Gilldora vs Lagoon Pocket
Lagoon Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Gilldora. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gilldora, about half of households are couple families. In Lagoon Pocket, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lagoon Pocket tends to suit families with children and 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
Lagoon Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 54%)
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gilldora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gilldora
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gilldora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 119 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (156.9 km vs 162.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Gilldora has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
- Lagoon Pocket carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lagoon Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.2% vs 28.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gilldora and Lagoon Pocket 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
Lagoon Pocket has more residents (170 vs 50); Gilldora skews older (51 vs 38).
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 170 +240% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +28.2% | +38.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 38 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +20% vs other | $93,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $335/wk | $400/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Development activity
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
Liveability
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Gilldora carries more crime risk (55 vs 40).
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| 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
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Lagoon Pocket sits further from the CBD (162.6 km vs 156.9 km).
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 156.9 km | 162.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 113 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.2 km | 38.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gilldora | Lagoon Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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