Bamaga vs New Mapoon

In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In New Mapoon, 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

Bamaga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Bamaga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bamaga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (2252 min vs 2270 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2682.7 km vs 2691.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bamaga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

New Mapoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.6% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bamaga New Mapoon
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.

Bamaga New Mapoon
Walkability 0 / 0
Bamaga — Walkability: 0/100 New Mapoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 9
Bamaga — Safety: 9/100 New Mapoon — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bamaga — Low fire risk: 100/100 New Mapoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bamaga has more residents (1,186 vs 412); Bamaga has higher household incomes ($84,760 vs $48,048).

Bamaga New Mapoon
Population 1,186
+65% vs other
 412
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +7.6%
Median age 25
same for both
Median household income $84,760/yr
+43% vs other
 $48,048/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $125/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bamaga New Mapoon
0-4 10.5% / 10.4%
Bamaga — 0-4: 10.5% New Mapoon — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 22.7% / 20.9%
Bamaga — 5-14: 22.7% New Mapoon — 5-14: 20.9%
15-19 8.8% / 7.5%
Bamaga — 15-19: 8.8% New Mapoon — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 8.1% / 10.0%
Bamaga — 20-24: 8.1% New Mapoon — 20-24: 10.0%
25-34 14.3% / 18.4%
Bamaga — 25-34: 14.3% New Mapoon — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 12.6% / 7.5%
Bamaga — 35-44: 12.6% New Mapoon — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 10.2% / 12.6%
Bamaga — 45-54: 10.2% New Mapoon — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 8.5% / 8.7%
Bamaga — 55-64: 8.5% New Mapoon — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 4.0% / 3.2%
Bamaga — 65-74: 4.0% New Mapoon — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 0.7% / —
Bamaga — 75-84: 0.7% New Mapoon — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Bamaga — 85+: not among its largest New Mapoon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bamaga 40.1% couple families
Bamaga — Couple Families: 40.1% Bamaga — One Parent Families: 34.6% Bamaga — Lone Person: 19.7% Bamaga — Other Families: 3.7% Bamaga — Group Household: 1.9%
New Mapoon 48.4% couple families
New Mapoon — Couple Families: 48.4% New Mapoon — One Parent Families: 25.8% New Mapoon — Lone Person: 25.8% New Mapoon — Other Families: 0.0% New Mapoon — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bamaga 98.9% renting
Bamaga — Owned Outright: 1.1% Bamaga — Mortgage: 0.0% Bamaga — Renting: 98.9%
New Mapoon 95.0% renting
New Mapoon — Owned Outright: 0.0% New Mapoon — Mortgage: 5.0% New Mapoon — Renting: 95.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bamaga 75.0% houses
Bamaga — Houses: 75.0% Bamaga — Townhouses: 12.2% Bamaga — Flats / Apartments: 12.8%
New Mapoon 78.6% houses
New Mapoon — Houses: 78.6% New Mapoon — Townhouses: 11.7% New Mapoon — Flats / Apartments: 9.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bamaga New Mapoon
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 16.3%
Bamaga — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% New Mapoon — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 7.3%
Bamaga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% New Mapoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 0.7%
Bamaga — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% New Mapoon — Bachelor Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Bamaga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% New Mapoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Bamaga — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% New Mapoon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Development activity

Bamaga New Mapoon
New dwellings approved 7
across Northern Peninsula Area
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bamaga New Mapoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools Higher than 43% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

Bamaga New Mapoon
Grade D —
Score 15/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bamaga New Mapoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bamaga New Mapoon
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bamaga

  • Northern Peninsula Area College - Bamaga Junior Campus Government · Primary
  • Northern Peninsula Area State College Government · Combined
  • Northern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in New Mapoon

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bamaga New Mapoon
Supermarkets 1 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

New Mapoon sits further from the CBD (2691.6 km vs 2682.7 km).

Bamaga New Mapoon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 2682.7 km 2691.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 2252 min 2270 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4876
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 5
postcode 4876
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.

Bamaga New Mapoon
Car (driver) 57.8% / 53.7%
Bamaga — Car (driver): 57.8% New Mapoon — Car (driver): 53.7%
Walked Only 23.5% / 24.4%
Bamaga — Walked Only: 23.5% New Mapoon — Walked Only: 24.4%
Car (passenger) 14.0% / 14.6%
Bamaga — Car (passenger): 14.0% New Mapoon — Car (passenger): 14.6%
Worked from Home 2.4% / 3.7%
Bamaga — Worked from Home: 2.4% New Mapoon — Worked from Home: 3.7%
Bus 1.6% / 3.7%
Bamaga — Bus: 1.6% New Mapoon — Bus: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.8%).

Setting

Bamaga New Mapoon
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 1.5 km
1.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bamaga New Mapoon
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
154 premises
 0%
40 premises

Federal electorate

Bamaga New Mapoon
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bamaga New Mapoon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bamaga

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

New Mapoon

Coastal Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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