Einasleigh vs Georgetown

Georgetown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Einasleigh. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Einasleigh tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Georgetown suits families with children.

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

Georgetown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (35% vs 25%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 62%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 61/100)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Einasleigh has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
  • Georgetown has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Einasleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1681.1 km vs 1883.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1162 min vs 1301 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Einasleigh

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 14%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 18%)
  • But Georgetown carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Einasleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.4% vs -27.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Einasleigh Georgetown
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.

Einasleigh Georgetown
Walkability 0 / 0
Einasleigh — Walkability: 0/100 Georgetown — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 56
Einasleigh — Safety: 39/100 Georgetown — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 53 / 45
Einasleigh — Low fire risk: 53/100 Georgetown — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Georgetown has more residents (254 vs 87); Georgetown rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).

Einasleigh Georgetown
Population 87 254
+192% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.4% -27.0%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $60,112/yr $73,840/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $200/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Einasleigh Georgetown
0-4 4.6% / 7.1%
Einasleigh — 0-4: 4.6% Georgetown — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 10.3% / 12.6%
Einasleigh — 5-14: 10.3% Georgetown — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.6% / 1.6%
Einasleigh — 15-19: 4.6% Georgetown — 15-19: 1.6%
20-24 — / 2.8%
Einasleigh — 20-24: not among its largest Georgetown — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 6.9% / 18.9%
Einasleigh — 25-34: 6.9% Georgetown — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 13.8% / 11.0%
Einasleigh — 35-44: 13.8% Georgetown — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 18.4% / 16.1%
Einasleigh — 45-54: 18.4% Georgetown — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 19.5% / 14.2%
Einasleigh — 55-64: 19.5% Georgetown — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 19.5% / 9.1%
Einasleigh — 65-74: 19.5% Georgetown — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.9% / 6.3%
Einasleigh — 75-84: 6.9% Georgetown — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.4%
Einasleigh — 85+: not among its largest Georgetown — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Einasleigh Georgetown
New Zealand 6.9% / 1.6%
Einasleigh — New Zealand: 6.9% Georgetown — New Zealand: 1.6%
England — / 3.1%
Einasleigh — England: not among its largest Georgetown — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Einasleigh 75.0% lone person
Einasleigh — Lone Person: 75.0% Einasleigh — Couple Families: 25.0%
Georgetown 64.9% lone person
Georgetown — Lone Person: 64.9% Georgetown — Couple Families: 35.1%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Einasleigh 61.8% houses
Einasleigh — Houses: 61.8% Einasleigh — Flats / Apartments: 38.2%
Georgetown 86.0% houses
Georgetown — Houses: 86.0% Georgetown — Flats / Apartments: 14.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Einasleigh Georgetown
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 15.0%
Einasleigh — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Georgetown — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.3%
Einasleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Georgetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 6.7%
Einasleigh — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Georgetown — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Einasleigh — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Georgetown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Einasleigh 10.7% renting
Einasleigh — Owned Outright: 71.4% Einasleigh — Mortgage: 17.9% Einasleigh — Renting: 10.7%
Georgetown 26.6% renting
Georgetown — Owned Outright: 46.9% Georgetown — Mortgage: 26.6% Georgetown — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Einasleigh Georgetown
New dwellings approved 1
across Etheridge
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Einasleigh Georgetown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Einasleigh Georgetown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Einasleigh carries more crime risk (61 vs 44).

Einasleigh Georgetown
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
44/100
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

Einasleigh Georgetown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Einasleigh

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

Schools in Georgetown

  • Georgetown State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Einasleigh Georgetown
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 22 31

Mobility

Georgetown sits further from the CBD (1883.9 km vs 1681.1 km).

Einasleigh Georgetown
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1681.1 km 1883.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1162 min 1301 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4871
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4871
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.

Einasleigh Georgetown
Car (driver) 28.6% / 52.9%
Einasleigh — Car (driver): 28.6% Georgetown — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 21.0%
Einasleigh — Worked from Home: 42.9% Georgetown — Worked from Home: 21.0%
Walked Only 28.6% / 19.3%
Einasleigh — Walked Only: 28.6% Georgetown — Walked Only: 19.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Einasleigh — Car (passenger): not among its largest Georgetown — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Einasleigh Georgetown
Elevation 477 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Einasleigh Georgetown
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
59 premises

Council rates

Einasleigh Georgetown
Average residential rate $833/yr
same for both
Council Etheridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Einasleigh Georgetown
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Einasleigh Georgetown
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Einasleigh

Retirees Rural

Georgetown

Rural

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