Lawn Hill vs Doomadgee

Doomadgee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 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 Doomadgee, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lawn Hill tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Doomadgee 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 97/100)
  • But Doomadgee has more separate houses rather than flats (89% 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 $120/wk)
  • Doomadgee has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 33%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lawn Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (2122.2 km vs 2230 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1513 min vs 1569 min)

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 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Doomadgee has more GPs (3 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 -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lawn Hill and Doomadgee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
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.

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Lawn Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Doomadgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 3
Lawn Hill — Safety: 38/100 Doomadgee — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Lawn Hill — Low fire risk: 42/100 Doomadgee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Doomadgee rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Doomadgee has more residents (1,387 vs 63).

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Population 63 1,387
+2102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +231.6% -1.3%
Median age 43 25
Median household income $97,500/yr
+35% vs other
 $63,596/yr
Median weekly rent — $120/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
0-4 — / 10.8%
Lawn Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Doomadgee — 0-4: 10.8%
5-14 4.8% / 20.4%
Lawn Hill — 5-14: 4.8% Doomadgee — 5-14: 20.4%
15-19 — / 9.5%
Lawn Hill — 15-19: not among its largest Doomadgee — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 12.7% / 9.3%
Lawn Hill — 20-24: 12.7% Doomadgee — 20-24: 9.3%
25-34 23.8% / 17.6%
Lawn Hill — 25-34: 23.8% Doomadgee — 25-34: 17.6%
35-44 17.5% / 11.5%
Lawn Hill — 35-44: 17.5% Doomadgee — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 23.8% / 9.9%
Lawn Hill — 45-54: 23.8% Doomadgee — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 23.8% / 7.9%
Lawn Hill — 55-64: 23.8% Doomadgee — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 6.3% / 2.5%
Lawn Hill — 65-74: 6.3% Doomadgee — 65-74: 2.5%
75-84 — / 0.4%
Lawn Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Doomadgee — 75-84: 0.4%
85+ — / 0.3%
Lawn Hill — 85+: not among its largest Doomadgee — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lawn Hill 100.0% lone person
Lawn Hill — Lone Person: 100.0% Lawn Hill — Couple Families: 0.0% Lawn Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lawn Hill — Other Families: 0.0% Lawn Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Doomadgee 12.4% lone person
Doomadgee — Lone Person: 12.4% Doomadgee — Couple Families: 51.7% Doomadgee — One Parent Families: 28.6% Doomadgee — Other Families: 3.8% Doomadgee — Group Household: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lawn Hill 33.3% renting
Lawn Hill — Owned Outright: 66.7% Lawn Hill — Mortgage: 0.0% Lawn Hill — Renting: 33.3%
Doomadgee 100.0% renting
Doomadgee — Owned Outright: 0.0% Doomadgee — Mortgage: 0.0% Doomadgee — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lawn Hill 100.0% flats / apartments
Lawn Hill — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Lawn Hill — Houses: 0.0% Lawn Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Doomadgee 9.8% flats / apartments
Doomadgee — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Doomadgee — Houses: 89.1% Doomadgee — Townhouses: 1.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 7.5%
Lawn Hill — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Doomadgee — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.7% / 1.2%
Lawn Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7% Doomadgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 3.2%
Lawn Hill — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Doomadgee — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Lawn Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Doomadgee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Lawn Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Doomadgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

Ranking within QLD

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD

Liveability

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lawn Hill carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Doomadgee carries more crime risk (97 vs 62).

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 High
97/100
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 Doomadgee
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 Doomadgee

  • Doomadgee State School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Parks & reserves 15 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Doomadgee sits further from the CBD (2230 km vs 2122.2 km).

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 2122.2 km 2230 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1513 min 1569 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4825
 0.0%
postcode 4830
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4825
 16
postcode 4830

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.

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Walked Only 50.0% / 46.9%
Lawn Hill — Walked Only: 50.0% Doomadgee — Walked Only: 46.9%
Car (driver) 36.4% / 27.0%
Lawn Hill — Car (driver): 36.4% Doomadgee — Car (driver): 27.0%
Car (passenger) — / 22.7%
Lawn Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Doomadgee — Car (passenger): 22.7%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 1.4%
Lawn Hill — Worked from Home: 13.6% Doomadgee — Worked from Home: 1.4%
Bus — / 1.9%
Lawn Hill — Bus: not among its largest Doomadgee — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
16 premises
 0%
76 premises

Federal electorate

Lawn Hill Doomadgee
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 Doomadgee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lawn Hill

Rural

Doomadgee

Family Rural Young Families
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