Reid River vs Dotswood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dotswood, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dotswood tends to suit couples and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Reid River has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 71%)
  • Dotswood is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Reid River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dotswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $263/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Reid River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1362.9 km vs 1426.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (940 min vs 976 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dotswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Reid River Dotswood
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.

Reid River Dotswood
Walkability 0 / 0
Reid River — Walkability: 0/100 Dotswood — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 38 / 58
Reid River — Low fire risk: 38/100 Dotswood — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Reid River rents higher ($263/wk vs $0/wk); Reid River has more residents (143 vs 83).

Reid River Dotswood
Population 143
+42% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -17.8%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $62,192/yr
+21% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Reid River Dotswood
0-4 — / —
Reid River — 0-4: not among its largest Dotswood — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.6% / 7.2%
Reid River — 5-14: 12.6% Dotswood — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 2.8% / —
Reid River — 15-19: 2.8% Dotswood — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.3% / 13.3%
Reid River — 20-24: 6.3% Dotswood — 20-24: 13.3%
25-34 7.7% / 3.6%
Reid River — 25-34: 7.7% Dotswood — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 8.4% / 14.5%
Reid River — 35-44: 8.4% Dotswood — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 18.9% / 14.5%
Reid River — 45-54: 18.9% Dotswood — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 18.9% / 18.1%
Reid River — 55-64: 18.9% Dotswood — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 15.4% / 21.7%
Reid River — 65-74: 15.4% Dotswood — 65-74: 21.7%
75-84 8.4% / 12.0%
Reid River — 75-84: 8.4% Dotswood — 75-84: 12.0%
85+ — / —
Reid River — 85+: not among its largest Dotswood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Reid River Dotswood
New Zealand 6.3% / 4.8%
Reid River — New Zealand: 6.3% Dotswood — New Zealand: 4.8%
England 2.8% / —
Reid River — England: 2.8% Dotswood — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Reid River 39.0% couple families
Reid River — Couple Families: 39.0% Reid River — Lone Person: 36.6% Reid River — Group Household: 14.6% Reid River — One Parent Families: 9.8%
Dotswood 64.7% couple families
Dotswood — Couple Families: 64.7% Dotswood — Lone Person: 35.3% Dotswood — Group Household: 0.0% Dotswood — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Reid River 100.0% houses
Reid River — Houses: 100.0% Reid River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dotswood 71.4% houses
Dotswood — Houses: 71.4% Dotswood — Flats / Apartments: 28.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Reid River Dotswood
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 24.1%
Reid River — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Dotswood — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 7.2%
Reid River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Dotswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 4.8%
Reid River — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Dotswood — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / —
Reid River — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Dotswood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Reid River 0.0% renting
Reid River — Owned Outright: 59.2% Reid River — Mortgage: 40.8% Reid River — Renting: 0.0%
Dotswood 0.0% renting
Dotswood — Owned Outright: 81.0% Dotswood — Mortgage: 19.0% Dotswood — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Reid River Dotswood
New dwellings approved 24
across Charters Towers
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Reid River Dotswood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 23% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Reid River Dotswood
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Reid River carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 42).

Reid River Dotswood
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime — High
84/100
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

Reid River Dotswood
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

Reid River Dotswood
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 41

Mobility

Dotswood sits further from the CBD (1426.4 km vs 1362.9 km).

Reid River Dotswood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1362.9 km 1426.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 940 min 976 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4816
 0.2%
postcode 4820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4816
 49
postcode 4820

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.

Reid River Dotswood
Car (driver) 76.9% / 37.8%
Reid River — Car (driver): 76.9% Dotswood — Car (driver): 37.8%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 51.4%
Reid River — Worked from Home: 5.8% Dotswood — Worked from Home: 51.4%
Walked Only 9.6% / 10.8%
Reid River — Walked Only: 9.6% Dotswood — Walked Only: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Reid River — Car (passenger): 7.7% Dotswood — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Reid River Dotswood
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 324 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Reid River Dotswood
Connectivity score 19/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Reid River Dotswood
Average residential rate $1,328/yr
same for both
Council Charters Towers
same for both

Federal electorate

Reid River Dotswood
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Reid River Dotswood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Reid River

Rural

Dotswood

Retirees Rural

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