Columbia vs Queenton

Queenton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Columbia. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Columbia, most households are couple families. On these figures, Columbia tends to suit couples, while Queenton suits 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

Columbia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Columbia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Queenton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1357.8 km vs 1362 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Queenton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Columbia Queenton
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.

Columbia Queenton
Walkability 4 / 26
Columbia — Walkability: 4/100 Queenton — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 23 / 20
Columbia — Safety: 23/100 Queenton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Columbia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queenton has more residents (1,236 vs 97); Columbia has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $64,012).

Columbia Queenton
Population 97 1,236
+1174% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.0% -3.8%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $107,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+5% vs other
 $209/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Columbia Queenton
0-4 3.1% / 4.8%
Columbia — 0-4: 3.1% Queenton — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.5% / 14.2%
Columbia — 5-14: 16.5% Queenton — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 9.3% / 8.8%
Columbia — 15-19: 9.3% Queenton — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 — / 6.2%
Columbia — 20-24: not among its largest Queenton — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 6.2% / 11.2%
Columbia — 25-34: 6.2% Queenton — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 15.5% / 11.1%
Columbia — 35-44: 15.5% Queenton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.3% / 12.0%
Columbia — 45-54: 11.3% Queenton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 16.5% / 13.3%
Columbia — 55-64: 16.5% Queenton — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 11.3% / 11.4%
Columbia — 65-74: 11.3% Queenton — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 4.1% / 6.2%
Columbia — 75-84: 4.1% Queenton — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.3%
Columbia — 85+: not among its largest Queenton — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Columbia 71.4% couple families
Columbia — Couple Families: 71.4% Columbia — Lone Person: 28.6% Columbia — One Parent Families: 0.0% Columbia — Group Household: 0.0% Columbia — Other Families: 0.0%
Queenton 26.1% couple families
Queenton — Couple Families: 26.1% Queenton — Lone Person: 44.1% Queenton — One Parent Families: 21.6% Queenton — Group Household: 7.3% Queenton — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Columbia 0.0% renting
Columbia — Owned Outright: 36.0% Columbia — Mortgage: 64.0% Columbia — Renting: 0.0%
Queenton 40.5% renting
Queenton — Owned Outright: 32.6% Queenton — Mortgage: 26.9% Queenton — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Columbia 100.0% houses
Columbia — Houses: 100.0% Columbia — Townhouses: 0.0% Columbia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Queenton 90.8% houses
Queenton — Houses: 90.8% Queenton — Townhouses: 7.6% Queenton — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Columbia Queenton
Certificate III & IV 23.7% / 14.3%
Columbia — Certificate III & IV: 23.7% Queenton — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 3.8%
Columbia — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Queenton — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.1%
Columbia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Queenton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Columbia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Queenton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Columbia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Queenton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Property market

Columbia Queenton
Median house price — $320,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 134 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Columbia Queenton
Houses — 7.0%
$470/wk on $350K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Columbia Queenton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Queenton is more walkable (26 vs 4).

Columbia Queenton
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Columbia Queenton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
80/100
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

Columbia Queenton
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

Columbia Queenton
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Columbia sits further from the CBD (1362 km vs 1357.8 km).

Columbia Queenton
Walkability score 4/100 26/100
Distance to Brisbane 1362 km 1357.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 922 min 918 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.

Columbia Queenton
Car (driver) 90.0% / 80.2%
Columbia — Car (driver): 90.0% Queenton — Car (driver): 80.2%
Bus 10.0% / 4.4%
Columbia — Bus: 10.0% Queenton — Bus: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 8.5%
Columbia — Car (passenger): not among its largest Queenton — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Columbia — Walked Only: not among its largest Queenton — Walked Only: 3.7%
Worked from Home — / 3.2%
Columbia — Worked from Home: not among its largest Queenton — Worked from Home: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Columbia Queenton
Elevation 285 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 306 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Columbia Queenton
Connectivity score 35/100 77/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
47 premises
 60%
658 premises

Climate

Columbia Queenton
Annual rainfall 690 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Columbia Queenton
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Columbia Queenton
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Columbia Queenton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Columbia

Rural

Queenton

Acreage Affordable

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