Basalt vs Campaspe

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

Basalt

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Campaspe has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Basalt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 52%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Campaspe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($95/wk vs $160/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Campaspe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (924 min vs 1038 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1332.2 km vs 1483 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Basalt

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Basalt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Basalt Campaspe
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.

Basalt Campaspe
Walkability 0 / 0
Basalt — Walkability: 0/100 Campaspe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 35
Basalt — Safety: 58/100 Campaspe — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 74 / 47
Basalt — Low fire risk: 74/100 Campaspe — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Basalt has more residents (215 vs 123); Basalt rents higher ($160/wk vs $95/wk).

Basalt Campaspe
Population 215
+43% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +0.0%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk
+41% vs other
 $95/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Basalt Campaspe
0-4 5.1% / 2.4%
Basalt — 0-4: 5.1% Campaspe — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 6.5% / 14.6%
Basalt — 5-14: 6.5% Campaspe — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 7.0% / 7.3%
Basalt — 15-19: 7.0% Campaspe — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 8.4% / 2.4%
Basalt — 20-24: 8.4% Campaspe — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 13.0% / 14.6%
Basalt — 25-34: 13.0% Campaspe — 25-34: 14.6%
35-44 13.0% / 7.3%
Basalt — 35-44: 13.0% Campaspe — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 16.7% / 20.3%
Basalt — 45-54: 16.7% Campaspe — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 15.8% / 19.5%
Basalt — 55-64: 15.8% Campaspe — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 12.1% / 15.4%
Basalt — 65-74: 12.1% Campaspe — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 7.0% / —
Basalt — 75-84: 7.0% Campaspe — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Basalt — 85+: not among its largest Campaspe — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Basalt Campaspe
New Zealand 1.9% / 3.3%
Basalt — New Zealand: 1.9% Campaspe — New Zealand: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Basalt 48.0% couple families
Basalt — Couple Families: 48.0% Basalt — Lone Person: 44.0% Basalt — Group Household: 0.0% Basalt — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Campaspe 63.0% couple families
Campaspe — Couple Families: 63.0% Campaspe — Lone Person: 22.2% Campaspe — Group Household: 14.8% Campaspe — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Basalt 74.3% houses
Basalt — Houses: 74.3% Basalt — Flats / Apartments: 25.7%
Campaspe 97.1% houses
Campaspe — Houses: 97.1% Campaspe — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Basalt Campaspe
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 13.0%
Basalt — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Campaspe — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 6.5%
Basalt — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Campaspe — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 4.1%
Basalt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Campaspe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Basalt 14.3% renting
Basalt — Owned Outright: 63.3% Basalt — Mortgage: 22.4% Basalt — Renting: 14.3%
Campaspe 27.6% renting
Campaspe — Owned Outright: 48.3% Campaspe — Mortgage: 24.1% Campaspe — Renting: 27.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Basalt Campaspe
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Basalt Campaspe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD

Liveability

Basalt Campaspe
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Campaspe carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 26); Campaspe carries more crime risk (65 vs 42).

Basalt Campaspe
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
65/100
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

Basalt Campaspe
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

Basalt Campaspe
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 129 336

Mobility

Basalt sits further from the CBD (1483 km vs 1332.2 km).

Basalt Campaspe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1483 km
+10% vs other
 1332.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1038 min 924 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4820
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.

Basalt Campaspe
Worked from Home 53.3% / 60.0%
Basalt — Worked from Home: 53.3% Campaspe — Worked from Home: 60.0%
Car (driver) 22.4% / 30.9%
Basalt — Car (driver): 22.4% Campaspe — Car (driver): 30.9%
Walked Only 21.5% / 9.1%
Basalt — Walked Only: 21.5% Campaspe — Walked Only: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / —
Basalt — Car (passenger): 2.8% Campaspe — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Basalt Campaspe
Elevation 472 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 275 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Basalt Campaspe
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
30 premises

Council rates

Basalt Campaspe
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Basalt Campaspe
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Basalt Campaspe
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Basalt

Rural

Campaspe

Rural

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