Three Rivers vs Gunpowder

In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Three Rivers, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Gunpowder, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Three Rivers tends to suit families with children, while Gunpowder suits 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

Three Rivers

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 38%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Three Rivers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Three Rivers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1197 min vs 1360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1808.1 km vs 1949.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Three Rivers carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 71/100)
  • Gunpowder has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 30%)

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

Investors

Three Rivers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (244.4% vs 141.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Three Rivers Gunpowder
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.

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Walkability 0 / 0
Three Rivers — Walkability: 0/100 Gunpowder — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 29
Three Rivers — Safety: 77/100 Gunpowder — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Three Rivers — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gunpowder — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Three Rivers has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $21,684).

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Population 93 104
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +244.4% +141.9%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $86,112/yr
+75% vs other
 $21,684/yr
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Three Rivers Gunpowder
0-4 3.2% / —
Three Rivers — 0-4: 3.2% Gunpowder — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 23.7% / 3.8%
Three Rivers — 5-14: 23.7% Gunpowder — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 3.2% / 11.5%
Three Rivers — 15-19: 3.2% Gunpowder — 15-19: 11.5%
20-24 7.5% / 20.2%
Three Rivers — 20-24: 7.5% Gunpowder — 20-24: 20.2%
25-34 7.5% / 20.2%
Three Rivers — 25-34: 7.5% Gunpowder — 25-34: 20.2%
35-44 17.2% / 9.6%
Three Rivers — 35-44: 17.2% Gunpowder — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.9% / 14.4%
Three Rivers — 45-54: 12.9% Gunpowder — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 7.5% / 18.3%
Three Rivers — 55-64: 7.5% Gunpowder — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 3.2% / 4.8%
Three Rivers — 65-74: 3.2% Gunpowder — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 4.3% / —
Three Rivers — 75-84: 4.3% Gunpowder — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Three Rivers — 85+: not among its largest Gunpowder — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Three Rivers Gunpowder
New Zealand — / 3.8%
Three Rivers — New Zealand: not among its largest Gunpowder — New Zealand: 3.8%
England 3.2% / —
Three Rivers — England: 3.2% Gunpowder — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Three Rivers 26.3% lone person
Three Rivers — Lone Person: 26.3% Three Rivers — Couple Families: 57.9% Three Rivers — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Gunpowder 100.0% lone person
Gunpowder — Lone Person: 100.0% Gunpowder — Couple Families: 0.0% Gunpowder — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Three Rivers 70.0% houses
Three Rivers — Houses: 70.0% Three Rivers — Flats / Apartments: 30.0%
Gunpowder 37.5% houses
Gunpowder — Houses: 37.5% Gunpowder — Flats / Apartments: 62.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 12.5%
Three Rivers — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Gunpowder — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / 4.8%
Three Rivers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Gunpowder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / —
Three Rivers — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Gunpowder — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Three Rivers 23.5% renting
Three Rivers — Owned Outright: 47.1% Three Rivers — Mortgage: 29.4% Three Rivers — Renting: 23.5%
Gunpowder 0.0% renting
Gunpowder — Owned Outright: 0.0% Gunpowder — Mortgage: 100.0% Gunpowder — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Ranking within QLD

Three Rivers Gunpowder
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 1% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD

Liveability

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Gunpowder carries more crime risk (71 vs 23).

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 High
71/100
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

Three Rivers Gunpowder
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

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 9 195

Mobility

Gunpowder sits further from the CBD (1949.3 km vs 1808.1 km).

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1808.1 km 1949.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1197 min 1360 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4824
 0.1%
postcode 4825
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 4824
 38
postcode 4825

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.

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Worked from Home 62.2% / 29.0%
Three Rivers — Worked from Home: 62.2% Gunpowder — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Car (driver) 24.3% / 25.8%
Three Rivers — Car (driver): 24.3% Gunpowder — Car (driver): 25.8%
Walked Only 13.5% / 25.8%
Three Rivers — Walked Only: 13.5% Gunpowder — Walked Only: 25.8%
Car (passenger) — / 19.4%
Three Rivers — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gunpowder — Car (passenger): 19.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.2%).

Setting

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Elevation 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
52 premises

Council rates

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Average residential rate $782/yr $893/yr
Council Cloncurry Mount Isa

Federal electorate

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Three Rivers Gunpowder
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Three Rivers

Family Rural

Gunpowder

Multicultural Rural Students

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