Berajondo vs Mount Maria

Berajondo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Mount Maria. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Berajondo tends to suit families with children.

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

Berajondo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Berajondo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $263/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berajondo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (426.2 km vs 431.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Berajondo carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 51/100)
  • Mount Maria has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Berajondo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (83.6% vs 16.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berajondo Mount Maria
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.

Berajondo Mount Maria
Walkability 0 / 0
Berajondo — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Maria — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 49
Berajondo — Safety: 77/100 Mount Maria — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 40 / 100
Berajondo — Low fire risk: 40/100 Mount Maria — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Maria has more residents (225 vs 112); Mount Maria rents higher ($263/wk vs $225/wk).

Berajondo Mount Maria
Population 112 225
+101% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +83.6% +16.6%
Median age 48 53
Median household income $52,884/yr
+14% vs other
 $45,708/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $263/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berajondo Mount Maria
0-4 8.0% / 4.4%
Berajondo — 0-4: 8.0% Mount Maria — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.5% / 6.7%
Berajondo — 5-14: 12.5% Mount Maria — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 8.0% / 6.7%
Berajondo — 15-19: 8.0% Mount Maria — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 8.9% / 6.2%
Berajondo — 20-24: 8.9% Mount Maria — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 2.7% / 3.6%
Berajondo — 25-34: 2.7% Mount Maria — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 9.8% / 10.2%
Berajondo — 35-44: 9.8% Mount Maria — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 20.5% / 15.6%
Berajondo — 45-54: 20.5% Mount Maria — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 14.3% / 19.6%
Berajondo — 55-64: 14.3% Mount Maria — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 10.7% / 18.2%
Berajondo — 65-74: 10.7% Mount Maria — 65-74: 18.2%
75-84 9.8% / 7.1%
Berajondo — 75-84: 9.8% Mount Maria — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 1.3%
Berajondo — 85+: not among its largest Mount Maria — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berajondo 34.8% couple families
Berajondo — Couple Families: 34.8% Berajondo — Lone Person: 30.4% Berajondo — One Parent Families: 34.8% Berajondo — Group Household: 0.0% Berajondo — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Maria 39.3% couple families
Mount Maria — Couple Families: 39.3% Mount Maria — Lone Person: 37.5% Mount Maria — One Parent Families: 5.4% Mount Maria — Group Household: 10.7% Mount Maria — Other Families: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berajondo 12.5% renting
Berajondo — Owned Outright: 52.5% Berajondo — Mortgage: 35.0% Berajondo — Renting: 12.5%
Mount Maria 8.8% renting
Mount Maria — Owned Outright: 54.9% Mount Maria — Mortgage: 36.3% Mount Maria — Renting: 8.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Berajondo Mount Maria
China 2.7% / —
Berajondo — China: 2.7% Mount Maria — China: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.7% / —
Berajondo — Netherlands: 2.7% Mount Maria — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Berajondo — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Maria — New Zealand: 2.7%
England — / 2.2%
Berajondo — England: not among its largest Mount Maria — England: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Berajondo Mount Maria
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 20.9%
Berajondo — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Mount Maria — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.1%
Berajondo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Mount Maria — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 3.6%
Berajondo — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Mount Maria — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.7%
Berajondo — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Mount Maria — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berajondo 100.0% houses
Berajondo — Houses: 100.0% Berajondo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Maria 97.8% houses
Mount Maria — Houses: 97.8% Mount Maria — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Berajondo Mount Maria
Median house price — $480,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $470,000

Development activity

Berajondo Mount Maria
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Berajondo Mount Maria
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Berajondo Mount Maria
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Berajondo carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Mount Maria carries more crime risk (51 vs 23).

Berajondo Mount Maria
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
51/100
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

Berajondo Mount Maria
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

Berajondo Mount Maria
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Mount Maria sits further from the CBD (431.9 km vs 426.2 km).

Berajondo Mount Maria
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 426.2 km 431.9 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 306 min 302 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4674
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4674
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.

Berajondo Mount Maria
Car (driver) 80.0% / 70.2%
Berajondo — Car (driver): 80.0% Mount Maria — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 17.0%
Berajondo — Worked from Home: 20.0% Mount Maria — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Berajondo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Maria — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Berajondo — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Maria — Walked Only: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Berajondo Mount Maria
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.7 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Berajondo Mount Maria
Connectivity score 27/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
75 premises

Council rates

Berajondo Mount Maria
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Berajondo Mount Maria
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Berajondo

Rural

Mount Maria

Retirees Rural

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