Ayr vs Mcdesme
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ayr, about half of households are people living alone. In McDesme, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ayr tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while McDesme suits families with children and couples.
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
Ayr
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- But McDesme is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
McDesme
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
McDesme
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
- But Ayr has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 13%)
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 861 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1259.2 km vs 1264.6 km)
- But Ayr is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ayr
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (88/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ayr
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.5% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ayr 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
Ayr has more residents (8,603 vs 254); McDesme has higher household incomes ($98,384 vs $64,792).
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,603 +97% vs other | 254 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 42 |
| Median household income | $64,792/yr | $98,384/yr +52% vs other |
| 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%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (1.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $299,395 | — |
| Median land price | $160,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 48 days from 135 sales | — |
Development activity
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 73% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 58% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% 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 73% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
Liveability
Ayr is more walkable (88 vs 0).
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 49/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 71/100 | 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
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 8 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Ayr
- Burdekin Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
- East Ayr State School Government · Primary above peers
- Ayr State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Burdekin Catholic High School Catholic · Secondary at peers
- St Francis Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Ayr State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mcdesme
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 18 | 0 |
| Childcare | 5 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 5 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 6 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Ayr sits further from the CBD (1264.6 km vs 1259.2 km).
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 88/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1264.6 km | 1259.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 861 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
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.1 km | 14.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 4,730 premises | 0% 120 premises |
Climate
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 992 mm | 1,037 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 32.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 13.3°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ayr | Mcdesme | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ayr | 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
| Ayr | 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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