Ballaroo vs Mount Abundance
Ballaroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Mount Abundance. 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, Ballaroo tends to suit 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 Abundance
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Ballaroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $241/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Ballaroo sits closer to the CBD (512.9 km vs 520.4 km)
- Mount Abundance has a shorter drive in (383 min vs 408 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Ballaroo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.4% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ballaroo and Mount Abundance 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
Mount Abundance rents higher ($241/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Abundance has more residents (178 vs 51).
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 178 +249% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.4% | -8.2% |
| Median age | 36 | 48 |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +2% vs other | $95,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $241/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (13.7%).
Development activity
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Maranoa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +100% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of QLD | Higher than 9% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
Liveability
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | — | Low 21/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 8 | 37 |
Mobility
Mount Abundance sits further from the CBD (520.4 km vs 512.9 km).
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 512.9 km | 520.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 408 min | 383 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4455 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 4455 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 (64.7%).
Setting
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 371 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Council rates
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,233/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maranoa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ballaroo | Mount Abundance | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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