Lagoon Pocket vs The Dawn

Lagoon Pocket is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in The Dawn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lagoon Pocket, most households are couple families. In The Dawn, about half of households are couple families.

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

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 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

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lagoon Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (162.6 km vs 166.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 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 10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lagoon Pocket and The Dawn 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 The Dawn
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 The Dawn
Walkability 0 / 0
Lagoon Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 The Dawn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 76
Lagoon Pocket — Safety: 60/100 The Dawn — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lagoon Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Dawn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

The Dawn has more residents (604 vs 170); Lagoon Pocket rents higher ($400/wk vs $305/wk).

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Population 170 604
+255% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.2% +10.8%
Median age 38 44
Median household income $93,132/yr
+17% vs other
 $77,636/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+24% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
0-4 9.4% / 4.0%
Lagoon Pocket — 0-4: 9.4% The Dawn — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.9% / 14.9%
Lagoon Pocket — 5-14: 12.9% The Dawn — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.5% / 8.6%
Lagoon Pocket — 15-19: 6.5% The Dawn — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.5% / 3.3%
Lagoon Pocket — 20-24: 3.5% The Dawn — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 13.5% / 7.6%
Lagoon Pocket — 25-34: 13.5% The Dawn — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 9.4% / 12.4%
Lagoon Pocket — 35-44: 9.4% The Dawn — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.9% / 13.7%
Lagoon Pocket — 45-54: 12.9% The Dawn — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 18.2% / 19.4%
Lagoon Pocket — 55-64: 18.2% The Dawn — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 10.0% / 9.4%
Lagoon Pocket — 65-74: 10.0% The Dawn — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 4.7% / 5.8%
Lagoon Pocket — 75-84: 4.7% The Dawn — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.2%
Lagoon Pocket — 85+: not among its largest The Dawn — 85+: 1.2%

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% Lagoon Pocket — Other Families: 0.0%
The Dawn 54.0% couple families
The Dawn — Couple Families: 54.0% The Dawn — Lone Person: 26.3% The Dawn — One Parent Families: 16.1% The Dawn — Other Families: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other 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%
The Dawn 5.0% renting
The Dawn — Owned Outright: 43.5% The Dawn — Mortgage: 51.5% The Dawn — Renting: 5.0%
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%
The Dawn 100.0% houses
The Dawn — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 21.2%
Lagoon Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% The Dawn — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 8.4%
Lagoon Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% The Dawn — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 6.6%
Lagoon Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% The Dawn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.2%
Lagoon Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% The Dawn — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.7%
Lagoon Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% The Dawn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Median house price — $1,055,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $880,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
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 24).

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
24/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
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 The Dawn
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

The Dawn sits further from the CBD (166.4 km vs 162.6 km).

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 162.6 km 166.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 121 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 The Dawn
Car (driver) 80.0% / 74.3%
Lagoon Pocket — Car (driver): 80.0% The Dawn — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 13.5%
Lagoon Pocket — Worked from Home: 15.4% The Dawn — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 9.4%
Lagoon Pocket — Car (passenger): 4.6% The Dawn — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Lagoon Pocket — Walked Only: not among its largest The Dawn — Walked Only: 2.9%

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

Setting

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.1 km 38.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Lagoon Pocket The Dawn
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 The Dawn
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

The Dawn

Acreage River

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