Atkinsons Dam vs Buaraba

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Atkinsons Dam, about half of households are people living alone. In Buaraba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Atkinsons Dam tends to suit people living alone, while Buaraba 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

Buaraba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 35%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 62%)

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

Atkinsons Dam

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Atkinsons Dam

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (87.1 km vs 111.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buaraba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
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.

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Walkability 0 / 0
Atkinsons Dam — Walkability: 0/100 Buaraba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 25 / 77
Atkinsons Dam — Safety: 25/100 Buaraba — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 31
Atkinsons Dam — Low fire risk: 100/100 Buaraba — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Buaraba rents higher ($360/wk vs $285/wk); Buaraba has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $56,628).

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Population 191
+11% vs other
 170
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.8% -6.1%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $56,628/yr $63,336/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $360/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
0-4 6.8% / 5.9%
Atkinsons Dam — 0-4: 6.8% Buaraba — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 7.3% / 10.0%
Atkinsons Dam — 5-14: 7.3% Buaraba — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.8% / 5.3%
Atkinsons Dam — 15-19: 5.8% Buaraba — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.8% / 2.4%
Atkinsons Dam — 20-24: 5.8% Buaraba — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 9.9% / 12.4%
Atkinsons Dam — 25-34: 9.9% Buaraba — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 14.7% / 10.6%
Atkinsons Dam — 35-44: 14.7% Buaraba — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 13.1% / 14.1%
Atkinsons Dam — 45-54: 13.1% Buaraba — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 18.8% / 13.5%
Atkinsons Dam — 55-64: 18.8% Buaraba — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 13.6% / 17.1%
Atkinsons Dam — 65-74: 13.6% Buaraba — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 8.9% / 6.5%
Atkinsons Dam — 75-84: 8.9% Buaraba — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 2.4%
Atkinsons Dam — 85+: not among its largest Buaraba — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Atkinsons Dam 50.0% lone person
Atkinsons Dam — Lone Person: 50.0% Atkinsons Dam — Couple Families: 12.5% Atkinsons Dam — One Parent Families: 22.9% Atkinsons Dam — Group Household: 14.6%
Buaraba 29.6% lone person
Buaraba — Lone Person: 29.6% Buaraba — Couple Families: 48.1% Buaraba — One Parent Families: 11.1% Buaraba — Group Household: 11.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Atkinsons Dam 31.9% renting
Atkinsons Dam — Owned Outright: 44.9% Atkinsons Dam — Mortgage: 23.2% Atkinsons Dam — Renting: 31.9%
Buaraba 18.0% renting
Buaraba — Owned Outright: 54.0% Buaraba — Mortgage: 28.0% Buaraba — Renting: 18.0%
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.

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Vietnam 7.3% / 1.8%
Atkinsons Dam — Vietnam: 7.3% Buaraba — Vietnam: 1.8%
New Zealand 3.1% / 5.9%
Atkinsons Dam — New Zealand: 3.1% Buaraba — New Zealand: 5.9%
England 3.7% / 2.9%
Atkinsons Dam — England: 3.7% Buaraba — England: 2.9%
South Africa — / 1.8%
Atkinsons Dam — South Africa: not among its largest Buaraba — South Africa: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

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

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 19.4%
Atkinsons Dam — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Buaraba — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.2%
Atkinsons Dam — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Buaraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 10.6%
Atkinsons Dam — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Buaraba — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.9%
Atkinsons Dam — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Buaraba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Atkinsons Dam 62.3% houses
Atkinsons Dam — Houses: 62.3% Atkinsons Dam — Flats / Apartments: 37.7%
Buaraba 100.0% houses
Buaraba — Houses: 100.0% Buaraba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD

Liveability

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Buaraba carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Atkinsons Dam carries more crime risk (75 vs 23).

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
75/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
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

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 9 21

Mobility

Buaraba sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 87.1 km).

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 87.1 km 111.8 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Car (driver) 52.5% / 56.1%
Atkinsons Dam — Car (driver): 52.5% Buaraba — Car (driver): 56.1%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 38.6%
Atkinsons Dam — Worked from Home: 27.9% Buaraba — Worked from Home: 38.6%
Walked Only 13.1% / —
Atkinsons Dam — Walked Only: 13.1% Buaraba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 5.3%
Atkinsons Dam — Car (passenger): 6.6% Buaraba — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Atkinsons Dam Buaraba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Atkinsons Dam

River Rural

Buaraba

Retirees Rural

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