Beerwah vs Mount Mellum

Beerwah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Mount Mellum. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beerwah, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Mellum, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Mellum: a median of $1.24 million, against $1.1 million in Beerwah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beerwah tends to suit families with children, while Mount Mellum suits 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

Beerwah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Mount Mellum carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Beerwah has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,235,000)
  • Mount Mellum leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Beerwah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Beerwah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.6 km vs 81.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beerwah

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Mount Mellum carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Beerwah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beerwah and Mount Mellum drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Walkability 76 / 0
Beerwah — Walkability: 76/100 Mount Mellum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 86
Beerwah — Safety: 39/100 Mount Mellum — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 52 / 100
Beerwah — Low fire risk: 52/100 Mount Mellum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beerwah has more residents (7,734 vs 457); Mount Mellum skews older (52 vs 40).

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Population 7,734
+94% vs other
 457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +3.4%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $78,624/yr $101,244/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $420/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
0-4 6.0% / 3.9%
Beerwah — 0-4: 6.0% Mount Mellum — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 13.5% / 8.1%
Beerwah — 5-14: 13.5% Mount Mellum — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.8% / 5.0%
Beerwah — 15-19: 5.8% Mount Mellum — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.7% / 2.4%
Beerwah — 20-24: 5.7% Mount Mellum — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 12.4% / 7.2%
Beerwah — 25-34: 12.4% Mount Mellum — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.0% / 10.1%
Beerwah — 35-44: 12.0% Mount Mellum — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.3% / 14.7%
Beerwah — 45-54: 12.3% Mount Mellum — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 12.1% / 23.0%
Beerwah — 55-64: 12.1% Mount Mellum — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.4% / 16.4%
Beerwah — 65-74: 11.4% Mount Mellum — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 6.5% / 7.2%
Beerwah — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Mellum — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.3% / 2.2%
Beerwah — 85+: 2.3% Mount Mellum — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beerwah 45.6% couple families
Beerwah — Couple Families: 45.6% Beerwah — Lone Person: 28.2% Beerwah — One Parent Families: 20.2% Beerwah — Group Household: 4.3% Beerwah — Other Families: 1.6%
Mount Mellum 62.9% couple families
Mount Mellum — Couple Families: 62.9% Mount Mellum — Lone Person: 23.6% Mount Mellum — One Parent Families: 10.1% Mount Mellum — Group Household: 3.4% Mount Mellum — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beerwah 27.2% renting
Beerwah — Owned Outright: 32.2% Beerwah — Mortgage: 40.7% Beerwah — Renting: 27.2%
Mount Mellum 8.0% renting
Mount Mellum — Owned Outright: 48.5% Mount Mellum — Mortgage: 43.6% Mount Mellum — Renting: 8.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 16.6%
Beerwah — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Mount Mellum — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 16.8%
Beerwah — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Mount Mellum — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.2%
Beerwah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Mount Mellum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 6.6%
Beerwah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Mount Mellum — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.5%
Beerwah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mount Mellum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
England 4.2% / 8.1%
Beerwah — England: 4.2% Mount Mellum — England: 8.1%
New Zealand 4.2% / 2.6%
Beerwah — New Zealand: 4.2% Mount Mellum — New Zealand: 2.6%
Germany 0.3% / 1.1%
Beerwah — Germany: 0.3% Mount Mellum — Germany: 1.1%
Ireland — / 1.3%
Beerwah — Ireland: not among its largest Mount Mellum — Ireland: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.9%
Beerwah — Netherlands: 0.4% Mount Mellum — Netherlands: 0.9%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.7%
Beerwah — South Africa: 0.6% Mount Mellum — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.7%
Beerwah — Philippines: 0.6% Mount Mellum — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.7% / —
Beerwah — India: 0.7% Mount Mellum — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beerwah 85.8% houses
Beerwah — Houses: 85.8% Beerwah — Flats / Apartments: 9.6% Beerwah — Townhouses: 4.6%
Mount Mellum 97.4% houses
Mount Mellum — Houses: 97.4% Mount Mellum — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Mount Mellum — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,235,000
Median unit price $637,000 —
Median land price $970,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 79 sales
 94 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Beerwah Mount Mellum
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Houses 2.9%
$650/wk on $1.15M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Beerwah Mount Mellum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools Higher than 26% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of QLD —

Liveability

Beerwah is more walkable (76 vs 0).

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Beerwah carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Beerwah carries more crime risk (61 vs 14).

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
14/100
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 8
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Beerwah

  • Beerwah State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glasshouse Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Beerwah State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Mellum

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 15 3
Childcare 7 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 23 0

Mobility

Mount Mellum sits further from the CBD (81.7 km vs 72.6 km).

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Walkability score 76/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 72.6 km 81.7 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4519
 0.6%
postcode 4550
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4519
 88
postcode 4550

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.

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Car (driver) 77.6% / 61.6%
Beerwah — Car (driver): 77.6% Mount Mellum — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 24.3%
Beerwah — Worked from Home: 12.3% Mount Mellum — Worked from Home: 24.3%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 11.3%
Beerwah — Car (passenger): 4.8% Mount Mellum — Car (passenger): 11.3%
Walked Only 2.6% / 2.8%
Beerwah — Walked Only: 2.6% Mount Mellum — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train 1.4% / —
Beerwah — Train: 1.4% Mount Mellum — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 17.0 km

NBN connectivity

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Connectivity score 76/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
3,452 premises
 2%
180 premises

Climate

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beerwah Mount Mellum
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³ 4.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.0 µg/m³ 12.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.31 pphm —

Council rates

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beerwah Mount Mellum
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beerwah

Acreage Parks Trains

Mount Mellum

Acreage Retirees

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