Cawarral vs Mount Chalmers

Cawarral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Mount Chalmers. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cawarral, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cawarral: a median of $900,000, against $622,000 in Mount Chalmers, though rent is higher in Mount Chalmers. On these figures, Cawarral tends to suit couples, while Mount Chalmers suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Cawarral

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Chalmers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($622,055 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cawarral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cawarral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (459 min vs 475 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Cawarral is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)
  • Mount Chalmers has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

Weighs 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

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

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
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.

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Walkability 32 / 13
Cawarral — Walkability: 32/100 Mount Chalmers — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 75 / 71
Cawarral — Safety: 75/100 Mount Chalmers — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 56 / 26
Cawarral — Low fire risk: 56/100 Mount Chalmers — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Cawarral has more residents (831 vs 226); Cawarral has higher household incomes ($91,416 vs $65,936).

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Population 831
+73% vs other
 226
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.8%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $91,416/yr
+28% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $355/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
0-4 4.9% / 8.8%
Cawarral — 0-4: 4.9% Mount Chalmers — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 13.4% / 9.3%
Cawarral — 5-14: 13.4% Mount Chalmers — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 6.3% / 4.0%
Cawarral — 15-19: 6.3% Mount Chalmers — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.3% / 3.1%
Cawarral — 20-24: 6.3% Mount Chalmers — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.7% / 15.5%
Cawarral — 25-34: 9.7% Mount Chalmers — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.4% / 8.4%
Cawarral — 35-44: 11.4% Mount Chalmers — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 12.9% / 11.9%
Cawarral — 45-54: 12.9% Mount Chalmers — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 18.4% / 15.0%
Cawarral — 55-64: 18.4% Mount Chalmers — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.2% / 19.9%
Cawarral — 65-74: 11.2% Mount Chalmers — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 4.5% / 5.3%
Cawarral — 75-84: 4.5% Mount Chalmers — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.0% / —
Cawarral — 85+: 1.0% Mount Chalmers — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 55.4% couple families
Cawarral — Couple Families: 55.4% Cawarral — Lone Person: 23.9% Cawarral — One Parent Families: 15.8% Cawarral — Group Household: 4.9%
Mount Chalmers 44.4% couple families
Mount Chalmers — Couple Families: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — Lone Person: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — One Parent Families: 11.1% Mount Chalmers — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 6.1% renting
Cawarral — Owned Outright: 46.4% Cawarral — Mortgage: 47.5% Cawarral — Renting: 6.1%
Mount Chalmers 4.1% renting
Mount Chalmers — Owned Outright: 56.8% Mount Chalmers — Mortgage: 39.2% Mount Chalmers — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.1%
Cawarral — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Mount Chalmers — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 4.9%
Cawarral — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Mount Chalmers — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.0%
Cawarral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Mount Chalmers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.3%
Cawarral — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Mount Chalmers — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Cawarral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mount Chalmers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
England 2.0% / 3.1%
Cawarral — England: 2.0% Mount Chalmers — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.3%
Cawarral — New Zealand: 2.3% Mount Chalmers — New Zealand: 1.3%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Cawarral — Vietnam: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Vietnam: 2.2%
Thailand — / 1.8%
Cawarral — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Thailand: 1.8%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Cawarral — Philippines: 0.6% Mount Chalmers — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Cawarral — Netherlands: 0.5% Mount Chalmers — Netherlands: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Cawarral — India: 0.4% Mount Chalmers — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cawarral 100.4% houses
Cawarral — Houses: 100.4%
Mount Chalmers 100.0% houses
Mount Chalmers — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Median house price $900,000 $622,055
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,142,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 13 sales
 48 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Cawarral is more walkable (32 vs 13).

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Mount Chalmers carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 44).

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
25/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cawarral

  • Cawarral State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Chalmers

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton - Mount Chalmers Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Parks & reserves 8 0

Mobility

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Walkability score 32/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 659.4 km 660.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 459 min 475 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
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.

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Car (driver) 83.9% / 71.6%
Cawarral — Car (driver): 83.9% Mount Chalmers — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 14.9%
Cawarral — Worked from Home: 11.5% Mount Chalmers — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 13.5%
Cawarral — Car (passenger): 3.6% Mount Chalmers — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Cawarral — Walked Only: 0.9% Mount Chalmers — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
339 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm 811 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Cawarral Mount Chalmers
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cawarral

Quiet Rural

Mount Chalmers

Affordable Retirees Rural Young Families

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