Cassowary vs Mowbray

Mowbray is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Cassowary. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cassowary, most households are couple families. In Mowbray, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cassowary tends to suit share households, while Mowbray suits people living alone.

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

  • Cassowary has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
  • Mowbray carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cassowary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mowbray

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cassowary

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1251 min vs 1281 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1775.7 km vs 1808.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cassowary Mowbray
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.

Cassowary Mowbray
Walkability 0 / 0
Cassowary — Walkability: 0/100 Mowbray — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 63
Cassowary — Safety: 24/100 Mowbray — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 34
Cassowary — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mowbray — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mowbray has more residents (362 vs 119); Cassowary has higher household incomes ($115,908 vs $75,816).

Cassowary Mowbray
Population 119 362
+204% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +12.8%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $115,908/yr
+35% vs other
 $75,816/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+27% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cassowary Mowbray
0-4 5.9% / 7.5%
Cassowary — 0-4: 5.9% Mowbray — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.4% / 13.3%
Cassowary — 5-14: 13.4% Mowbray — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.6% / 3.9%
Cassowary — 15-19: 7.6% Mowbray — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 2.5% / 3.6%
Cassowary — 20-24: 2.5% Mowbray — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.4% / 7.2%
Cassowary — 25-34: 8.4% Mowbray — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 13.4% / 16.0%
Cassowary — 35-44: 13.4% Mowbray — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 17.6% / 16.3%
Cassowary — 45-54: 17.6% Mowbray — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 20.2% / 15.7%
Cassowary — 55-64: 20.2% Mowbray — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 9.2% / 12.7%
Cassowary — 65-74: 9.2% Mowbray — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.0% / 4.4%
Cassowary — 75-84: 5.0% Mowbray — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 0.8%
Cassowary — 85+: not among its largest Mowbray — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 58.3% couple families
Cassowary — Couple Families: 58.3% Cassowary — Lone Person: 25.0% Cassowary — Group Household: 16.7% Cassowary — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mowbray 51.9% couple families
Mowbray — Couple Families: 51.9% Mowbray — Lone Person: 35.8% Mowbray — Group Household: 4.9% Mowbray — One Parent Families: 7.4%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 9.8% renting
Cassowary — Owned Outright: 53.7% Cassowary — Mortgage: 36.6% Cassowary — Renting: 9.8%
Mowbray 20.3% renting
Mowbray — Owned Outright: 42.2% Mowbray — Mortgage: 37.5% Mowbray — Renting: 20.3%
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.

Cassowary Mowbray
England 4.2% / 5.0%
Cassowary — England: 4.2% Mowbray — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 3.0%
Cassowary — New Zealand: 2.5% Mowbray — New Zealand: 3.0%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Cassowary — Scotland: not among its largest Mowbray — Scotland: 1.1%
Germany — / 1.1%
Cassowary — Germany: not among its largest Mowbray — Germany: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cassowary Mowbray
Certificate III & IV 26.9% / 18.5%
Cassowary — Certificate III & IV: 26.9% Mowbray — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.7%
Cassowary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mowbray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 9.7%
Cassowary — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Mowbray — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Cassowary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mowbray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Cassowary — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mowbray — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cassowary 100.0% houses
Cassowary — Houses: 100.0% Cassowary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mowbray 79.5% houses
Mowbray — Houses: 79.5% Mowbray — Flats / Apartments: 20.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cassowary Mowbray
Median house price — $1,182,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Cassowary Mowbray
New dwellings approved 48
across Douglas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cassowary Mowbray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Cassowary Mowbray
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mowbray carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Cassowary carries more crime risk (76 vs 37).

Cassowary Mowbray
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
85/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cassowary Mowbray
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

Cassowary Mowbray
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 12 40

Mobility

Mowbray sits further from the CBD (1808.4 km vs 1775.7 km).

Cassowary Mowbray
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1775.7 km 1808.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1251 min 1281 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4873
 0.9%
postcode 4877
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 4873
 53
postcode 4877

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.

Cassowary Mowbray
Car (driver) 92.1% / 71.6%
Cassowary — Car (driver): 92.1% Mowbray — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 19.9%
Cassowary — Worked from Home: 7.9% Mowbray — Worked from Home: 19.9%
Bus — / 3.5%
Cassowary — Bus: not among its largest Mowbray — Bus: 3.5%
Bicycle — / 2.8%
Cassowary — Bicycle: not among its largest Mowbray — Bicycle: 2.8%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Cassowary — Walked Only: not among its largest Mowbray — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Cassowary Mowbray
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 249 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cassowary Mowbray
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
128 premises

Climate

Cassowary Mowbray
Annual rainfall 2,155 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cassowary Mowbray
Average residential rate $1,417/yr
same for both
Council Douglas
same for both

Federal electorate

Cassowary Mowbray
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cassowary Mowbray
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cassowary

Rural

Mowbray

Coastal Rural

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