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Suburb profile ·Moreton Bay LGA · QLD ·4514

Delaneys Creek QLD 4514

Delaneys Creek is in Moreton Bay LGA, QLD, postcode 4514, with population 1,366.

The read

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,366
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,828
200 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,013
Median rent · wk$450

Affordability

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,013/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — owning runs $63/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$102K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,013

Household income

$102K household · yr+28.7% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$108K
Household
$102K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1000
Students288
Government1
  • Delaneys Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1000
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,728
4,728 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,728
Total incidents4,728· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault64725%
  • Break And Enter37014%
  • Drug Offences1,30950%
  • Fraud26810%

Full data detail

Delaneys Creek QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Moreton Bay local government area, Delaneys Creek is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4514). The area has roughly 1,366 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $450 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,013.

Delaneys Creek is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1000, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Moreton Bay LGA is moderate at 4,728 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,013
Rent · wk(Census)$450
Population growth · Moreton Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)532,445
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Moreton Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4,773
Houses3,293
Units1,480
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moreton Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4514ATO
Negatively geared197 (4.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,247/yr
Landlords (rental income)513
Reported capital gains302
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,366
Median age39
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,970
Personal income · wk$784
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Delaneys Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Delaneys Creek in?

    Delaneys Creek is in the Moreton Bay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4514. Council-level context for Moreton Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Delaneys Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Delaneys Creek is $450/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Delaneys Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Delaneys Creek show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Delaneys Creek?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Delaneys Creek data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.