Brightview vs Mount Tarampa
Comparing Brightview and Mount Tarampa, QLD: Mount Tarampa is more walkable (13 vs 0); Mount Tarampa carries more crime risk (60 vs 26); and Brightview has more residents (911 vs 501).
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
- Brightview carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)
- Mount Tarampa has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brightview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Tarampa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Brightview carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 60/100)
- Mount Tarampa is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brightview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.1% vs 4.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brightview and Mount Tarampa 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
Brightview has more residents (911 vs 501); Mount Tarampa skews older (42 vs 40).
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 911 +45% vs other | 501 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 |
| Median household income | $79,820/yr +7% vs other | $74,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk | $340/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $770,000 | $800,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 5 sales | 14 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
Mount Tarampa is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 47/100 | 43/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Tarampa carries more crime risk (60 vs 26).
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brightview
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Tarampa
- Mount Tarampa State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 5 |
Mobility
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 77.1 km | 78.4 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 67 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4311 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4311 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 (79.6%).
Setting
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 52/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 17% 347 premises | 0% 193 premises |
Climate
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 697 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brightview | Mount Tarampa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.