Cedar Pocket vs Mothar Mountain
Mothar Mountain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Cedar Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cedar Pocket: a median of $1.05 million, against $770,000 in Mothar Mountain, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cedar Pocket tends to suit share households, while Mothar Mountain suits 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
Cedar Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mothar Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($770,000 vs $1,050,000)
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
Mothar Mountain
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (171.4 km vs 178.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cedar Pocket carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 54/100)
- Mothar Mountain is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mothar Mountain
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.4% vs -2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cedar Pocket and Mothar Mountain 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
Mothar Mountain has more residents (563 vs 332); Cedar Pocket skews older (53 vs 47).
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 332 | 563 +70% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.1% | +5.4% |
| Median age | 53 | 47 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr +2% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $338/wk +7% vs other | $315/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (5.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,050,000 | $770,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $915,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 2 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 44% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 66% of QLD |
Liveability
Mothar Mountain is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mothar Mountain carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Mothar Mountain carries more crime risk (54 vs 33).
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 9 |
Mobility
Cedar Pocket sits further from the CBD (178.6 km vs 171.4 km).
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 178.6 km +4% vs other | 171.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 127 min | 124 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.5 km | 29.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 31/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 148 premises | 0% 251 premises |
Climate
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cedar Pocket | Mothar Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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