Damascus vs Gin Gin

Gin Gin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 58 in Damascus. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Damascus, most households are people living alone. In Gin Gin, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Damascus: a median of $631,000, against $480,000 in Gin Gin, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Damascus tends to suit people living alone, while Gin Gin suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Damascus

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
  • But Gin Gin has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $631,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gin Gin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (252 min vs 266 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (364.3 km vs 369.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Damascus carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 84/100)
  • Gin Gin has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gin Gin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Damascus Gin Gin
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.

Damascus Gin Gin
Walkability 0 / 4
Damascus — Walkability: 0/100 Gin Gin — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 54 / 16
Damascus — Safety: 54/100 Gin Gin — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Damascus — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gin Gin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gin Gin has more residents (1,139 vs 96); Damascus skews older (58 vs 51).

Damascus Gin Gin
Population 96 1,139
+1086% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +8.2%
Median age 58 51
Median household income $48,516/yr
+3% vs other
 $47,008/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Damascus Gin Gin
0-4 3.1% / 4.5%
Damascus — 0-4: 3.1% Gin Gin — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.4% / 10.1%
Damascus — 5-14: 10.4% Gin Gin — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Damascus — 15-19: not among its largest Gin Gin — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.2% / 5.5%
Damascus — 20-24: 4.2% Gin Gin — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 3.1% / 9.0%
Damascus — 25-34: 3.1% Gin Gin — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 3.1% / 7.8%
Damascus — 35-44: 3.1% Gin Gin — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 10.4% / 11.5%
Damascus — 45-54: 10.4% Gin Gin — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 19.8% / 15.4%
Damascus — 55-64: 19.8% Gin Gin — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 21.9% / 16.4%
Damascus — 65-74: 21.9% Gin Gin — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 10.4% / 9.9%
Damascus — 75-84: 10.4% Gin Gin — 75-84: 9.9%
85+ — / 4.2%
Damascus — 85+: not among its largest Gin Gin — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Damascus 63.2% lone person
Damascus — Lone Person: 63.2% Damascus — Couple Families: 36.8% Damascus — One Parent Families: 0.0% Damascus — Group Household: 0.0% Damascus — Other Families: 0.0%
Gin Gin 49.1% lone person
Gin Gin — Lone Person: 49.1% Gin Gin — Couple Families: 22.1% Gin Gin — One Parent Families: 18.4% Gin Gin — Group Household: 7.7% Gin Gin — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 0.0% renting
Damascus — Owned Outright: 60.0% Damascus — Mortgage: 40.0% Damascus — Renting: 0.0%
Gin Gin 36.4% renting
Gin Gin — Owned Outright: 45.9% Gin Gin — Mortgage: 17.7% Gin Gin — Renting: 36.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Damascus Gin Gin
England 9.4% / 3.6%
Damascus — England: 9.4% Gin Gin — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 5.2% / 2.4%
Damascus — New Zealand: 5.2% Gin Gin — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Damascus — Philippines: not among its largest Gin Gin — Philippines: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.1%
Damascus — Germany: not among its largest Gin Gin — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Damascus — Netherlands: not among its largest Gin Gin — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Damascus Gin Gin
Certificate III & IV 26.0% / 13.9%
Damascus — Certificate III & IV: 26.0% Gin Gin — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.3%
Damascus — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Gin Gin — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.1%
Damascus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Gin Gin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.6%
Damascus — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gin Gin — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Damascus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gin Gin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 100.0% houses
Damascus — Houses: 100.0% Damascus — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Damascus — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gin Gin 85.2% houses
Gin Gin — Houses: 85.2% Gin Gin — Flats / Apartments: 7.4% Gin Gin — Townhouses: 7.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Damascus Gin Gin
Median house price $631,000 $480,000
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price — $560,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Damascus Gin Gin
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Damascus Gin Gin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Damascus Gin Gin
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gin Gin carries more crime risk (84 vs 46).

Damascus Gin Gin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 High
84/100
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

Damascus Gin Gin
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Damascus

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Gin Gin

  • Gin Gin State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Gin Gin State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Damascus Gin Gin
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Damascus sits further from the CBD (369.4 km vs 364.3 km).

Damascus Gin Gin
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 369.4 km
+1% vs other
 364.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 252 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Damascus Gin Gin
Car (driver) 76.0% / 63.8%
Damascus — Car (driver): 76.0% Gin Gin — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 8.7%
Damascus — Worked from Home: 24.0% Gin Gin — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Bus — / 10.5%
Damascus — Bus: not among its largest Gin Gin — Bus: 10.5%
Walked Only — / 8.7%
Damascus — Walked Only: not among its largest Gin Gin — Walked Only: 8.7%
Car (passenger) — / 8.4%
Damascus — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gin Gin — Car (passenger): 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Damascus Gin Gin
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 40.1 km

NBN connectivity

Damascus Gin Gin
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
626 premises

Climate

Damascus Gin Gin
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Damascus Gin Gin
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Damascus Gin Gin
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Damascus Gin Gin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Damascus

Retirees Rural

Gin Gin

Acreage Affordable Retirees River

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