Green Hill vs Packers Camp

Packers Camp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Green Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Green Hill, about half of households are couple families. In Packers Camp, most households are couple families. On these figures, Green Hill tends to suit people living alone, while Packers Camp suits 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

Packers Camp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 66%)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Packers Camp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs 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 11.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Green Hill 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.

Green Hill 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.

Green Hill Packers Camp
Walkability 0 / 0
Green Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Packers Camp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 79
Green Hill — Safety: 81/100 Packers Camp — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 23 / 100
Green Hill — Low fire risk: 23/100 Packers Camp — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Hill has more residents (177 vs 136); Green Hill rents higher ($370/wk vs $300/wk).

Green Hill Packers Camp
Population 177
+23% vs other
 136
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +28.3%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $108,004/yr $124,748/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Hill Packers Camp
0-4 5.1% / 5.1%
Green Hill — 0-4: 5.1% Packers Camp — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 9.0% / 20.6%
Green Hill — 5-14: 9.0% Packers Camp — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 7.9% / 6.6%
Green Hill — 15-19: 7.9% Packers Camp — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 7.3% / 3.7%
Green Hill — 20-24: 7.3% Packers Camp — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 10.2% / 5.1%
Green Hill — 25-34: 10.2% Packers Camp — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 8.5% / 9.6%
Green Hill — 35-44: 8.5% Packers Camp — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 20.9% / 25.7%
Green Hill — 45-54: 20.9% Packers Camp — 45-54: 25.7%
55-64 15.3% / 10.3%
Green Hill — 55-64: 15.3% Packers Camp — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 7.3% / 10.3%
Green Hill — 65-74: 7.3% Packers Camp — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 6.8% / 7.4%
Green Hill — 75-84: 6.8% Packers Camp — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 2.8% / 2.9%
Green Hill — 85+: 2.8% Packers Camp — 85+: 2.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 46.9% couple families
Green Hill — Couple Families: 46.9% Green Hill — Lone Person: 34.4% Green Hill — One Parent Families: 18.8%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 31.1% renting
Green Hill — Owned Outright: 27.9% Green Hill — Mortgage: 41.0% Green Hill — Renting: 31.1%
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

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.

Green Hill Packers Camp
New Zealand — / 4.4%
Green Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Packers Camp — New Zealand: 4.4%
Netherlands — / 2.9%
Green Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest Packers Camp — Netherlands: 2.9%
England 2.8% / —
Green Hill — England: 2.8% Packers Camp — England: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Green Hill Packers Camp
Certificate III & IV 27.7% / 15.4%
Green Hill — Certificate III & IV: 27.7% Packers Camp — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 8.8%
Green Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Packers Camp — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 3.7%
Green Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Packers Camp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.4%
Green Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Packers Camp — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Green Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Packers Camp — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Hill 100.0% houses
Green Hill — Houses: 100.0% Green Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Packers Camp 92.5% houses
Packers Camp — Houses: 92.5% Packers Camp — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Green Hill Packers Camp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% 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 54% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Green Hill Packers Camp
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Green Hill carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0).

Green Hill Packers Camp
Bushfire High
77/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
19/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Green Hill Packers Camp
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

Green Hill Packers Camp
Waterways 7
same for both

Mobility

Green Hill Packers Camp
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1688.3 km 1687.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1163 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.

Green Hill Packers Camp
Car (driver) 72.5% / 66.0%
Green Hill — Car (driver): 72.5% Packers Camp — Car (driver): 66.0%
Worked from Home 19.8% / 26.0%
Green Hill — Worked from Home: 19.8% Packers Camp — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Walked Only 3.3% / 8.0%
Green Hill — Walked Only: 3.3% Packers Camp — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / —
Green Hill — Car (passenger): 4.4% Packers Camp — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Green Hill Packers Camp
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Green Hill Packers Camp
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Green Hill 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)

Green Hill 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

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

Federal electorate

Green Hill 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

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

Tags

Green Hill

Rural

Packers Camp

Family Rural

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