Abergowrie vs Long Pocket
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Abergowrie, about half of households are people living alone. In Long Pocket, most households are couple families. On these figures, Abergowrie tends to suit people living alone, while Long Pocket suits 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
Long Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 46%)
- But Abergowrie has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Abergowrie has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
- Long Pocket has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Long Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1015 min vs 1026 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1489.6 km vs 1502.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Abergowrie has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
- Long Pocket carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Long Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-24.2% vs -30.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Abergowrie and Long Pocket drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Abergowrie has more residents (305 vs 150); Abergowrie rents higher ($180/wk vs $150/wk).
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 305 +51% vs other | 150 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -30.4% | -24.2% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $75,192/yr | $79,612/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +17% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $35,000 | — |
Development activity
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Hinchinbrook same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -86% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 26% of QLD |
Liveability
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Abergowrie carries more crime risk (51 vs 12); Long Pocket carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 43).
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Abergowrie
- Abergowrie State School Government · Primary
- St Teresa's College Catholic · Secondary
Schools in Long Pocket
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 4 |
Mobility
Abergowrie sits further from the CBD (1502.9 km vs 1489.6 km).
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1502.9 km | 1489.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1026 min | 1015 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 4850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).
Setting
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.1 km | 21.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,150 mm | 2,433 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C | 32.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 16.0°C | 14.8°C |
Council rates
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,516/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hinchinbrook same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Abergowrie | Long Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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