Gatton vs Lawes

Lawes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 21 against 33 in Gatton. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gatton, most households own their home. In Lawes, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Gatton tends to suit people living alone, while Lawes suits renters and share households.

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

Gatton

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)

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

Renters

Lawes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gatton is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lawes sits closer to the CBD (87.5 km vs 90.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gatton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Gatton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.6% vs -68.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gatton Lawes
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.

Gatton Lawes
Walkability 81 / 0
Gatton — Walkability: 81/100 Lawes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 14
Gatton — Safety: 15/100 Lawes — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 89 / 100
Gatton — Low fire risk: 89/100 Lawes — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gatton has more residents (7,851 vs 105); Gatton skews older (33 vs 21).

Gatton Lawes
Population 7,851
+99% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% -68.0%
Median age 33 21
Median household income $66,300/yr
+12% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+15% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gatton Lawes
0-4 5.6% / 6.7%
Gatton — 0-4: 5.6% Lawes — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 11.0% / 13.3%
Gatton — 5-14: 11.0% Lawes — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.5% / 23.8%
Gatton — 15-19: 6.5% Lawes — 15-19: 23.8%
20-24 8.8% / 19.0%
Gatton — 20-24: 8.8% Lawes — 20-24: 19.0%
25-34 20.0% / 16.2%
Gatton — 25-34: 20.0% Lawes — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 11.5% / 14.3%
Gatton — 35-44: 11.5% Lawes — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 9.8% / —
Gatton — 45-54: 9.8% Lawes — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 9.3% / —
Gatton — 55-64: 9.3% Lawes — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 8.5% / —
Gatton — 65-74: 8.5% Lawes — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 6.1% / —
Gatton — 75-84: 6.1% Lawes — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.6% / —
Gatton — 85+: 2.6% Lawes — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gatton 32.1% couple families
Gatton — Couple Families: 32.1% Gatton — Lone Person: 35.5% Gatton — Group Household: 12.4% Gatton — One Parent Families: 18.1% Gatton — Other Families: 1.9%
Lawes 36.4% couple families
Lawes — Couple Families: 36.4% Lawes — Lone Person: 27.3% Lawes — Group Household: 36.4% Lawes — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lawes — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gatton 43.1% renting
Gatton — Owned Outright: 31.8% Gatton — Mortgage: 25.1% Gatton — Renting: 43.1%
Lawes 100.0% renting
Lawes — Owned Outright: 0.0% Lawes — Mortgage: 0.0% Lawes — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gatton Lawes
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 13.3%
Gatton — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Lawes — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / —
Gatton — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Lawes — Certificate III & IV: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 10.5%
Gatton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Lawes — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 4.8%
Gatton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Lawes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Gatton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Lawes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

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.

Gatton Lawes
India 4.1% / 6.7%
Gatton — India: 4.1% Lawes — India: 6.7%
Sri Lanka — / 6.7%
Gatton — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lawes — Sri Lanka: 6.7%
Indonesia — / 6.7%
Gatton — Indonesia: not among its largest Lawes — Indonesia: 6.7%
Myanmar 1.0% / 5.7%
Gatton — Myanmar: 1.0% Lawes — Myanmar: 5.7%
Taiwan 3.8% / —
Gatton — Taiwan: 3.8% Lawes — Taiwan: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 3.8%
Gatton — Vietnam: not among its largest Lawes — Vietnam: 3.8%
China 1.7% / —
Gatton — China: 1.7% Lawes — China: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Gatton — New Zealand: 1.3% Lawes — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 1.3% / —
Gatton — England: 1.3% Lawes — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gatton 83.1% houses
Gatton — Houses: 83.1% Gatton — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Gatton — Townhouses: 11.1%
Lawes 90.9% houses
Lawes — Houses: 90.9% Lawes — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Lawes — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gatton Lawes
Median house price $710,000 —
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price $397,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 70 sales
 —

Development activity

Gatton Lawes
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
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.

Gatton Lawes
Houses 4.3%
$628/wk on $754K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gatton Lawes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
Schools Higher than 61% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of QLD —

Liveability

Gatton is more walkable (81 vs 0).

Gatton Lawes
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gatton carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0).

Gatton Lawes
Bushfire Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
85/100
 High
86/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gatton Lawes
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gatton

  • Our Lady of Good Counsel School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lockyer District State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Peace Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Gatton State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Lawes

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gatton Lawes
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 2
Parks & reserves 9 3
Childcare 8 0
GPs 6 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Gatton sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 87.5 km).

Gatton Lawes
Walkability score 81/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 90.8 km
+4% vs other
 87.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 75 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 31 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Gatton Lawes
Car (driver) 75.9% / 42.4%
Gatton — Car (driver): 75.9% Lawes — Car (driver): 42.4%
Car (passenger) 15.2% / 24.2%
Gatton — Car (passenger): 15.2% Lawes — Car (passenger): 24.2%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 21.2%
Gatton — Worked from Home: 5.1% Lawes — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Walked Only 2.4% / 12.1%
Gatton — Walked Only: 2.4% Lawes — Walked Only: 12.1%
Bus 1.2% / —
Gatton — Bus: 1.2% Lawes — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Gatton Lawes
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gatton Lawes
Connectivity score 69/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
3,628 premises
 0%
96 premises

Climate

Gatton Lawes
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Gatton Lawes
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Gatton Lawes
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gatton Lawes
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gatton

Parks

Lawes

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