Charlestown vs Wattle Camp

Charlestown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Wattle Camp. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattle Camp, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wattle Camp tends to suit 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

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Charlestown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Camp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (175 min vs 211 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (217.4 km vs 233.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Charlestown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Charlestown Wattle Camp
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.

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Walkability 0 / 0
Charlestown — Walkability: 0/100 Wattle Camp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 33
Charlestown — Safety: 37/100 Wattle Camp — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 40 / 63
Charlestown — Low fire risk: 40/100 Wattle Camp — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Wattle Camp has more residents (543 vs 79); Charlestown has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $45,604).

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Population 79 543
+587% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.5% +5.0%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $58,448/yr
+22% vs other
 $45,604/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $235/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charlestown Wattle Camp
0-4 7.6% / 2.8%
Charlestown — 0-4: 7.6% Wattle Camp — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 10.1% / 11.8%
Charlestown — 5-14: 10.1% Wattle Camp — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.3% / 5.7%
Charlestown — 15-19: 6.3% Wattle Camp — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.1% / 2.9%
Charlestown — 20-24: 5.1% Wattle Camp — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.6% / 8.3%
Charlestown — 25-34: 7.6% Wattle Camp — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.4% / 9.2%
Charlestown — 35-44: 11.4% Wattle Camp — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 17.7% / 12.0%
Charlestown — 45-54: 17.7% Wattle Camp — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.9% / 23.4%
Charlestown — 55-64: 13.9% Wattle Camp — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 10.1% / 17.3%
Charlestown — 65-74: 10.1% Wattle Camp — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 11.4% / 5.2%
Charlestown — 75-84: 11.4% Wattle Camp — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 0.7%
Charlestown — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Camp — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 36.0% lone person
Charlestown — Lone Person: 36.0% Charlestown — Couple Families: 44.0% Charlestown — One Parent Families: 20.0% Charlestown — Group Household: 0.0%
Wattle Camp 49.2% lone person
Wattle Camp — Lone Person: 49.2% Wattle Camp — Couple Families: 30.5% Wattle Camp — One Parent Families: 11.7% Wattle Camp — Group Household: 8.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 24.3% renting
Charlestown — Owned Outright: 43.2% Charlestown — Mortgage: 32.4% Charlestown — Renting: 24.3%
Wattle Camp 8.5% renting
Wattle Camp — Owned Outright: 55.9% Wattle Camp — Mortgage: 35.6% Wattle Camp — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charlestown 100.0% houses
Charlestown — Houses: 100.0%
Wattle Camp 100.0% houses
Wattle Camp — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 16.2%
Charlestown — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Wattle Camp — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 2.9%
Charlestown — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Wattle Camp — Bachelor Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.3% / 0.9%
Charlestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3% Wattle Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / —
Charlestown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Wattle Camp — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.9%
Charlestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wattle Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Median house price — $502,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $260,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Charlestown Wattle Camp
New dwellings approved 198
across South Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Charlestown Wattle Camp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 11% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD

Liveability

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Grade — D
Score — 12/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Charlestown carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 37).

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
67/100
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

Charlestown Wattle Camp
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

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 15 1

Mobility

Charlestown sits further from the CBD (233.5 km vs 217.4 km).

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 233.5 km
+7% vs other
 217.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4608
 0.1%
postcode 4615
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 4608
 67
postcode 4615

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.

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Car (driver) 76.9% / 83.2%
Charlestown — Car (driver): 76.9% Wattle Camp — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 7.6%
Charlestown — Worked from Home: 23.1% Wattle Camp — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Charlestown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wattle Camp — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Charlestown — Walked Only: not among its largest Wattle Camp — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 368 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
292 premises

Council rates

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Average residential rate $1,401/yr
same for both
Council South Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Division Flynn Maranoa
Member Colin Boyce David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Charlestown Wattle Camp
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Charlestown

Rural

Wattle Camp

Rural

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