Carbrook vs Mount Cotton

Mount Cotton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 46 in Carbrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carbrook, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Cotton, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carbrook: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.13 million in Mount Cotton, though rent is higher in Mount Cotton. On these figures, Carbrook tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mount Cotton suits families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mount Cotton

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Carbrook has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Cotton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,127,500 vs $1,670,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $475/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Cotton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.4 km vs 37.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Carbrook has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 0%)
  • Mount Cotton is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carbrook Mount Cotton
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.

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Walkability 0 / 13
Carbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Cotton — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 56 / 71
Carbrook — Safety: 56/100 Mount Cotton — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 47 / 61
Carbrook — Low fire risk: 47/100 Mount Cotton — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Mount Cotton has more residents (7,302 vs 1,330); Carbrook skews older (46 vs 34).

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Population 1,330 7,302
+449% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +6.8%
Median age 46 34
Median household income $103,428/yr $137,280/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk $475/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carbrook Mount Cotton
0-4 3.5% / 8.3%
Carbrook — 0-4: 3.5% Mount Cotton — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 12.3% / 17.6%
Carbrook — 5-14: 12.3% Mount Cotton — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 6.8% / 6.6%
Carbrook — 15-19: 6.8% Mount Cotton — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.7% / 4.5%
Carbrook — 20-24: 5.7% Mount Cotton — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.2% / 13.2%
Carbrook — 25-34: 10.2% Mount Cotton — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 9.8% / 17.9%
Carbrook — 35-44: 9.8% Mount Cotton — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 13.7% / 14.7%
Carbrook — 45-54: 13.7% Mount Cotton — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.8% / 9.7%
Carbrook — 55-64: 14.8% Mount Cotton — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 14.7% / 5.2%
Carbrook — 65-74: 14.7% Mount Cotton — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 6.5% / 1.8%
Carbrook — 75-84: 6.5% Mount Cotton — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 2.5% / 0.5%
Carbrook — 85+: 2.5% Mount Cotton — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 50.5% couple families
Carbrook — Couple Families: 50.5% Carbrook — Lone Person: 31.4% Carbrook — One Parent Families: 14.2% Carbrook — Group Household: 3.1% Carbrook — Other Families: 0.9%
Mount Cotton 73.9% couple families
Mount Cotton — Couple Families: 73.9% Mount Cotton — Lone Person: 11.9% Mount Cotton — One Parent Families: 12.3% Mount Cotton — Group Household: 1.6% Mount Cotton — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 16.4% renting
Carbrook — Owned Outright: 48.0% Carbrook — Mortgage: 35.7% Carbrook — Renting: 16.4%
Mount Cotton 13.8% renting
Mount Cotton — Owned Outright: 19.3% Mount Cotton — Mortgage: 66.8% Mount Cotton — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 18.2%
Carbrook — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Mount Cotton — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 11.3%
Carbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Mount Cotton — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 10.2%
Carbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Mount Cotton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.9%
Carbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Mount Cotton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Carbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Mount Cotton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Carbrook Mount Cotton
England 5.3% / 5.9%
Carbrook — England: 5.3% Mount Cotton — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 4.4% / 4.3%
Carbrook — New Zealand: 4.4% Mount Cotton — New Zealand: 4.3%
South Africa 0.8% / 2.5%
Carbrook — South Africa: 0.8% Mount Cotton — South Africa: 2.5%
India 0.8% / 0.6%
Carbrook — India: 0.8% Mount Cotton — India: 0.6%
Ireland 0.8% / 0.3%
Carbrook — Ireland: 0.8% Mount Cotton — Ireland: 0.3%
Germany 0.9% / —
Carbrook — Germany: 0.9% Mount Cotton — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Carbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Cotton — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carbrook 75.6% houses
Carbrook — Houses: 75.6% Carbrook — Flats / Apartments: 21.9% Carbrook — Townhouses: 2.5%
Mount Cotton 99.6% houses
Mount Cotton — Houses: 99.6% Mount Cotton — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Mount Cotton — Townhouses: 0.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Median house price $1,670,000 $1,127,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,310,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 5 sales
 26 days
from 103 sales

Development activity

Carbrook Mount Cotton
New dwellings approved 4,950
across Logan
 1,598
across Redland
Approvals change year on year -8% -26%

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.

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Houses — 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.11M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Carbrook Mount Cotton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Schools Higher than 11% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Cotton is more walkable (13 vs 0); Mount Cotton scores higher overall (65 vs 35).

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Grade C B
Score 35/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Carbrook carries more crime risk (44 vs 29); Carbrook carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 39).

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
29/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Carbrook

  • Carbrook State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kimberley College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Calvary Christian College - Carbrook Campus Independent · Combined
  • Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre Independent · Secondary
  • Kimberley College - Carbrook Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Mount Cotton

  • Mount Cotton State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 3 10
Childcare 4 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 12 23

Mobility

Carbrook sits further from the CBD (37.2 km vs 34.4 km).

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 37.2 km
+8% vs other
 34.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 38 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 4130
 1.1%
postcode 4165
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 4130
 88
postcode 4165

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.

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Car (driver) 71.2% / 74.0%
Carbrook — Car (driver): 71.2% Mount Cotton — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 20.0%
Carbrook — Worked from Home: 21.1% Mount Cotton — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.2%
Carbrook — Car (passenger): 4.6% Mount Cotton — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus 1.6% / 1.5%
Carbrook — Bus: 1.6% Mount Cotton — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.6%
Carbrook — Walked Only: 1.4% Mount Cotton — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Connectivity score 53/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
548 premises
 80%
1,746 premises

Climate

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carbrook Mount Cotton
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Average residential rate $1,681/yr $1,879/yr
Council Logan Redland

Federal electorate

Carbrook Mount Cotton
Division Forde Bowman
Member Rowan Holzberger Henry Pike
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carbrook

Outer Premium River

Mount Cotton

Acreage Family Outer River

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