Charlwood vs Mount Edwards

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Charlwood, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Edwards, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Charlwood tends to suit older residents, while Mount Edwards 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

Charlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Charlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 48%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Edwards

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Charlwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Charlwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.0% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Charlwood Mount Edwards
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.

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Walkability 0 / 0
Charlwood — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Edwards — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 63
Charlwood — Safety: 78/100 Mount Edwards — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 54 / 47
Charlwood — Low fire risk: 54/100 Mount Edwards — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Charlwood has more residents (146 vs 60); Charlwood has higher household incomes ($67,444 vs $54,184).

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Population 146
+59% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% -4.8%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $67,444/yr
+20% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent $276/wk
+6% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charlwood Mount Edwards
0-4 2.7% / 6.7%
Charlwood — 0-4: 2.7% Mount Edwards — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 9.6% / 5.0%
Charlwood — 5-14: 9.6% Mount Edwards — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 6.2% / 6.7%
Charlwood — 15-19: 6.2% Mount Edwards — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 2.7% / 5.0%
Charlwood — 20-24: 2.7% Mount Edwards — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.2% / —
Charlwood — 25-34: 8.2% Mount Edwards — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.6% / 10.0%
Charlwood — 35-44: 11.6% Mount Edwards — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 16.4% / 25.0%
Charlwood — 45-54: 16.4% Mount Edwards — 45-54: 25.0%
55-64 19.2% / 26.7%
Charlwood — 55-64: 19.2% Mount Edwards — 55-64: 26.7%
65-74 15.1% / 8.3%
Charlwood — 65-74: 15.1% Mount Edwards — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 9.6% / —
Charlwood — 75-84: 9.6% Mount Edwards — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Charlwood — 85+: not among its largest Mount Edwards — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

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.

Charlwood Mount Edwards
England — / 8.3%
Charlwood — England: not among its largest Mount Edwards — England: 8.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 5.0%
Charlwood — New Zealand: 2.1% Mount Edwards — New Zealand: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charlwood 40.5% lone person
Charlwood — Lone Person: 40.5% Charlwood — Couple Families: 45.9% Charlwood — One Parent Families: 13.5%
Mount Edwards 100.0% lone person
Mount Edwards — Lone Person: 100.0% Mount Edwards — Couple Families: 0.0% Mount Edwards — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charlwood 94.8% houses
Charlwood — Houses: 94.8% Charlwood — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Mount Edwards 100.0% houses
Mount Edwards — Houses: 100.0% Mount Edwards — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 16.7%
Charlwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Mount Edwards — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 6.7%
Charlwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Mount Edwards — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.0%
Charlwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Mount Edwards — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charlwood 17.8% renting
Charlwood — Owned Outright: 51.1% Charlwood — Mortgage: 31.1% Charlwood — Renting: 17.8%
Mount Edwards 34.8% renting
Mount Edwards — Owned Outright: 30.4% Mount Edwards — Mortgage: 34.8% Mount Edwards — Renting: 34.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Charlwood Mount Edwards
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Charlwood Mount Edwards
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 16% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Mount Edwards carries more crime risk (37 vs 22).

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
37/100
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

Charlwood Mount Edwards
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

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Waterways 25 0

Mobility

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 95.5 km
+1% vs other
 94.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4309
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 4309
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.

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Car (driver) 51.9% / 100.0%
Charlwood — Car (driver): 51.9% Mount Edwards — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 27.8% / —
Charlwood — Worked from Home: 27.8% Mount Edwards — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 13.0% / —
Charlwood — Walked Only: 13.0% Mount Edwards — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.4% / —
Charlwood — Car (passenger): 7.4% Mount Edwards — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
68 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Annual rainfall 897 mm 760 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C —

Council rates

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Charlwood Mount Edwards
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Charlwood

Rural

Mount Edwards

Rural

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