Camboon vs Lonesome Creek
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Camboon, the large majority of households rent. In Lonesome Creek, most households own their home. On these figures, Camboon tends to suit renters, while Lonesome Creek suits young adults and people living alone.
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
Camboon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 69%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Camboon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Camboon
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 29%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Camboon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (519.4 km vs 567.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 402 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Camboon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 47/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lonesome Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.8% vs -18.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Camboon and Lonesome Creek 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
Lonesome Creek rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Lonesome Creek has more residents (173 vs 76).
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 173 +128% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -18.3% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 38 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +5% vs other | $92,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Development activity
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Banana same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -93% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Camboon carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Lonesome Creek carries more crime risk (47 vs 12).
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 6 |
Mobility
Lonesome Creek sits further from the CBD (567.6 km vs 519.4 km).
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 519.4 km | 567.6 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 376 min | 402 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4719 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 4719 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 (60.9%).
Setting
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 346 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 150 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Council rates
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,081/yr same for both | |
| Council | Banana same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Camboon | Lonesome Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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