Lawn Hill vs Camooweal
Camooweal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Lawn Hill. In Lawn Hill, most households own their home, the large majority of 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, Lawn Hill tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Camooweal suits renters 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
Lawn Hill
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 2)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 95/100)
- But Camooweal has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 0%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Lawn Hill has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $147/wk)
- Camooweal has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 33%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Camooweal
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1423 min vs 1513 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (2035.8 km vs 2122.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lawn Hill
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 14%)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 95/100)
- But Camooweal has more GPs (2 vs 0)
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 13.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lawn Hill 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.
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
Camooweal rents higher ($147/wk vs $0/wk); Camooweal has more residents (236 vs 63).
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 236 +275% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +231.6% | +13.5% |
| Median age | 43 | 36 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +29% vs other | $69,628/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $147/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 (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 (16.1%).
Ranking within QLD
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of QLD | Higher than 61% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of QLD | Higher than 21% of QLD |
Liveability
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Camooweal carries more crime risk (95 vs 62).
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | 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
| Lawn Hill | 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 Lawn Hill
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
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 15 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 8 | 308 |
Mobility
Lawn Hill sits further from the CBD (2122.2 km vs 2035.8 km).
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 2122.2 km +4% vs other | 2035.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1513 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.5%).
Setting
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 255 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Council rates
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,510/yr | $893/yr |
| Council | Burke | Mount Isa |
Federal electorate
| Lawn Hill | 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
| Lawn Hill | Camooweal | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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