Atkinsons Dam vs Churchable
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 Churchable, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Atkinsons Dam tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Churchable 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
Churchable
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 35%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 62%)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 75/100)
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 8%)
- 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 95.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 82 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Churchable
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 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 Churchable 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
Churchable has higher household incomes ($82,836 vs $56,628); Churchable has more residents (256 vs 191).
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 191 | 256 +34% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.8% | -1.9% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $56,628/yr | $82,836/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk | $360/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (7.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $865,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset | 352 across Lockyer Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% | +103% |
Ranking within QLD
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 20% 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 42% of QLD |
Liveability
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Atkinsons Dam carries more crime risk (75 vs 62).
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 2 |
Mobility
Churchable sits further from the CBD (95.6 km vs 87.1 km).
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 87.1 km | 95.6 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 82 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.9%).
Setting
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 121 premises |
Climate
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr | $1,952/yr |
| Council | Somerset | Lockyer Valley |
Federal electorate
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair | Wright |
| Member | Shayne Neumann | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
First Home Owner Grant
| Atkinsons Dam | Churchable | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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