Gunpowder vs Camooweal

In Gunpowder, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Camooweal, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Gunpowder tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Camooweal 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gunpowder carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 95/100)
  • Camooweal has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 38%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Camooweal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunpowder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $147/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Gunpowder

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1360 min vs 1423 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1949.3 km vs 2035.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunpowder

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Camooweal has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gunpowder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (141.9% vs 13.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gunpowder Camooweal
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.

Gunpowder Camooweal
Walkability 0 / 0
Gunpowder — Walkability: 0/100 Camooweal — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 5
Gunpowder — Safety: 29/100 Camooweal — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 41
Gunpowder — Low fire risk: 100/100 Camooweal — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Camooweal rents higher ($147/wk vs $0/wk); Camooweal has higher household incomes ($69,628 vs $21,684).

Gunpowder Camooweal
Population 104 236
+127% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +141.9% +13.5%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $21,684/yr $69,628/yr
+221% vs other
Median weekly rent — $147/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder Camooweal
0-4 — / 7.6%
Gunpowder — 0-4: not among its largest Camooweal — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 3.8% / 11.4%
Gunpowder — 5-14: 3.8% Camooweal — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 11.5% / 3.8%
Gunpowder — 15-19: 11.5% Camooweal — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 20.2% / 5.9%
Gunpowder — 20-24: 20.2% Camooweal — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 20.2% / 15.7%
Gunpowder — 25-34: 20.2% Camooweal — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 9.6% / 11.4%
Gunpowder — 35-44: 9.6% Camooweal — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.4% / 10.6%
Gunpowder — 45-54: 14.4% Camooweal — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 18.3% / 18.6%
Gunpowder — 55-64: 18.3% Camooweal — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 4.8% / 9.3%
Gunpowder — 65-74: 4.8% Camooweal — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 — / —
Gunpowder — 75-84: not among its largest Camooweal — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Gunpowder — 85+: not among its largest Camooweal — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder 100.0% lone person
Gunpowder — Lone Person: 100.0% Gunpowder — Couple Families: 0.0% Gunpowder — One Parent Families: 0.0% Gunpowder — Group Household: 0.0%
Camooweal 42.9% lone person
Camooweal — Lone Person: 42.9% Camooweal — Couple Families: 24.5% Camooweal — One Parent Families: 24.5% Camooweal — Group Household: 8.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder 0.0% renting
Gunpowder — Owned Outright: 0.0% Gunpowder — Mortgage: 100.0% Gunpowder — Renting: 0.0%
Camooweal 58.1% renting
Camooweal — Owned Outright: 34.9% Camooweal — Mortgage: 7.0% Camooweal — Renting: 58.1%
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.

Gunpowder Camooweal
New Zealand 3.8% / 1.7%
Gunpowder — New Zealand: 3.8% Camooweal — New Zealand: 1.7%
England — / 1.3%
Gunpowder — England: not among its largest Camooweal — England: 1.3%
Indonesia — / 1.3%
Gunpowder — Indonesia: not among its largest Camooweal — Indonesia: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Gunpowder Camooweal
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 16.1%
Gunpowder — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Camooweal — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 5.9%
Gunpowder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Camooweal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.1%
Gunpowder — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Camooweal — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder 37.5% houses
Gunpowder — Houses: 37.5% Gunpowder — Flats / Apartments: 62.5%
Camooweal 85.5% houses
Camooweal — Houses: 85.5% Camooweal — Flats / Apartments: 14.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Ranking within QLD

Gunpowder Camooweal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Gunpowder Camooweal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Camooweal carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Camooweal carries more crime risk (95 vs 71).

Gunpowder Camooweal
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
95/100
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

Gunpowder Camooweal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gunpowder

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

Schools in Camooweal

  • Camooweal State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Gunpowder Camooweal
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
GPs 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 195 308

Mobility

Camooweal sits further from the CBD (2035.8 km vs 1949.3 km).

Gunpowder Camooweal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1949.3 km 2035.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1360 min 1423 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4825
 0.0%
postcode 4828
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4825
 57
postcode 4828

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.

Gunpowder Camooweal
Walked Only 25.8% / 53.5%
Gunpowder — Walked Only: 25.8% Camooweal — Walked Only: 53.5%
Car (driver) 25.8% / 25.3%
Gunpowder — Car (driver): 25.8% Camooweal — Car (driver): 25.3%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 21.2%
Gunpowder — Worked from Home: 29.0% Camooweal — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 19.4% / —
Gunpowder — Car (passenger): 19.4% Camooweal — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).

Setting

Gunpowder Camooweal
Elevation 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 255 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunpowder Camooweal
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
61 premises

Council rates

Gunpowder Camooweal
Average residential rate $893/yr
same for both
Council Mount Isa
same for both

Federal electorate

Gunpowder Camooweal
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gunpowder Camooweal
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gunpowder

Multicultural Rural Students

Camooweal

Rural

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