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QLD · Doomadgee Council

Doomadgee, 4830

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Updated

Desirability score

28/100
Below average

1298th in QLD

71% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Doomadgee is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

Doomadgee offers a slower smaller community life in Doomadgee, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.

Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with transport and access and parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
1,387
Median age
25
Median household income / week
$1,223
Dwelling vacancy
16.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
56 of 340
Median monthly mortgage
$737
Employment rate
24.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
21 / 3 / 22

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
300
Against the person
171
Against property
76
Rate per 1,000 residents
216.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 8 residents
State safety percentile
98.5th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+9.4%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault147
  • Drug Offences21
  • Good Order Offences52
  • Other Property Damage42
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)23

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
666
  • Doomadgee State SchoolCombined

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Rodeo GroundsPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
4
Emergency department
On site
  • Doomadgee Community Health Serviceclinic
  • Doomadgee Community Health Serviceclinic
  • Doomadgee Rural Hospitalhospital
  • Doomadgee Rural Hospitalhospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
7
Parks (OSM)
7

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
28.0/100 — Below average
National rank
5633rd in Australia
State rank
1298th in QLD
Peer rank
#445 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#791 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
71%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Assaultcrime147
  • Drug Offencescrime21
  • Good Order Offencescrime52
  • Other Property Damagecrime42
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime23
  • Doomadgee Community Health Servicehealthclinic
  • Doomadgee Community Health Servicehealthclinic
  • Doomadgee Rural Hospitalhealthhospital
  • Doomadgee Rural Hospitalhealthhospital
  • Rodeo Groundsgovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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