Airville vs Mcdesme
McDesme is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Airville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, McDesme tends to suit families with children.
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
Airville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
McDesme
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
McDesme
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (854 min vs 862 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1259.2 km vs 1265.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Airville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)
Weighs 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
Airville and Mcdesme 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
Airville rents higher ($230/wk vs $200/wk); Airville skews older (45 vs 42).
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 308 +18% vs other | 254 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.9% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 42 |
| Median household income | $102,648/yr +4% vs other | $98,384/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +13% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
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 (1.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
Liveability
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
McDesme carries more crime risk (69 vs 16).
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Airville
- Airville State School Government · Primary
- Maidavale State School Government · Primary
Schools in Mcdesme
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Airville sits further from the CBD (1265.1 km vs 1259.2 km).
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1265.1 km | 1259.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 862 min | 854 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4807 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 68 postcode 4807 same for both | |
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 (81.4%).
Setting
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.0 km | 14.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 162 premises | 0% 120 premises |
Climate
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.3°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Airville | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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