Condamine vs Drillham South
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Drillham South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Drillham South tends to suit 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
Drillham South
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 68/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)
- But Condamine has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Drillham South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Condamine
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (339.2 km vs 362.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 262 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Drillham South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Drillham South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.0% vs -23.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Condamine and Drillham South 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
Condamine has more residents (294 vs 73); Drillham South has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $72,956).
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 294 +75% vs other | 73 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -23.4% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 37 | 35 |
| Median household income | $72,956/yr | $108,316/yr +48% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $355,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $65,000 | — |
Development activity
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 2% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 27% of QLD |
Liveability
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Condamine carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0); Condamine carries more crime risk (68 vs 28).
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 68/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Condamine
- Condamine State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Drillham South
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 12 |
Mobility
Drillham South sits further from the CBD (362.8 km vs 339.2 km).
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 339.2 km | 362.8 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 262 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4416 | 0.0% postcode 4424 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 4416 | 43 postcode 4424 |
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 (63.6%).
Setting
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 279 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 152 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 587 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Condamine | Drillham South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.