Gordonvale vs Packers Camp

Gordonvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Packers Camp. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Packers Camp, most households are couple families. On these figures, Packers Camp 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

Gordonvale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • But Packers Camp carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gordonvale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1154 min vs 1165 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1680 km vs 1687.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gordonvale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Packers Camp carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.3% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gordonvale Packers Camp
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.

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Walkability 21 / 0
Gordonvale — Walkability: 21/100 Packers Camp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 79
Gordonvale — Safety: 21/100 Packers Camp — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Gordonvale — Low fire risk: 59/100 Packers Camp — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gordonvale has more residents (6,944 vs 136); Packers Camp has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $86,268).

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Population 6,944
+98% vs other
 136
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +28.3%
Median age 38 45
Median household income $86,268/yr $124,748/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gordonvale Packers Camp
0-4 5.6% / 5.1%
Gordonvale — 0-4: 5.6% Packers Camp — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 16.0% / 20.6%
Gordonvale — 5-14: 16.0% Packers Camp — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 6.9% / 6.6%
Gordonvale — 15-19: 6.9% Packers Camp — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.3% / 3.7%
Gordonvale — 20-24: 5.3% Packers Camp — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 12.3% / 5.1%
Gordonvale — 25-34: 12.3% Packers Camp — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 12.6% / 9.6%
Gordonvale — 35-44: 12.6% Packers Camp — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.8% / 25.7%
Gordonvale — 45-54: 12.8% Packers Camp — 45-54: 25.7%
55-64 12.7% / 10.3%
Gordonvale — 55-64: 12.7% Packers Camp — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 9.5% / 10.3%
Gordonvale — 65-74: 9.5% Packers Camp — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.7% / 7.4%
Gordonvale — 75-84: 4.7% Packers Camp — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 1.7% / 2.9%
Gordonvale — 85+: 1.7% Packers Camp — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gordonvale 44.6% couple families
Gordonvale — Couple Families: 44.6% Gordonvale — Lone Person: 29.3% Gordonvale — One Parent Families: 20.9% Gordonvale — Group Household: 3.9% Gordonvale — Other Families: 1.4%
Packers Camp 69.2% couple families
Packers Camp — Couple Families: 69.2% Packers Camp — Lone Person: 15.4% Packers Camp — One Parent Families: 15.4% Packers Camp — Group Household: 0.0% Packers Camp — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gordonvale 25.0% renting
Gordonvale — Owned Outright: 31.5% Gordonvale — Mortgage: 43.5% Gordonvale — Renting: 25.0%
Packers Camp 21.6% renting
Packers Camp — Owned Outright: 54.1% Packers Camp — Mortgage: 24.3% Packers Camp — Renting: 21.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 15.4%
Gordonvale — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Packers Camp — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 8.8%
Gordonvale — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Packers Camp — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 3.7%
Gordonvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Packers Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 4.4%
Gordonvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Packers Camp — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.2%
Gordonvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Packers Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Gordonvale Packers Camp
New Zealand 1.5% / 4.4%
Gordonvale — New Zealand: 1.5% Packers Camp — New Zealand: 4.4%
Netherlands — / 2.9%
Gordonvale — Netherlands: not among its largest Packers Camp — Netherlands: 2.9%
England 2.2% / —
Gordonvale — England: 2.2% Packers Camp — England: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Gordonvale — India: 0.6% Packers Camp — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.6% / —
Gordonvale — Philippines: 0.6% Packers Camp — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Gordonvale — Germany: 0.4% Packers Camp — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gordonvale 95.2% houses
Gordonvale — Houses: 95.2% Gordonvale — Flats / Apartments: 2.0% Gordonvale — Townhouses: 2.7%
Packers Camp 92.5% houses
Packers Camp — Houses: 92.5% Packers Camp — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Packers Camp — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Median house price $700,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,050,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 70 sales
 —

Development activity

Gordonvale Packers Camp
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
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.

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Houses 5.2%
$725/wk on $725K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gordonvale Packers Camp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools Higher than 54% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD —

Liveability

Gordonvale is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Grade D —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gordonvale carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Gordonvale carries more crime risk (79 vs 21).

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
21/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Gordonvale

  • Gordonvale State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gordonvale State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Michael's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Cairns Adventist College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Djarragun College Independent · Combined

Schools in Packers Camp

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

Amenities in the suburb

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 22 7

Mobility

Packers Camp sits further from the CBD (1687.1 km vs 1680 km).

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1680 km 1687.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1154 min 1165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4865
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4865
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.

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Car (driver) 77.9% / 66.0%
Gordonvale — Car (driver): 77.9% Packers Camp — Car (driver): 66.0%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 26.0%
Gordonvale — Worked from Home: 11.4% Packers Camp — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Walked Only 2.9% / 8.0%
Gordonvale — Walked Only: 2.9% Packers Camp — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Gordonvale — Car (passenger): 5.6% Packers Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.2% / —
Gordonvale — Bus: 1.2% Packers Camp — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.4 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Connectivity score 71/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
3,056 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gordonvale Packers Camp
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gordonvale Packers Camp
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gordonvale

Acreage

Packers Camp

Family Rural

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