Long Flat vs The Dawn

Long Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 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 Long Flat, most households are couple families. In The Dawn, about half of 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

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Long Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Long Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 121 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (161.2 km vs 166.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Dawn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Long Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.5% vs 10.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Long Flat 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.

Long Flat 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.

Long Flat The Dawn
Walkability 0 / 0
Long Flat — Walkability: 0/100 The Dawn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 76
Long Flat — Safety: 77/100 The Dawn — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Long Flat — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Dawn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

The Dawn has more residents (604 vs 98); The Dawn skews older (44 vs 36).

Long Flat The Dawn
Population 98 604
+516% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.5% +10.8%
Median age 36 44
Median household income $84,500/yr
+8% vs other
 $77,636/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+13% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Long Flat The Dawn
0-4 12.2% / 4.0%
Long Flat — 0-4: 12.2% The Dawn — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 19.4% / 14.9%
Long Flat — 5-14: 19.4% The Dawn — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.1% / 8.6%
Long Flat — 15-19: 7.1% The Dawn — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Long Flat — 20-24: not among its largest The Dawn — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.2% / 7.6%
Long Flat — 25-34: 11.2% The Dawn — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 15.3% / 12.4%
Long Flat — 35-44: 15.3% The Dawn — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.2% / 13.7%
Long Flat — 45-54: 11.2% The Dawn — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.2% / 19.4%
Long Flat — 55-64: 11.2% The Dawn — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 3.1% / 9.4%
Long Flat — 65-74: 3.1% The Dawn — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 — / 5.8%
Long Flat — 75-84: not among its largest The Dawn — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 1.2%
Long Flat — 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.

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% Long Flat — 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.

Long Flat 9.7% renting
Long Flat — Owned Outright: 45.2% Long Flat — Mortgage: 45.2% Long Flat — Renting: 9.7%
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

Qualifications

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

Long Flat The Dawn
Certificate III & IV 28.6% / 21.2%
Long Flat — Certificate III & IV: 28.6% The Dawn — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.6%
Long Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% The Dawn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 8.4%
Long Flat — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% The Dawn — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Long Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Dawn — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Long Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Dawn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

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.

Long Flat The Dawn
England — / 5.8%
Long Flat — England: not among its largest The Dawn — England: 5.8%
Zimbabwe 3.1% / —
Long Flat — Zimbabwe: 3.1% The Dawn — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.8%
Long Flat — Philippines: not among its largest The Dawn — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Long Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest The Dawn — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 0.8%
Long Flat — India: not among its largest The Dawn — India: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Long Flat — Scotland: not among its largest The Dawn — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Long Flat 100.0% houses
Long Flat — Houses: 100.0%
The Dawn 100.0% houses
The Dawn — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Long Flat 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

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

Ranking within QLD

Long Flat The Dawn
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD

Liveability

Long Flat The Dawn
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Long Flat The Dawn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 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

Long Flat 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

Long Flat The Dawn
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

The Dawn sits further from the CBD (166.4 km vs 161.2 km).

Long Flat The Dawn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 161.2 km 166.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 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.

Long Flat The Dawn
Car (driver) 72.7% / 74.3%
Long Flat — Car (driver): 72.7% The Dawn — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 13.5%
Long Flat — Worked from Home: 27.3% The Dawn — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) — / 9.4%
Long Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Dawn — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Long Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest The Dawn — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Long Flat The Dawn
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.4 km 38.3 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Long Flat 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

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

Federal electorate

Long Flat 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

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

Tags

Long Flat

Family Rural Young Families

The Dawn

Acreage River

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