Chevallum vs Mons
Mons is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Chevallum. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chevallum: a median of $1.86 million, against $1.61 million in Mons, though rent is higher in Mons. On these figures, Mons tends to suit families with children and couples.
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
Mons
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mons
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,610,000 vs $1,863,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Chevallum
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $575/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Chevallum has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
- Mons carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mons
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.6% vs 5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chevallum and Mons 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
Mons has more residents (1,179 vs 467); Mons rents higher ($575/wk vs $290/wk).
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 467 | 1,179 +152% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.9% | +24.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 41 |
| Median household income | $104,832/yr | $139,100/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $575/wk +98% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
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 (17.6%).
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 (8.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,863,000 | $1,610,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,690,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 5 sales | 31 days from 9 sales |
Development activity
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 95% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 88% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
Liveability
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A |
| Score | — | 80/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Chevallum carries more crime risk (93 vs 16).
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 93/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 UniSC Sunshine Coast, 9.0 km | 1 UniSC Sunshine Coast, 6.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
Schools in Chevallum
- Chevallum State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Mons
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 21 |
Mobility
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 96.9 km +2% vs other | 95.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 79 min | 76 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.1% postcode 4555 | 1.3% postcode 4556 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 92 postcode 4555 | 73 postcode 4556 |
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 (71.6%).
Setting
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 43 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 103 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.3 km | 7.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 51/100 | 69/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 28% 264 premises | 43% 409 premises |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ | 5.0 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ | 14.0 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — | 0.31 pphm |
Council rates
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fisher | Fairfax |
| Member | Andrew Wallace | Ted O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chevallum | Mons | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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