity

Wrights Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in East Trinity. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wrights Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wrights Creek tends to suit share households, families with children, and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Wrights Creek carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 87/100)
  • East Trinity has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Wrights Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Wrights Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1689.5 km vs 1698.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wrights Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

East Trinity

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wrights Creek East Trinity
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.

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Walkability 0 / 0
Wrights Creek — Walkability: 0/100 East Trinity — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 13
Wrights Creek — Safety: 44/100 East Trinity — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 27
Wrights Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 East Trinity — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

East Trinity has more residents (238 vs 160); Wrights Creek has higher household incomes ($135,564 vs $97,500).

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Population 160 238
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +12.3%
Median age 41 47
Median household income $135,564/yr
+28% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+7% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wrights Creek East Trinity
0-4 8.8% / 4.6%
Wrights Creek — 0-4: 8.8% East Trinity — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 11.9% / 8.4%
Wrights Creek — 5-14: 11.9% East Trinity — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.6% / 8.0%
Wrights Creek — 15-19: 5.6% East Trinity — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.4% / 6.7%
Wrights Creek — 20-24: 4.4% East Trinity — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 10.0% / 7.6%
Wrights Creek — 25-34: 10.0% East Trinity — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 16.2% / 12.6%
Wrights Creek — 35-44: 16.2% East Trinity — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.8% / 18.5%
Wrights Creek — 45-54: 13.8% East Trinity — 45-54: 18.5%
55-64 11.9% / 17.2%
Wrights Creek — 55-64: 11.9% East Trinity — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 10.0% / 12.6%
Wrights Creek — 65-74: 10.0% East Trinity — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 4.4% / 3.8%
Wrights Creek — 75-84: 4.4% East Trinity — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.9% / 1.7%
Wrights Creek — 85+: 1.9% East Trinity — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wrights Creek 59.5% couple families
Wrights Creek — Couple Families: 59.5% Wrights Creek — Lone Person: 27.0% Wrights Creek — Group Household: 13.5% Wrights Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wrights Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
East Trinity 41.8% couple families
East Trinity — Couple Families: 41.8% East Trinity — Lone Person: 30.9% East Trinity — Group Household: 5.5% East Trinity — One Parent Families: 14.5% East Trinity — Other Families: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wrights Creek 25.6% renting
Wrights Creek — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wrights Creek — Mortgage: 32.6% Wrights Creek — Renting: 25.6%
East Trinity 23.7% renting
East Trinity — Owned Outright: 32.9% East Trinity — Mortgage: 43.4% East Trinity — Renting: 23.7%
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.

Wrights Creek East Trinity
New Zealand 1.9% / 4.6%
Wrights Creek — New Zealand: 1.9% East Trinity — New Zealand: 4.6%
England 2.5% / —
Wrights Creek — England: 2.5% East Trinity — England: not among its largest
Italy 1.9% / —
Wrights Creek — Italy: 1.9% East Trinity — Italy: not among its largest
China — / 1.7%
Wrights Creek — China: not among its largest East Trinity — China: 1.7%
Ireland — / 1.7%
Wrights Creek — Ireland: not among its largest East Trinity — Ireland: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 19.3%
Wrights Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% East Trinity — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 6.7%
Wrights Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% East Trinity — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.5% / 9.7%
Wrights Creek — Bachelor Degree: 2.5% East Trinity — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.7%
Wrights Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest East Trinity — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.5%
Wrights Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% East Trinity — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wrights Creek 100.0% houses
Wrights Creek — Houses: 100.0% Wrights Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
East Trinity 91.7% houses
East Trinity — Houses: 91.7% East Trinity — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Wrights Creek East Trinity
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Wrights Creek East Trinity
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

East Trinity carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); East Trinity carries more crime risk (87 vs 56).

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
87/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wrights Creek East Trinity
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

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 3 15

Mobility

East Trinity sits further from the CBD (1698.2 km vs 1689.5 km).

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1689.5 km 1698.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1164 min 1165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4869
 0.2%
postcode 4871
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4869
 51
postcode 4871

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.

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Car (driver) 64.7% / 65.2%
Wrights Creek — Car (driver): 64.7% East Trinity — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 26.1%
Wrights Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5% East Trinity — Worked from Home: 26.1%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 8.7%
Wrights Creek — Car (passenger): 4.4% East Trinity — Car (passenger): 8.7%
Walked Only 7.4% / —
Wrights Creek — Walked Only: 7.4% East Trinity — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 440 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Connectivity score 30/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wrights Creek East Trinity
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wrights Creek East Trinity
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wrights Creek

Rural Young Families

East Trinity

Coastal Rural

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