Gunpowder vs Lawn Hill
Gunpowder is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Lawn Hill. In both, most households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone.
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 has more separate houses rather than flats (38% vs 0%)
- Lawn Hill has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 1513 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1949.3 km vs 2122.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lawn Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 62%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lawn Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (231.6% vs 141.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gunpowder and Lawn Hill 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
Lawn Hill has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $21,684); Gunpowder has more residents (104 vs 63).
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 104 +39% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +141.9% | +231.6% |
| Median age | 34 | 43 |
| Median household income | $21,684/yr | $97,500/yr +350% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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 (12.7%).
Ranking within QLD
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 71% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 42% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
Liveability
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Lawn Hill carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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 | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 15 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 195 | 8 |
Mobility
Lawn Hill sits further from the CBD (2122.2 km vs 1949.3 km).
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1949.3 km | 2122.2 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1360 min | 1513 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4825 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 4825 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 (50.0%).
Setting
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Council rates
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $893/yr | $1,510/yr |
| Council | Mount Isa | Burke |
Federal electorate
| Gunpowder | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lawn Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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