Amiens vs Greenlands

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Amiens, about half of households are couple families.

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

Greenlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 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

Amiens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Amiens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.8 km vs 232.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Amiens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Amiens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Amiens Greenlands
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.

Amiens Greenlands
Walkability 13 / 0
Amiens — Walkability: 13/100 Greenlands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 77
Amiens — Safety: 83/100 Greenlands — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 59 / 61
Amiens — Low fire risk: 59/100 Greenlands — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Amiens has more residents (343 vs 244); Greenlands rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Amiens Greenlands
Population 343
+29% vs other
 244
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% -2.4%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $67,860/yr
+12% vs other
 $59,644/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Amiens Greenlands
0-4 4.4% / 7.4%
Amiens — 0-4: 4.4% Greenlands — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.1% / 13.9%
Amiens — 5-14: 13.1% Greenlands — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 6.4% / 4.5%
Amiens — 15-19: 6.4% Greenlands — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.1% / 3.7%
Amiens — 20-24: 4.1% Greenlands — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 8.2% / 4.5%
Amiens — 25-34: 8.2% Greenlands — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.2% / 12.3%
Amiens — 35-44: 10.2% Greenlands — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.5% / 8.2%
Amiens — 45-54: 15.5% Greenlands — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 14.0% / 19.3%
Amiens — 55-64: 14.0% Greenlands — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 16.6% / 12.3%
Amiens — 65-74: 16.6% Greenlands — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 7.0% / 6.6%
Amiens — 75-84: 7.0% Greenlands — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / —
Amiens — 85+: not among its largest Greenlands — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Amiens 46.8% couple families
Amiens — Couple Families: 46.8% Amiens — Lone Person: 32.9% Amiens — One Parent Families: 20.3% Amiens — Group Household: 0.0%
Greenlands 41.0% couple families
Greenlands — Couple Families: 41.0% Greenlands — Lone Person: 34.4% Greenlands — One Parent Families: 19.7% Greenlands — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Amiens 16.8% renting
Amiens — Owned Outright: 53.5% Amiens — Mortgage: 29.7% Amiens — Renting: 16.8%
Greenlands 20.9% renting
Greenlands — Owned Outright: 53.5% Greenlands — Mortgage: 25.6% Greenlands — Renting: 20.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Amiens Greenlands
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 17.2%
Amiens — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Greenlands — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 7.8%
Amiens — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Greenlands — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 9.4%
Amiens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Greenlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 3.3%
Amiens — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Greenlands — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Amiens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Greenlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Amiens Greenlands
England 5.2% / 1.2%
Amiens — England: 5.2% Greenlands — England: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.7%
Amiens — New Zealand: 1.7% Greenlands — New Zealand: 3.7%
Germany 0.9% / 2.9%
Amiens — Germany: 0.9% Greenlands — Germany: 2.9%
Netherlands 2.3% / —
Amiens — Netherlands: 2.3% Greenlands — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 2.0%
Amiens — South Africa: not among its largest Greenlands — South Africa: 2.0%
Italy 1.5% / —
Amiens — Italy: 1.5% Greenlands — Italy: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Amiens 93.6% houses
Amiens — Houses: 93.6% Amiens — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Greenlands 98.9% houses
Greenlands — Houses: 98.9% Greenlands — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Amiens Greenlands
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Amiens Greenlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 24% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Amiens is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Amiens Greenlands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Amiens Greenlands
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
23/100
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

Amiens Greenlands
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Amiens

  • Amiens State School Government · Primary

Schools in Greenlands

  • Greenlands State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Amiens Greenlands
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Greenlands sits further from the CBD (232.8 km vs 225.8 km).

Amiens Greenlands
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 225.8 km 232.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4380
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.

Amiens Greenlands
Car (driver) 74.5% / 76.2%
Amiens — Car (driver): 74.5% Greenlands — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 10.4% / 17.5%
Amiens — Worked from Home: 10.4% Greenlands — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Walked Only 9.4% / 6.2%
Amiens — Walked Only: 9.4% Greenlands — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / —
Amiens — Car (passenger): 5.7% Greenlands — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Amiens Greenlands
Elevation 926 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 820 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Amiens Greenlands
Connectivity score 28/100 24/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
140 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Amiens Greenlands
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Amiens Greenlands
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Amiens Greenlands
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Amiens Greenlands
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Amiens

Rural

Greenlands

Rural

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