The Gums vs Condamine

Condamine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in The Gums. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Gums, most households are couple families. On these figures, The Gums tends to suit 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

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Gums

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)
  • But Condamine has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

The Gums

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (322.5 km vs 339.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

The Gums Condamine
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.

The Gums Condamine
Walkability 0 / 0
The Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Condamine — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 32
The Gums — Safety: 53/100 Condamine — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 70 / 66
The Gums — Low fire risk: 70/100 Condamine — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Condamine has more residents (294 vs 165); Condamine rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk).

The Gums Condamine
Population 165 294
+78% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -23.4%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $71,500/yr $72,956/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $200/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Gums Condamine
0-4 9.1% / 9.2%
The Gums — 0-4: 9.1% Condamine — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 10.9% / 12.2%
The Gums — 5-14: 10.9% Condamine — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.7% / 3.7%
The Gums — 15-19: 6.7% Condamine — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.2% / 8.5%
The Gums — 20-24: 4.2% Condamine — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 9.1% / 11.9%
The Gums — 25-34: 9.1% Condamine — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 10.3% / 13.3%
The Gums — 35-44: 10.3% Condamine — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.4% / 16.3%
The Gums — 45-54: 19.4% Condamine — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 17.6% / 8.5%
The Gums — 55-64: 17.6% Condamine — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 11.5% / 10.2%
The Gums — 65-74: 11.5% Condamine — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 2.4% / 6.5%
The Gums — 75-84: 2.4% Condamine — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 1.8% / —
The Gums — 85+: 1.8% Condamine — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Gums 60.6% couple families
The Gums — Couple Families: 60.6% The Gums — Lone Person: 39.4% The Gums — One Parent Families: 0.0% The Gums — Group Household: 0.0%
Condamine 43.5% couple families
Condamine — Couple Families: 43.5% Condamine — Lone Person: 39.1% Condamine — One Parent Families: 13.0% Condamine — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Gums 13.5% renting
The Gums — Owned Outright: 62.2% The Gums — Mortgage: 24.3% The Gums — Renting: 13.5%
Condamine 26.1% renting
Condamine — Owned Outright: 37.0% Condamine — Mortgage: 37.0% Condamine — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Gums 100.0% houses
The Gums — Houses: 100.0% The Gums — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Condamine 92.4% houses
Condamine — Houses: 92.4% Condamine — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

The Gums Condamine
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 16.3%
The Gums — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Condamine — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 8.8%
The Gums — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Condamine — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.1%
The Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Condamine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
The Gums — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Condamine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Property market

The Gums Condamine
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $65,000

Development activity

The Gums Condamine
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

The Gums Condamine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

The Gums Condamine
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Condamine carries more crime risk (68 vs 47).

The Gums Condamine
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 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

The Gums Condamine
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in The Gums

  • The Gums State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Condamine

  • Condamine State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

The Gums Condamine
Parks & reserves 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Condamine sits further from the CBD (339.2 km vs 322.5 km).

The Gums Condamine
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 322.5 km 339.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
 0.0%
postcode 4416
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
 45
postcode 4416

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.

The Gums Condamine
Car (driver) 44.2% / 63.6%
The Gums — Car (driver): 44.2% Condamine — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 23.1%
The Gums — Worked from Home: 42.9% Condamine — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Walked Only 13.0% / 7.7%
The Gums — Walked Only: 13.0% Condamine — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
The Gums — Car (passenger): not among its largest Condamine — Car (passenger): 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

The Gums Condamine
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 279 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

The Gums Condamine
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
152 premises

Council rates

The Gums Condamine
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

The Gums Condamine
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

The Gums Condamine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

The Gums

Rural Young Families

Condamine

Rural Young Families

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