Lowmead vs Colosseum

Colosseum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 57 in Lowmead. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lowmead, about half of households are people living alone. In Colosseum, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lowmead tends to suit older residents, while Colosseum suits couples.

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

Colosseum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lowmead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lowmead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lowmead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (428 km vs 448 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (296 min vs 308 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lowmead has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)
  • Colosseum carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Lowmead

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs -15.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lowmead Colosseum
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.

Lowmead Colosseum
Walkability 0 / 0
Lowmead — Walkability: 0/100 Colosseum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 19 / 32
Lowmead — Safety: 19/100 Colosseum — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 35 / 34
Lowmead — Low fire risk: 35/100 Colosseum — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Colosseum rents higher ($240/wk vs $150/wk); Colosseum has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $45,760).

Lowmead Colosseum
Population 179 184
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% -15.6%
Median age 57 53
Median household income $45,760/yr $61,724/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $240/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lowmead Colosseum
0-4 — / 4.3%
Lowmead — 0-4: not among its largest Colosseum — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.1% / 12.0%
Lowmead — 5-14: 10.1% Colosseum — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.0% / 3.3%
Lowmead — 15-19: 5.0% Colosseum — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 2.8% / 3.8%
Lowmead — 20-24: 2.8% Colosseum — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 — / 2.7%
Lowmead — 25-34: not among its largest Colosseum — 25-34: 2.7%
35-44 10.1% / 9.2%
Lowmead — 35-44: 10.1% Colosseum — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 15.6% / 15.8%
Lowmead — 45-54: 15.6% Colosseum — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 26.3% / 21.7%
Lowmead — 55-64: 26.3% Colosseum — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 20.7% / 16.8%
Lowmead — 65-74: 20.7% Colosseum — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 6.7% / 4.3%
Lowmead — 75-84: 6.7% Colosseum — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.2% / —
Lowmead — 85+: 2.2% Colosseum — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

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.

Lowmead Colosseum
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.2%
Lowmead — New Zealand: 2.2% Colosseum — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 3.9% / —
Lowmead — England: 3.9% Colosseum — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lowmead 46.5% lone person
Lowmead — Lone Person: 46.5% Lowmead — Couple Families: 20.9% Lowmead — One Parent Families: 32.6%
Colosseum 43.3% lone person
Colosseum — Lone Person: 43.3% Colosseum — Couple Families: 46.7% Colosseum — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lowmead 100.0% houses
Lowmead — Houses: 100.0%
Colosseum 100.0% houses
Colosseum — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lowmead Colosseum
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.5%
Lowmead — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Colosseum — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 7.6%
Lowmead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Colosseum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.9%
Lowmead — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Colosseum — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Lowmead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Colosseum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lowmead 12.9% renting
Lowmead — Owned Outright: 62.9% Lowmead — Mortgage: 24.2% Lowmead — Renting: 12.9%
Colosseum 0.0% renting
Colosseum — Owned Outright: 55.0% Colosseum — Mortgage: 45.0% Colosseum — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Lowmead Colosseum
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lowmead Colosseum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 50% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Lowmead Colosseum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Lowmead carries more crime risk (81 vs 68).

Lowmead Colosseum
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
68/100
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

Lowmead Colosseum
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lowmead

  • Lowmead State School Government · Primary

Schools in Colosseum

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Lowmead Colosseum
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 20 35

Mobility

Colosseum sits further from the CBD (448 km vs 428 km).

Lowmead Colosseum
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 428 km 448 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 296 min 308 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4676
 0.3%
postcode 4677
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 68
postcode 4677

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.

Lowmead Colosseum
Car (driver) 56.8% / 70.1%
Lowmead — Car (driver): 56.8% Colosseum — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 43.2% / 29.9%
Lowmead — Worked from Home: 43.2% Colosseum — Worked from Home: 29.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Lowmead Colosseum
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.3 km 36.8 km

NBN connectivity

Lowmead Colosseum
Connectivity score 15/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
81 premises

Council rates

Lowmead Colosseum
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Lowmead Colosseum
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lowmead Colosseum
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lowmead

Retirees Rural

Colosseum

River Rural

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