Causeway Lake vs Lammermoor
Lammermoor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 55 in Causeway Lake. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Lammermoor, most households are couple families. On these figures, Causeway Lake tends to suit people living alone, while Lammermoor 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
Lammermoor
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lammermoor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Causeway Lake
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Causeway Lake sits closer to the CBD (679.3 km vs 681.9 km)
- Lammermoor is more walkable (40/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Causeway Lake
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 8%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
- But Lammermoor is more walkable (40/100 vs 12/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lammermoor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.7% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Causeway Lake and Lammermoor 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
Lammermoor has more residents (2,551 vs 121); Lammermoor has higher household incomes ($112,684 vs $62,816).
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 121 | 2,551 +2008% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +17.7% |
| Median age | 55 | 38 |
| Median household income | $62,816/yr | $112,684/yr +79% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $263/wk | $400/wk +52% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (4.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $890,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $555,000 |
| Median land price | — | $462,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 31 days from 43 sales |
Development activity
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.6% $690/wk on $990K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 81% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 31% of QLD |
Liveability
Lammermoor is more walkable (40 vs 12).
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A |
| Score | — | 67/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 95/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Causeway Lake
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lammermoor
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Lammermoor sits further from the CBD (681.9 km vs 679.3 km).
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 40/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 679.3 km | 681.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 474 min | 477 min |
| Public transport score | 26/100 Bus | 47/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 14.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 21 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4703 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4703 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 795 m 1.2 km to a named beach | 279 m 315 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 79/100 | 72/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 62% 55 premises | 49% 1,187 premises |
Climate
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Causeway Lake | Lammermoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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