Advancetown vs Mudgeeraba

Mudgeeraba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Advancetown. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Advancetown: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.31 million in Mudgeeraba, though rent is higher in Mudgeeraba. On these figures, Advancetown tends to suit people living alone, while Mudgeeraba suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mudgeeraba

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Advancetown has cheaper land ($1,547,500 vs $2,110,000)
  • Mudgeeraba has cheaper houses ($1,311,000 vs $1,805,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Advancetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mudgeeraba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (82.8 km vs 86.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mudgeeraba

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
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.

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Walkability 0 / 41
Advancetown — Walkability: 0/100 Mudgeeraba — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 22 / 51
Advancetown — Safety: 22/100 Mudgeeraba — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 39 / 100
Advancetown — Low fire risk: 39/100 Mudgeeraba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mudgeeraba has more residents (14,578 vs 528); Mudgeeraba rents higher ($500/wk vs $205/wk).

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Population 528 14,578
+2661% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +7.0%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $102,492/yr
+4% vs other
 $98,436/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk $500/wk
+144% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
0-4 5.3% / 6.3%
Advancetown — 0-4: 5.3% Mudgeeraba — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.7% / 16.1%
Advancetown — 5-14: 11.7% Mudgeeraba — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 4.4% / 7.0%
Advancetown — 15-19: 4.4% Mudgeeraba — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.5% / 4.5%
Advancetown — 20-24: 4.5% Mudgeeraba — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.4% / 10.1%
Advancetown — 25-34: 10.4% Mudgeeraba — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 11.6% / 14.6%
Advancetown — 35-44: 11.6% Mudgeeraba — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.0% / 14.9%
Advancetown — 45-54: 15.0% Mudgeeraba — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 16.9% / 11.1%
Advancetown — 55-64: 16.9% Mudgeeraba — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 12.1% / 8.8%
Advancetown — 65-74: 12.1% Mudgeeraba — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 5.3% / 5.1%
Advancetown — 75-84: 5.3% Mudgeeraba — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 0.8% / 1.6%
Advancetown — 85+: 0.8% Mudgeeraba — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 47.8% couple families
Advancetown — Couple Families: 47.8% Advancetown — Lone Person: 38.8% Advancetown — One Parent Families: 13.4% Advancetown — Group Household: 0.0% Advancetown — Other Families: 0.0%
Mudgeeraba 52.9% couple families
Mudgeeraba — Couple Families: 52.9% Mudgeeraba — Lone Person: 20.6% Mudgeeraba — One Parent Families: 20.8% Mudgeeraba — Group Household: 4.3% Mudgeeraba — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 17.2% renting
Advancetown — Owned Outright: 31.7% Advancetown — Mortgage: 51.1% Advancetown — Renting: 17.2%
Mudgeeraba 23.8% renting
Mudgeeraba — Owned Outright: 27.3% Mudgeeraba — Mortgage: 48.9% Mudgeeraba — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 16.3%
Advancetown — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Mudgeeraba — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 11.6%
Advancetown — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Mudgeeraba — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.0%
Advancetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Mudgeeraba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.4%
Advancetown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Mudgeeraba — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.9%
Advancetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mudgeeraba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
New Zealand 9.5% / 6.4%
Advancetown — New Zealand: 9.5% Mudgeeraba — New Zealand: 6.4%
England 5.3% / 6.0%
Advancetown — England: 5.3% Mudgeeraba — England: 6.0%
South Africa 0.6% / 2.2%
Advancetown — South Africa: 0.6% Mudgeeraba — South Africa: 2.2%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.6%
Advancetown — Philippines: 1.7% Mudgeeraba — Philippines: 0.6%
China 1.1% / 0.9%
Advancetown — China: 1.1% Mudgeeraba — China: 0.9%
Thailand 1.1% / —
Advancetown — Thailand: 1.1% Mudgeeraba — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.6%
Advancetown — Scotland: not among its largest Mudgeeraba — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Advancetown 81.3% houses
Advancetown — Houses: 81.3% Advancetown — Townhouses: 0.0% Advancetown — Flats / Apartments: 18.7%
Mudgeeraba 78.0% houses
Mudgeeraba — Houses: 78.0% Mudgeeraba — Townhouses: 20.8% Mudgeeraba — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Median house price $1,805,000 $1,311,000
Median unit price — $833,500
Median land price $1,547,500 $2,110,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 238 days
from 3 sales
 28 days
from 133 sales

Development activity

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
New dwellings approved 7,196
across Gold Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Houses — 3.8%
$955/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 49% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Mudgeeraba is more walkable (41 vs 0); Mudgeeraba scores higher overall (61 vs 32).

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Grade D B
Score 32/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Advancetown carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Advancetown carries more crime risk (78 vs 49).

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood —
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

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Gold Coast campus, 5.0 km

Schools in Advancetown

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mudgeeraba

  • Clover Hill State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mudgeeraba Creek State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mudgeeraba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Somerset College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Sophia Waldorf School Independent · Primary
  • Mudgeeraba Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 9
Parks & reserves 6 26
Childcare 0 15
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 30 8

Mobility

Advancetown sits further from the CBD (86.6 km vs 82.8 km).

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Walkability score 0/100 41/100
Distance to Brisbane 86.6 km
+4% vs other
 82.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 4211
 1.4%
postcode 4213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 4211
 85
postcode 4213

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.

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Car (driver) 69.5% / 76.2%
Advancetown — Car (driver): 69.5% Mudgeeraba — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 16.4%
Advancetown — Worked from Home: 21.4% Mudgeeraba — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.3%
Advancetown — Car (passenger): 4.1% Mudgeeraba — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 4.9% / 1.3%
Advancetown — Walked Only: 4.9% Mudgeeraba — Walked Only: 1.3%
Train — / 0.9%
Advancetown — Train: not among its largest Mudgeeraba — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Connectivity score 70/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
119 premises
 37%
5,777 premises

Climate

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Annual rainfall 1,556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.91 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Average residential rate $1,298/yr
same for both
Council Gold Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Advancetown Mudgeeraba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Advancetown

Rural

Mudgeeraba

Family Regional Centre Townhouses

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