The Keppels vs Causeway Lake
The Keppels is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Causeway Lake. In both, most households own their home. In The Keppels, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Causeway Lake, most homes are detached houses. On these figures, The Keppels tends to suit young adults and people living alone.
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
Causeway Lake
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 91/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 33%)
- But The Keppels has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Causeway Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 107%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- The Keppels has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $263/wk)
- Causeway Lake has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 25%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Causeway Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Causeway Lake
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 91/100)
- But The Keppels has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 32%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
The Keppels
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
The Keppels and Causeway Lake drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Causeway Lake rents higher ($263/wk vs $0/wk); Causeway Lake has more residents (121 vs 60).
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 121 +102% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 55 |
| Median household income | $36,400/yr | $62,816/yr +73% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $263/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
Liveability
Causeway Lake is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
The Keppels carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0); The Keppels carries more crime risk (91 vs 22).
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 91/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 89/100 | High 95/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 679 km | 679.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 473 min | 474 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 4700 | 0.3% postcode 4703 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 4700 | 68 postcode 4703 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).
Setting
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 14 m 1.4 km to a named beach | 795 m 1.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 79/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 23 premises | 62% 55 premises |
Climate
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| The Keppels | Causeway Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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