Breddan vs Dotswood

Breddan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Dotswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Breddan, about half of households are couple families. In Dotswood, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dotswood tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

Breddan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Breddan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dotswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Breddan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (930 min vs 976 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1372.2 km vs 1426.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dotswood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 20%)
  • But Breddan carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Breddan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.4% vs -17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Breddan Dotswood
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.

Breddan Dotswood
Walkability 0 / 0
Breddan — Walkability: 0/100 Dotswood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 16
Breddan — Safety: 42/100 Dotswood — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Breddan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dotswood — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Breddan rents higher ($360/wk vs $0/wk); Breddan has more residents (478 vs 83).

Breddan Dotswood
Population 478
+83% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% -17.8%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $95,316/yr
+48% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breddan Dotswood
0-4 4.0% / —
Breddan — 0-4: 4.0% Dotswood — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.4% / 7.2%
Breddan — 5-14: 13.4% Dotswood — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 7.3% / —
Breddan — 15-19: 7.3% Dotswood — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.3% / 13.3%
Breddan — 20-24: 3.3% Dotswood — 20-24: 13.3%
25-34 9.2% / 3.6%
Breddan — 25-34: 9.2% Dotswood — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 10.9% / 14.5%
Breddan — 35-44: 10.9% Dotswood — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 15.9% / 14.5%
Breddan — 45-54: 15.9% Dotswood — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 15.3% / 18.1%
Breddan — 55-64: 15.3% Dotswood — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 13.2% / 21.7%
Breddan — 65-74: 13.2% Dotswood — 65-74: 21.7%
75-84 5.9% / 12.0%
Breddan — 75-84: 5.9% Dotswood — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ 1.3% / —
Breddan — 85+: 1.3% Dotswood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breddan 50.0% couple families
Breddan — Couple Families: 50.0% Breddan — Lone Person: 35.2% Breddan — One Parent Families: 12.0% Breddan — Other Families: 2.8%
Dotswood 64.7% couple families
Dotswood — Couple Families: 64.7% Dotswood — Lone Person: 35.3% Dotswood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Dotswood — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Breddan 6.2% renting
Breddan — Owned Outright: 50.0% Breddan — Mortgage: 43.8% Breddan — Renting: 6.2%
Dotswood 0.0% renting
Dotswood — Owned Outright: 81.0% Dotswood — Mortgage: 19.0% Dotswood — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Breddan Dotswood
New Zealand 1.0% / 4.8%
Breddan — New Zealand: 1.0% Dotswood — New Zealand: 4.8%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Breddan — South Africa: 0.8% Dotswood — South Africa: not among its largest
England 0.6% / —
Breddan — England: 0.6% Dotswood — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Breddan — Germany: 0.6% Dotswood — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Breddan Dotswood
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 24.1%
Breddan — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Dotswood — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 7.2%
Breddan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Dotswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 4.8%
Breddan — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Dotswood — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Breddan — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Dotswood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Breddan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Dotswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breddan 93.7% houses
Breddan — Houses: 93.7% Breddan — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Breddan — Townhouses: 3.8%
Dotswood 71.4% houses
Dotswood — Houses: 71.4% Dotswood — Flats / Apartments: 28.6% Dotswood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Breddan Dotswood
Median house price $785,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Breddan Dotswood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Breddan Dotswood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Dotswood carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Dotswood carries more crime risk (84 vs 58).

Breddan Dotswood
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
84/100
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

Breddan Dotswood
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

Breddan Dotswood
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 10 41

Mobility

Dotswood sits further from the CBD (1426.4 km vs 1372.2 km).

Breddan Dotswood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1372.2 km 1426.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 930 min 976 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.

Breddan Dotswood
Car (driver) 76.1% / 37.8%
Breddan — Car (driver): 76.1% Dotswood — Car (driver): 37.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 51.4%
Breddan — Worked from Home: 16.7% Dotswood — Worked from Home: 51.4%
Walked Only — / 10.8%
Breddan — Walked Only: not among its largest Dotswood — Walked Only: 10.8%
Bus 5.6% / —
Breddan — Bus: 5.6% Dotswood — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.7% / —
Breddan — Car (passenger): 1.7% Dotswood — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Breddan Dotswood
Elevation 257 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Breddan Dotswood
Connectivity score 26/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Breddan Dotswood
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Breddan Dotswood
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Breddan Dotswood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Breddan

Rural

Dotswood

Retirees Rural

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