Hervey Range vs Dotswood
Hervey Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Dotswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Hervey Range tends to suit families with children, while Dotswood suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Hervey Range
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 84/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 71%)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hervey Range
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dotswood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $365/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hervey Range sits closer to the CBD (1403.8 km vs 1426.4 km)
- Dotswood has a shorter drive in (976 min vs 987 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dotswood
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 2%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)
- But Hervey Range carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hervey Range
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.7% vs -17.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hervey Range and Dotswood 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
Hervey Range rents higher ($365/wk vs $0/wk); Hervey Range has more residents (295 vs 83).
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 295 +72% vs other | 83 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | -17.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 52 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +49% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $365/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (24.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $838,750 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 24 across Charters Towers same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 11% of QLD |
Liveability
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dotswood carries more crime risk (84 vs 54); Hervey Range carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 42).
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | High 84/100 |
| 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
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 41 |
Mobility
Dotswood sits further from the CBD (1426.4 km vs 1403.8 km).
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1403.8 km | 1426.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 987 min | 976 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4817 | 0.2% postcode 4820 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 4817 | 49 postcode 4820 |
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 (73.2%).
Setting
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 527 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 324 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 57 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Council rates
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,328/yr same for both | |
| Council | Charters Towers same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hervey Range | Dotswood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.