Belyando vs Mount Coolon

Belyando is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Mount Coolon. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Belyando tends to suit young adults 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Belyando is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 69%)
  • Mount Coolon has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 65%)

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

Renters

Mount Coolon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Coolon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (819 min vs 972 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1137.7 km vs 1211.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Belyando has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 18%)
  • Mount Coolon has more residents already 65 and over (7% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Belyando

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (365.2% vs 168.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Belyando Mount Coolon
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.

Belyando Mount Coolon
Walkability 0 / 0
Belyando — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Coolon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 83
Belyando — Safety: 83/100 Mount Coolon — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Belyando — Low fire risk: 70/100 Mount Coolon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Belyando rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); Belyando has more residents (307 vs 172).

Belyando Mount Coolon
Population 307
+44% vs other
 172
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +365.2% +168.8%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $84,448/yr $117,000/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belyando Mount Coolon
0-4 2.3% / —
Belyando — 0-4: 2.3% Mount Coolon — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 1.3% / 6.4%
Belyando — 5-14: 1.3% Mount Coolon — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 2.6% / 1.7%
Belyando — 15-19: 2.6% Mount Coolon — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 9.8% / 3.5%
Belyando — 20-24: 9.8% Mount Coolon — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 25.7% / 20.3%
Belyando — 25-34: 25.7% Mount Coolon — 25-34: 20.3%
35-44 18.6% / 16.9%
Belyando — 35-44: 18.6% Mount Coolon — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 19.5% / 27.9%
Belyando — 45-54: 19.5% Mount Coolon — 45-54: 27.9%
55-64 17.9% / 14.0%
Belyando — 55-64: 17.9% Mount Coolon — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 1.3% / 2.3%
Belyando — 65-74: 1.3% Mount Coolon — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 — / 2.3%
Belyando — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Coolon — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Belyando — 85+: not among its largest Mount Coolon — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

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.

Belyando Mount Coolon
New Zealand 3.6% / 1.7%
Belyando — New Zealand: 3.6% Mount Coolon — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belyando 100.0% couple families
Belyando — Couple Families: 100.0% Belyando — Lone Person: 0.0%
Mount Coolon 69.2% couple families
Mount Coolon — Couple Families: 69.2% Mount Coolon — Lone Person: 30.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belyando 65.2% houses
Belyando — Houses: 65.2% Belyando — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Mount Coolon 81.8% houses
Mount Coolon — Houses: 81.8% Mount Coolon — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Belyando Mount Coolon
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 11.0%
Belyando — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Mount Coolon — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 5.2%
Belyando — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Mount Coolon — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 4.1%
Belyando — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Mount Coolon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belyando 0.0% renting
Belyando — Owned Outright: 64.3% Belyando — Mortgage: 35.7% Belyando — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Coolon 0.0% renting
Mount Coolon — Owned Outright: 69.2% Mount Coolon — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Coolon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Belyando Mount Coolon
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
 190
across Whitsunday
Approvals change year on year +0% +70%

Ranking within QLD

Belyando Mount Coolon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 4% of QLD

Liveability

Belyando Mount Coolon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Belyando carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Belyando Mount Coolon
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
17/100
same for both
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

Belyando Mount Coolon
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

Belyando Mount Coolon
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 150 400

Mobility

Belyando sits further from the CBD (1211.5 km vs 1137.7 km).

Belyando Mount Coolon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1211.5 km
+6% vs other
 1137.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 972 min 819 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4721
 0.0%
postcode 4804
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4721
 50
postcode 4804

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.

Belyando Mount Coolon
Worked from Home 10.3% / 42.4%
Belyando — Worked from Home: 10.3% Mount Coolon — Worked from Home: 42.4%
Car (driver) 29.9% / 22.0%
Belyando — Car (driver): 29.9% Mount Coolon — Car (driver): 22.0%
Bus 26.5% / 11.9%
Belyando — Bus: 26.5% Mount Coolon — Bus: 11.9%
Walked Only 15.4% / 13.6%
Belyando — Walked Only: 15.4% Mount Coolon — Walked Only: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 17.9% / 10.2%
Belyando — Car (passenger): 17.9% Mount Coolon — Car (passenger): 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.4%).

Setting

Belyando Mount Coolon
Elevation 204 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Belyando Mount Coolon
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
28 premises

Council rates

Belyando Mount Coolon
Average residential rate $925/yr $1,412/yr
Council Isaac Whitsunday

Federal electorate

Belyando Mount Coolon
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Belyando

Multicultural Rural

Mount Coolon

Multicultural Rural

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