Atkinsons Dam vs Clarendon
Clarendon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Atkinsons Dam. 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 Clarendon, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Atkinsons Dam tends to suit people living alone, while Clarendon suits families with children and 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
Clarendon
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 35%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- 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
Clarendon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Clarendon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)
- But Atkinsons Dam has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clarendon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (79.5 km vs 87.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 75 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Atkinsons Dam has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
- Clarendon carries lower crime risk (53/100 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 Clarendon 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
Clarendon has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $56,628); Atkinsons Dam skews older (47 vs 39).
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 191 | 232 +21% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.8% | -4.9% |
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income | $56,628/yr | $76,648/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk +12% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (7.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $695,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 16% 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 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Atkinsons Dam carries more crime risk (75 vs 53).
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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 | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Atkinsons Dam
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Clarendon
- Clarendon State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 same for both | |
Mobility
Atkinsons Dam sits further from the CBD (87.1 km vs 79.5 km).
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 87.1 km +9% vs other | 79.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 69 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 (63.1%).
Setting
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 98 premises |
Climate
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Atkinsons Dam | Clarendon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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