Lagoon Pocket vs Long Flat

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Long Flat tends to suit people living alone and 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 6 things we measure here

  • Lagoon Pocket is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
  • Long Flat carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Long Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $400/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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lagoon Pocket has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 3%)
  • Long Flat carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Lagoon Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (38.2% vs 22.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
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.

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Walkability 0 / 0
Lagoon Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 Long Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 77
Lagoon Pocket — Safety: 60/100 Long Flat — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lagoon Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Long Flat — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lagoon Pocket has more residents (170 vs 98); Lagoon Pocket rents higher ($400/wk vs $350/wk).

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Population 170
+42% vs other
 98
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.2% +22.5%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $93,132/yr
+9% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+12% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
0-4 9.4% / 12.2%
Lagoon Pocket — 0-4: 9.4% Long Flat — 0-4: 12.2%
5-14 12.9% / 19.4%
Lagoon Pocket — 5-14: 12.9% Long Flat — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 6.5% / 7.1%
Lagoon Pocket — 15-19: 6.5% Long Flat — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.5% / —
Lagoon Pocket — 20-24: 3.5% Long Flat — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.5% / 11.2%
Lagoon Pocket — 25-34: 13.5% Long Flat — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 9.4% / 15.3%
Lagoon Pocket — 35-44: 9.4% Long Flat — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.9% / 11.2%
Lagoon Pocket — 45-54: 12.9% Long Flat — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 18.2% / 11.2%
Lagoon Pocket — 55-64: 18.2% Long Flat — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 10.0% / 3.1%
Lagoon Pocket — 65-74: 10.0% Long Flat — 65-74: 3.1%
75-84 4.7% / —
Lagoon Pocket — 75-84: 4.7% Long Flat — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lagoon Pocket — 85+: not among its largest Long Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lagoon Pocket 63.9% couple families
Lagoon Pocket — Couple Families: 63.9% Lagoon Pocket — Lone Person: 25.0% Lagoon Pocket — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Long Flat 60.0% couple families
Long Flat — Couple Families: 60.0% Long Flat — Lone Person: 40.0% Long Flat — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lagoon Pocket 6.1% renting
Lagoon Pocket — Owned Outright: 38.8% Lagoon Pocket — Mortgage: 55.1% Lagoon Pocket — Renting: 6.1%
Long Flat 9.7% renting
Long Flat — Owned Outright: 45.2% Long Flat — Mortgage: 45.2% Long Flat — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lagoon Pocket 100.0% houses
Lagoon Pocket — Houses: 100.0%
Long Flat 100.0% houses
Long Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 28.6%
Lagoon Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Long Flat — Certificate III & IV: 28.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.1%
Lagoon Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Long Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 3.1%
Lagoon Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Long Flat — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / —
Lagoon Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Long Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Lagoon Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Long Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Development activity

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Lagoon Pocket carries more crime risk (40 vs 23).

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
23/100
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

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
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

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 162.6 km 161.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 116 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Car (driver) 80.0% / 72.7%
Lagoon Pocket — Car (driver): 80.0% Long Flat — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 27.3%
Lagoon Pocket — Worked from Home: 15.4% Long Flat — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Lagoon Pocket — Car (passenger): 4.6% Long Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.1 km 40.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lagoon Pocket Long Flat
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lagoon Pocket

Family River Rural Young Families

Long Flat

Family Rural Young Families

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