Amamoor Creek vs Dagun

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amamoor Creek, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Dagun, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Amamoor Creek tends to suit 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

Dagun

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 95/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Amamoor Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Amamoor Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Dagun

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 147 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (155.4 km vs 176.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dagun

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Amamoor Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Amamoor Creek Dagun
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.

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Walkability 0 / 13
Amamoor Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Dagun — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 5 / 34
Amamoor Creek — Safety: 5/100 Dagun — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 30 / 100
Amamoor Creek — Low fire risk: 30/100 Dagun — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dagun rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Dagun has more residents (137 vs 56).

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Population 56 137
+145% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -8.7%
Median age 54 52
Median household income $44,200/yr $61,724/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent — $280/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Amamoor Creek Dagun
0-4 — / 5.8%
Amamoor Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Dagun — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.4% / 11.7%
Amamoor Creek — 5-14: 5.4% Dagun — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 — / 2.2%
Amamoor Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Dagun — 15-19: 2.2%
20-24 — / —
Amamoor Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Dagun — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 14.3% / 9.5%
Amamoor Creek — 25-34: 14.3% Dagun — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 5.4% / 14.6%
Amamoor Creek — 35-44: 5.4% Dagun — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 17.9% / 13.1%
Amamoor Creek — 45-54: 17.9% Dagun — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 23.2% / 19.0%
Amamoor Creek — 55-64: 23.2% Dagun — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 8.9% / 10.2%
Amamoor Creek — 65-74: 8.9% Dagun — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 8.9% / 13.1%
Amamoor Creek — 75-84: 8.9% Dagun — 75-84: 13.1%
85+ — / —
Amamoor Creek — 85+: not among its largest Dagun — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Amamoor Creek 100.0% lone person
Amamoor Creek — Lone Person: 100.0% Amamoor Creek — Couple Families: 0.0% Amamoor Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Dagun 48.3% lone person
Dagun — Lone Person: 48.3% Dagun — Couple Families: 41.4% Dagun — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Amamoor Creek 0.0% renting
Amamoor Creek — Owned Outright: 64.7% Amamoor Creek — Mortgage: 35.3% Amamoor Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Dagun 13.3% renting
Dagun — Owned Outright: 62.2% Dagun — Mortgage: 24.4% Dagun — Renting: 13.3%
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.

Amamoor Creek Dagun
England 7.1% / —
Amamoor Creek — England: 7.1% Dagun — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.2%
Amamoor Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Dagun — New Zealand: 2.2%
Germany — / 2.2%
Amamoor Creek — Germany: not among its largest Dagun — Germany: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 23.4%
Amamoor Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Dagun — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 8.8%
Amamoor Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Dagun — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.9% / 3.6%
Amamoor Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.9% Dagun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 3.6%
Amamoor Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Dagun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Amamoor Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dagun — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Amamoor Creek 105.3% houses
Amamoor Creek — Houses: 105.3%
Dagun 100.0% houses
Dagun — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Amamoor Creek Dagun
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Amamoor Creek Dagun
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

Dagun is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Amamoor Creek carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 0); Amamoor Creek carries more crime risk (95 vs 66).

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Bushfire High
70/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Amamoor Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Dagun

  • Dagun State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 25 7

Mobility

Amamoor Creek sits further from the CBD (176.2 km vs 155.4 km).

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 176.2 km
+12% vs other
 155.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Car (driver) 68.8% / 77.8%
Amamoor Creek — Car (driver): 68.8% Dagun — Car (driver): 77.8%
Worked from Home 31.2% / 12.7%
Amamoor Creek — Worked from Home: 31.2% Dagun — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only — / 9.5%
Amamoor Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Dagun — Walked Only: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Connectivity score 18/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Amamoor Creek Dagun
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Amamoor Creek

Rural

Dagun

Rural

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