Aratula vs Mount Edwards
Aratula is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Mount Edwards. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Aratula, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Edwards, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Aratula tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Mount Edwards suits 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
Mount Edwards
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 69/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Aratula
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 48%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Edwards
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Aratula
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (91.2 km vs 94.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Aratula
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
- But Mount Edwards carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 69/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Aratula
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.5% vs -4.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Aratula and Mount Edwards 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
Aratula has more residents (609 vs 60); Aratula has higher household incomes ($70,616 vs $54,184).
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 609 +90% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.5% | -4.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 48 |
| Median household income | $70,616/yr +23% vs other | $54,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk +9% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $580,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $568,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 33 days from 7 sales | — |
Development activity
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.6% $800/wk on $1.17M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 26% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Aratula is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Edwards carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Aratula carries more crime risk (69 vs 37).
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Aratula
- Aratula State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mount Edwards
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount Edwards sits further from the CBD (94.5 km vs 91.2 km).
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 91.2 km | 94.5 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 72 min | 74 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4309 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 4309 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 202 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 244 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm | 760 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Aratula | Mount Edwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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