Camp Mountain vs Jollys Lookout
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Camp Mountain is closer to the city centre: 21.4 km, against 28.8 km. On these figures, Jollys Lookout tends to suit families with children, couples, and older residents.
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
Jollys Lookout
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
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
Jollys Lookout
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Camp Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (21.4 km vs 28.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 44 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jollys Lookout
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 26/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Camp Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.2% vs -3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Camp Mountain and Jollys Lookout 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
Camp Mountain has more residents (1,447 vs 73); Camp Mountain rents higher ($390/wk vs $300/wk).
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,447 +95% vs other | 73 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.2% | -3.9% |
| Median age | 44 same for both | |
| Median household income | $139,048/yr | $155,948/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +23% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).
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 (13.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,200,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 41 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6,996 across Moreton Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +49% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of QLD | Higher than 97% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 96% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 53/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Camp Mountain carries more crime risk (26 vs 12); Jollys Lookout carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 77).
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Jollys Lookout sits further from the CBD (28.8 km vs 21.4 km).
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 7/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 21.4 km | 28.8 km +35% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 33 min | 44 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 4520 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 (62.1%).
Setting
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 101 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 293 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 23.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 97/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 92% 462 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,032 mm | — |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.9°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,577/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moreton Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dickson same for both | |
| Member | Ali France same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Camp Mountain | Jollys Lookout | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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