Baree vs Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Baree. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Morgan, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Baree tends to suit share households, while Mount Morgan 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Baree carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 87/100)
- Mount Morgan has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Morgan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 4%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Baree
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (444 min vs 450 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (646.4 km vs 650.6 km)
- But Mount Morgan is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Morgan
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- But Baree carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Baree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.6% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Baree and Mount Morgan 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 Morgan has more residents (2,018 vs 201); Baree skews older (57 vs 52).
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 201 | 2,018 +904% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.6% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 57 | 52 |
| Median household income | $43,680/yr +7% vs other | $40,508/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
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 (2.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $355,000 | $346,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 22 sales |
Development activity
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 5.6% $425/wk on $395K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 97% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Morgan is more walkable (52 vs 4).
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 25/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Morgan carries more crime risk (87 vs 35).
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | High 87/100 |
| 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
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Baree
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Morgan
- Mount Morgan State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Mount Morgan Central State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Mount Morgan sits further from the CBD (650.6 km vs 646.4 km).
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 52/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 646.4 km | 650.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 444 min | 450 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4714 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 4714 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
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 256 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 233 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.2 km | 27.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 53/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 93 premises | 17% 1,174 premises |
Climate
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 811 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Baree | Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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